The newest target for whiny politicians and overprotective parents is the airport massacre level in Modern Warfare 2. I would be lying if I said it wasn't uncomfortable to play through It doesn't have the cartoony, over the top violence of GTA civilian massacre. It's played with a straight face and its certainly brutal. You have to be pretty twisted to have no emotional reaction sitting through this one.
That being said, it's pretty evident that Infinity Ward was going for shock value. A terrorist attack is going to be done with bombs and explosives. It's not going to happen with four guys with light machine guns walking through and airport killing everybody they manage to hit, taking on an entire SWAT team, not to mention countless security guards and escaping scott free. That's more like a cheesy 80s action movie. I was waiting for Chuck Norris or Jean Claude Van Dam to swoop in and save the day.
So does Infinity Ward have a right to include the level in the game. Absolutely. Was it all pretty pointless, exploitive, and strictly for shock value. Seems like it. Was I offended, no. I think they just wanted to get people riled up and bring attention to the game. They say there's no such thing as bad publicity.
That being said, it's pretty evident that Infinity Ward was going for shock value. A terrorist attack is going to be done with bombs and explosives. It's not going to happen with four guys with light machine guns walking through and airport killing everybody they manage to hit, taking on an entire SWAT team, not to mention countless security guards and escaping scott free. That's more like a cheesy 80s action movie. I was waiting for Chuck Norris or Jean Claude Van Dam to swoop in and save the day.
So does Infinity Ward have a right to include the level in the game. Absolutely. Was it all pretty pointless, exploitive, and strictly for shock value. Seems like it. Was I offended, no. I think they just wanted to get people riled up and bring attention to the game. They say there's no such thing as bad publicity.
