The Violent Game ‘Manhunt 2′ Still Banned in United Kingdom
Posted October 8th, 2007 by Mihnea Boiangiu
I don’t know if you have ever played this game, but I’ve seen scenes from it. In fact, that was the first version, played by a friend of mine. I am telling you this game should not reach people under 18. It is extremely violent and can provoke psychological traumas.
The news about ‘Manhunt 2′ being banned have come today when British regulators didn’t accept the revised version of the game motivating the changes didn’t go far enough to alter the game’s “bleakness and callousness of tone.”
“The impact of the revisions on the bleakness and callousness of tone, or the essential nature of the game play, is clearly insufficient,” explained British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) director David Cooke.
Manhunt 2 had been set for release in June, but Take Two Interactive Inc. suspended plans to distribute the game after it was rejected in US and Europe. After two months of changes, the game was accepted by the rating board for US release. It received Mature rating indeed. It will be available this Halloween for PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and Nintendo Wii.
However ‘Manhunt 2′ remains banned in UK due to BBFC requests to eliminate the violent and horror scenes. Take-Two and Rockstar Games agreed to resubmit a further edited version of the game.
