Manhunt 2 Banned in the U.K.
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This is strange to hear since I remember seeing a couple of copies of Manhunt 2 in the rental section of my local video shop not too long ago.
About banning grotesque violence in the media, if they had absolutely no problem with any of the five SAW films then why should they give a rat's ass about manhunt?
About banning grotesque violence in the media, if they had absolutely no problem with any of the five SAW films then why should they give a rat's ass about manhunt?
stop cryng and get over it. It is not illegal to persay PLAY the game, just to purchase it in Britan. Order it online, from an American seller.
Yeah Manhunt 1 seems worse for sure, I briefly played Manhunt 2 on my Wii and was quickly disinterested by the minigame required to murder someone.
Geee M-A-N-H-U-N-T A 2 very violent Game,I THink the title gives it away (no offence)Pyronox said:
I realise that the Dr. Kay resurrected a dead and now-irrelevant topic given that it was edited, rerated and sold but I completely agree with Beery said. I believe that I should have the right to choose what I play.
I coincidently bought this yesterday for the Wii and find it a fun game. The edits that were made appear to be in tune with the psyche of the rest of the game, washed out colours random sick death noise and flashes - in fact it sometimes makes it worse because your brain fills in the blanks by using the disgusting noises as a basis for imagination. However I am annoyed that I have to look hard to actually see what's happening. I think that it was wrong to have been banned/edited in the first place, given that Manhunt 1 was not and, like has been said, I can see far worse things in films.
I coincidently bought this yesterday for the Wii and find it a fun game. The edits that were made appear to be in tune with the psyche of the rest of the game, washed out colours random sick death noise and flashes - in fact it sometimes makes it worse because your brain fills in the blanks by using the disgusting noises as a basis for imagination. However I am annoyed that I have to look hard to actually see what's happening. I think that it was wrong to have been banned/edited in the first place, given that Manhunt 1 was not and, like has been said, I can see far worse things in films.
still even when you look at the back of the box it kinda gives you the creeps i never bought number one and i don`t intend to but it cant be as bad as some parts of the exorcist or the jaw rip scene in mirrors can it? anyone can prove me wrong the scene in mirrors had no need and was terribly gooey sad and well depressing
Goddamn. You people know how to overreact!
Yes, I'm fully aware that this topic is in it's Golden years now and that Manhunt 2 has in fact been released on Wii and PSP (but not on 360 or PS3...which makes me sad) but seriously, what's the big deal?
Yes, it's violent. So are most games on the market.
Dr. Kay, your comparisons list was just plain foolish:
If they wanted to just make a team based game which wasn't centered on killing, you and your team-mates wouldn't all be carrying guns. You work as a team to kill the enemy. (Also, see: Left 4 Dead)
Assassins Creed was you being an ASSASSIN...
Condemned: you used the phrase "despendable homeless", I'm not sure if it's supposed to be dispensable or expendable, but either way that means you're killing them, you are also doing it with a variety of easily obtainable "weapons" such as guillotines from paper cutters, pipes, conduits, axes etc etc
Games these days ARE VIOLENT. That's the long and short of it. The only difference between violent games and violent films is that you control the violence, rather than observe it and it's this which governments have problems with.
The issue I have with the whole thing is that it shouldn't be up to a democratic government to decide a nations opinions, it's up to the government to fully inform the public and let the public tell them what to think.
It's the job of parents to regulate what their children see/play etc. That's why they have ratings on the damn things. I've played Manhunt, I've played other violent games but you don't see me going out on any given day of the week to slaughter innocent bystanders in the name of good fun or venting anger (I stay hidden).
Yes, I'm fully aware that this topic is in it's Golden years now and that Manhunt 2 has in fact been released on Wii and PSP (but not on 360 or PS3...which makes me sad) but seriously, what's the big deal?
Yes, it's violent. So are most games on the market.
Dr. Kay, your comparisons list was just plain foolish:
If they wanted to just make a team based game which wasn't centered on killing, you and your team-mates wouldn't all be carrying guns. You work as a team to kill the enemy. (Also, see: Left 4 Dead)
Assassins Creed was you being an ASSASSIN...
Condemned: you used the phrase "despendable homeless", I'm not sure if it's supposed to be dispensable or expendable, but either way that means you're killing them, you are also doing it with a variety of easily obtainable "weapons" such as guillotines from paper cutters, pipes, conduits, axes etc etc
Games these days ARE VIOLENT. That's the long and short of it. The only difference between violent games and violent films is that you control the violence, rather than observe it and it's this which governments have problems with.
The issue I have with the whole thing is that it shouldn't be up to a democratic government to decide a nations opinions, it's up to the government to fully inform the public and let the public tell them what to think.
It's the job of parents to regulate what their children see/play etc. That's why they have ratings on the damn things. I've played Manhunt, I've played other violent games but you don't see me going out on any given day of the week to slaughter innocent bystanders in the name of good fun or venting anger (I stay hidden).
Well, this is true enough, isn't it?OP said:
Manhunt isn't very fun, either, so I personally would have no real problem with it being censored or not...
Actually, that's not really how it works.Medinburgh said:
If a party runs primarily on a platform of censoring all violent media, and wins the election to whatever, the should censor all violent media - that's why the people elected them. And that's how democracy works.
If they all vote for a party which aims to decide their opinions... Democratic paradox?
Because Manhunt 2 has "more" violent executions than Manhunt 1. To be honest, I actually liked Manhunt 2. I rented it with a free rental coupon as something to make fun of. I enjoyed the predictable story, but I would never actually buy it.Fraught said:
Now that I look back at it, yes, what I said is ridiculous.anti_strunt said:
I suppose the point that I really wanted to make is that the public should make their own decisions on it. If they don't like it or think it's too violent then they shouldn't buy it, hopefully dissuading the creators from making similar titles.
Also, when things get banned, they get a HELL of a lot more publicity, most of the public would have probably never heard of Manhunt 2.