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[darth los]

This seems like a good idea on paper but do petitions really carry any weight?
I think the language is perfectly reasonable. I can't wait to see the pols reaction to this. Any of you going to sign onto it?

http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=25743122&sid=6173433&tag=latestnews;title;0

[capncnut]

I don't think a bunch of die-hard gamers will change the decision. The UK film board are notoriously strict (even though pornographic scenes are legal over here) and they will probably ask the developers to re-cut some portions of the game.

I don't see why developers have to go so "full on" in games nowdays. Take a game like Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy - which has bad language, gore AND sex scenes - it's a perfect example of how to do an 18 rated videogame correctly. It's not just horror, the overall intelligence of the story and CSI-esque puzzles were enough to convince gamers that classy titles with shocking scenes could be produced. I think what I'm trying to say is that if Manhunt 2 had any sort of positive style, then maybe the film board might have decided otherwise.

[darth los]

I don't think a bunch of die-hard gamers will change the decision. The UK film board are notoriously strict (even though pornographic scenes are legal over here) and they will probably ask the developers to re-cut some portions of the game.

I don't see why developers have to go so "full on" in games nowdays. Take a game like Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy - which has bad language, gore AND sex scenes - it's a perfect example of how to do an 18 rated videogame correctly. It's not just horror, the overall intelligence of the story and CSI-esque puzzles were enough to convince gamers that classy titles with shocking scenes could be produced. I think what I'm trying to say is that if Manhunt 2 had any sort of positive style, then maybe the film board might have decided otherwise.

I think that we're still very early on, as a sosiety, in deciding exactly what video games are what catagory they fall into and how they should be rated. Movies had some of the same difficulties early on. An on screen kiss was big news. They are probably just trying to err on the side of caution but are censoring products that adults are pefectly able to evaluate for themselves. That's a classic example of "big brother."

[MinionZombie]

The UK film board are notoriously strict

Eh? Since 1999 they've been more and more laid back, they're open about their decisions, they do their own research, they're no MPAA that's for sure.

Also, Manhunt 2, second game to be banned ever, first was Carmageddon and that got overturned on appeal.