 The violence in the game drew the attention of U.S. Representative Joe Baca , who was the sponsor of a legislation to fine those who sell adult @-@ themed games to players younger than 17 . Baca said of Manhunt , " it 's telling kids how to kill someone , and it uses vicious , sadistic and cruel methods to kill . " The media was also drawn into the debate . For example , The Globe and Mail wrote " Manhunt is a venal disconnect for the genre . There 's no challenge , just assembly @-@ line , ritualistic slaughter . It 's less a video game and more a weapon of personal destruction . This is about stacking bodies . Perhaps the scariest fact of all : Manhunt is so user @-@ friendly that any sharp 12 @-@ year @-@ old could navigate through the entire game in one sitting . " 
