One of a gadjillion stories on the alleged horrors of Grand Theft Auto, and yet another story that misses the point entirely. I forget where I saw it originally, but it needs to be pointed out that prostitutes are to GTA what the big dots are to Pac-Man. That is, they are power-ups. There are three things that are fundamental to GTA-- your health, your wealth, and your wanted status. Hooking up with a prostitute increases your health score, just like grabbing a medkit will any number of other games. Killing a prostitute will get you money. For all the noise that gets generated with every GTA release, this simple fact gets overlooked a lot.
Posted by Jason at May 3, 2008 03:01 AM