Manhunt 2

- Playstation 2

ON OTHER PLATFORMS: Playstation 2, PSP, Wii

GAME INFO
publisher: Rockstar Games
developer: Rockstar Games
genre: Action Adventure

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ESRB rating: M
homepage:
www.rockstargames.com/manhunt2/

release date: Oct 29, 07 (released)

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»	Apr 01, 2008 GTA IV Cleared for Release by BBFC Rockstar's Manhunt 2 was delayed several times before it finally hit the United Kingdom. Why? Well, because the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) simply refused to grant a certificate. » MORE

»	Mar 21, 2008 Brit MP Goes Against Manhunt 2 For one brief moment it almost felt like Rockstar's excessively violent game Manhunt 2 (PS2/Wii) would get a breather from the pressures of the British legal system. » MORE

»	Mar 14, 2008 Manhunt 2 Finally Gets UK Release Last year, the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) refused to grant Manhunt 2 a certificate in the United Kingdom. The Video Appeals Committee decided to uphold its decision to accept the appeal made by Rockstar. » MORE

Jan 24, 2008

Manhunt 2 UK Ban Appeal Overturned by the High Court
Manhunt 2 continues its troublesome existence within the United Kingdom. First, the British Board of Film Classification bans the game in the UK, then the ban was overturned by appeal of the Video Appeals Committee and now that same appeal has been overturned by the High Court.

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»	Dec 10, 2007 Rockstar Wins Manhunt 2 Appeal, Still Waiting for UK Release As the whole planet knows by now, Rockstar appealed after the British Board of Film Classification made a decision to ban Manhunt 2. Now, the appeal has been approved by the Video Appeals Committee. » MORE

Dec 04, 2007

NIMF's Report Card Criticized by ESRB
National Institute on Media and the Family (NIMF) gave the games industry a "C" in its annual Video Game Report Card. Amongst other findings, the Institute calls the industry an "ominous backslide," indicating a 42% success rate of children purchasing M-rated games.

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»	Nov 20, 2007 US Senators Tell ESRB What to Do A bunch of US Senators, a bipartisan group at that led by non other than Sen. Joe Lieberman and presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, has sent a letter to the ESRB complaining about its decision to rate Rockstar's Manhunt 2 as "mature. » MORE

»	Nov 07, 2007 Target Pulls Manhunt 2 As Next-Gen is reporting, US retail chain Target has now officially pulled the PSP version of Manhunt 2 from shelves. "Target strives to provide merchandise that will appeal to a wide variety of guests. » MORE

»	Nov 02, 2007 ESRB Says Rockstar's Not to Blame for Manhunt 2 Hacks In case you didn't know, there are ways to turn Manhunt 2 PSP into an uncensored version. As a result, certain advocacy groups called for a rating change - from Mature back to its original AO rating. » MORE

Oct 31, 2007

Ways to Make 'Manhunt 2' Adult-Only Again
In what is sure to be yet another overblown issue causing certain... individuals to crawl out of the woodwork again screaming "bloody murder," a bunch of Russian hackers has found a way to "uncensor" the PSP version of Rockstar's Manhunt 2, essentially unlocking all the original gore and violence without the blurry filter.

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Oct 26, 2007

Manhunt 2 Could Slip Through Legal Loophole
(Did someone say "manhole?" That's what I read in the title. - 2Lions) Believe it or not, a loophole in UK's Video Recordings Act could actually clear the road for Manhunt 2, Rockstar's excessively violent video game scheduled to arrive in the US by Halloween.

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»	Oct 25, 2007 Manhunt 2 Trailer Wii, PS2 and PSP users will have something to do this Halloween, aside from trick-or-treating. They'll be able to buy Manhunt 2, provided of course, they are old enough to play through its naughty, naughty, content. » MORE

»	Oct 22, 2007 PlayStation Europe Employee Causes Manhunt 2 Leak Currently banned in Britain, Take-Two's title Mahnunt 2 has been leaked onto the Web. To be more precise, somebody leaked the early PS2 build of the game. » MORE

»	Oct 09, 2007 Rockstar Appeals Over Manhunt 2 If you've read yesterday's scoop, you already know that the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification's) once again refused to rate Rockstar's Manhunt 2 in the UK. » MORE

»	Oct 08, 2007 Brits Still Say 'No' to Manhunt 2 The British game rating body, the BBFC, has once again denied Rockstar's Manhunt 2 a rating, saying that the developers haven't done enough to tone down the brutal nature of the game. » MORE

»	Aug 01, 2007 Rockstar Appeals Manhunt 2 UK Ban Okay, it took them long enough. Six weeks after the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) refused to give Manhunt 2 an age rating in the UK, thus banning the game from sale, Rockstar has lodged an appeal to get the decision overturned. » MORE

Jul 25, 2007

Condemned 2 Creators Pondering Fate of Manhunt 2
The future of the Condemned sequel (a rather violent yet entertaining and well done game from Monolith) is, ironically, somewhat influenced by the controversy surrounding Rockstar's Manhunt 2 (game being banned left and right in Europe and eventually getting the AO [Adult Only] rating in the States).

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Jul 19, 2007

Jack Thompson Praises UK Ratings Model
There is something seriously wrong with the UK -- Jack Thompson is praising their ratings model. Speaking to MCV, Thompson praised the UK ratings system and claimed that the British Board of Film Classification's (BBFC’) decision not to grant Manhunt 2 a rating was the right move.

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»	Jun 29, 2007 Rockstar's Proud of Manhunt 2 Rockstar is defending its controversial title Manhunt 2, arguing that games should be judged like other forms of media. Meanwhile the gaming community is pretty much divided on the subject. » MORE

Jun 28, 2007

Nintendo Boss Speaks on Manhunt 2
Nintendo of America head honcho Reggie Fils-Aime addressed for the first time the controversy surrounding Rockstar's Mahnunt 2. Take-Two recently decided to "temporarily suspend" the game's release once it received a preliminary Adults Only rating in the US (and after being banned in the UK and Ireland).

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»	Jun 22, 2007 Manhunt 2 On Hold, Not Coming in July In light of recent events, Manhunt 2 being banned in the UK and Ireland, as well as the game's preliminary Adults Only rating in the US, Take-Two made a decision to "temporarily suspend" the game's release. » MORE

Jun 21, 2007

Manhunt 2 Banned in Ireland
And the "Manhunt" continues. Ireland is the latest country to ban Rockstar's controversial game, Manhunt 2. Irish Examiner has the news. “IFCO recognises that in certain films, DVDs and video games, strong graphic violence may be a justifiable element within the overall context of the work.

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»	Jun 20, 2007 ESRB Gives Manhunt 2 AO Rating More news on Rockstar's controversial Manhunt sequel is hitting the Intraweb. From Gamepolitics: The ESRB has issued an initial rating of AO (Adults Only) for Manhunt 2. » MORE

»	Jun 19, 2007 Manhunt 2 Banned in UK Manhunt 2, the Wii-bound (amongst other platforms) controversial game from Rockstar is living up to its reputation, creating even more controversy before it was even launched. » MORE

Jun 06, 2007

Florida Attorney General Concerned Over Manhunt 2 on Wii
The manhunt on Manhunt 2 continues so to speak as "GamePolitics has confirmed via multiple sources that Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum (R) has expressed concern over the impending release of Rockstar’s controversial game on Nintendo’s next-gen console.

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May 08, 2007

Jack Thompson Attacks Wendy's Over Wii Promo
Just got word from the folks at Gamealmighy that, as they put it, "Our balmy friend, Jack Thompson, continues his 'heroic' crusade against violent video games by attacking Wendy's upcoming kids meal promotion for the Nintendo Wii version of Manhunt 2.

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»	Apr 17, 2007 Manhunt 2 Shots It's a collection of tiny screens, but still worth a peek. And, it has violence and Rockstar written all over it, so I'm sure most of you won't resist. » MORE

»	Feb 07, 2007 Manhunt 2 in the Works, Teaser Trailer You'd think that Rockstar would steer clear from the "Manhunt" franchise, given how much bad (and that is a mild word) publicity this game has gotten for its excessive and generally pointless violence. » MORE

Mar 19, 2007

Take-Two Sues Thomson, Lawyer Calls for "Divine Aid"
The tables have turned and the hunter has now become the prey. Publisher Take-Two is protecting its interest by filing a lawsuit against Miami attorney, Jack Thomson, whose efforts in the past few years made him practically infamous within the gaming community.

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