Europe's Manhunt 2 green-lighted...in Holland

Posted Aug 30, 2007 at 10:34AM by QJ Staff Listed in: News, Titles, Games Tags: Europe, Netherlands, Take-Two Interactive
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Manhunt 2 - Image 1While gamers in parts of Europe have a long road ahead regarding their copy of Take-Two Interactive's Manhunt 2 (PSP, Wii), word is out that the game is expected to be released in the Netherlands. According to Holland Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin, this is because existing Dutch laws do not authorize banning games due to violent content.

The Minster noted that theoretically, it would still be possible to prosecute people who distributed the game to people under the age of 16 provided the images were violent enough. "The current law is based on the principle that every adult is considered capable of deciding for himself which games he wants to play, unless it contains illegal material," said Mr. Ballin in a letter to the Dutch Parliament.

Ballin further noted that the decision of what sort of video games children are allowed to play is "the joint responsibility of parents, the audiovisual industry and the government." Ballin wrote in the letter a plea for unified EU standard for video game ratings. As it stands, Manhunt 2 has been re-rated M by North America's ESRB, and has been cleared for an October 31 launch in the region.

Via Forbes

 
 
 

Comments

by - 2007-08-30 10:33:04
NL

Ah that's why i love my country :)
by - 2007-08-30 10:33:48
you know us Dutch people

we don't give a crap bout stuff like that. we allow almost anything in movies and games.
by - 2007-08-30 10:37:52
Unedited?

I guess teh question is, are they getting the unedited version so i can import it?
by - 2007-08-30 10:48:28
Sales...

Guess what i will be putting on ebay :D ... I live in a dirty rotten place......... We just believe its the responsibility of the parents/stores. HE ITS YOUR KID SO LOOK AFTER HIM/HER :D:D
by - 2007-08-30 10:51:56
lol

Yeahhhhh! Eat it BBFC, CCFC Jackass Thompson and Leland Yee. All these douch bag people and organizations have lost and should now STFU! Take Two / Rock Star WINS! Its a shame they didn't win without needing to editing the content first though.
by - 2007-08-30 11:13:16
...

i felt so happy when i saw "europe's manhunt 2 green-lighted" YAY ... then i saw "...in Holland"...
by - 2007-08-30 11:17:31
IMPORT

IMPORT.......ever heard of the internet :D
by Jx1 - 2007-08-30 11:36:38
unedited!!

we need the unedited. I wonder how much more gore can they put in? oO; *drools*
by - 2007-08-30 11:47:46
l000000l

Wij Nederlanders ownen jullie dikke USA'rs hard! :P
by - 2007-08-30 11:51:16
dutchman

Aah heerlijk toch, ik hou van onze politiek :P I love my country, everyone will start importing it like a motherf :P
by - 2007-08-30 11:53:44
...

Thank you hirsch ballin xD I love my Netherlands Nederland oo nederland, jij bent mijn kampioen
by - 2007-08-30 12:05:04
Nederland!!

The Netherlands win again :P Nederland doet het weer. xD
by - 2007-08-30 12:09:38
yup

Holland for live :D We don't fear games, we just plat them!! wilders for president:P
by - 2007-08-30 12:14:09
nederland...

Normaal vind ik Nederland idiote zakken, maar m'n noorderburen stijgen nu hoog in mijn achting...
by - 2007-08-30 12:30:22
a law that makes sense

This is the first time that I see politicians actually making sense, on another note, we need more no non-sense laws here in the US.
by - 2007-08-30 12:48:31
.....

thats why your country is the way it is
by - 2007-08-30 13:23:39
Mhuahaha

Wilders for president, lol =p=p Heeft die mongool van een Hirsch Ballin toch nog wat goed gedaan als minister....
by - 2007-08-30 13:37:32
Holland is soft on everything...

I mean, weed is legal in Holland. But it's not negative so many things are allowed there, it's just that dutch people are very responsible, organized, educated that they're not affected by negative variants that much as in the US, UK, ect.
by - 2007-08-30 13:58:23
...

3 w00ts 4 Holland!!1!
by Link0 - 2007-08-30 14:55:13
Heh

We've been at this since the dawn of time. Lets not worry about morals if it brings money.
by - 2007-08-30 15:29:11
aqui nao mamas nada fodido da porra

outravez a falar sobre este jogo paleleiro... Este site e mesmo fodido e mal pago. Se nao tem outra coisa para falar que peguem na pombinha e vaiam brincar para a areia.
by - 2007-08-30 18:13:32
Wondering...

So is the UNCUT version going to be released October 31 still?? or does it have a different release date?
by - 2007-08-30 19:13:48
good

lol someone will release the rip and we can all pirate it! whooo-hooo! altho im not gonna play...this gam is so messed up what is the fun in killing and torturing for no reason wutsoevr? it makes my skin crawl.
by - 2007-08-30 22:57:04
We zijn er nog niet

Nu gaat die gast van de pvda dijsellbloem waarschijnlijk weer zeiken dat de game niet op de markt mag komen!
by - 2007-08-30 23:18:53
@bob

you meant awesome huh ^.^
by - 2007-08-30 23:42:33
it goes without saying that violent videogames are bad!

If someone plays manhunt they will become a serial killer! Just as people turned into yellow blobs, started sayin "waka eaka" only lived on pills and where afraid of ghosts when they played pac man in the eightes!
by - 2007-08-31 00:26:58
idd

en wat denk je van de christenunie die gaan waarschijnlijk ook zeiken
by - 2007-08-31 00:56:02
great news

everything goes in computergames in the netherlands, sex drugs, voilence. in fact we do have a low crime rate, we legalized prostitution (instead of closing our eyes to the oldest profession in the world) and we allow people to buy small amounts and smoke weed (sadly we did not legalised it yet). still we have less percentage of people smoking pot than in belgium or the uk. And on the magic muschroom matter: 90% of the people that have problems with muschrooms are TOURISTS! we have it all but still we don't go crazy and shoot people up. suck on that Thompson.
by - 2007-08-31 01:21:36
?

No Wilders for president please, he probably would ban games in the Netherlands... @Rock Star, keep those great games commin'!
by - 2007-08-31 06:54:54
Arme Kutapen

Arme idioten zuigen enorme ballen.
by - 2007-08-31 09:17:29
Hehe

So now we're not only famous because of the coffeeshops, but also 'cause of manhunt :-)
by - 2007-08-31 13:12:31
LOL

Aaaaight, vette *****. Lekker voor die schijtamerikanen dat ze em geedit krijgen Nederland is gewoon PWNAGE
by - 2007-08-31 13:15:02
jah maartoch

Die mongool van een Dijsselbloem kan er toch geen ene flikker aan doen. Het is de wet, je weet tog...:')

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