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A cigarette is a short, thin combustible paper tube stuffed with dried, shredded tobacco leaves. It is similar to a cigar, but smaller. When burned, the tobacco in the cigarette produces a pungent smoke that carries nicotine, a powerful stimulant, into the smoker's lungs. Cigarettes are produced with or without filters, and may also vary in length, diameter, or potency, but cigarettes are usually sold in packs of twenty to twenty-fve. Cigarettes may also be hand-rolled from rolling papers and packages of shredded tobacco.
Cigarettes are known to cause lung cancer and are not recommended for use by pregnant women. In most parts of the world, including Canada, the U.S, most of Europe, China and Japan, packs of cigarettes bear a warning that details some of their harmful effects on health. Cigarettes are taxed at the federal and state level, from which the money generated often funds various health-based initiatives. It is illegal to sell cigarettes to minors under 18 years of age.
Cigarettes have made cinematic appearances in video games, similar to movies, where they affect the image of a certain character or give an opportunity for a dramatic pause. Occasionally, cigarettes have had an effect on gameplay. In Bioshock, the player may choose to smoke cigarettes to recharge some of their EVE, but lose some health in the process. Possibly gaming's most famous smoker, Solid Snake, smuggled a pack of cigarettes in his stomach so that he would have them on his mission in Metal Gear Solid. The player had the option to equip the cigarettes, which came in handy when attempting to dodge an array of laser motion detectors, again at a cost to the player's health.
When referring to cigarettes, one is normally referring to a tobacco cigarette, although the term cigarette can be applied to similar objects containing things other than tobacco.
Overview
A cigarette is a short, thin combustible paper tube stuffed with dried, shredded tobacco leaves. It is similar to a cigar, but smaller. When burned, the tobacco in the cigarette produces a pungent smoke that carries nicotine, a powerful stimulant, into the smoker's lungs. Cigarettes are produced with or without filters, and may also vary in length, diameter, or potency, but cigarettes are usually sold in packs of twenty to twenty-fve. Cigarettes may also be hand-rolled from rolling papers and packages of shredded tobacco.
Some of the chemical put in cigarettes.
Health and Legality Issues
Cigarettes are known to cause lung cancer and are not recommended for use by pregnant women. In most parts of the world, including Canada, the U.S, most of Europe, China and Japan, packs of cigarettes bear a warning that details some of their harmful effects on health. Cigarettes are taxed at the federal and state level, from which the money generated often funds various health-based initiatives. It is illegal to sell cigarettes to minors under 18 years of age.
Cigarettes in Games
Snake, video game smoker
Cigarette games
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Ryu ga Gotoku 3 |
PS3 | Amusement Vision, Ltd. |
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The Saboteur |
PC, X360, PS3 | Pandemic Studios |
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Brütal Legend released on Oct. 13, 2009 |
PS3, X360 | Double Fine Productions, Inc. |
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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars released on March 17, 2009 |
PSN, PSP, DS | Rockstar North, Rockstar Leeds |
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MadWorld released on March 10, 2009 |
WII | PlatinumGames |
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Lips released on Nov. 18, 2008 |
X360 | iNiS Corp. |
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Left 4 Dead released on Nov. 18, 2008 |
X360, PC | Valve Corporation, Turtle Rock Studios, Inc., Certain Affinity |
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Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 4: Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective released on Nov. 17, 2008 |
WSHP, PC | Telltale Games |
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My Stop Smoking Coach with Allen Carr released on Nov. 11, 2008 |
DS | Ubisoft Quebec City Studio |
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Far Cry 2 released on Oct. 21, 2008 |
X360, PC, PS3 | Ubisoft Montreal Studios |
| Name: | Cigarette |
| Appears in: | 66 games |
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