Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Mug shots featured in new Japanese game

A Japanese software maker says it's doing its part to help fight crime _ by launching an online game featuring mug shots of Japan's most-wanted fugitives.

However, the country's police aren't so crazy about the game "Slot Detective," which has already been played by more than 100,000 people.

Software designer Famista Inc. said Friday that it introduced the free, slot-machine-style game to publicize photographs of suspects in high-profile murder cases, hoping to tap into Japan's obsession with games to help police catch killers.

The game is like a typical slot machine but with mug shots instead of cherries or lemons. When three of the …

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