 The controversy surrounding the game stems primarily from the graphic manner in which the player executes enemies . In 2007 , former Rockstar employee Jeff Williams revealed that even the game 's staff were somewhat uncomfortable about the level of violence ; " there was almost a mutiny at the company over that game " . Williams explained that the game " just made us all feel icky . It was all about the violence , and it was realistic violence . We all knew there was no way we could explain away that game . There was no way to rationalize it . We were crossing a line . " 
