Long gone are the times when Pentium 1 was considered the most powerful PC, while Pentium 2 was only rumored about as something supernatural and super powerful. Much has no doubt changed since those days. As computer technologies have evolved, so have computer applications and video games in particular.

Nowadays, in their striving to eclipse competitors, video game developers are trying to create something special which nobody had seen before. This often results in quite shocking and scandalous projects. Surprisingly enough, games for children have started increasingly to appear among such projects.

British parents are currently concerned about the launch of a new online game for girls, its main objective being to win the Miss Bimbo beauty pageant.

Young users start by registering in the game and getting their character – so far a doll without a personality that needs constant care and monitoring. Then starts competition, very much resembling what happens during real beauty pageants with their real treachery and deceit.

To achieve the desired goal, the dolls must earn virtual money to be mostly spent on revealing clothing and noisy parties. To keep the doll in shape, it must be constantly fed diet pills and subjected to plastic surgery, such as breast enlargement or ocular surgery.

The game does not require membership fees, but when the virtual money runs out, the user has to send an SMS to a special number in order to replenish the game account with 1.5 pounds.

Parents believe that such entertainment can harm their children, as little girls are unable to appreciate the irony of the game and may perceive the lifestyle of computer beauties as an example to follow. Additionally, the adults are worried about the probability of large unplanned amounts spent on this game.

The English version of the Miss Bimbo game for girls has some 300,000 registered players, while in France, where it is equally condemned by parents and child physicians, the membership has reached 1.2 million.