I laughed when I first heard of this game. It seemed so much like some generic ultra-violent shooting game that you would see the kids going after in an episode of The Simpsons or South Park. I mean seriously, Bulletstorm? Just another shooter, of which there are already too many.

So it doesn't surprise me that this game was picked out for some parent or media person to cry over. This debate has been going on for years and will never stop. Do video games desensitize us to sex and violence? Probably, but no more than movies or television. Do they cause kids to do violent things? Probably not for a well adjusted kid. It's really up to the parents to determine if their child is mature enough to handle these kinds of games. I'd say most teenagers are, though. Kids can be pretty dumb, but most aren't dumb enough to go shoot someone because they saw it in a game. Those kinds of kids are problem children and should not have been playing games in the first place. They should be in counseling.

The media's reaction to violent video games is like their reaction to everything: overblown. They need to get people's attention, so a piece on how great games are and how little an effect they actually have on us psychologically isn't going to bring in viewers.