Manhunt 2 Ready For Release, Politicians Angered

After much hemming and hawing, Take-Two appears to have secured an 'M' rating for Manhunt 2 from the ESRB. The title is now due in stores around Halloween. The reversal of fortunes for the much-maligned title has prompted a number of conspiracy theories and outright outrage from groups 'fighting' videogame violence. Well-known commentator on the subject and California State Senator Leland Yee is demanding more transparency from the ESRB as a result of this decision. From GamePolitics' coverage: "Parents can't trust a rating system that doesn't even disclose how they come to a particular rating. The ESRB and Rockstar should end this game of secrecy by immediately unveiling what content has been changed to grant the new rating and what correspondence occurred between the ESRB and Rockstar to come to this conclusion. Unfortunately, history shows that we must be quite skeptical of these two entities."

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Maybe this jackass should read up on the material

[falcon5768]

before he rants and raves like a loony.

From Wikipedia:

EC -- Early Childhood: Contains content that is considered suitable for ages 3 and older. Contains no material that parents would find inappropriate.

E -- Everyone: Contains content that is considered suitable for ages 6 and older. Titles in this category may contain minimal cartoon, fantasy or mild violence and/or infrequent use of mild language.

E10+ -- Everyone 10+: Contains content that is considered suitable for ages 10 and older. Titles in this category may contain more cartoon, fantasy or mild violence, mild language, minimal and/or infrequent blood and/or minimal suggestive themes.

T -- Teen: Contains content that is considered suitable for ages 13 and older. Titles in this category may contain violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, minimal blood, simulated gambling, and/or infrequent use of strong language.

M -- Mature: Contains content that is considered suitable for ages 17 and older. Titles in this category may contain intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content and/or strong language.

AO -- Adults Only: Contains content that is considered suitable only for ages 18 and older. Titles in this category may include prolonged scenes of intense violence and/or graphic sexual content and nudity.

Its just like the movies your great backwards state likes to put out Mr Senator. They constantly take crap out to enable them to get a lower rating too. Why is it so hard for you people to get it through your skull that NOT ALL GAMES ARE FOR KIDS! Hell why are you even bitching about it as if a parent is going to buy this? ITS STILL RATED M.... ITS STILL NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 17 AND IF YOU BUY IT FOR THEM YOUR A BAD PARENT

As for transparicy... last I looked the Motion Picture Rating Board was not transparent either.

god these people make me so bitterly angry at their stupidity.

Re:What?

[Applekid]

They already had it. The RSAC. Seems they evolved into a web-ratings organization instead.

Ultimately it came down to LAZINESS. It didn't have an age rating on it, so lazy parents couldn't be bothered to know their children, look at the scales, and figure out what they can and can't handle.

That system exposed game content for the world to see and evidently it didn't make a big enough splash.

Re:Mixed news

[plague3106]

As far as I know, Barnes & Noble does not carry "Jugs" magazine. I do not think companies should be "ashamed" of making a conscious business decision.

They carry penthouse, playboy, hustler and a host of others though.