Manhunt 2 appeal won

[Curlypaul]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7137212.stm

So, is the game actually worth any of this fuss? meaning is it actually that violent and is it really worth playing?

[Droid party]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7137212.stm

So, is the game actually worth any of this fuss? meaning is it actually that violent and is it really worth playing?

Whether or not I play this game should be my decision. Not the decision of some dried up old politician who thinks that violence is ok as long as it's them killing people and not in a video game.

[Daniel Primed]

Hurrah for common sense. This whole video game violence issue is plain rubbish.

Its funny that all of thi fuss was about a game that really, is meant to pretty average. If Rockstar is trying to prove a point then they have.

[Curlypaul]

Did it get an Australian Release? I've heard of many peculiar cuts from the australian film board

[Mozgus]

If it's anything like the first game, it's shit. And people have said it's even shittier than the first. It's not worth anyone's time. If the pointless violence doesn't interest you, then there is nothing left.

[ubelaffe]

I disagree. It's interesting to watch. There's quite a lot of difficulty and required skill/thinking about how to carry out the missions. I mean pairing up a guy toting a tin can versus a squad of guards with batons is pretty outrageous, but figuring out how to keep them at bay long enough to kill them is pretty awesome to watch. Yeah, it's violent, but it requires more thought than hacknslash or run-and-gun.

[Droid party]

If it's anything like the first game, it's shit. And people have said it's even shittier than the first. It's not worth anyone's time. If the pointless violence doesn't interest you, then there is nothing left.

I bought the first game before it was banned here in Australia and didn't really like it at all. But that isn't really the point. I now don't play the original because it is shit , not because the censors have told that it is too violent. The point is it should be my choice and video games should be viewed in the same way as any other media.

Now the second Manhunt game may well be shit as well, but that should be the reason I don't buy or play it. Not because someone has told me I'm not allowed.

@ curlypaul. I don't believe it got an Australian release, and yes the censors are even more stringent here than anywhere else. Marc Ecko's Getting Up even got banned here and all that I can tell is involved in that is a little bit of spray painting.

The lack of an R rating on video games is absolutely ludicrous and should be addressed. The argument that censors make that gaming is more the domain of kids is complete bullshit. The average age of gamers is going up all the time , hell I read something the other day that said that the average age of gamers is now 33, seems a little high to me but whatever.

[Curlypaul]

No adult rating whatsoever! that is dire, not to mention short sighted - dont people just buy imports/download copies and play them anyway?

[Mozgus]

I disagree. It's interesting to watch. There's quite a lot of difficulty and required skill/thinking about how to carry out the missions. I mean pairing up a guy toting a tin can versus a squad of guards with batons is pretty outrageous, but figuring out how to keep them at bay long enough to kill them is pretty awesome to watch. Yeah, it's violent, but it requires more thought than hacknslash or run-and-gun.

If you actually enjoyed those aspects of Manhunt, I recommend you try any of the Tenchus, because even with their flaws, they are vastly superior to Manhunt, plus they actually have story, great music, interesting characters, and appropriate gore.

[lordofduct]

You ever notice that 'most' of the time the games people attack and say should be banned... turn out to be the games that the gaming community really don't even enjoy playing.