How can anyone play a game like this?

Warning: EXTREMELY violent

[video=youtube;LE5RschwBRQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE5RschwBRQ[/video]


It's really scary that kids are playing games like this. Now, when I was a kid, Mortal Kombat was the game every kid had to play, mainly because our parents wouldn't let us. However, that was at least a game. In Manhunt, the whole "game" is sneaking up behind people and killing them in ridiculous ways (as the video shows). The more elaborate the kill, the more points are scored. I normally don't have a problem with violent video games and movies, but this goes way too far. Mostly, this game doesn't even seem like it would be fun to play. What's the point of it? Has anyone ever played this and can explain what the appeal is?

 

Yeah- I think this game went a bit too far.

 

It isn't a game it is a dehumanising program.

 

Heard of it - game looks like sh*t. Only real appeal is the violence. Basically a serial killer simulator.

And I don't want liberals saying 'it's just a game' - tell me how a game which the whole appeal is simply killing people for the sake of it is good for the psychology of young people. Sure it may be rated 'M' but even for adults there's no reason to play it, and the 'M' rating doesn't stop kids from getting their hands on it.

 

Can't ban it without violating free speech. However, anyone who plays it should see a Psychiatrist.

 

Doesn't look any worse than many others. My brother has a WW2 special ops game (might actually be called "Special Ops") that is just as violent. (I'm not a video gamer.)

 

I highly doubt that game is as violent as this one. The goal of this game is to kill in the most barbaric way possible. The plot is that you control an escaped mental patient who is going on a killing spree against helpless and innocent people. A war game at least has a point.

 

The audio alone is enough to make you vomit.

 

Nah we have obscenity laws - 'free speech' isn't universal contrary to popular belief. We could definitely, if nothing else, ban games like this from being advertised online or on TV, and ban them from major retail stores. "Free speech", when taken to the extreme, is overrated anyway, and probably causes more harm than good. If stuff like this is getting promoted to young kids, then that's an example where I'd support more regulation, and wouldn't consider it a 1st Amendment issue at all.

I think that brutal violence in the media is going to be a lot more traumatic to a young kid than seeing a nude picture, so at very least, the same regulations that apply to pornography should apply to violent smut as well.

 

Good Lord, that is deranged as (*)(*)(*)(*). Anyone has the right to play it, and I certainly don't want it banned, but (*)(*)(*)(*), you probably have some issues if you like something like that.

The graphics look like (*)(*)(*)(*), btw.

 

It's clearly Constitutional, and should not be banned. Just because you don't like something, doesn't mean you have the right to ban or regulate it.

 

This sums it up pretty well.

 

Doesn't mean I don't have a right either. If I was in charge I'd ban it outright, and also ban any images or footage of it from being available anywhere online. If people want to play it, it'd be relegated to adult entertainment stores. The companies that produce crap like this just for money would lose money too, since they wouldn't be allowed to advertise or promote it online or in any mainstream stores, so they'd be discouraged from creating crap like this and promoting sociopathic behavior in young children just for money.

 

If you don't like the game, don't buy it. I think it's disgusting and weird as hell, but I don't want it banned. It isn't my business if someone wants to play it.

 

It's my business if crap like this is made easily available to young children via internet advertising - it's not longer just a 'free speech' issue because its impact on children is obvious, and the 'M' rating won't stop children from playing it. If kids grow up playing games like this, and start committing crimes because they think it's 'cool' then my rights are now violated.

The internet is like having an adult video store in your living room, or outside a middle school. They need to crack down and regulate it more so that this stuff isn't available to children within a few clicks of Google searching, and hiding behind the Constitution or 1st Amendment when it's obvious the only thing they care about is the money anyway.

 

Omg! Make it stop! Did that guy shoot blood out his but at 2:12? Wtf? That's seriously disturbing, and anyone playing it is screwed up in the head...or will be!

 

I dunno, I don't see how this is worse than or more 'gorific' than any other game that involves violence and killing other players/NPCs, whether you're on a team or going solo. I mean look at Mortal Kombat, a fighting game where you can rip a dude's head off with their entire spine while vast amounts of blood spew all over, etc.

I don't think a game like this will have any worse of an effect on a person's mental health than any other violent game they play. Real killers will actually go out and kill and many of them start young with tormenting small animals and such. People like that want the real thing, a simulation simply will not suffice.

 

Same applies to Mortal Kombat then. Though the graphics aren't nearly as realistic.

Then that just means the same applies to all violent games. Though context is important as well - killing for killing's sake, and killing in warfare for example, are not the same thing.

Not true. Cultural influences that children are exposed to from a young age encourage sociopathic and criminal behavior in youth. Countries where entertainment like this is disallowed have much lower rates of sociopathy.

Being exposed to gratuitous violence in the media and learning to think that it is 'cool' from a young age increases likelihood of criminal or violent behavior in adolescence.

Most of them won't grow up to be serial killers, but they may grow up to be animal abusers, domestic abusers, high school bullies, gang members, etc. This is why young black youth especially have such a strong proclivity toward violence and criminality - the messages they get from violent 'gangsta rap' implanted in their heads from a young age influence their behavior later in life.

 

Actually Mortal Kombat's newer games are by far much more realistic looking than this game. This one appears to be very boxy looking. Not very well rendered at all. The graphics in MK are pretty well done. Warning, VERY GRAPHIC and VIOLENT.

[video=youtube;SMCtwA-Me08]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMCtwA-Me08[/video]

Pretty much. This isn't the first violent video game where you are playing as a sick (*)(*)(*)(*) and the intention is for you to go around murdering people for some reason or other.

Here's a list of a bunch of violent and graphic games, some that came out way before this one. http://www.fox59.com/video/photos/wxin-most-violent-video-games-20110628,0,4961321.photogallery

Well feel free to post the statistics and evidence for this because I am actually interested in the stats on how violent video games affect society as a whole.

 

I remember this argument from the late 70s, early 80s. "Video games are corrupting our children!"

If a parent is concerned for THEIR kid, that's one thing, the parent has the right to keep their kid from purchasing the game, and should keep track of what games they are playing elsewhere. But if the kid chooses to play it in defiance of the parents, that's on the kid, not the game's manufacturers.

It's not the parent's job to censor all inappropriate content in the World. Their parenting rights end with their kid's, and it isn't their right to tell other parents (or kids) what is appropriate content. No one has the right to tell everyone else in the World to adhere to their beliefs. You wouldn't want someone else to force you to live in caves just because it's their belief that everyone should.

One final point: The game in question is targeted for adults, who buy and play the most games.

 

This game serves no purpose. I think anyone who buys this game should be profiled by the FBI and monitored. I do not think anyone, even someone who is not borderline psychotic, can play this game for hours on end and not become desensitized to violence. This game is wrong on so many levels. The game should come with mandatory visits to a psychiatrist.

Kinda curious how far everyone got into the video, I made it about 30-40 seconds, and then moved it ahead a bit to see what else was on there. Clearly this is a very unnecessary game.

 

True in more ways than you think.

The difference is my opinion is better than someone's opinion who thinks people should 'live in caves', and it's based in fact and what's good for children.

Bogus. Go to mainstream game websites like GameSpot, etc - they will have ads for violent "adults" video games like Gran Theft Auto, etc alongside the ads for the Mickey Mouse games. The game companies have no ethics, and intentionally market this stuff to kids, knowing that many kids have irresponsible parents who won't even bother to check the game's rating. I'm sure if the game companies had their way, they'd do away with the rating system altogether.

If adults want to play this, they can go to an adult entertainment store - games like this should be banned from being promoted on the Internet or any mainstream outlet, like they were back in the 80s.

Hell if adults want to smoke weed I'm okay with that - that doesn't mean someone has a right to set up a drug stand outside an elementary school.

 

Oh Christ. That's one of the most ridiculous things I've seen written here.

 

that's a dangerous slippery slope you are creating. just saying.

the best way to show your disgust is with your wallet, let the market decide.

 

If I had to choose, I'd rather porn films be available in Wal-Mart, and have games like this relegated to adult entertainment stores.