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USA Today's Sensationalist Take on Manhunt 2
Fozzyuw writes "USA Today has up a story on Manhunt 2 for the Wii, the 'AO'-rated then re-rated title from Rockstar games. They appear to be specifically aiming to sensationalize the story, with evocative and needlessly violent language. Here are a few snippets from the article: '"Nintendo Wii takes a murderous turn." Manhunt 2 was originally rated Adults Only — equivalent to an X in films — and now carries an M for mature audiences (17 and up) ... Since the Wii version uses the motion-sensitive controllers, it literally gives players the hands of a killer ... Nintendo doesn't need to expand its user base to help the Wii continue to outsell its pricier and technologically superior competitors ... On the Wii, players physically make killing motions with the controllers — slashing for stabs and lifting to strangle — rather than simply pushing buttons.'"
You know, I may be one sick puppy for admitting this, but I had zero interest in this game before I read that summary. I'm just finishing up Metroid 3: Corruption, and I gotta say that the little gimmicky Wiimote actions ("Hold A, and twist the wiimote counter-clockwise...") are actually pretty fun. They're good for immersion and make an interesting new game mechanic.
So, being able to do the same with a shank? I'm in.
I was about to say "Slashdot accusing another news site of sensationalist reporting? Oh the irony..."
But it looks like it's even worse if Slashdot is sensationalizing a legit story to make them sound sensationalist. Absolutely amazing.
Don't know about that. Lifting to strangle sounds similar to what you do in The Godfather. As if you're going for a grab on someone's throat, moving your hands from around waist level to the neck. A lot of what I'm hearing about Manhunt 2 I already did to endless Tattaglia goons, and yes, it felt damn real.
(Go play The Godfather on Wii. Not so much for the game, which is an okayish GTA clone, but for the violence, oh such violence it is...)
Real Daleks don't climb stairs - they level the building.
The Godfather: Blackhand Edition already does this. I felt particularly sociopathic playing that game.
Bury me in mashed potatoes.
USA Today may as well run a cover story slamming punching bags and their far-too-realistic simulation of actually using your fist to hit something that's meant to be the equivalent of a human. Or perhaps they should ban the sport of MMA, because anyone that fights in the ring is just training to fight elsewhere. How about banning the army? All those kids learning to shoot real guns at real people, surely all of these things must be just as harmful as a video game about simulating killing people, right? Or just maybe, there's a chance that by engaging in gameplay, people can let out frustration that OTHERWISE might lead to bad things. That would be much more understandable.
It isn't the training of killers that kills people, it's the killer's will to actually go out and kill. If they don't know how to aim a gun properly, it will just take more tries. I wouldn't use a gun that way despite knowing how to aim it... USA today apparently doesn't know the difference.
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Germany hasn't forgotten the Hitler Youth.
The Nazis used children's games to shape and perpetuate a culture of hate and violence.
The HJ were viewed as future "Aryan supermen" and were indoctrinated in anti-Semitism. [Many] HJ activities closely resembled military training, with weapons training, assault course circuits and basic strategy. Some cruelty by the older boys toward the younger ones was tolerated and even encouraged, since it was believed this would weed out the unfit and harden the rest. The HJ wore uniforms very like those of the SA, with similar ranks and insignia.