Of course, she still brought up the whole "kids acting out murder" thing. Croal, however, brought up the common sense argument, stating that the game is rated "M" for mature, and isn't designed for children. Of couse, some kids are still going to get their hands on it, but he believes (just like many other sane individuals) that it is up to the parents to keep their kids away from material that isn't appropriate for them.
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10-10-2007 @ 2:39PM
bradypsmith said...
His return on her volley of "what about the children" is perfect. Call the parents who are letting their kids get these games to task if they think it's too violent. If you don't want your kid mimicking the violence on a system that actually involves physical gestures to get there, then DON'T BUY IT FOR THEM!!!!!!!
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10-10-2007 @ 3:09PM
Mike said...
Gotta love the "Violent New Wii Game" sub-title.
Sony owes us on this one. xD
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10-10-2007 @ 3:19PM
Rocketman said...
It's a game that is not intended for kids and is not marketed to kids (though ads do appear in comic books), and is not rated for kids.
Of course, it's ridiculous. Any kid can go into Best Buy and walk out with copies of "Saw", "Saw II" and (to switch it up with something equally as violent) "Saving Private Ryan". Are those movies for "kids"? No. Who is stopping them? No one. And yet, Wal-Mart sells these movies.
Manhunt 2 should be treated as an equal on those levels. And it should be unedited.
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10-10-2007 @ 4:16PM
Don said...
"It's a game that is not intended for kids and is not marketed to kids (though ads do appear in comic books)"
Thanks for perpetuating ANOTHER outdated stereotype while trying to denounce a current one. Comic books are as much "for kids" as movies are:
Se7en is a movie.
Ratatouie is a movie.
The point: comic books are a medium. Not a genre or only limited to certain ages.
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10-10-2007 @ 4:51PM
skewzzme said...
@3
At some places you have to be 17 to be able to buy Rated R movies, like Walmart, for example.
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10-10-2007 @ 5:17PM
Rubang B (NDF - Heart) said...
Nice work Croal!
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10-10-2007 @ 6:26PM
Mr Khan said...
@ 4, except for certainly series very clearly targeted at children, i'd say most comic books are, these days, purely for the hardcore comic-reader
Its fallen away into a niche industry, and mostly its own doing
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10-31-2007 @ 7:14PM
Friendly said...
What is this world coming to? I'm 24 yrs. old and someone is going to try and tell me i'm not allowed to sit down and and play a certain game because "they" think it's too graphic or whatever. Aren't we living in a free country, able to do what we want to an extent of course. I have 2 children and no I would not let them sit down and play that game but if I would that's up to me not the gov. or whoever wants to try to feel important and tell us what to do with our children. My children watch certain cartoons with fighting and ADULT humor but it's for kid's and the new's shows violence every time I watch it. I agree with some of the people that said if you don't want your child to play games like this one then don't buy it for them. So I think people need to stay out of our live's and worry about their own lives.
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