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Some people like being grossed out.

I’m not one of them. I once tried watching “The Shining” alone in the middle of the afternoon and had to turn it off. In games, I can do without blood everywhere.

But when ratings boards in the United States, Britain and other nations effectively killed the game Manhunt 2 last week, I got set for gore. And I found plenty.

I spent three hours playing it at the company’s Manhattan offices on Friday night.

The game is aimed at players 17 and older, Mr. Zelnick said, noting that the average age of consumers who play the company’s games was 33.

“This is still animation,” he added. “It’s not photo-realistic. It’s not live action. And compared to an R-rated movie, which is intended for 17 and above, like ‘Saw’ or ‘Hostel,’ it’s actually pretty tame. But you make your own conclusions when you play the game.”

I did.

But after playing I found the Adult Only rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board, an independent industry group, entirely reasonable.