Well we knew this sort of thing had to eventually happen again - a violent videogame becomes the object of scrutiny to some prominent members of society. In this case Saints Row 2 which was released on October 14, 2008 in North America, is being called out by police unions in New York as well as Manhattan District Attorney candidate Leslie Crocker-Snyder.
A CBS 12 (WPEC-TV) news story out of Florida is reporting the New York police union officials see the game as an abomination as it’s dehumanizing officers and making light of violent situations. They believe the game is a negative influence on children despite the fact that Saints Row 2 has a Mature rating which is meant to prevent children from purchasing the game.
We could look at Manhattan District Attorney candidate Leslie Crocker-Snyder’s stance on speaking out against Saints Row 2 as an attempt to get the police on her side for when election time rolls around, or she and others could just be more misinformed citizens on the subject of videogame ratings and retail store policies.
I doubt controversy over Saint’s Row 2 will spread as wide as we’ve seen with the GTA series since a lot of non-gamers have never heard of it before.
Read [CBS 12 (WPEC-TV)] Also Read [ VG Watchdog]
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