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Tom: I was thinking, they should make a GTA-style game for PS2 where instead of taking over rival gangs you destroy credit card companies.

Satan: Whoa, whoa there Poindexter, too many acronyms.

Tom: GTA stands for Grand Theft Auto. PS2 is a Sony Playstation 2.

Satan: ?

Tom: Grand Theft Auto (GTA) is an award-winning video game series published by Rockstar Games. The gameplay consists of a mixture of action, adventure, and driving, as well as occasional role-playing, stealth, and racing elements. The games have been the subject of controversy due to their adult nature and violent themes. The games' stories focus on various protagonists who attempt to rise through the ranks of the criminal underworld.

Satan: Yeah yeah, I already knew that. What's your point?

Tom: The game basically boils down to a Super Mario Bros.-like series of obstacles the main character must overcome. Big whoop. The novelty of the series is that you get to rampage. Not only can you interact with the ambient elements of the game, but most of them can be destroyed or murdered in a variety of amusing ways.

Satan: And?

Tom: I want to rampage on credit card companies. I want a video game were I have limitless firepower and machinery at my disposal in my quest to wipe every physical trace of Visa off the fucking map.

Satan: Did you miss a payment again?

Tom: Yeah. And I got to find out what a Universal Default Rate is.

Satan: Ouch.