(Video Game) Is Modern Warfare 2 Terriost Stage too Much?

Only insecure, disturbed children let video games and movies affect their life. I have watched R rated movies and played M rated games since I can remember and I am absolutely fine. I don't know any kids that are not.

 

every store cards, I don't know of one that does not. Sure, they can order it on the web, but again, I don't see a big deal in any age playing this game.

 

So can anybody produce some gameplay footage of the scenario in question?

 

Anyone who can not see that games desensitize killing is simple minded.

Who says they can't tackle them, the issue is one of responsibility. This will result in much stricter standards for games going forward, I would not be surprised if games like this will soon be only available to 18 and up, by law...like Germany.

I agree parents should know, but if you are a parent, and clearly by your postings you are not, then how would you be able to stop your child from playing this game?

If they go over to a friends house and their kid has this game, how can you control that situation?

Not everyone is a good parent, I concur......but we game makers should bare some of this responsibility.

If you can't see the difference between what you just said and what you do in MW2, then you are not looking deeply enough.

DD

 

I completely agree with you. There really was no need. It was there so I played it. It honestly didn't bother me, but like I said, I would not let my kids see or play this level.

I do see that it is a huge leap from killing the enemy to killing innocents, but it is still killing.

 

Post 7 in this thread.

DD

 

DaDa, why don't these games lead to child violence in Japan (where the violence is worse) or Canada? Why is it only here?

 

Access to guns.......is a big factor as well....

And in Japan these games are not as big a seller, they like more fantasy oriented stuff.

The killing games seem to be primarily the US and Europe.

DD

 

Somehow I missed that.

I found this one, also.

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someone posted it somewhere in this thread, I think the 2nd page

 

When I bought copies at Walmart and Gamestop both places asked me for ID.

 

Why was he playing to begin with?

 

Again, it is not a law, it is a voluntary program, that stores can choose to enforce or not enforce.

Anyway, watch, there will be fallout for this.....and IMO, there should be.

This was in poor taste at best.

Over the line.....at least I screen games....hopefully this will alert other parents about this as well.

DD

 

As far as I can tell, you're claiming that video games will make people more likely to commit murders, something for which there is absolutely zero evidence. And besides, even if your statement is true, which is more desensitizing - to shoot a thousand "bad guys", or to go through an airport killing completely innocent people, when it's explicitly mentioned this is not a good thing, and where the level ends up with your betrayal and death? I would argue the former is more "desensitizing" so let's throw in every FPS ever into 18+, eh?

The hell does that mean? The game gives you the option of skipping the level, it emphasizes that you're not doing a good thing, so what the heck would than be a responsible way to show the brutality of war - to have some character preach Captain Planet style on how war is bad, to which the only response by any gamer would be to shut off the machine or skip the cutscene?

Which you do by explicitly stating it's for 18+. And having laws like the Germans isn't going to change the scenario you described anyways.

 

Context is everything, I am not saying it will effect everyone, but to say it has no influence is ignorant.

They could have gotten the point across without having the player actually playing the level, it is poor poor game design, and not responsible in the least.

It will make these games "X" rated....and make them harder to get for teenagers, and I say 18 because you are an adult at that time and free to make adult decisions.

DD

 

The first thing that happens when you put this game in your console is it asking you if you would like to skip this level. All you have to do is say yes if you don't want to play it. I dont understand why tou would let your kids play other COD games but not this one.

 

Who is going to say "Skip" it? Is there a parental code that allows you to say "SKIP IT" and never show it?

This is irresponsible game design, and marketing.

This is a whole new level of violence compared to their previous games....much much worse.

And to have people even attempting to say this is the same as the other COD, games is disengenious....this is a mature subject, with mature ramifications.

We should be allowed to have a mature conversation about it.

DD

 

Same question I am wondering as every COD game released has been rated T or higher.

He comes in here and lambastes the game for having the scene, talks about how killing in video games desensitizes people, lambastes the board for too much cursing earlier this year, etc. etc. etc. Despite all of this, his 11 year old loves the series which contains everything listed above and more. Hypocrite?

 

I wondered this too. Would have addressed the issue of kids being able to see it. Should have been password protected.

 

It seems to me that he is critical of the massacre of innocents, something that he feels crosses the line.