Manhunt 2 runs the gauntlet of censors

Manhunt 2, Rockstar’s newest videogame, has been banned in Britain for “unrelenting focus on stalking and brutal slaying”, according to the British Board of Film Classification. They have refused to give it a rating, essentially prohibiting businesses from selling it. Manhunt 2 is scheduled to be released on July 9, 2007, in the US for the Wii, the PS2, and the PSP. The ESRB hasn’t yet announced a rating for the game.

The only other game that was ever refused classification in the UK was Carmageddon by SCi, and that was eventually overturned on appeal. In the meantime, Carmageddon was released in an edited, toned down version.

Manhunt 2 features the main character being continually…