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Manhunt 2 banned in the UK; O rly?
Topic Started: Jun 19 2007, 12:25 PM (99 Views)
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Manhunt 2 Banned in U.K. for 'Unrelenting Focus on Brutal Slaying'

Rockstar Games' latest effort, Manhunt 2, will not be available for (legal) purchase in the U.K. thanks to the BBFC refusing the game classification. The BBFC said that allowing the game to be released would pose "unjustifiable harm risks" to minors and adults. More within...

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), which also rates video games in the U.K., has come to the decision to reject Take-Two's Manhunt 2, meaning the game cannot be legally supplied anywhere in the U.K. Director David Cooke and the Presidential Team of Sir Quentin Thomas, Lord Taylor of Warwick and Janet Lewis-Jones were exposed to the PS2 and Wii versions of the game.

Cooke issued the following prepared statement:

"Rejecting a work is a very serious action and one which we do not take lightly. Where possible we try to consider cuts or, in the case of games, modifications which remove the material which contravenes the Board's published Guidelines. In the case of Manhunt 2 this has not been possible. Manhunt 2 is distinguishable from recent high-end video games by its unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone in an overall game context which constantly encourages visceral killing with exceptionally little alleviation or distancing. There is sustained and cumulative casual sadism in the way in which these killings are committed, and encouraged, in the game.

"Although the difference should not be exaggerated the fact of the game's unrelenting focus on stalking and brutal slaying and the sheer lack of alternative pleasures on offer to the gamer, together with the different overall narrative context, contribute towards differentiating this submission from the original Manhunt game. That work was classified '18' in 2003, before the BBFC's recent games research had been undertaken, but was already at the very top end of what the Board judged to be acceptable at that category.

"Against this background, the Board's carefully considered view is that to issue a certificate to Manhunt 2, on either platform, would involve a range of unjustifiable harm risks, to both adults and minors, within the terms of the Video Recordings Act, and accordingly that its availability, even if statutorily confined to adults, would be unacceptable to the public."

According to the abovementioned Video Recordings Act, distributors do have the right to appeal the Board's decision. Meanwhile, the U.K. video game trade body Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) praised the BBFC for its actions.

"A decision from the BBFC such as this demonstrates that we have a games ratings system in the U.K. that is effective. It shows it works and works well. Any decision the BBFC takes, it takes on the basis of its remit to rate on screen entertainment," commented director general Paul Jackson. "The games industry is a creative phenomenon that produces all kinds of games across all kinds of genres that appeal to all kinds of people across the country, young and old, male and female. The important thing to know is that all games are rated according to age suitability, with over 70 per cent of games being available to all ages over three years."

Manhunt 2 will ship in North America this July for PS2, Wii and PSP. The ESRB has not yet rated the title, but it will almost assuredly be rated "M" for mature (or worse yet for Take-Two, "AO" for adults only).

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First the Ninja (Hero?) Turtles, now this.
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Yeah I read that this morning. Interesting. Several people playing through on the most violent stages with cheats on is pretty thorough. They are avoiding PY The Ripper?
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I'm surprised the even decided to make a sequel considering all the fuss surrounding the first one...but then again, controversy sells I guess
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I want to get the Wii mainly for this game. <.<
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:lol
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I thought the idea was excellent, but found the game very boring. Including the actual killings which got old fast.

I think there's a movie with a similar plot I watched one time, but a well-done movie would (have) probably pull(ed) off the story of Manhunt 1 best.
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LAME!!!

i wanted this game badly =(

manhunt 1 was an immense game

nothing like violently stabbing people with shards of glass because a man speaking into an ear piece tells you to
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