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BarnDoor
19-06-2007, 14:27
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/PSP/Manhunt+2/news.asp?c=3374
Banning a game is always a wank idea. Most will just import the cunt. The first game was a laugh in places but pretty boring once you got into it. I only pray that The Warriors gets a sequel.
Gun_Runner
19-06-2007, 14:52
What a lot of shit banning a fucking video game... this pisses me off, its because too many wankers kill their grandma or something and have the cheeck to blame a fucking game that they shouldn't have anyway because they're 14 and the game is rated a fucking 18!!!
Dundon's
19-06-2007, 14:54
If I had a 12-16 year old kid I wouldn't really want him choking people out from behind with plastic bags either, that's if I'm to be totally honest.
@Gunrunner: Did you ever question why a kids toy store can sell adult products in the first place?
The game looked gash anyway.
Deffo a gore over content game, it's one thing putting gore in a game for detail, another to put it in for the "thrill" factor.
Expect to see more games like this banned with the PC brigade and nanny state we live in.
Rossy Boy
19-06-2007, 18:04
How gay, dont see the point in banning games tbh
This is quite clearly the worst decision in the history of the universe.
If they ban GTA, I can't be responsible for my actions.
BarnDoor
19-06-2007, 20:56
They would never ban a game like GTA. Public outcry would lead to riots and possibly to parliament being stormed, government collapsing and Marshal Law declared with Britain being thrown back into the stoneage or even worse, living like the Welsh
They would never ban a game like GTA. Public outcry would lead to riots and possibly to parliament being stormed, government collapsing and Marshal Law declared with Britain being thrown back into the stoneage or even worse, living like the Welsh
:D
Too fucking right.
Apparently Manhunt is illegal to sell, but not illegal to own. I'm mates with the bloke who owns Chips down here, so maybe if I slip him a fiver...
Gun_Runner
19-06-2007, 22:47
If I had a 12-16 year old kid I wouldn't really want him choking people out from behind with plastic bags either, that's if I'm to be totally honest.
@Gunrunner: Did you ever question why a kids toy store can sell adult products in the first place?
What kids stores are you referring to? Because I was speaking of a shop like Game or Gamestation where the parents would go in and buy their kid a Rated 18 game even though the little cunt is 14 or whatever.
BarnDoor
19-06-2007, 23:30
No need for Play-Asia surely, I'm sure it will come out in Continental Europe and I'll just get it from there.
No need for Play-Asia surely, I'm sure it will come out in Continental Europe and I'll just get it from there.
Play-Asia is generally a lot cheaper though I think, most games I see on there are about £29.99-£35 which is pretty good.
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.
Source (http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6172931.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;0)
Viperized
22-06-2007, 13:18
I think they'll probably reduce the gore level and resubmit for entry. I think thats the only thing they can do to sell the game in the UK.
has anyone played postal 2 its way worse then this
Original?
23-06-2007, 01:19
What kids stores are you referring to? Because I was speaking of a shop like Game or Gamestation where the parents would go in and buy their kid a Rated 18 game even though the little cunt is 14 or whatever.
I used to work in Game and the number of parents that would buy games like GTA for their children despite staff actually warning them is ludicrous, this was for children as young as seven.
@Gunrunner: Did you ever question why a kids toy store can sell adult products in the first place?
I hear it has something to do with a plot (conspiracy, you might say) conceived at the Bohemian Grove by a band of rabid proctologists.
McGregor
01-07-2007, 14:22
It is pathetic banning a game in this day and age. I cannot quite comprehend why they would ban this but allow films such as Hostel 2 which contains a number of graphic scenes. ;) Surely a film is more realistic and is deemed more life like than a computer game hence I am dumbfounded about the decision. If it is purely to do with the possibility of young children playing it then that is pathetic as the parents should have enough sense and understand they should not buy it for them.
Eric Clyde
01-07-2007, 19:00
It is pathetic banning a game in this day and age. I cannot quite comprehend why they would ban this but allow films such as Hostel 2 which contains a number of graphic scenes. ;) Surely a film is more realistic and is deemed more life like than a computer game hence I am dumbfounded about the decision. If it is purely to do with the possibility of young children playing it then that is pathetic as the parents should have enough sense and understand they should not buy it for them.
It is definitely the parents. I know some owners probably do sell games to under aged kids but where I live I have never been able to buy a game that is higher than my age limit. I couldn't even by a 15 rated game on my 16th birthday but the parents buy them then blame the developers/publishers for what the game has done to the kid, if anything.
Sometimes games are probably not even the source of the problem but when you hear that the kid involved in an accident happen to have a game like Manhunt or Grand Theft Auto, then the companies are immediately blamed. What a fucked up world we live in.
Eric Clyde
10-09-2007, 22:11
anyone played it yet?
Manhunt 2? It isn't even released yet.
theres a few vids going around youtube some have allready been taken down the ones that are up you dont really get to see much of the game just parts of the first level. the game thats floating around the net is ment to be the un-cut version, it's set for release in the u.s sometime in oct. the game has been re submitted with cuts added and will be rated mature instead of adult, over in holland the game has passed fully un-cut.
i have "acquired " the game.I will let you no what its like when i give it a go later
Will be fun on the Wii (if they let it be released).
i have "acquired " the game.I will let you no what its like when i give it a go later
cheers, there are ment to be new kill moves such as enviroment kills also you can finish people with guns so i have herd.
Eric Clyde
12-09-2007, 04:51
theres a few vids going around youtube some have allready been taken down the ones that are up you dont really get to see much of the game just parts of the first level. the game thats floating around the net is ment to be the un-cut version, it's set for release in the u.s sometime in oct. the game has been re submitted with cuts added and will be rated mature instead of adult, over in holland the game has passed fully un-cut.
I haven't actually seen it confirmed that Holland will get the un-cut version. I know the un-cut version is allowed in Holland but I think it is still to be determined if they will release the un-cut version just for Holland. If it does get released un-cut in Holland then that's a bit of a bonus.
wrigh2uk
12-09-2007, 09:13
It only makes the video game more wanted and people will always get what they want some how
I haven't actually seen it confirmed that Holland will get the un-cut version. I know the un-cut version is allowed in Holland but I think it is still to be determined if they will release the un-cut version just for Holland. If it does get released un-cut in Holland then that's a bit of a bonus.
yea it's up to rockstar what version of the game they want to ship, cut or un-cut now I really want to see what all the fuss is about.
It is definitely the parents. I know some owners probably do sell games to under aged kids but where I live I have never been able to buy a game that is higher than my age limit. I couldn't even by a 15 rated game on my 16th birthday but the parents buy them then blame the developers/publishers for what the game has done to the kid, if anything.
Sometimes games are probably not even the source of the problem but when you hear that the kid involved in an accident happen to have a game like Manhunt or Grand Theft Auto, then the companies are immediately blamed. What a fucked up world we live in.
I see what you mean and I agree that there probably are parents out there who buy 15 and 18 rated games for their under-aged children.
But you also have to remember that the people who work in stores like GAME are often told by their managers that making the sale is all that matters.
It's a double-edged sword, if you ask me. Both parties are at fault but you can't blame the game developers because they're simply trying to make a living which is completely understandable.
In the end, it comes down to society's sterotypes on Computer Games and what people expect from them. I doubt that the average UK Adult considers Computer Games as a form of Arts & Media like Movies are considered. And there lies the problem.
If Computer Games were considered by the UK Adult public as a form of Arts & Media, then we would never see this "Computer Games are a bad influence on kids" debate.
markanddawn
14-09-2007, 19:44
u can pre-order on play.com
did anyone else "get" this game?if you did will you pm me
yea I got the game I cant get past domestic disturbance level theres a part where you have to go into a house after jumping over a wall, but the woman inside is frozen and there is nowhere else to go, and unless there is a cheat for a level skip I doubt i'll be going any further on the game.
Have you got the game which will work on UK ps2's????
markanddawn
09-10-2007, 20:02
i will import it! pathetic games and movies do not make people go mental people are born twisted! i wouldnt like kids to see it however, but adults have the right to choose...we are goin to see alien shoot em ups in blackpool banned next or even more dangerous water guns banned at fair grounds, lol
Original?
09-10-2007, 21:24
But you also have to remember that the people who work in stores like GAME are often told by their managers that making the sale is all that matters.
From when I worked there, that's bollocks. If anyone actually was told that, then the manager would be in severe trouble and would likely be fired for gross misconduct. The penalties for serving age-restricted games to those under said age-restriction is harsher to both the individual and the company than it is to those who mis-sell alcohol.
From when I worked there, that's bollocks. If anyone actually was told that, then the manager would be in severe trouble and would likely be fired for gross misconduct. The penalties for serving age-restricted games to those under said age-restriction is harsher to both the individual and the company than it is to those who mis-sell alcohol.
It may have been like that at your store.
A friend of mine used to work in Gamestation about 2 years ago and he told me that his manager always used to tell him that he doesn't care who he sells the games to, just as long as they pay the money.
Believe it or not, it does happen.
Eric Clyde
12-10-2007, 20:51
It may have been like that at your store.
A friend of mine used to work in Gamestation about 2 years ago and he told me that his manager always used to tell him that he doesn't care who he sells the games to, just as long as they pay the money.
Believe it or not, it does happen.
Or maybe that is just the store he worked in. Maybe that manager didn't really care that much about games and sucked at his job.
Or maybe that is just the store he worked in. Maybe that manager didn't really care that much about games and sucked at his job.
Like I said, it does happen sometimes.
It's a problem with society I'm afraid.
The Messiah
24-02-2008, 02:36
http://www.wiinewsdaily.com/manhunt-2-uncensored-video-brace-yourself/
Slightly graphic!
The one with the telephone wire is hilarious.
To think my missus wants this for her Wii! Suppose will have to get it before it gets pulled from the shelves, because I can see that happening.
Lorenzinho
24-02-2008, 14:24
Having watched the video I can only ask: why would anybody want to play that game? I'm not saying it should be banned, but it is unnecessarily brutal.
Couldn't ever enjoy a game like that.
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