I was actually looking forward to this game. All I know is all this talk about it is going to do nothing but boost it's sales when it is eventually released.


I wish they'd come out with it on PS3 in 1080P though


'Manhunt 2' release suspended
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A scene from Manhunt 2. Take-Two Interactive Software s temporarily suspending plans to distribute the game while it reviews its options.
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A scene from Manhunt 2. Take-Two Interactive Software s temporarily suspending plans to distribute the game while it reviews its options.
By Matt Slagle, Associated Press
Players of the video game Manhunt 2 would have assumed the role of a scientist with amnesia who escapes from an asylum and then goes on a bloody killing spree as he tries to remember his past. But consumers may never see it on store shelves.

Following bans by Britain and Ireland, as well as a ratings predicament that would have made it nearly impossible to buy in the United States, publisher Take-Two Interactive Software decided that it might already be game over for Manhunt 2.

In a short statement Thursday evening, the New York-based company said it is temporarily suspending plans to distribute the game while it reviews its options.

"We continue to stand behind this extraordinary game. We believe in freedom of creative expression, as well as responsible marketing, both of which are essential to our business of making great entertainment," the company said.

Manhunt 2 had been scheduled for a July 10 release in the United States on both the Wii by Nintendo and the PlayStation 2 from Sony.
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But earlier in the week, Britain banned the game because of the violent content. Ireland followed suit a day later, and then Italian Communications Minister Paolo Gentiloni said Thursday that he would seek to have the sale of the game canceled there as well.

In a statement, Gentiloni called the game "cruel and sadistic, with a squalid environment and a continuous, insistent encouragement to violence and murder."

In the United States, meanwhile, the video game industry's self-regulated ratings board gave a preliminary version of Manhunt 2 an "adults only" rating instead of the more lenient, and far more popular, "mature" rating for ages 17 and up.

Slapping Manhunt 2 with the Entertainment Software Rating Board's most stringent rating would likely doom sales. Large retailers including Best Buy, Target and Wal-Mart Stores won't stock AO-rated games.

Rockstar was given 30 days after receiving the ESRB's suggested rating to present an appeal or make changes to the game.

A spokesman for Rockstar declined to comment on Thursday's suspension, which was announced hours after Take-Two issued a statement saying it was determined to bring the title to market regardless of criticism.

Another issue had to do with the console makers: Nintendo and Sony disclosed they have policies barring any AO-rated content on their systems.

Microsoft Corp. has a similar policy, but Manhunt 2 wasn't planned for its Xbox 360. There are no such restrictions on games for personal computers.

The suspension was the latest setback for creator Rockstar Games, which has come under fire for its popular, critically acclaimed Grand Theft Auto series of urban crime games. Take-Two is still dealing with the fallout of a shareholder coup earlier this year that ousted its chief executive and nearly all of its board.

Rockstar and Take-Two have long been a focal point for debate over the effect of video-game violence on children.

Two years ago, Rockstar was forced to replace its first edition of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas after a hacker discovered a password-protected game inside it that involved a sexual encounter.
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BTW, what happened in the sexual encounter in GTA?

 

Didn't the same almost happen with San Andreas? That game sold like crazy anyway. It's going to come out, they can't stop it from happening. I also can't wait for this one

 

I'm a big fan of the manhunt game. I never had a game scare me like that in years ever since Resident Evil on the original playstation when the rabid dogs jump through the windows out of nowhere. Manhunt is a fun stealth game. the AI was great. The enemies reacted almost like real people. If you made a big noise and didn't hide they would all beat the crud out of you. I like it better than the GTA series because you it provides a good mix of strategy and violence.

 

i also herd that there was issues with the wii version becuase of the motion controls had you using "sawing" motions and other chopping motions to do kills in the exact way of the character such as uppercut motion and the guy would slice a guy in the same motion on the failmly jewels with a machette i herd it was a video but i havent seen it yet

 

this game would be sick on wii

 

Rockstar might have sent the game out to the ESRB to get an AO rating on purpose just so they can build up some buzz for the game while getting it sent back to them so they can work out the issues for the Wii version.

 

yeah i bet they change it so you do some motion that has nothing to do whith what your doing on screen typical sensorship BS i love the motion controls but only if it has something to do with what your tring to do other wise its pointless ***off topic that is why i dont like the ubertrick system on the SSX they have you doing stupid crao that has nothing to do with performing a trick.

 

sorry for the double post but the last one was a while back anywho the game it looks now that it has kept the wii killing motions so far and got an AO rating this has gotten the ps and Wii versions in the UK rockstar has filled for an appeal. Not to mention the Wendy's is apperently no longer going to support the Wii with toys and such for the kiddies if this game is availible. how would wendy's feel if people didnt go to wendy's because of the something they had AVAILIBLE if you dont like tomatos you say no tomatos please not go somehwere else that dosent have them availible. all this drama i hope they dont tone it down the wii needs titles like this good strong third party games