old ▁could ▁navigate ▁through ▁the ▁entire ▁game ▁in ▁one ▁sitting ." ▁ ▁Toronto ▁Star ▁writer ▁Ben ▁Ray ner , ▁however , ▁pra ised ▁the ▁relev ance ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁def ending ▁its ▁violence ▁and ▁graph ic ▁nature ▁as ▁very ▁much ▁a ▁product ▁of ▁its ▁time , ▁and ▁condem ning ▁calls ▁to ▁have ▁it ▁b anned ; ▁ ▁As ▁entertain ment ▁and ▁cultural ▁artifact , ▁Manh unt ▁is ▁totally ▁disturb ing . ▁But ▁so ▁is ▁the ▁evening ▁news , ▁the ▁" I ' ll ▁eat ▁anything ▁for ▁money " ▁lun acy ▁of ▁F ear ▁F actor ▁and ▁the ▁unf etter ed , ▁mis anth rop ic ▁gun play ▁of ▁Bad ▁Boys ▁II , ▁so ▁I ▁will ▁defend ▁until ▁my ▁last ▁breath ▁Rock star ' s ▁right ▁to ▁sell ▁this ▁stuff ▁to ▁me ▁and ▁anyone ▁else ▁who ▁wants ▁it . ▁... ▁Do ▁I ▁think ▁games ▁such ▁as ▁these ▁could ▁have ▁dire ▁psych ological ▁consequences , ▁particularly ▁for ▁young ▁people ? ▁As ▁always , ▁I ▁remain ▁ag nost ic ▁on ▁the ▁matter . ▁Who ▁knows , ▁really ? ▁The ▁debate ▁will ▁never ▁be ▁resolved . ▁The ▁American ▁military ▁obviously ▁thinks ▁there ' s ▁something ▁there : ▁The ▁trou bling ▁new ▁TV ▁ad ▁campaign ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁res erves ▁l ures ▁potential ▁young ▁soldiers ▁with ▁tales ▁of ▁advent ure ▁accompanied ▁by ▁bl at ant , ▁video - game - sty led ▁animation . ▁And , ▁curious ly , ▁no ▁one ▁has ▁compla ined ▁about ▁or ▁tried ▁to ▁ban ▁SO COM : ▁U .