Update: Keith Vaz’s fellow Labour MP, Tom Watson, has now weighed in and he thinks Vaz is wrong!
Remember when we told you about the airport terror level which gives you the option to gun down civilians in Modern Warfare 2? Well, Keith Vaz MP, a man with a history of jumping on gaming controversies has now promised to condemn the game in Parliament. Read on to find out why steam’s coming out of his ears…
In a Daily Mail article headlined “Outrage as new video game lets players kill civilians in terror attacks”, Mr Vaz says: “I am absolutely shocked by the level of violence in this game and am particularly concerned about how realistic the game itself looks.”
We’re not sure how Mr Vaz knows what the game is like – is he moonlighting as a games reviewer? Modern Warfare 2 does not go on official sale until tomorrow, though people who have ordered their copies via Play.com should be receiving them imminently.
Mr Vaz’s attack on Modern Warfare 2 is not his first statement on a gaming controversy, in the past he has taken a strongly negative view on games like Manhunt 2 and Bully. Comments on the Daily Mail website have been broadly supportive of the game, calling for Mr Vaz to get a “reality check” and noting that every installment of the Call of Duty series has been very violent and played by thousands of gamers with no negative effects.
You can see the trailer for Modern Warfare 2 here and judge for yourself.
Out 10 November | From £44 | Infinity Ward (via The Daily Mail)
