From Game Politics:
A Mexican governer, enraged by the content in a recent Ghost Recon title, has ordered a full-scale seizure of the game. Integral to the plot of this game is a U.S. special forces vs. Mexican rebels conflict.
However, the ‘cover story’ used by Gov. Jose Reyes Baeza Terraces was:
“Violent video games instill values which are upside down, and these actions are despicable because they attempt to divide the good will of the residents of American and Mexican cities.”
More great publicity for the action game genre. (sigh).
I have already admitted that I personally enjoy shoot-em-up games, despite the fact that I do not support current American military actions abroad. These are just games!
I’m sure no Mexican rebels were actually harmed during production. And furthermore I’d wager that keeping kids entertained with an Xbox console is much less of a contributor to violence than more accepted forms of entertainment such as popular cartoon networks.
At the same time, it’s common sense to understand that young children need not be exposed to certain content. That’s what ratings systems are for, as I’ve said many times before. 
At any rate, I think it’s clear Gov. Jose is less concerned with violent content, and more annoyed by the fact that elements of his nation was given the bad guy role in the new Tom Clancy title.
