The ban on controversial video game Manhunt 2 in the UK has been lifted and the game will now go on sale.
The Video Appeals Committee upheld an earlier decision that the game could be sold, following a nine-month battle between makers Rockstar and UK censors.

The British Board of Film Classification had taken the fight to ban the game to the High Court, saying the game "went too far".

An edited version of the title will be released with an 18 certificate.

Link: BBC Technology News


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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by RPDL on 18 Mar 2008 - 22:59
Whoah, people still talk about this game? With all that controversy, whether it was wanted or not, is it still worth releasing this game? I heard it didn't really garner positive reviews. I mean, it's not new anymore.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by The Walker on 19 Mar 2008 - 00:44
Edited? who the hell wants 'edited'?

Looks like another candidate for torrents.
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by brent3000 on 19 Mar 2008 - 04:46
they should just do what Vavle did... Sell it online... nothing can stop them then hahahaha lol
Quote this comment #3.1 Posted by chicken-royal on 19 Mar 2008 - 14:51
Yeah, games can be sold online (as downloads) without having to be edited to meet the BBFC's classification/censorship. And now that Rockstar Games are on Steam, if/when a PC version of Manhunt 2 comes around, Steam would be ideal for people in the UK to get the game as Rockstar originally made it.
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by ziadoz on 19 Mar 2008 - 16:22
The BBFC need to stop trying to ban things purely because of the media circus surrounding them. By the same reckoning you could say the Saw quadrilogy is pretty violent, and might influence someone to do something horrible to somebody else. It didn't stop them classifying them though. It's good to see the BBFC are totally independent.
Quote this comment #4.1 Posted by Xerxes on 20 Mar 2008 - 00:09
They can't be worse then the OFLC (Australia's rating board) they are one the toughest in the world and to this day they still refuse to allow a "R18+ rating" for games.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by +Volatile on 19 Mar 2008 - 17:16
peoples got nothin better to do..
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by RPDL on 19 Mar 2008 - 19:57
Apparently there is a wrench-castration scene in Manhunt 2. The decision to ban it must've been unanimous. I hate censors, but I cant really blame them in this case, castration isn't cool.
Quote this comment #6.1 Posted by Ollie64 on 20 Mar 2008 - 10:41
(RPDL said @ #6)
castration isn't cool.


Depends what side of the wrench you're on...
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