14 Most Controversial Video Game Moments Of The 2000s

10. The Punisher Almost Joins The Adults Only Club

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There's nothing particularly remarkable about THQ's The Punisher. Like many games released during the midway point of the Noughties, it featured a generous helping of violence, a side of torture and a sprinkling of dismemberment.

Don't forget either, that this was the exact same year that saw the release of Resident Evil 4 which featured all of the same grisly acts.

Was Capcom's shooter threatened with being branded an Adults Only game? Of course not, but Frank Castle's rampage through New York City turned the heads of every classification board member all the same.

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