 The game 's reception from critics was extremely negative . David Leonard of PopMatters decried the game 's graphics and " playability , " While not approving of the game 's message , he argued that it was only the latest in a long line of racist video games that included the likes of Grand Theft Auto III , NFL Street , and Freedom Fighters . In January 2003 , Stuff named Ethnic Cleansing the 40th most controversial video game of all time . The staff opined that only " very stupid children " would be susceptible to its message and that it would make players feel like " small @-@ minded assholes . " Complex and UGO ranked it as the single most racist video game in history ; UGO staff writer K. Thor Jensen called it " profoundly stupid . " 
