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Und das sagten die Eltern:

The following letter was retrieved off the internet (...) criticizing the violence in Harvester. Jack Irons, President of Merit Studios, said "I'm sorry this parent is upset but, we have been telling people all along that this is a game for adults only. Guess it is everything we were telling people it was."
 

Here is the Letter:

"Normally, I am  completely against any type of censorship and most types of rating systems. The rating system by the ESRB for computer games is one of those. And of course, it has not force of law behind it. A store can sell an M-rated game to a 12-year-old with impunity.
However, I've just seen a computer game that represents an incredibly clear case of the pornography of violence -- the kind that should be prevented from getting into kids' hands. It's called "Harvester." My thirteen-year-old daughter came home with it a few days ago, having purchased  it with her baby-sitting money. She heard from friends that it was "pretty  cool." After trying it out for five minutes, she was actually physically ill.
"Apparently the creators of Harvester (Merit Studios) have taken it upon themselves to confront the entire concept of "family values" with this piece of  computer trash. Harvester is so disturbingly violent, that I can't conceive of  anyone who would not be completely offended. I suspect even the ACLU would  refuse to defend it.
"In one scene, a small infant's eyes pop out of its  head in such a realistic manner that I'm not convinced it was done with special  effects at all. In another a man splits his own skull open. One scene is simply more disgusting than the next. If this is a game, then I guess I don't  understand what a game is supposed to be any more.
"I haven't used my name  here because I don't want to get phone calls or e-mails or anything like that.  And I don't want my daughter to be embarrassed either. But it seems to me that an organization like yours might spread the word about this game and let people know. Maybe you could look into it. It's available right there on the shelf in  most stores that sell computer games.
Sincerely,
Really concerned and disgusted parent"