Mother's Against Drink Driving, otherwise known as MADD, are a little mad over the addition of the ability to get drunk in Grand Theft Auto IV. In an official statement in which they released this week they stated:

"Drunk driving is not a game and it is not a joke," MADD said. "Drunk driving is a choice, a violent crime, and it is also 100 percent preventable."

They noted also that drunk driving claims close to 13,500 lives each year. According to MADD it is "extremely disappointed" that the game allows the player to get drunk and then getting behind the wheel of a realistic vehicle.

MADD wants the ESRB to bump the rating up to an AO (Adults Only) rating, and is also asking that out of respect for those killing in drunk driving accidents, and due to social responsibility, Take-Two stops the distribution of the game.

A little over-the-top in our eyes, it is after all only a game, and really why would Take-Two stop the distribution of the game that took 4 years to develop and has hit the stores like a hurricane since it's release last week. From "too much violence" to "too sexual" and now "to much realistic content", what's next for the newly released Grand Theft Auto? Seems everyone wants a piece of the "let's get this thing off the streets" pie. With the ESRB rating already clarifying the use of drugs and alcohol, MADD doesn't have a very strong case.

Source: GameSpot