U.S. Senators Press ESRB Over Manhunt 2 And Videogame Ratings

[Lamppenkeyboard]

The issue I see with this is how they say that "young children" would be damaged by the level of immersion of the Wii controller. That's just asinine, any parent which would even let their children watch this graphic of a game should lose custody! I wouldn't have played the game anyway, but it got flak for something that is seriously idiotic.

 

[[Kira Must Die]]

Why are they debating over a game that's like two years old?

 

[Altorin]

Why are they debating over a game that's like two years old?

they're not.

The issue I see with this is how they say that "young children" would be damaged by the level of immersion of the Wii controller. That's just asinine, any parent which would even let their children watch this graphic of a game should lose custody! I wouldn't have played the game anyway, but it got flak for something that is seriously idiotic.

^ This guy necro'd a 2 year old thread.

 

[Lamppenkeyboard]

LoL delayed reaction I know.

 

[neoman10]

U.S. Senators Press ESRB Over Manhunt 2 And Videogame Ratings

A group of U.S. Senators has sent a letter to the Manhunt 2 [http://www.esrb.org]reflects deeper flaws in the industry's rating system.

Sent by Senators Joe Lieberman, Sam Brownback, Evan Bayh and presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, the letter said the game's violent content should have earned an AO (Adults Only) rating. Manhunt 2 was initially given that rating, but a modified version which eliminated the worst of the offending content was resubmitted to the ESRB and was downgraded to the M rating [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/76303], clearing it for sale in North America.

"We ask your consideration of whether it is time to review the robustness, reliability and repeatability of your ratings process, particularly for this genre of 'ultraviolent' videogames and the advances in game controllers," the group wrote. "We have consistently urged parents to pay attention to the ESRB rating system. We must ensure that parents can rely on the consistency and accuracy of those ratings."

A focal point of the Manhunt 2 controversy centered on the Nintendo Wii [http://www.wii.com]Remote controllers, which players would use to physically emulate the stabbing, hacking, slashing and other clobbering moves used in the game, rather than simply pressing buttons. Some critics claimed these in-game actions would create a damaging level of immersion for the young children playing the game.


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well young children shouldn't be playing it anyways, so their point is invalid in my opinion

kids will get it anyways, through internet or Mexican smugglers so changing the system would just end up in a lot of annoyance...or australiaizing the system

 

[neoman10]

^ This guy necro'd a 2 year old thread.

oh...my bad