I have some amazing friends. As a result of one of my amazing friends I have been playing Halo 3 on a Halo 3 themed Xbox 360 for the last 3 days or so. The game is great, and lives up to the hype about the series. For a long time I have said that I would have bought an xbox if Halo was the only game that it played. While I enjoy the campaign, it is really the multiplayer version that I love the most. I love shooting and being shot, blown up, crushed, etc by my good friends!
This all brings up an interesting divide within Christian values. The game is rated M for violence. Some have powerfully argued that this makes it off limits to Christians and especially teens. I have to admit that I grew up playing guns, A-team, and video games to boot. I loved starwars and have had hundreds of light saber fights with cousins and brothers over the years. (While I should be all grown up by now, i have to admit that I have had many lightsaber fights in the Gym where I work with students who come there on Wed during lunch.) Once when I was reading Wild at heart, I was impressed that these type of things is how boys have always played, and that video games are the "cops and robbers" of the current day. I think I mostly agree with this. All of these factors lead me to think that there is nothing wrong with Halo 3... or many other games that involve guns and warfare.
On the other hand, there are other games that involve violence against police officers, or rampant sexuality. I feel that these sort of games are in a different category than war themed games.
What do you think? Where would you draw the line and why?
