For the first time in ten years the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) felt the need to withhold a video game from their society. ‘Manhunt 2′, according to CNN, was rejected because of what the BBFC described as an unrelenting focus on sadism and brutal slaying.
This ban inspired an American group to begin protest that the game be banned in America also. That will be the second time Take-Two Interactive Software, who published controversial video game “Grand Theft Auto” will be in the limelight for creating a disturbingly violent game. In the game, players become an insane asylum escapee, creeping up on people and murdering them in gruesome ways.
The U.S. organization that rates games, the Entertainment Software Rating Board, has yet to rate the game, which is due for release on July 10. Demands for an “Adult Only” rating are very high.
“[It]…is the only way to limit children’s exposure to this unique combination of horrific violence and interactivity,” says Susan Linn, co-founder in one of the protesting groups.
Read [Take Two Interactive]
And yet the hypocrisy of the BBFC allows them to pass torture-porn movies like Hostel 2 and Captivity and yet a game intended for mature/adult gamers is banned with far less detailed scenes of mayhem/violence. It is a world gone mad when you have to witness the real atrocities of war on prime time which any child of any age can see yet an 18/adult rated 'video' game is banned. It makes one proud to be british. Right.