Take-Two has confirmed that Manhunt 2 will be suspended while they explore their options. This comes after Sony and Nintendo's announcements that they will not allow the Adults Only rated game to be launched on their systems, and other countries have banned the game from even being allowed to be released in their country.
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Take-Two just confirmed with Kotaku that the Entertainment Software Ratings Board gave both the PS2 and Wii versions of Manhunt 2 a preliminary rating of Adults Only, which would essentially bar it from all of the Wal-Marts and Targets of the world.
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New videos show off some gruesome murders in Rockstar's bloody thriller.
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Only mildly amusing and the violence and gore gets tired after a while. If you're into movies like Eli Roth's Hostel then this game's right up your alley. But, if you're looking for a thriller with a little more substance, you might want to look elsewhere.
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Appeals committee must rethink decision to overturn BBFC ban
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BBFC seeking judicial review of VAC decision. Take-Two's chairman has responded to the BBFC's decision to seek judicial review of the Video Appeals Committee's decision overturning the ban on Manhunt 2 in the UK.
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Rockstar Games argues that the game should never have been banned in the UK, but ratings body insists the line must be drawn somewhere.
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The most significant cut Rockstar made in the formerly Adults-Only game that was overlooked is the scoring system. It’s the system that tallied a better number for me if I had behaved more brutally, displaying the figures on a screen that appeared between each level of the game. It’s a system that was in the first M-rated “Manhunt” but is absent from the M-rated version of the sequel.
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The UK government has finally responded to an online petition filed after Manhunt 2 was banned by the BBFC. "The Government is satisfied with the BBFC's procedure and with the provisions for appeal, and will not be intervening in this process," said a statement on the Prime Minister's website.
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Off the heels of the Manhunt 2 AO rating, Blockbuster and GameFly have officially told Joystiq that currently, neither rental service will carry the controversial game. Both services have official policies against renting out AO rated games.
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