"These kinds of games teach kids to do the very things that in real life, we put people in jail for,'' Blagojevich said. "Just as we don't allow kids to buy pornography or alcohol or tobacco, we shouldn't allow them to buy these games.''
 
Blagojevich's "Safe Games" legislation passed the state House last week on a 91-19 vote. The measure, if passed by the state Senate, would make Illinois the first state to ban the sale or rental of violent and sexually explicit video games to minors.

A spokesperson for "Narc" maker Midway said the game is intended to appeal to adults, just like shows like CBS's C.S.I. and HBO's The Sopranos. "There's no reason videos can't take on that same subject matter,'' said Reilly Brennan, who said that it should be up to parents to control what games their kids play.

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