BBFC rejects Manhunt 2!

Bah :/

I'm going to go out and kill an old lady in frustration now.
 
Thank God I live in the United States, where violence is a way of life.
 
Interesting factoid: as of right now, there's only been one official review for the game, which has been very positive. NGamer gave it a 92%. NGamer is also a British magazine.

"We score this game with a 92%, and strongly encourage all gamers to import this one from America."
 
I loved Manhunt--mostly because of hearing Bian Cox's voice whispering in my ear. This one looks alright, but I will need some more reviews to see if this will be more than a rental.

Crazy to ban it though....
 
i dont even care...it wasnt coming out for a good platform....
 
I was especially excited about Manhunt after reading a recent Edge hands on preview - apparently Manhunt 2 is considerably more enjoyable with the Wiimote. Going from the Wii version to the PS2 resulted in a less satisfying experience all round.

One thing that sounded particularly neat was the ability to hide by holding the Wiimote perfectly still (rather than using sequence of button pushes with the PS2).

Bah humbug - hope an import version will work.


Tyguy said:
i dont even care...it wasnt coming out for a good platform....
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I'm th-th-the waterboy. Duh! I got a wooden spoon! Duh!
 
Lawl. Next time you brits are all like "ZOMG AMERIFAGS LOLOL" remember that your culture isn't perfect either :p

but seriously, that sucks D:
 
WOW! This is actually the first time in my lifetime where a game has been banned in the uk (manhunt 1 doesn't count it was off the shelves for like a day) Good thing I don't care for manhunt.
 
wow :/ i was kinda shocked tbh not that i was that interested in manhunt 2 but i didnt expect a total ban.
 
This is bad, even if Manhunt 2 turns out to suck I will still be upset with this decision (I wasn't even planning on buying it). It sets a bad precedent. People are giving creedence to the nuts who say violent video games make people into murderers and criminals without any scientific evidence to back that claim up. Today it's Manhunt 2, tomorrow it'll be something else. I hope Take 2 appeal this decision and it gets reversed, otherwise next thing you'll know we'll end up like Germany or Australia on these issues.
 
I'm so glad this stuff doesn't happen in Canada, where people realize it's a free country, and if you don't want your kids playing these games you don't buy them for your underage kid. :D
 
Have you guys read the details of this news? Scary stuff. Some research into violent games by the University of Missouri, supposedly saying that they make people more violent, were even mentioned in parliament. Blair has mentioned that he has 'commissioned research' into the issue.

Judging by the nanny-esque, censor-happy politically-correct-to-the-point-of-insanity tendencies of this government, you can imagine what the findings will be.

linky: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/4647508.stm
 
I trust I'll be able to import from other PAL regions and play it... I'm saddened. And considering No More Heroes is supposedly more violent... if that is banned I'll boycott all BBFC products.
 
Here I was being all cocky because us Americans would never allow a game of that nature to be banned, and the ESRB goes ahead and slaps an AO rating on the game.

I wonder where I go to buy an Adult rated game.
 
Oh noes! It's MURDAR BY PRAYSTATION all over again! Lock up your crack addicts everyone, because violent games can warp the minds of people who have never even played the game in the first place. Via Osmosis! D:
 
For once I'm proud to be an American ... at least we didn't ban it outright.

Hopefully they release a special "Unrated" or just plain AO version after they inevitably cut it down. At least we get that option, it's looking like the UK is heading to the world of bloodless GTA's and Half-Life games with robot enemies.
 
In the Wii version, can you use the Wiimote to simulate a slicing\stabbing action when the player actually kills someone ingame? That would certainly have raised more than a few eyebrows.

R* seems to have taken "any publicity is good publicity" slogan to their hearts.
 
smwScott said:
it's looking like the UK is heading to the world of bloodless GTA's and Half-Life games with robot enemies.
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Actually, at present, UK teenagers can buy Half-Life and most FPS games at 15, rather than the US' 17. The BBFC can be pretty liberal in that respect, but as soon as the knee-jerk press blacklist something, they're pretty quick to cave in. They've had a few funny quirks in the past too, like specifically toning down Nun-chuks in violent movies.
 
kupoartist said:
Actually, at present, UK teenagers can buy Half-Life and most FPS games at 15, rather than the US' 17. The BBFC can be pretty liberal in that respect, but as soon as the knee-jerk press blacklist something, they're pretty quick to cave in. They've had a few funny quirks in the past too, like specifically toning down Nun-chuks in violent movies.
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While it is true that the BBFC is more lenient in some of their ratings than the ESRB, the ESRB is not government mandated. The ESRB does not have the power to "ban" games, they just rate them. Their ratings are also not enforced by government law, just store policy. And no matter how controversial the game is, it absolutely can not be banned (unless people like Jack Thompson successfully get a few laws changed).
 
It appears that I'm the only person who really cares about this game at this point, but this really is starting to piss me off.

Now that the game is rated AO, Rockstar has 3 options. They can appeal the decision, change the game, or say "**** it" and release the game as is. Now I'm hearing that Sony and Nintendo are both forbidding an AO rated game to be published on their system, effectively taking out one of their options.

I hate censorship in any form, and I very much want to see this game being published the way the developers wanted it.
 
Read about this in the newspaper today. Apparently the only other game to ever get banned in the UK was 'Carmageddon' because the aim of the game was to run over pedestrians. But they let them release the game eventually when they changed the people to zombies... it seems it doesn't count as violence if you're killing the undead.
 
D:

Never planned on getting this but c'mon!

If stores enforced their policies correctly and parents took an interest in their kids lives and realised not to buy kids these games then it would be ok.

GAH!

Slap an 18 on it and you're sorted!
 
Mattigus said:
It appears that I'm the only person who really cares about this game at this point, but this really is starting to piss me off.

Now that the game is rated AO, Rockstar has 3 options. They can appeal the decision, change the game, or say "**** it" and release the game as is. Now I'm hearing that Sony and Nintendo are both forbidding an AO rated game to be published on their system, effectively taking out one of their options.

I hate censorship in any form, and I very much want to see this game being published the way the developers wanted it.
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I'm hoping for the "Unrated" edition. Wal-Mart and other stores have a similar policy for not carrying NC-17 movies I believe, but they have no problem with unrated DVDs. Maybe this could fall under the same category. I'm not surprised that the console holders wouldn't want an AO rated game on their consoles, but I am disappointed. I was really looking forward to this game, and now we're probably only going to get a censored, watered down port.

Hopefully they'll at least release an AO or Unrated version for the PC, like they did with Leisure Suit Larry.
 
Copied from NTSC:


'Banned in USA now too?

Eurogamer:

Sony and Nintendo have confirmed that Manhunt 2 will not be appearing on consoles in the US following the ESRB's decision to give the game an Adults Only rating.

As reported by GameSpot, both platform holders have corporate policies which forbid the release of AO-rated games for their systems.

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A Sony spokesperson has since confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that Take-Two will not be allowed to publish Manhunt 2 for PSP or PS2.

Nintendo's official comment is as follows: "As stated on Nintendo.com, Nintendo does not allow any AO-rated content on its systems."

In addition, major US retailers such as Wal-Mart have a policy of not selling AO-rated games.

Take-Two's only options now are to appeal the rating with the ESRB or to rework the game and resubmit it for a new rating. The publisher has yet to release a statement regarding the final decision.'
 
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