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Manhunt 2 Banned In UK, Rockstar Responds

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The British Board of Film Classification has refused to give both the PS2 and Wii version of Rockstar Games' Manhunt 2 a rating, meaning that the game is banned from legal sale in the UK. BBFC director David Cooke explained the reasoning behind the ban, stating that "Manhunt 2 is distinguishable from recent high-end video games by its unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone in an overall game context which constantly encourages visceral killing with exceptionally little alleviation or distancing."

Rockstar was shocked at the news, and has since issued a statement over the BBFC's ruling.

[blockquote2]We are disappointed with the recent decision by the British Board of Film Classification to refuse classification of Manhunt 2. While we respect the authority of the classification board and will abide by the rules, we emphatically disagree with this particular decision.[/blockquote2]

Rockstar responds to BBFC's Manhunt ban [CVG]
 
NO WAY!
Whaow, Thats a bit rash!
Has this ever happened before?
Dam the English ( Even though i am one myself).
 
Finbaloid said:
NO WAY!
Whaow, Thats a bit rash!
Has this ever happened before?
Dam the English ( Even though i am one myself).
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yeah but not often. the last game they rejected was Carmageddon in 1997.

I don't think the game will be banned here in the states; however it is rumored to get an AO rating instead of M. Not much of a big difference, M is for 17+ and AO is for 18+, but the problem is that most retailers will not stock AO titles. Not good news for Rockstar at all :/
 
x3sphere said:
yeah but not often. the last game they rejected was Carmageddon in 1997.

I don't think the game will be banned here in the states; however it is rumored to get an AO rating instead of M. Not much of a big difference, M is for 17+ and AO is for 18+, but the problem is that most retailers will not stock AO titles. Not good news for Rockstar at all :/
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Carmageddon...Oh Yeah... Wow Ages ago!
Not Good for Rockstar At All, AO is 18 and US shops don't really stock them!
How is going to sell?
Black Market?
Baaad News...
Hopefully GTA won't be the same, thank English newspapers for this aswell, Daily Mail Etc.
They Kicked up about Manhunt and GTA, saying it was effecting Kids to kill each other or something.
 
x3sphere said:
yeah but not often. the last game they rejected was Carmageddon in 1997.
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it was banned for its gameplay....lol.


no seriously though i did see carmaggeddon being sold in retail shops here in the UK... :\
 
MenaceInc said:
it was banned for its gameplay....lol.


no seriously though i did see carmaggeddon being sold in retail shops here in the UK... :\
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yeah, they did release a toned down version of the game.

In many countries (including Germany and, for a short time, the UK), the game, when released, contained zombies or robots instead of people, as running over the undead was considered more acceptable by their respective ratings boards. Unofficial "blood patches" were rapidly released by members of the community to replace the zombie graphics and sound with the more gory versions. An official patch followed, once SCi won a high-court case against the BBFC, causing the ban to be lifted.
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What ever , black market will get you guys some , dont worry , you guys will able to slit throats like never before , might cost 15-20$ more and you need to find a sketchy dude that is in the black market :P
 
I just heard on the news this morning that Ireland banned it as well along with another game, I think its law and order or something because it had a pic of a toddler that was kidnapped in Ireland or something in the bg image. I guess its ebay for me.
 
roe-ur-boat said:
I just heard on the news this morning that Ireland banned it as well along with another game, I think its law and order or something because it had a pic of a toddler that was kidnapped in Ireland or something in the bg image. I guess its ebay for me.
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ebay FTW :D

i live in the north of ireland so UK news affects me but sucks that R.O.I. banned it too.
i just would import from the US though if i really wanted to play it :)
 
MenaceInc said:
ebay FTW :D

i live in the north of ireland so UK news affects me but sucks that R.O.I. banned it too.
i just would import from the US though if i really wanted to play it :)
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Northan Ireland? Wow You're the closed to me on this site lol, I'm in Kent, England.

Ah well if i want manhunt ill find it somewhere!
 
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