Segata Sanshiro
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Manhunt 2 Rated Adults Only by ESRB
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plagiarize
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i hope Rockstar are inquiring along those lines anyway. like i say, i want them to show some conviction and stand by their game.The Sphinx said:
i know it's unlikely, but i see nothing wrong with someone pushing the envelope when we're talking about a videogame.
i don't know that i'd have the stomach for it, but i'd like to think that just as there can be credible and respected NC-17 movies, that there can be a market for AO games.
plagiarize
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erm. no one *has* to watch them.ManaByte said:
if you don't want to watch a film, don't watch it. same goes for manhunt 2. wouldn't it be preferably to live in a world where people could decide for themselves whether a game was too much for them and not play it at their own discretion?
that said, if rockstar cut the game down to an M they're the only people i'll blame for it, as it will be for one reason and one reason only.
money.
AltogetherAndrews
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plagiarize said:
No. People can't be trusted to govern themselves.
AgentOtaku
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went and preordered on amazon myself 
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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ManaByte said:
Grok4Spock
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MK2 had the blood in it, because of the ESRB giving Nintendo an out(It was rated M). MK1 however, was the sweaty edition due to the ESRB being about a year or two away from being in existence...Mr.City said:
Zombie James
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Razoric said:
It'd still have to be licensed.
disappeared
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ElectricBlue187 said:
*Paging Merovingian*
AndoCalrissian
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I wonder if they made it ultra-gory to get an AO rating on purpose, for publicity, and will then cut it back to receive an M for release.
ElectricBlue187
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disappeared said:
i think he's banned
VultureDude
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Mr. Pachunga Chung said:
hah! he said it was going to be more violent than Manhunt 2. Fat chance it would ever be that violent based on the standards for rating games in Japan (ie. didn't GTA get a rating beyond just the equivelent to 'M' overseas?)
I think the ESRB made the right choice. I posted my feelings in the other thread:
According to ESRB, games rated "Adults Only" have content that should only be played by persons 18 years and older. Titles in this category may include prolonged scenes of intense violence and/or graphic sexual content and nudity.
Let's break that down:
- Should only be played by persons 18 years and older.
- Prolonged scenes of intense violence.
Intense Violence is further defined thusly: Graphic and realistic-looking depictions of physical conflict. May involve extreme and/or realistic blood, gore, weapons and depictions of human injury and death
Should people under the age of 18 really be playing Manhunt 2? Are there prolonged scenes of intense violence. I don't know, but judging from the previews I've read, it sure seems likely. From 1up:
That sure sounds like prolonged intense violence to me. This game deserves an adult rating. It should not be banned. It should recieve a correct rating, and the rating should be enforced. Simple.
Other games rated AO: Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Director's Cut: PC CD ROM, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Thrill Kill for PSone, and various Playboy, Leisure Suit Larry and porn games.
According to ESRB, games rated "Adults Only" have content that should only be played by persons 18 years and older. Titles in this category may include prolonged scenes of intense violence and/or graphic sexual content and nudity.
Let's break that down:
- Should only be played by persons 18 years and older.
- Prolonged scenes of intense violence.
Intense Violence is further defined thusly: Graphic and realistic-looking depictions of physical conflict. May involve extreme and/or realistic blood, gore, weapons and depictions of human injury and death
Should people under the age of 18 really be playing Manhunt 2? Are there prolonged scenes of intense violence. I don't know, but judging from the previews I've read, it sure seems likely. From 1up:
That sure sounds like prolonged intense violence to me. This game deserves an adult rating. It should not be banned. It should recieve a correct rating, and the rating should be enforced. Simple.
Other games rated AO: Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Director's Cut: PC CD ROM, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Thrill Kill for PSone, and various Playboy, Leisure Suit Larry and porn games.
disappeared
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ElectricBlue187 said:
:lol
I bet he'd be right up in here again trying to convince us that anyone who buys the Wii version is a psycho.
Personally, I wish we DID just ban stuff like this. I don't see how allowing folks to engage in pyschotic fantasies is good, artistic, or worthwhile political expression. I do think there is a proverbial line that should not be crossed, but I'm just an old fuddy duddy.
VultureDude
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Saoh said:
I hate how this usually works, but guitily I feel the same...
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DavidDayton said:
Yea pretty much. Drawing a line somewhere is absurd, and I applaud Rockstar for having the balls to confront this idiocy. I don't know what's more ridiculous, the ESRB for having an AO rating to dole out when someone rings their bell and pretend they are doing the world a favor by letting oodles and oodles of ****ing filth get through on an M rating, which might as well be E given the way stores enforce the ratings, or the stores themselves who, instead of actually doing their ****ing job and enforcing the various ratings, simply refuse to sell games that are restricted and call it a day. The entire thing is a farce.
Also, I can't believe there are people in here acting like Rockstar ****ed up or something, of course they knew they were pushing it.
Flakster99
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DarienA said:
Likewise.
Scottlarock
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AO is a death kill, no-way in usa retail will it be rated this. no major retailer will carry it. this has probably been posted a hundred times.
Juwanna Peezadis
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Slavik81 said:
well, if there is an overarching message in all this other than just pointless gore, this game could very well leave a lasting impression for the better. perhaps this game is a superb example of "because i know i can, i don't."DavidDayton said:
for an example, think of the book american psycho. if any of you read that book, and are any kind of moral creatures, the book probably kept you up a few nights. it did that for me, and i only listened to some passages a friend was reading over lunch. if this game can convey the true horrors of killing someone, it may very well PREVENT people from killing. it just leaves a bad taste in your mouth, but in the end its for the better. all stomach for excessively violent acts are gone and your humanity takes over. however, that only really works for relatively mature individuals who can put two and two together. this is why most adolesents and children should not play this game, simply because the meaning would be lost to them. there is meaning to this game,
unfortunately, it can only be truly appreciated by an adult, and therefore, only should be available to an adult. it's unfortunate that it can only truly achieve that through being rated AO. i just wish more parents were responsible to a point where this wouldn't be an issue