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Manhunt 2???? (pg. 2)
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| SuspicionVandit |
| it's almost impossible to process the fact that Nintendo is breaking out of their circa-young targetted audience with this game. I wold've thought they'd work their way up the ladder with cop shootings and beheading, but going straight to caving out someone's anus with a spoon? :toocool: |
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| nfekted |
| quote: | Originally posted by SuspicionVandit
it's almost impossible to process the fact that Nintendo is breaking out of their circa-young targetted audience with this game. I wold've thought they'd work their way up the ladder with cop shootings and beheading, but going straight to caving out someone's anus with a spoon? :toocool: |
yea i hope they keep it up:) |
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| nfekted |
well it comes as no surprise. Manhunt 2 has been banned across all platforms in the UK. Take a look.
Manhunt 2 banned in the UK |
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| Capitalizt |
http://gamepolitics.com/2007/06/19/...be-adults-only/
Around the offices of Take Two Interactive, they’re undoubtedly calling this “Black Tuesday.”
In the wake of this morning’s word detailing Britain’s ban on Manhunt 2 comes more bad news for publisher Take Two and developer Rockstar.
Citing concerns over the Nintendo Wii’s popular motion control system, the Center for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) has demanded that Manhunt 2 be rated AO (adults only) by the ESRB. The game is scheduled for release in North America on July 9th. To date, Manhunt 2 has not been rated by the ESRB.
The watchdog group’s demand was made this morning via letter to ESRB president Patricia Vance. In a press release, CCFC also says that it will launch a letter-writing campaign “so that parents and advocates for children could share their concerns.”
AO ratings for commercial video games are virtually unheard of and are considered the kiss of death at retail, since many stores won’t carry AO-rated titles. The only commercial game to receive an AO in recent memory was Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas following the 2005 discovery of the notorious Hot Coffee animations and the game’s subsequent recall.
From the CCFC press release:
In Manhunt 2, players can saw their enemies’ skulls in half; mutilate them with an axe; castrate them with a pair of pliers; and kill them by bashing their heads into an electrical box, where it is blown apart by a power surge. On Wii, players will not merely punch buttons or wield a joy stick, but will actually act out this violence…
Said CCFC co-founder, Dr. Susan Linn of Harvard:
If ever there was a time for the ESRB’s strongest and most unambiguous rating, it is now. An Adults Only rating is the only way to limit children’s exposure to this unique combination of horrific violence and interactivity…
An “M” rating is more like a wink and a nod than an effective safeguard. The industry appears to be going through its paces, but as the FTC’s most recent data show, these games are still being marketed to children.
Also quoted in the CCFC press release is Dr. Michael Rich, Director of the Center on Media and Child Health at Children’s Hospital Boston:
Video games are among the most powerful educational tools yet developed… players experience and learn the game’s skills, whether they be based in strategy, logic, or violence. The content of Manhunt 2 and the unique physical interaction with the Wii control combine to take this simulation a level closer to reality - we can expect that the effects of this experience will be even greater.
On June 6th GamePolitics broke the news that, prompted by Miami activist Jack Thompson, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum was looking into Manhunt 2 on the Wii. It is unknown what role, if any, Thompson may have played in the CCFC’s action, but it’s clear that he knew it was coming.
The original Manhunt, controversial in its own right, was rated M (17 and older) at the time of its release in 2003. In addition to the Wii version, Manhunt 2 is scheduled for release on PlayStation 2 and PSP.
GP: it’s unclear what effect the U.K. ban may have on the ESRB’s rating decision, but it would only seem to strengthen the CCFC’s position.
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| nfekted |
| uh oh this is looking really bad now.:( |
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| nfekted |
| discussions are raging everywhere!!! |
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| nfekted |
dammit i have to get my hands on this lol
check out this brief on Gamesradar by NGamer:
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| TazZ-erT |
I shouldnt have sold my Wii :(
Are french/italian Games PAL?
I have a feeling they may make this game region free for all the UK gamers! |
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| nfekted |
| allz I know iz, I gotz to get this!!!!!! |
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| DarkAngel |
| quote: | Originally posted by TazZ-erT
I shouldnt have sold my Wii :(
Are french/italian Games PAL?
I have a feeling they may make this game region free for all the UK gamers! |
Those should be PAL region, yeah.
And yes, this game looks sick.
the UK govn't. |
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| TigerClaw |
Its getting even worse. Take-Two temporarily suspended the release of the game. According to Gamespot.com
| quote: | Take-Two shelves Manhunt 2
Plans to release game "temporarily suspended" while publisher continues exploring options.
By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot
Posted Jun 21, 2007 6:16 pm ET
In the wake of international bans and an Adults Only rating in the US, Manhunt 2 won't make its July 10 release date, Take-Two Interactive has confirmed. The game had been expected to ship that day for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Nintendo Wii.
"Take-Two Interactive Software has temporarily suspended plans to distribute Manhunt 2 for the Wii or PlayStation platforms while it reviews its options with regard to the recent decisions made by the British Board of Film Classification and Entertainment Software Rating Board," a representative told GameSpot. "We continue to stand behind this extraordinary game. We believe in freedom of creative expression, as well as responsible marketing, both of which are essential to our business of making great entertainment."
While the ESRB's initial rating of an AO for Adults Only doesn't explicitly prohibit the game from being sold, most major US retailers refuse to carry AO games, and console manufacturers prohibit their third-party publishers from releasing AO titles on their systems. |
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| DarkAngel |
| quote: | Originally posted by TigerClaw
Its getting even worse. Take-Two temporarily suspended the release of the game. According to Gamespot.com |
Well, that really sucks. |
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