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[[Anders Breivik]], the Norwegian gunman and bomber who killed 77 people in a terrible massacre in Oslo on July 22, 2011, was apparently very fond of the 2009 FPS (First Person Shooter) ''Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2'' (MW2). He considered it to be his "training" for the bloody act he was going to commit. In his "manifesto," he wrote that the videogame: "... is probably the best military simulator out there and it’s one of the hottest. I see MW2 more as part of my training-simulation than anything else."<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/norway/8663329/Norway-Anders-Behring-Breivik-used-online-war-games-as-training.html</ref>

[[Anders Breivik]], the Norwegian gunman and bomber who killed 77 people in a terrible massacre in Oslo on July 22, 2011, was apparently very fond of the 2009 FPS (First Person Shooter) ''Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2'' (MW2). He considered it to be his "training" for the bloody act he was going to commit. In his "manifesto," he wrote that the videogame: "... is probably the best military simulator out there and it’s one of the hottest. I see MW2 more as part of my training-simulation than anything else."<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/norway/8663329/Norway-Anders-Behring-Breivik-used-online-war-games-as-training.html</ref>

In fact, the Utoya island massacre bears a striking resemblance to the fourth level of MW2, named ''No Russian''. In the level, the player is a U.S. soldier uncover inside a terrorist cell, where he is given the option to join the other terrorists in shooting helpless civilians in a Moscow airport during an acknowledged terrorist act (the player can elect not to shoot the civilians, but the other terrorists will kill them regardless of the player's actions). Said level is extremely graphic and gives the player (even if they choose not to shoot civilians) no option to stop the terrorists, as it would blow their cover as an undercover agent.

In fact, the Utoya island massacre bears a striking resemblance to the fourth level of MW2, named ''No Russian''. In the level, the player is a U.S. soldier undercover inside a terrorist cell, where he is given the option to join the other terrorists in shooting helpless civilians in a Moscow airport during an acknowledged terrorist act (the player can elect not to shoot the civilians, but the other terrorists will kill them regardless of the player's actions). Said level is extremely graphic and gives the player (even if they choose not to shoot civilians) no option to stop the terrorists, as it would blow their cover as an undercover agent.

The game offers twice the opportunity to skip the level if the player thinks he or she will find it disturbing, but this obviously has no impact on those who enjoy simulated violence against the helpless. It would be like putting a "Don't take this if you are an alcoholic" on a liquor bottle when alcoholics are all around.  

The game offers twice the opportunity to skip the level if the player thinks he or she will find it disturbing, but this obviously has no impact on those who enjoy simulated violence against the helpless. It would be like putting a "Don't take this if you are an alcoholic" on a liquor bottle when alcoholics are all around.