6. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
2009 Activision/Infinity Ward Activision managed to garner themselves a considerable amount of unnecessary controversy in 2009 with the infamous No Russian level featured in Modern Warfare 2s campaign. Touted as a thought provoking look at terrorism through the eyes of its perpetrators by Inifnity Ward, it didnt stop many from seeing it as an attempt to purposefully hit the headlines, receiving free publicity in the process. Playing No Russian, theres no doubt that the on-screen massacre is depicted as stomach churning and horrific. There's also the option to skip it all together, following a warning over its graphic and distressing content. Sadly it also feels needlessly sensational in a game which has nothing of worth to say. The whole sequence clashes tonally with the rest of the game, which has all the tact and subtlety of a Michael Bay film. It simply furthered the unpleasantness of a game already questionable in its propagandist U.S invasion storyline. http://youtu.be/8NMnnMRWJ-0
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