Florida Attorney General expresses concern over Manhunt 2 Wii

Ever since Manhunt 2 was announced to appear on Nintendo Wii, the title has received a lot of unnecessary bad publicity from various personalities outside the video game industry.

Among these people was Jack Thompson with his “letters of concern” regarding the impact the game might have on children. It looks like Florida is on Thompson’s side on this one as Attorney General Bill McCollum was reported to express concern over the release of the title.

Quite interestingly, reports mentioned that McCollum was concerned on the Wii version alone (and not on the PS2 and PSP version) precisely because of Wii’s motion-sensitive controller. As you all know, Manhunt 2 will require players to stab, club, and slash (read: kill) enemies.

With the Wiimote, players need to really perform these actions instead of simply pressing some buttons. Amidst all these, Rockstar has remained defensive and Nintendo downplays the issue by saying that Manhunt 2 is not theirs anyway.

There were various attempts to contact the Attorney General but to no avail. GamePolitics.com was able to contact, however, the official’s press secretary. According to the secretary, McCollum believes that it is important to help protect children from influences which may introduce violence into their lives. The statement continued,

Attorney General Bill McCollum is concerned about any games which may instill violence in children, particularly games that encourage children to engage in violent behavior, even in simulation… [He] stresses the importance of parental involvement in the efforts to keep these influences out of our homes and away from our families.

 

Lastly, Fox News reporter Orlando Salinas recently had a discussion with Bill McCollum regarding the matter. The interview, according to sources, will air close to Manhunt 2‘s release on July 9.

Via GamePolitics

Ever since Manhunt 2 was announced to appear on Nintendo Wii, the title has received a lot of unnecessary bad publicity from various personalities outside the video game industry.

Among these people was Jack Thompson with his “letters of concern” regarding the impact the game might have on children. It looks like Florida is on Thompson’s side on this one as Attorney General Bill McCollum was reported to express concern over the release of the title.

Quite interestingly, reports mentioned that McCollum was concerned on the Wii version alone (and not on the PS2 and PSP version) precisely because of Wii’s motion-sensitive controller. As you all know, Manhunt 2 will require players to stab, club, and slash (read: kill) enemies.

With the Wiimote, players need to really perform these actions instead of simply pressing some buttons. Amidst all these, Rockstar has remained defensive and Nintendo downplays the issue by saying that Manhunt 2 is not theirs anyway.

There were various attempts to contact the Attorney General but to no avail. GamePolitics.com was able to contact, however, the official’s press secretary. According to the secretary, McCollum believes that it is important to help protect children from influences which may introduce violence into their lives. The statement continued,

Attorney General Bill McCollum is concerned about any games which may instill violence in children, particularly games that encourage children to engage in violent behavior, even in simulation… [He] stresses the importance of parental involvement in the efforts to keep these influences out of our homes and away from our families.

 

Lastly, Fox News reporter Orlando Salinas recently had a discussion with Bill McCollum regarding the matter. The interview, according to sources, will air close to Manhunt 2‘s release on July 9.

Via GamePolitics