#MANHUNT 2 BANNED SOFTWARE#

Rockstar has not expressed any plans to release an uncut version of Manhunt 2. The Netherlands lacks a videogame regulative body, self-appointed or otherwise, such as the ESRB or British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), and the European Union doesn't police games across all its member states. 'The current law is based on the principle that every adult is considered capable of deciding for himself which games he wants to play, unless it contains illegal material,' said Ballin. There are laws in place to prosecute retailers who sell a violent game to those under 16, but the courts apparently do not have the power to outright ban a game. Now GameDaily BIZ is reporting that officials in the Netherlands have given the green light to sell Manhunt 2 uncut in whichever form Rockstar desires.ДЄfter parliament in the Netherlands called on the courts to ban the game as well, a Dutch Justice Minister by the name of Ernst Hirsch Ballin determined the country's laws provide no means to outlaw the sale of a videogame. last week, its status remains unchanged in the UK and Germany: it has been banned.

#MANHUNT 2 BANNED SOFTWARE#

While the Entertainment Software Ratings Board lowered the game's rating from Adults Only (AO) to Mature (M) in the U.S. If the BBFC maintains its ban, Manhunt 2 will be the first game that actually could not be sold - Carmageddon's ban was lifted after the blood colour was changed and other small gameplay tweaks were added to decrease realism.Дo you have a thought on the censorship? Does this seem like a sensible step to prevent the game's appeal to minors, or does it seem like outright censorship in a country known for its first-class freedoms? Tell us your thoughts in our forums.Another day, another bizarre turn of events for Manhunt 2. The game's developer, Rockstar, has six weeks to file an appeal and either modify the game's content to appease the board or agree to not market the game in the UK. Unlike in the US, the BBFC's mature (18+) rating is legally enforceable and selling the game to a minor would have carried strict punishment anyway. The parents' voices have certainly been amplified by their MP, who called the BBFC's decision 'excellent' and said that it showed 'that game publishers cannot expect to get interactive games where players take the part of killers engaged in 'casual sadism' and murder.' They have campaigned actively to ban the sequel, calling it 'morally irresponsible'. Granted, the police didn't seem to believe so, saying that the murder was a robbery gone wrong - but who has time for those little details? His parents blamed the original Manhunt for his death, saying that the killer trained by playing the game. The Board's decision has thrilled the family of a Leicester boy who was murdered in 2004. There is sustained and cumulative casual sadism in the way in which these killings are committed, and encouraged, in the game.' 'Manhunt 2 is distinguishable from recent high-end video games by its unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone. David Cooke, the Director of the BBFC, explained the decision: Without any rating, the game will now be illegal to acquire in the UK. Manhunt 2 has been banned by the BBFC.Д«anning Manhunt 2 marks the second time that the British Board of Film Classification has outright banned a game, effectively acting as censors for the British populous (the first time was Carmageddon, back in 1997).

Bully passed into (and quickly out of) our lives with barely a whisper, and it's been quiet since. It's been a little while since we've really had to worry about the Ratings game rearing its ugly head.

Manhunt 2 banned