Modern Warfare 2. Confessions of a Leftie.

November 11th, 2009 • Allgemein, Games
Tags: Gaming, We like

Actually I won’t go into too many details when it comes to a public display of my Political attitude. This time I will make an exception because it is indeed relevant for this article. Call me moderately left with a strong libertarian influence. I like Greenpeace and Amnesty International even though I think military force can and should be used at a certain point (which was Afghanistan but wasn’t Iraq). I like Obama and dislike Bush. You know what I mean: I am you.

Definitely I am not a big Gamer. I used to play on the PC for quite some time but I realized it’s eating away too much of my time with my girlfriend, my buddies and of the hours I like to spend running. Sounds alright? Yes it does. Anyway, about 3 months ago I bought a Nintendo Wii. It wasn’t really expensive costing me about 200€ for quite a lot of fun. Plus, as a marketing guy, I really like Nintendo’s strategy which integrates families, kids, grannies and me…you know, the nice console for nice people.

Then came November 10th 2009

And I am shocked of myself. By now I felt terrible when I thought about people running around in virtual worlds killing people. I know many Gamers do that. I know that ego shooters are a hobby for millions of people on this planet. But not for me. I did not only feel a certain disgust when I thought about the vulgar display of firepower in these Games. I also thought that people who spend their time aiming, firing, aiming, firing seem to have some kind of problem. Thought? I hope I still think so. Because today “Call of Duty. Modern Warfare 2” came out. And…I want it. The game is the most realistic piece of kick-ass action on the planet nowadays. It holds 96% reviews for the XBOX and the PS3 version when it comes to Game fun. And when I say Game fun, I mean we pushed the ethical borders once more… In case you haven’t seen it – this is the notorious Airport scene in which you witness the bad guys killing innocents…dozens of innocents. And yes, you have seen this level before: In Beslan or Mumbai.

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