| Battle Raper: Hyper Realaction | |
|---|---|
 Cover art featuring Mai Kisaragi | |
| Developer(s) | Illusion |
| Publisher(s) | Illusion |
| Platform(s) | Windows |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Eroge, fighting game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Battle Raper (バトルレイパー) is a controversial erotic video game developed and published by Illusion Soft in 2002. The game has gained notoriety for its simulation of rape. This aspect was removed from the follow-up game Battle Raper II: The Game in 2005.
Battle Raper is a hand-to-hand combat 3D fighting game. The gameplay system features power-ups that can be picked up in the arena. The female characters can lose their clothes as they take damage and special moves include sexually explicit grapple attacks. Besides the single- and multiplayer modes, including Story mode, Battle Raper features the Extra mode for the additional unlockable content. It allows the player to see unlockable artwork and animations, as well as featuring an option to allow to freely molest any of the four female fighters (Mai Kisaragi, Suzume Hachisuka, Fa Taolee, Chihaya Kagami: the only male fighter is Zenon).[1]
The game has gained notoriety because of its forced sex elements and was credited to be one of the Japanese adult games that not only resulted in "a widely publicised outcry in the West which only started years after the fact" but also led to the establishment of the Ethics Organization of Computer Software in 2009.[2] Battle Raper was included on the GamesRadar's lists of the seven "most evil" video games in 2007: "At first, seeing female brawlers beat each other's clothes off is pretty amusing in a twisted way, but the streaming tears that come when the raping begins quickly kills any quirky humor or titillation to be had with this sick hentai title."[3] and the 12 weirdest fighting games in 2008 ("Humiliation, rape and degradation are wrapped up in one package of shame, that's not only a shitty fighting game, but a sick idea as well").[4] The Washington Post included it among the 15 most morally controversial video games.[5][6] The game was banned on the streaming video service Twitch.[7][8]
| Battle Raper II: The Game | |
|---|---|
 Cover art featuring Setsuna Yagami | |
| Developer(s) | Illusion |
| Publisher(s) | Illusion |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | April 22, 2005 |
| Genre(s) | Eroge and versus fighting game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player / 2 players |
Battle Raper II is a weapon-based 3D fighting game in which the players are able to knock female opponents' clothing off. Every character has unlimited guard, a move that cannot be blocked, as well as a super move. The game also features a variety of alternative clothing items and weapons for all the characters that can be used to edit their models.
The game includes a single-player story mode, a multiplayer mode, and an Extras mode which is unlocked after finishing the storyline. As opposed to the first Battle Raper, the sequel actually does not feature rape but only consensual sex.[9] Once a fight against a female character is won, the game enters a special mode where the unconscious woman lies on the ground in front of the player who now has to heal her wounds. The Replay mode allows the player to have sex with a chosen female character.
The game's plot has no relations to the original Battle Raper and is set in the year "20XX". The Story mode follows a young treasure hunter swordsman named Yuuki. The player gets to choose one of the female characters to accompany Yuuki, while he travels the island, fighting undead monsters and other female characters (their competitors) and to lie with her in the end.
Battle Raper II was released only in Japan on April 22, 2005. Two add-ons were later released for the game:
The game has gained some notoriety for its controversial content and for being associated with its infamous predecessor. Satirically reviewing the game in 2005, Something Awful's Zack Parsons tongue-in-cheek wrote: "I want to say that I am glad they took the rape out of Battle Raper 2, but sadly, I just can't. If you're going to make a game with rape in the title there needs to be rape in it."[12] In 2010, Machinima.com's Steve and Larson ranked it as the fourth most offensive game ever.[13]