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Manhunt 2: What's happened so far... Sony will also not allow the game on their systems. | N4G

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Manhunt 2: What's happened so far... Sony will also not allow the game on their systems.

gaffyh|6136d ago |News|34|

I'm writing this article out myself so that others won't be so confused as to what has actually happened with Manhunt 2, so I will write it out in a list.

[1] Manhunt 2 banned in UK - http://www.n4g.com/ClickOut.aspx?ObjID=46390
[2] Manhunt 2 banned in Ireland - http://www.n4g.com/ClickOut.aspx?ObjID=46480
[3] Rated "Adults Only" by ESRB - http://www.n4g.com/ClickOut.aspx?ObjID=46523
[4] Gamefly & Blockbuster refuse to stock Adult-Only games - http://www.n4g.com/ClickOut.aspx?ObjID=46730
[5] Nintendo will not allow Adult-Only Manhunt 2 on the Wii - http://www.n4g.com/ClickOut.aspx?ObjID=46775
[6] Sony will not allow Adult-Only games on their systems. -http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=18233
[7] Most Likely that Australia will also ban the game following UK

It seems very likely that the game will have to be heavily edited otherwise it can't come out for any of the systems it is currently slated for. The other option is to cancel the game, but with the costs involved I think Rockstar will opt for editing the game.

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Alernative sources (3)

Sony and Nintendo: Adults Only rating means no Manhunt 2 for PS2, Wiiarstechnica.comDiselage

Manhunt 2 a "fine piece of art" says Take-Twocomputerandvideogames.comDiselage

Sony and Nintendo shut the door on Manhunt 2gamepro.comDiselage

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Maddens Raiders6136d ago

why R* didn't anticipate a move like this by the ESRB a long time ago ahead of schedule and had a decent back up plan.

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heihoosilver6136d ago

i just don´t understand so much ban an hate on videogames, some movies are much more violent and gore. It´s like the fact that a person under 16 can´t work and make some money, on factorys, but persons under 16 can work and make money on movies, soaps, singing, or playing sports. Are we on a free world or aren´t we?

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Saint Sony6136d ago

Yes, movies are often a lot more graphic compared to games, but we have to remember that in game world, it is often YOU who decide if you crack someones skull or not. YOU experience it and so much more intensively than compared to movies. In movies you can only watch, in games you can plan out every move you make and the way you kill/hurt/beat up/shoot/stab. There is a difference.

I can't understand why Sony would not want to allow adults only game in their system if they used live porn at launch parties in some countries. Porn/sex/violence suits their "this is living".. it might be brutal but hey, it's life. We are beasts.

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Snake_Doctor6136d ago

"The ultra-violent videogame Manhunt 2 allows you to rape a woman shortly after you beheaded her in the brothel level called Honey Pot. Members of the ESRB were shocked when Daniel Lamb used his male reproduction organ and simulated a penetration in the bloody hole. Other gruesome parts include microwaving a living cat to death and being a witness of necrophilia in a cemetery..."

In short R* had to have known the impact of this they probably already have an edited version that was planned all along. This version was released to give the game some hype. If not they are truly idiots and deserve their financial woes. /rant

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gaffyh6136d ago

@Snake_Doctor - OMG if that's true. That's just sick and twisted, I feel sick. WTF was R* thinking??!? I don't mind any amount blood and violence, but that's just disgusting.

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Snake_Doctor6136d ago

Even if the point of the game was to make you feel sick it sort of desensitizes you to a point. Our society just isn't ready for that I guess. With more realistic feel and now control mechanisms I think that it would be labeled a murder simulator. I'm not one for censorship but I think the government's responsibility is to the people and it seems as if the collective governments think that this game shouldn't see the light of day as it is.

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emptiness6136d ago

RAPE? in a videogame? wow. everyone of you who still want this game is SICK and SERIOUSLY F*CKED UP! if you still think this game is cool after knowing you RAPE a woman after killing her YOU NEED SERIOUS MENTAL HELP.

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emptiness6136d ago (Edited 6136d ago )

oh i'm soooo sorry for not realizing. i must be stupid for thinking there isn't anything wrong with acting out a ficticious rape...silly me. i guess we should just allow everything so everyone can get off to their sick and twisted f*cked up realities.

...oh yea, and i must thank you for showing me what a great how awesome you are at trying to turn the whole argument around on me. i was so confused, i thought for a second there you were right. wow. check you conscience. i feel sorry for any children you have or may have.

EDIT: i noticed you are out of bubbles...if you want to say something back just edit your comment...

EDIT2: ok, i see your illiterate. well, i can't help you with that.

EDIT3: lol, nice that you can speak 6 languages and NOT know what illiterate means...lmao

EDIT4: no thanks. hope you don't suffocate others like you have your soul

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gaffyh6136d ago

Yeah I understand what you mean, because a lot more Movies are more violent than any game, but I think it is because you are doing the action in the game, but when you watch a movie you're just watching it. Or something like that. It must be very violent to have been banned though, I would like to have seen some of the gameplay footage that cause the ban.

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Kastrol6136d ago

well some kid did die allegedly he was crazy about manhunt

im all for r rated games but i can understand why they banned this game

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gaffyh6136d ago

I read this on BBC news:

"The original Manhunt game caused huge controversy and was blamed for the murder of Stefan Pakeerah.

The boy was stabbed and beaten to death in Leicester in February 2004.

Stefan Pakeerah was murdered in 2004

His parents believe the killer, Warren LeBlanc, 17, was inspired by the game."

People seem to blame games to try and get a lesser sentence. Just because you play a game doesn't mean you will get influenced by it, otherwise we would have millions of murderers influenced by GTA.

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ShiftyLookingCow6136d ago

while I am not really for too much censorship, this game is just so foking weird. Yeah of course there are even more foking weird movies, but Wii enhanced strangling? WTF

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ShiftyLookingCow6136d ago

Well hmm I wouldnt mind Super Mario Strangling

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clownfacemcgee6136d ago

That's innovation I guess.

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clownfacemcgee6136d ago

It's idiotic to ban a game, even if it's disgustingly violent, just don't buy it. AO means you have to be 18 anyways, so what's the big deal? At 18, you can decide for yourself if you want to play gross games or not.

I understand Nintendo a bit, because it's like the friend codes, where they're catering to parents of small children, but Sony, and escpecially countries shouldn't ban something that doesn't have any lethal power.

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MK_Red6136d ago

These are sad news. To see a great game being banned and becoming home/consoleless is indeed a dark day in gaming history.

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derb2k26136d ago

I wish online petitions actually worked. Someone should start one.

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PlayStation3606136d ago

It is directed towards R*. Asking them to release Manhunt 2 on 2 SKU's. Only 80 people signed it at this time.
Here's the link:

http://www.petitionspot.com...

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ItsDubC6136d ago (Edited 6136d ago )

So the Wii will have Manhunt 2 but the PS2/PSP will not? Anyone who has said that the Wii is a "kiddy console" must be having a hard time w/ that foot in their mouth.

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I stand corrected. On one hand, I was hoping to to play the game in its original form but on the other hand, I may never get to play the game unless its rating gets "downgraded" to M. Hopefully all consoles for which this title was intended will be able to see the release of this game. Maybe the PC will get the AO version?

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gaffyh6136d ago

No Nintendo is also not allowing the game (as it is currently) on their console.

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PlayStation3606136d ago (Edited 6136d ago )

it appears neither will get it if it stays with the AO rating. If it gets edited and recieves an M rating, then it will come out on PS2/PSP aswell.

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gaffyh6136d ago

I just updated the news post, banned in Italy too.

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ItsDubC6136d ago

lol, I think the length of the Google-translated link you posted as part of the update is screwing up the site layout. At least in my browser.

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VirusE6136d ago

In my opinion rockstar is getting what they deserve. They make graphic games that are as over the top as possible just to get free publisity. I love me some gore (GOW gore rocks) but rockstar tries too hard too often to push the envelope. The game comes off less like an adult thing and more like a teenage boy thing. Its reminds me of all the remade horror movies. The original texas chainsaw had very little blood or gore yet it was twice as scary as the remake.

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Dancryer6136d ago

I totally agree with VirusE , Rockstar knew this would happen ... Im very dissapointed that they would make such a sick game just for a cheap publicity stunt like this !!

I hope it gets a total ban and not a single copy gets sold ! then they might LEARN something ....

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mariusmal6136d ago

sony edited in dvd some japanese gore movies... so what ? i think WE should choose what to play and what not... not them

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sandip7876136d ago

i heard that the whole decapitated woman/rape thing was a lie started in a forum somewhere as a joke, so i dont think thats actually part of the game.
i really dont agree with this at all. i think its stupid that so much hype has been created over it.
i think that it should incorporate some sort of parental guidance thing where you have to proove your age before you play the game.

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