Well now, color us shocked that the recent version of Manhunt 2 that was cleaned up for our friends across the pond turned out to be the same exact game that received a "Mature" rating by the ESRB here in the states. So, what's mature to us is absolutely intolerable to them, apparently.This might cause one to think that the BBFC is tougher on games than, say, movies, as the country had no problem allowing films such as Hostel and Saw into the country. BBFC spokesperson Sue Clark says otherwise, stating "If we were more tough on games than any other medium, don't you think we'd be banning far more titles? Manhunt 2 is the second game we have rejected in 23 years. I'd hardly call that draconian." She goes on further to add "Manhunt 2 went beyond our guidelines when it came to gross violence and we had a public duty to reject it."
Looks like there is still a lot of debate left here.
See also: Croal goes on CNN to discuss Manhunt 2
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
10-12-2007 @ 10:38PM
Marrvia said...
Manhunt and Manhunt 2 are the most violent games I've ever played, but they are not nearly as violent as Hostel or Saw.
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10-13-2007 @ 5:54AM
tiamat1990 said...
They do have a point...they have only banned two games.
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10-13-2007 @ 7:43AM
Rocketman said...
Put the correct graphical skin on any thing and even Pac-Man can be violent.
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10-13-2007 @ 11:26AM
wiiwiigezza said...
your supposed to be gaming jurnalists yet you havnt even worked out the ovious and have reported a load of bollox,,the ban has """NOTHING WHATS SO EVER TO DO WITH ITS CONTENTS"""
ITS THE FACT ITS ""MANHUNT 2"" ITS A POLITICAL BANNING DUE TO THE FUZZ OVER MANHUNT 1 AND THE TEEN ON TEEN HAMMER MURDER THAT WAS MEDIA LINKED TO MANHUNT 1
JESUS ARE ALL JURNALISTS WRITERS AND AMERICANS THIS STUPID IT WAS ALL OVER GLOBAL NEWS AND A BRITISH MP LED A ATTACK ON ROCKSTAR
YOUR ALL SERIOUSLY SAYING YOU DONT REMEMBER THIS TALK ABOUT GOLDFISH LIKE MEMORYS
WAKE UP YOUR SUPPOSED TO KNOW WOTS GOING ON IN GAMING
THIS IS A POLITIOCAL BANNING WITCH MAKES ITS BANNING 10 TIMES WORSE AS ITS DICTATORSHIP OF ARE ENTERTAINMENT
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10-13-2007 @ 12:12PM
Chris said...
Hey bud...
#1, take some Valium.
#2, take the tape off the shift key.
#3, take a deep breath so you can spell half the words you type correctly.
Follow these three easy steps, and maybe someone will actually consider your opinion.
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10-13-2007 @ 1:33PM
DownwardMonkey said...
@4 Jessh sometimes I really do get sick of being English and you're a good reason why. If you're going to call a nation of people stupid, at least make sure you get a few of your spellings right.
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10-14-2007 @ 8:02PM
JohnnyThunder said...
Brits
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10-26-2007 @ 8:27AM
Muddy said...
Your comments: I live in the UK and have a UK Wii console, Manhunt 2 is for sale as
pre-order on ebay and amazon. Does anybody know if the wii is region
coded or if I should be able to import it to play on my UK console? I
have heared the Wii is like the XBOX 360 and will only play some
import games. If anyone knows please let me know, it will save me
wasting £50 on a game that doesnt work!
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