10 Excessively Violent Video Game Moments That Shocked The World

2. No Russian - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXBDkevx5lM Though it doesn't quite make the #1 spot on this list, has any instance of video game violence shocked as many people as the No Russian level from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2? The mission involves the player being part of a team that massacres an airport full of hundreds of civilians, though the option is given at the start of the game to skip the level, and you are never forced to participate in the shootings; you can simply watch the terrorist NPCs murder the civilian NPCs without "punishment". The mission proved controversial pretty much the world over, with politicians even discussing whether it should be banned or not. What's clear is that the scene was a landmark moment for games, in so much as proving that they have the power to provoke in just the same way as movies can; this was a depiction of realistic violence rather than the flippant pulp from GTA and Manhunt that had previously been decried. This was a potential real-world scenario, and that made people take it all the more seriously. Regardless of whether it was tasteful or not, props to Infinity Ward for daring to go to such a dark place.