It looks like Rockstar may have to go back to the drawing board for a second time as the British Board of Film Classification has again rejected Manhunt 2. The first version of the game was rejected by the BBFC in June, which caused Rockstar to tone down the violence before resubmitting it for review."We recognize that the distributor has made changes to the game, but we do not consider that these go far enough to address our concerns about the original version," said David Cooke, director of the BBFC. "The impact of the revisions on the bleakness and callousness of tone, or the essential nature of the gameplay, is clearly insufficient. There has been a reduction in the visual detail in some of the 'execution kills,' but in others they retain their original visceral and casually sadistic nature."
Cooke said the BBFC made even more suggested changes that went ignored, which caused the second rejection. It's interesting to see the BBFC's latest decision as the ESRB recently awarded the revised Manhunt 2 a Mature rating after it initially rejected it, too. Take 2 has the right to appeal the decision, and frankly, we hope they do.
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10-09-2007 @ 9:49AM
halebound00 said...
ok, this is just getting a little ridiculous. If the game is too violent, smack a M version on it and make retailers make it clear to parents that this isn't a game their adorable 5 year old Johnny should be playing. Adults can (read: should) be able to handle this and don't need their hands held all the time. On a side note, I thought that they could have implemented a conscience meter or something that would have rewarded players for doing a stealth knockout instead of a kill. Some say that would kill the fun of the game, but they could make it where you have to keep a healthy balance (a la Splinter Cell double agent)or have two different paths you go down depending on how you play it. That should make the suits of the world happy. Maybe?
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10-09-2007 @ 10:22AM
daniel-kun said...
Any information on the release-date in the Netherlands?
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10-09-2007 @ 11:23AM
Alien said...
It should be the same day all over the rest of the EU ... so I guess Netherland is not different :)
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10-09-2007 @ 11:54AM
Edge said...
"bleakness and callousness of tone"
How bleak a game is has anything to do with it? I hate how the UK has established this concept of "anti-social behavior" and rolled real crime in with wearing unusual clothing or listening to a particular type of music. It is like the stereotype of the stuck-up British is actually fighting back against the forces of youth.
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10-09-2007 @ 12:04PM
mastershake3 said...
actually this should serve as a warning and as disgust to all of us.
In the UK it is illegal to import Horror Comics. Keep that in mind when they try to put cameras on every street corner in the US.
On the other hand why can't they produce what they want and sell it with the appropriate rating, say 18 and up? because THEY know whats best for YOU...or do they, look at some of the other crap that's out there.
I think Rockstar should sell this game via thier website unedited. Since people refuse to take responsability for themselves we have allowed others to decide for us.
2+2=5
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10-09-2007 @ 2:57PM
Random1448 said...
Too be fair we haven't seen the entire game, it might be deserving of a (what ever the UK equivalent to A is), but I agree, if a parent is looks at the boxart for this game, see's an M or what ever and knows it called manhunt and buys it for here 7 year old, some one should call protective services.
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10-09-2007 @ 3:06PM
gumby said...
get rid of AO and make games just mature, i'm sick of this crap kids shouldnt be playing these games any way so it shouldnt matter how damn violent they are parent your friggin kids and leave my games alone.
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