Thursday, August 2nd 2007
Rockstar Appeals Ban of Manhunt 2
Back in mid-late June, the United Kingdom banned the possession and distribution of the game Manhunt 2. This lead to several events that were quite damaging to Manhunt 2's possible business, including an Adult Only rating in the United States and the ban of the game from consoles made by Sony and Nintendo. And so, in response to this, Rockstar was given the option to appeal, which they have finally decided to take advantage of. If Rockstar's appeal succeeds, then the ban (and possibly the Adult Only rating, as well) will be overturned.
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14 Comments on Rockstar Appeals Ban of Manhunt 2
Maybe the Wii version, that you actually did 'stabbing' motions on, was a bit extreme. But a total console ban of the game is unfair to Rockstar and the consumer :(
I remember having a lot of fun cruising through the streets in Vice City just chopping people up with chainsaws and sniping their heads off. That was pretty violent :laugh:.
I mean, what the hell were they thinking with this?
Examples:
"I support free speech, but I believe people shouldn't be allowed to criticize the president during wartime..."
"I support the free ownership of firearms, but not in the following places, etc..."
is for what age are they going to lower the rating of the game?
I just don't think that parents would like kids to play this game
sorry, if that was confusing, I really don't care if this game gets banned or not, there always will be a way to get it
say for example we start seeing games emulating activities like paedophilia, torture and other sadistic activity, racism (imagine someone released a game about wiping out certain races or religions?).
How do we justify that certain crimes are acceptable for emulation and others not?
How can you justify that games about murder and rampage for fun (GTA) is the lesser evil next to a game about torturing another human for fun? How can you put a value on things like human life etc. It a political problem rather than a societal one imo.