Tuesday, June 19th 2007
Manhunt 2 banned in the UK
Rockstar Games' upcoming title Manhunt 2 has become the first game in over ten years to be banned in the UK. According to the British Board of Film Censors (BBFC), who decide the ratings for games, "unrelenting focus on stalking and brutal slaying" in the game could cause harm to those playing it. David Cooke, director of the BBFC, said:
Source:
vunet.com
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. There is sustained and cumulative casual sadism in the way in which these killings are committed, and encouraged, in the game.The last game to be banned by the BBFC was Carmageddon, released in 1997 - this ban was later overturned in an appeal, so there may yet be hope for Manhunt fans, although the original game was also the subject of much criticism which is unlikely to help its cause.
28 Comments on Manhunt 2 banned in the UK
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Games like that don't really appeal to me, so I'm not fussed. The target audience for these types of games is questionable. What's the average age of a console gamer? When rockstar say it's for a mature audience, based on the age of the average gamer the odds are the people old enough to actually play the game are in the minority.
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