Same reason "Q-Bert" is fun.
http://psx.ign.com/articles/161/161432p1.html
I knew you knew I was going to do this.
Gamers would be held in better regard by non-gamers if they could speak their own minds on why they do the things they do. Relying on the review of one Douglass C. Perry for your explanation tells us nothing of why we consider these games entertaining. Notice I say 'we'.
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Which is why it's rated M, for mature. If you're a worried parent, you should read this review and study perhaps some others and make an educated decision. You wouldn't let your kids watch an R-rated film, right? Right. Of course not. So, use your brains and do a little research instead of over-reacting. Manhunt is a violent videogame, but the only thing that's new about this violence is in the way it's presented. OK, sermon over.
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This is the fourth to last paragraph of a five page review. IGN is targeted towards the exact same demographic as Manhunt, the 18-25 set who most likely do not have children. My fiance would not read through that review, let alone my mother. It is pre-judgemental, and slightly disturbing at times. Given the content matter and the 'hardcore target base" I would expect a review like this from IGN. Give this same game to a reviewer from Town & Country and you'll hear words like 'awful', 'disgusting', 'Would somebody think of the children!'. I think, that if someone can't figure out why they like to do something, they should re-examine it.