The Honorable Judge Mathis Is Getting His Honorable Own Videogame

Gabe — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:36:03 +0000

Kotaku reports that TV’s Judge Mathis is getting his own videogame. Sure. That makes sense. Who hasn’t dreamed of what it would be like to deliver non-binding verdicts from a plywood bench at the push of a series of button combinations? This is basically why videogame chairs were invented. Except that this game is not going to be about jurisprudence and non-criminal property damage. This game is going to be about shooting guns. Because of course it is.

As the judge tells it, the player inhabits the role of La-Ron Washington, a two-time con who gets out of the pen early thanks to overcrowding. La-Ron “must stay out of trouble, perform community services and avoid negative street influences and temptations. One more strike and La-Ron gets a life sentence from Judge Mathis.”

I kind of love that the very real problem of prison overcrowding has become a background feature in the storyline to a low-budget videogame no one is going to play. Up-down-left-right-a-b-a-b-:(. Obviously, though, the best part about the entire project is the tough message it is going to teach kids about getting raped:

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The Honorable Judge Mathis Is Getting His Honorable Own Videogame