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?

Chaos Swordsman via nytimes.com »