Night Trap/Trivia

• Banned in China: The game was not allowed to be sold in German stores, in the wake of the controversy the game got in America and in Britain.
• Cowboy Bebop at His Computer: One of the more infamous examples. During the Senate hearings, they claimed the game's objective was to "trap and kill young women", while in reality, it was the opposite. Digital Pictures execs actually called them out on this, saying that if they at least saw the opening cutscene explaining the player's mission, they'd realize their mistake. However, since those who brought this case to the Senate were conservative Moral Guardians who resorted to fear mongering to draw in support, they refused to do so.
• Dawson Casting: Dana Plato in particular was 22/23. Justified in that she's not supposed to be a teenager even in game, she's a police officer posing as a teenage girl for a sting operation. Less justified with the other party-goers, who ARE supposed to be teenagers despite mostly being about the same age as Plato.
• Deleted Scene: The 2017 version reinserts four of them back into the game. One is the introduction, one is the need to rescue Danny from being drained by the augers, and the last two are both optional game overs.
• Old Shame: Dana Plato reportedly made little effort to hide the fact that doing this project was a huge step down in her career.
• Streisand Effect: The game sold far more copies than it would have, thanks to the controversy it received.
• Unintentional Period Piece: A consequence of having the footage shot in 1987, it shows. The game was fortunate enough to be released in October 1992 when the cultural hangovers from the previous decade were still mostly present, but within the next few years, it ended up aging like damp bread.