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US Senators Take On The ESRB Over Manhunt 2

eldavojohn writes "Some US Senate members sent a letter to the ESRB asking for 'your consideration of whether it is time to review the robustness, reliability and repeatability of your ratings process, particularly for this genre of 'ultraviolent' video games and the advances in game controllers,' the senators wrote. 'We have consistently urged parents to pay attention to the ESRB rating system. We must ensure that parents can rely on the consistency and accuracy of those ratings.' The group of lawmakers were concerned that Manhunt 2 was only given an 'M' rating and instead feel that it should have the 'AO' rating — a rating that only 23 other games have been given and a rating that would cause Sony & Nintendo to restrict it from being released on their consoles."

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  1. Re:That's the bit that gets me, the console makers by Entropius · · Score: 5, Funny

    Doing crap like this is Congress' equivalent of reading slashdot at work, really.

    They even have trolls and all, and sometimes I wonder if Cynthia McKinney is a closet member of the GNAA...

  2. Ultraviolence?? by carpe_noctem · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well mate, th' game's got plenty 'a droogs, but none o' th 'ol in-out, in-out...

    --
    "Quoting famous computer scientists out of context is the root of all evil (or at least most of it) in programming." - K
  3. Re:Did they actually play it? by Thanshin · · Score: 5, Funny

    You sir, are a king among men! And why not queen among women. Sexist pig.
  4. Re:Did they actually play it? by Floritard · · Score: 3, Funny

    Jeez Manhunt 2 doesn't have any of that in it. Did you even play the game?