"Take-Two, in addition to appealing the AO rating, has apparently invited members of the mainstream media to evaluate Manhunt 2, including Newsweek and MTV. Also in attendance was a journalist from the New York Times, Seth Schiesel, who viewed the game and had some especially interesting remarks, comparing the game to an R-rated movie."
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"Following the news that Rockstar's controversial Manhunt 2 has been rejected for classification here in the UK by the British Board of Film Classification, it seems prams across the land are currently experiencing a serious toy deficiency. While there's certainly some justification for confusion regarding the Board's decision, it seems that many games players, including us here at IGN, are still somewhat mystified by the inner workings of video games ratings system here in Britain. With that in mind, we approached the BBFC's press office manager Sue Clark to find out more about the classification process, its ratings criteria and, of course, Manhunt 2."
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"Rockstar Games has stated its disappointment at the BBFC's recent decision to refuse Manhunt 2 a rating in the UK, effectively banning the game from sale."
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"Not wanting to be left out of the "ban wagon" (thanks for the pun, Game Politics), Ireland has banned Take Two / Rockstar's Manhunt 2 from sale in the country. The previous Manhunt game taken off the shelves in Ireland after it was blamed for inspiring the murder of a 14-year old boy, the Irish Examiner reports."
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Rockstar details the game's brutal AI, stealth factor, creepy cut-scenes and atmospheric audio. New concepts and screens included.
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After hackers posted their techniques on the Internet, Target Stores removed the video games from store shelves. Target routinely stocks video games with "mature" ratings but does not sell "adult-only" rated video games
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ast night's coverage of the recently released Manhunt 2 on CBS News is now online for anyone who missed it. It's a fairly straightforward look at the game, featuring a focus on the ultra-violent content, the ESRB's rating and plenty of gameplay from writer Scott Steinberg.
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Manhunt 2 is Rockstar Games' bloody follow-up to the 2003 snuff classic that has found itself in the middle of a firestorm even greater than the one conjured by its predecessor. While the stealthy gameplay of the original may have been nothing new, the style and subject matter of Manhunt made it one of the most mature games ever to hit the gaming world. While controversy always surrounded the game, it definitely didn't do any harm to its sales, so it was perhaps inevitable that Rockstar would produce a sequel. However, in its attempt to top the first game, Rockstar has opened up a big can of worms that has led to this week's recent drama. Back before everything hit the fan, we had the chance to get a proper hands-on with work-in-progress versions of the PlayStation 2 and Wii incarnations of the game. What we played then appeared to be an engaging sequel that was indeed poised to outdo the original.
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After the game was rejected the first time Rockstar made some changes and submitted Manhunt 2 again only to be rejected the 2nd time
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