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New York Times Reviews Manhunt 2

Chaos Swordsman | October 29, 2007 | Reviews | Playstation 2 Wii 
This is just what game haters want... not. The New York Times decided to publish a review of Manhunt 2, probably as a result of some of the controversy surrounding the game. I can't really say I'm surprised; it's rare for a game to generate as much attention as it has, especially coming from Rockstar.
It is clear by now that violence in video games is thought more pernicious than comparable violence in more traditional media. Just look at coverage of Halo, the top-selling science-fiction series that is akin to “Star Wars” in its level of made-up mayhem. In the mainstream media Halo is often described as a “violent space epic” or a “violent shoot-’em-up game.” But when was the last time “Star Wars” was described as George Lucas’s “violent space movie”? For that matter, when was the last time anyone referred to “The Sopranos” as a “shoot-’em-up television show,” which at some level it was?

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    iLLmatic | October 30, 2007
    Oh well, I'll just have to buy it before its taken off the shelves.
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    TwilightPrince | October 30, 2007
    I'm still pissed about the ESRB forcing Rockstar to blur out the executions. The brutal executions were the best part of the first Manhunt; they added a certain impact to the game. Now the executions are a blurry mess.

    Gay.
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      Final Blade | October 30, 2007
      Just buy the European version that still is AO thats what im doing.
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    Seproth | October 30, 2007
    Yeah, that review was good though. It pointed out the discrimination of video games compared to T.V. and Movies.

    I half expected it to be some bullshit about how this will "un-doubtedly" cause kids to kill eachother.
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      Chaos Swordsman | October 30, 2007
      This is the New York Times we're talking about, not Jack Thompson Daily.
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    doylie | October 30, 2007
    I think it's stupid how all the news you heard about it on tv was saying that it's better for kids not to play it, but as there is so much talk about how bad it is, it'll make kids want to play it to see how violent it is...

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