BBC reporter 'saddened' but not 'shocked' by MW2
Believes the game has sent a message that the video games industry has not grown up.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4, reporter Marc Cieslak revealed that the controversial airport scene in the game "saddened rather than shocked" him, largely because it disproved his belief that the video games industry had "grown up a little bit".
Asked if he'd been damaged by the game, Cieslak responded: "Oh not at all. I've played an awful lot of games and watched an awful lot of movies.
"I wasn't shocked by it but I felt a little bit saddened. I thought the games industry had moved beyond shock tactics for shock tactics sake. And that's what I thought about this particular level: it was controversial for the sake of being controversial. I didn't think it necessarily needed to be included in the game."
Modern Warfare 2 is out now for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
Do you agree with Cieslak? Has Modern Warfare used shock tactics in order to gain publicity? Is the game evidence that the industry still has plenty of growing up to do? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.
User Comments
quattain
pblive
"A game is not a game"
No further comment. :)
David-Macphail@ thewhoopimen
Obviously you're suffering from some kind of deep traumatic issues that will not be resolved by yelling at people on a random website, i think you should go seek professional psychiatric help.
altaranga@ CheekyLee
Bloodstorm@ thewhoopimen
No comment.
David-Macphail
If these liberal idiots don't like it or find it uncomfortable they can go back to playing Animal Crossing, nobody is forcing Modern Warfare 2 down their throats. Personally MW2 is not a game i'm interested in but i still respect the job Activision have done making the most realistic game based on war possible. Besides, why is a freaking BBC reporter upset by a make - believe videogame? Shouldn't he be more upset by the REAL LIFE acts of terrorism his company have to cover on a near daily basis?
thewhoopimen@ da_nik69
If your such a big fan of realism lets see you stomach this scenario:
How about with Call of Duty 6 we have you play a Nazi in the concentration camps gassing some jews. Is that chamber filled? oh yeah, pull the switch by hitting 'b'. And watch the jews screaming and pounding at the doors in terror. Why not press 'x' repeatedly to laugh maniacally at the dying faces of innocent people? Does that sound retarded enough?
Or better yet, why not do this?
why not make a FPS game about prison butt rape then, where you can repeatedly hit 'y' to get some in the ass? Hit it one hundred times in 30 seconds and get a MS Achievment trophy! Why not add some 'realistic' fun customizations by taking your picture via MS webcam and upload it on the prison bit*hes face? Better yet, wait for Natal, then you can hump it in 'realtime!' After all, real men can handle reality.
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CheekyLee@ guyderman
Further, what starts out as a very intriguing idea is let down badly by the last moments of the scene.
The whole thing, in my opinion, should have been a cut-scene or briefing item at most.
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pblive
guyderman@ Bloodstorm
Bloodstorm
guyderman@ Bloodstorm
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