You've probably heard the flap about the "Hot Coffee" feature in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, a downloadable patch that opens some, dare we say, graphic intercourse scenes.

The fallout is predictable, including this story from GTA-SanAndreas.com (an invaluable site, btw)

"An 85-year-old grandmother is suing Rockstar Games and Take Two Interactive Software Inc. for including the hidden codes in the then M rated game that she had bought for her 14-year-old grandson."

Right. By the way, here's what my last four missions entailed.

--Burning a field full of pot with a flamethrower, shooting down a police helicopter with a missle laucher, and making a getaway in a van filled with three tons of marijuana (not driven by Nate Newton, however).
--Driving around and picking people up (OK, bad example, but I did run over some pedestrians).
--Demolishing a contruction site and burying the foreman (trapped in a Port-O-Potty) in concrete.
--Killing a valet, stealing his uniform, using it to plant weed in a D.A.'s car, then calling the cops

But a sex scene? To quote Mrs. Lovejoy, why won't anyone think of the children?

Anyway, I'm thankfully through the Countryside missions and on to San Fierro. That "Wu Zi Mu" race took about ten tries before I got it right, but the next race (Farewell My Love) I nailed on the first try. Go figure. Love the continuity of having Claude, the main character from GTA III make an appearance. And true to form, he doesn't speak a word.