Some games involved elements of force and brutality. These came to national attention in Japan in 1986 with the release by dB-soft of "177", a game where the player takes the role of a rapist (the game's title originates from the number of the Japanese law criminalizing rape). "177" was not actually the first game designed around this premise, but it was unusually explicit. The game caused debate in the Japanese parliament and was eventually recalled and re-released with the most controversial scenes removed.