Game developer bemoaned unfair treatment coused by protection of minors

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When Manhunt 2 was given the AO rating this group had one of the stupidest things to say.

Here's exactly what I sent to my boyfriend:

The quotes from the National Institute on Media and the Family are ridiculously stupid. They go on and on about how they applaud the game getting rated adult only and then say how they hope Take-Two had learned from this and “will undertake preventive measures to ensure its future games, including Grand Theft Auto IV, are appropriate for families and gamers.”

WTF!!! Parents shouldn’t be buying their kids a teen rated game as it is. I would never let my kid play Resident Evil, Unreal, Silent Hill, Gears of War, etc. I don’t even need to see the rating on the box to know I don’t want them playing it if they’re under the age of 14. The AO rating just makes it even more obvious a kid shouldn’t’ be playing it. It’s freaking ridiculous how stupid these people come off. A huge market in gaming is now people 18+. Why shouldn’t they be allowed to have their violent games? It’d be like these people saying movies shouldn’t be rated R so kids can enjoy every movie ever released.

Seriously, while I don't care for these games, there should be no reason people can't purchase them if they are of age and want to play this type of game.