Manhunt 2 trims down to Mature rating for October release

by Alisha Karabinus { Aug 24th 2007 at 3:15PM }

The New York Times called this one -- a slimmer, sleeker, and we can only guess happier Manhunt 2 will hit shelves, appropriately enough, on Halloween. The ESRB issued a new rating for the game, lowering the Adults Only tag to Mature, which clears the game for release.

The game's fate in Europe, where it was banned in several countries, is as yet unknown, but we expect to hear some news on that front soon.

The entire debacle, though cleared up, is still disheartening. With the number of adult gamers increasing all the time, and comparisons between game and film content demonstrating the vast difference in standards, we hope that someday, something in the system will change. For now, however, it seems publishers and developers, and indeed, all of us, are at the mercy of the ESRB and the standards of Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft.

[Via Joystiq; image found here.]

Gallery: Manhunt2

Tags: AO, controversy, ESRB, Halloween, Manhunt2, Mature, rating, release, Rockstar, Take-Two

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Ghen @ Aug 24th 2007 3:57PM

But what did they cut? Whats the difference between "On store shelves everywhere" and "Noone will touch it with a 10 foot pole because its just as bad as spooge covered porn DVDs" ?

Rocketman @ Aug 24th 2007 4:08PM

I think they removed the scene involving him covering porn DVDs in spooge.

hvnlysoldr @ Aug 24th 2007 4:25PM

No they removed the scene in the featured picture. Many test subjects vomited after the brutal beating of the puppy against therapist's entire body.

Dan @ Aug 24th 2007 5:15PM

LOL are you serious? actually vomited?

if that's all they had to cut out, the game was probably better for it.

WhatIsThatThing @ Aug 24th 2007 5:39PM

@Dan:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm

Read it. Learn it. Know it.

hvnlysoldr @ Aug 24th 2007 5:42PM

It's not a coincidence you didn't pick up on his sarcasm. Or is it an irony that I'm saying you're being sarcastic for not realizing his sarcastic remark to my sarcastic post. Or that it's ironic that sarcasm and irony are used so ironically and sarcastically. All hail the Hypnotoad.