Last night both ABC and CBS ran news segments discussing the controversy surrounding the ultra-violent Manhunt 2 that was released in the United States on Monday for the Wii and PS2. Although this title is clearly not intended for younger audiences, these networks decided to rely on sensationalism rather than pure, factual knowledge as they questioned how children would respond to the violent scenes depicted in the game. As stated in the CBS segment:
The Wii has motion-sensing controls, and therefore to stab you’re gonna mimic a stabbing motion, to swing a sledgehammer or a shovel you would do the same. Unfortunately it’s probably not something you would want to have your kids get much practice on.
I realize that Manhunt 2 has been the subject of controversial discussion for some time now, but how do you feel about all of this, readers? Many people who have played Manhunt 2 agree that the violence in the game is quite disturbing at times, but does this justify the kind of response shown by the mainstream media?
The link to the CBS segment is below. If I can locate the video for the ABC one, I will post that here as well.
