Manhunt 2 nu al geweigerd in de UK

De British Board of Film Classification ( BBFG ) heeft de game [tag]Manhunt 2[/tag] officieeël geweigerd, voor zowel de [tag]Nintedo Wii[/tag] als de [tag]Playstation 2[/tag](over het al dan niet weigeren van [tag]Manhunt 2[/tag] op [tag]PSP[/tag] is er echter geen nieuws ) . Het is algemeen geweten dat deze game van [tag]Rockstar games[/tag] niet echt voor "doetjes" is, maar is het dan zo erg dat hij meteen geweigerd moet worden? In de United Kingdom zullen ze dit spel alvast niet in de winkelrekken vinden. De enige oplossing die hun rest is importeren...

David Cooke, directeur van BBFC zei:

“Rejecting a work is a very serious action and one which we do not take lightly. Where possible we try to consider cuts or, in the case of games, modifications which remove the material which contravenes the Board’s published Guidelines. In the case of Manhunt 2 this has not been possible. Manhunt 2 is distinguishable from recent high-end videogames by its unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone in an overall game context which constantly encourages visceral killing with exceptionally little alleviation or distancing. There is sustained and cumulative casual sadism in the way in which these killings are committed, and encouraged, in the game."

“Although the difference should not be exaggerated the fact of the game’s unrelenting focus on stalking and brutal slaying and the sheer lack of alternative pleasures on offer to the gamer, together with the different overall narrative context, contribute towards differentiating this submission from the original Manhunt game. That work was classified ‘18’ in 2003, before the BBFC’s recent games research had been undertaken, but was already at the very top end of what the Board judged to be acceptable at that category.”

“Against this background, the Board’s carefully considered view is that to issue a certificate to Manhunt 2, on either platform, would involve a range of unjustifiable harm risks, to both adults and minors, within the terms of the Video Recordings Act, and accordingly that its availability, even if statutorily confined to adults, would be unacceptable to the public.”
Under the terms of the Video Recordings Act distributors have the right to appeal the Board’s decision.

Ons doet het in elk geval nog meer uitkijken naar deze gruwelijke game ! Manhunt 2 zal normaal gezien op 13/07 in de winkelrekken liggen ( met hierboven getoonde boxart ) ...