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Take-Two's Zelnick criticizes AO rating for Manhunt 2 |
Listed in: PSP, Wii Tags: British Board of Film Classification, ESRB, North America, Take-Two Interactive
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In light of the AO rating that's been haunting their Manhunt 2 game for the Wii and PSP platforms, Take-Two Interactive once again stepped in to say their piece. This was part of the discussions that came up during a recent conference call company chairman Strauss Zelnick attended."WeÂ’re determined to bring Manhunt 2 to the consumers for which it was intended, and to do so in a responsible fashion," said Zelnick during the meeting.
Aside from the AO rating it received from the ESRB in North America, Manhunt 2 was not rated by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). This effectively bans the game from the UK region.
Zelnick further questioned the point of a rating system if it meant that the game could not be played even by its target age bracket. He was mindful not to pin the blame on retailers:
In that instance, one has to ask oneself whatÂ’s the purpose of a rating if it in fact means that a title cannot be released? But I donÂ’t think that that issue falls at the door of retailers. Retailers are acting responsibly, frankly, and I think a retailer has a right to say, 'This is what IÂ’m prepared to put on my shelves.' ItÂ’s not correct to be critical of the retailers at all. Because this is a voluntary ratings system in the US, we have to be critical of ourselves if weÂ’ve allowed a system to develop that prevents us from bringing a title to market that we want to bring to market. ThatÂ’s something that we have to address.
As an AO-rated title, only gamers aged 18 and above - still a sizable demographic of the community - would have had access to Manhunt 2. As a last note, Zelnick let the fans in on some good news. According to the Take-Two boss, Grand Theft Auto IV is expected to launch under an M-rating (Mature, age 17+) and shouldn't suffer the same stigma as Manhunt 2 did.
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These people are just being babies because to them, "video games" means "little kids."
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I prefer 80's Gore/splatter movies. That0s something to ban.
"Cannibal Holocaust" come in mind?
though the fact that why movies and games are treated different? Is beyond me. :S
stupid I would say
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Just gose to show how *****ed up this world is, if anything it's the MH games that should banned.
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I say to hell with Manhunt and take-two. To hell with GTA. It's time to clean the *****. People think we're weird for banning/bashing/hating these games, but think of it this way... These games are your idea of fun. You thirst for them so much. You WANT the gruesome violence, the sex, all that. These games do affect people, I don't care how smart or strong of mind you say you are, they affect you no matter what. You're only being naive if you think "psh I'm a big shot I can handle it. If you weren't affected by them you wouldn't have such a desire to have Manhunt 2 reach the shelves. Face it... You want it, because you like it, and you desire to play it and see the effects of your thoughts in the game.
Friends think about it... Society doesn't need these games.
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In the end, it's people like you who look to blame everything else but the people who actually carry out murderous impulses. They are the problem, not the games, movies or literature that have been shouted down over the centuries (yes, books where often banned before movies because they were "immoral")
I hate censorship and people like you are the real scum, looking to decide for everyone else what they see or indeed what they can say. YOU are the problem, not the solution. There are more realistic thinking people out there than you and your type of closed minded cronies.
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u people need to stop treating us like stupid babies, cuz normal people whos iqs are in the double digits, unlike u, no that there is consequences for killign sum1 in real life so we just do it in a video game because its FUN, video games are supposed to be FUN not fun for babies just fun
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@ my impersonator who calls himself the real revolution... I don't need to erase myself from existence because I don't have any dark urges that need controlling. I have no desire to play a game like Manhunt because the urge to act out such violence is not there. I could care less if you need or want to play this game. You need to realize that you aren't the only one being "censored" so stop YOUR whining. Religion is censored all the time, because people don't want to be made to feel guilty or accountable. These platforms actually have sense sticking by their no AO rated games. It's not the fact that "it'll make people go on murderous rampages" but it's crap. It's mindless pollution. I hope Manhunt 2 dies along with Take-Two.
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