Nintendo bans Manhunt 2 for Wii

Jay61 · 06-21-2007, 12:30 PM

Very! Apparently Australia and Germany are banning it too...not that it matters really as its getting banned by the companies.

mushroomedmario · 06-21-2007, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mushroomedmario

yeah ign said you can get a clamp and rip someone's balls off BUT it was one of those phrases that go like this "imagine if you coud" or "let's jsut say you could..." they hinted at it but idnd't confirm it

that hardcore

http://wii.ign.com/articles/792/792012p1.html

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Originally Posted by link

Consider for one moment that in Manhunt 2 you can, Wii remote and nunchuk in hands, use a pair of pliers to clamp onto an enemy's testicles and literally tear them from his body in a bloody display; and if that weren't enough, you'll take one of the poor victim's vertebrae along with his manhood. Or, if you'd prefer, you can use a saw blade and cut upward into a foe's groin and buttocks, motioning forward and backward with the Wii remote as you go. But believe it or not, there is much more to Manhunt 2 than mutilation and mayhem. This is a game that begins with the subject of psychosis.

i'm not very goodo when it comes to stuff like this, it seems more like they were just using that as an example but that would be too hardcore for a game, even if it's fo radults only.........right?

http://wii.ign.com/articles/792/792012p1.html

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Originally Posted by Jay61

Very! Apparently Australia and Germany are banning it too...not that it matters really as its getting banned by the companies.

and it wasn't banned by nintendo itself, nintendo america banned it.....so it can still get into canada right?

Thegamerfan · 06-21-2007, 01:27 PM

i could careless about manhunt, but i know how alot of people like it (duno why) so i would say to nintendo to let the game appear...until i say it was AO...i havent seen that rating in a long time..but why, i know it got bashin heads and such but RE4 kinda did that as well...mabey Manhunt should tone it down so it can launch, because if its AO it will be hard to get..i probly could but still...not every one could causeng sells to fail.

sherwood3570 · 06-21-2007, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ciper

Don't know who you were replying to but so far there have been 23 Adult Only games produced.

Only two of them were on consoles though.

TiwazTyrsfist · 06-21-2007, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ciper

Don't know who you were replying to but so far there have been 23 Adult Only games produced.

Well, that's games rated by the ESRB. I'm sure that all the japanese games I downloaded back in high school would be rated AO if they were released in America.

And most of those are available for the PS2.

So, there are a lot of games that qualify for the AO rating, sold in markets that don't use the ESRB.

Of coarse, the real question is why is it rated AO? Violence? No, probably not. Frontal nudity/Male Frontal Nudity? Almost certainly.

Graphic depiction of a persons head exploding from a hollow point bullet, people committing cannibalism, someone feeding a person through an industrial chipper shredder, all these things can be done in a pg-13 movie at this point.
A 4-second shot of a womans nipple will automatically take an otherwise G rated movie to R, no questions asked.

Wiiggar · 06-21-2007, 07:05 PM

Well my parents wouldn't let me get that anyways but it doesn't look that great. I'm pretty sure id look kinda sketchy playing that alone in my basement. But that does suck for Rockstar because GTA is an awesome game and I don't want this to discourage them from putting that and some other games on the Wii.

kevbomac05 · 06-21-2007, 07:11 PM

wow its so gay i actually think that game would be cool so they better relalease it i mean there bein babys

Jay61 · 06-21-2007, 07:15 PM

why, you wouldnt be able to find it if it was an AO game. They should really scale it down to an M to make everyone happy.

Its on hold for now anyway.

“Take-Two Interactive Software has temporarily suspended plans to distribute Manhunt 2 for the Wii or PlayStation platforms while it reviews its options with regard to the recent decisions made by the British Board of Film Classification and Entertainment Software Rating Board. 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.” - Take-Two rep

tirminyl · 06-21-2007, 10:16 PM

Wow. So adults have no choice in purchasing a game if they want it. Awesome. Tell me what else I can't buy.

konomaroh · 06-22-2007, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Jay61

Very! Apparently Australia and Germany are banning it too...not that it matters really as its getting banned by the companies.

NOT AUSTRALIA!!!!!!!!!!

All seriousness aside, there is a possibility that it will end up in Australia because we rate games as g, pg, m, or ma.

JMac76913 · 06-22-2007, 11:47 AM

an AO game will not be released (at least not to the masses) plain and simple... in the end, Rockstar is going to tone the game down and it will get released b/c there is no way they are going to just forget about it as they are pretty much done with the game now if they aren't already, it would simply be a waste not to change a few things so it could get an M rating and they could sell some copies and make some money... /rant

TacosTacos · 06-22-2007, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mushroomedmario

commmmmmmeooooooooonnnnnnnnnnn CANADA

*rolls dice

made me laugh.

I can't decide if I just want to play this because of the controversy. This isn't typically the type of game I like.

+Maniacal=Maniac+ · 06-22-2007, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Jay61

...you do know the rating AO is basicly a death trap don't you? Most stores don't even stock games of that rating. Weither Nintendo and Sony aloud it or not, they probably wouldnt get the sales they want. Most games rated AO are basicly porn games. They should try and make it M if this is the case.

ADULTS ONLY
Titles rated AO (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.

arcticreaver · 06-22-2007, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JMac76913

an AO game will not be released (at least not to the masses) plain and simple... in the end, Rockstar is going to tone the game down and it will get released b/c there is no way they are going to just forget about it as they are pretty much done with the game now if they aren't already, it would simply be a waste not to change a few things so it could get an M rating and they could sell some copies and make some money... /rant

i think they should have made it a M title to begin with. don't they know the media is way up their asses on their games? they should be smarter than this. cost more money now and it's delayed. waste of time for them and for us gamers.

gunsnroses · 06-23-2007, 03:33 PM

ive played grantheftauto its cool but i dont wanna see all that because wii is the family system on reviews ane everything thats why they wont rea=lease it but i dont care i like sports and war games and way

i dont even think you can get AO rated games anywhere. lol who would want 2?

Umbrous · 06-23-2007, 04:03 PM

I played manhunt, sure you could do things that were graphically violent and depicted acts of insanity and horrible violent gory things, but only someone mentally ill would actually go out and commit any of the acts.

Wow you hide in the shadows, like many other games. For example Oblivion has a stealth meter, what about a game based on stealth theft and killings in the medieval era? Thief: Deadly Shadows - Oh noes ban it!) and in manhunt you stalk "Insane criminal gang members bent on killing you". So you have to take them out first. Really, it is just a game with a different concept and delivery that is too radical compared to "barbies horsie rides again" so Sony, and obviously nintendo don't want to allow it on their systems.

All this really proves is that Sony and Nintendo make the AO rating completely useless, and therefor the system was flawed in the first place. Which was obvious anyway. My nephew was playing Socom before he could even read. He is not going out and shooting anyone, hell he couldn't even lift the gun let alone operate it. It doesn't matter, anyone who wants to play it can play it on the PC anyway, which are actually much more abundant and accessible than any console in the national home index and has been corrupting children's minds for years! Another point is that the ESRB only really prevents kids from buying the game. After all the parent can come in, purchase it, and give it to the kid. The parent, not caring whats in the game or expecting the companies to care, gives the game to the kid. I am not one to call "gaming" something that is addictive or a disease, or will cause someone to go kill someone else. It is more of a way that these new generations were raised. And yesteryears generations were growing out of. They can only compare pong to our games of today, they simply don't understand that reading a book, watching tv or a movie don't compare when you can Make your Own story in a game.

However, I would say due to the parents the game may get into the wrong hands and the childs enviroment, if it indicates a situation based in the game, will be hostile due to the almost "simulation" of real-life happenings. It is hard to say but some games do depict things that happen in real life, causing the child to have experienced a sort of dumbed-down unrealistic simulation of said event, causing him to use unrealistic experience as real experience and screw up in a real situation.

So, it is all about psychology, not pills or just simply "its too gory".

WiiBad · 06-24-2007, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by lloyd_yayo

ima be honest, games like this dont need to be made. violoence is one thing, but this game is demented. i bet my year salery that 1 idiot who sits around and plays game, has no life etc, will get this game and mimic actions from man hunt and testiy the game influneced him. this kinda stuff dosent need to be seen, let alone played, it just currupts ppls minds. and i know that dosent apply for everyone, but like i said they're ppl who take this stuff to serious and try to play it out. happened with D&D, GTA, Mortal Kombat (i forget the excat story on this though).

I agree. If this doesnt get nipped in the bud now, then what will be next? However, the whole publicity stunt aspect of this particular instance seems like a goldmine.

Umbrous · 06-24-2007, 10:40 AM

What about Everquest?

People committed suicide, jumping off of cliffs, because the servers were going to be down for some time.

Don't even start with that pussified bs excuse. Trust me, it is only the person not the game. If a person is MENTALLY ILL they probably would go commit the acts in man-hunt. A person with logic - LISTENS - to the game, you hear what the guy says because "the guy" is telling you what your enemy is and WHY you have to kill them.

They're insane gang-members! Come on man its a FREAKING game, anyone that thinks like this clown is NOT a gamer.

WiiZero · 06-24-2007, 12:56 PM

Wii, PS2 and PSP (The only consoles it's coming for, or at least was) all don't allow AO games it says products range from E to M

Vestitor · 06-24-2007, 02:15 PM

It doesn't really matter if Sony and Nintendo allow the AO game on their console.. it's the fact that it won't sell because of the AO rating that the Nintendo and Sony don't want it.. Console companies want games that will sell.. Although it will probably sell, it won't sell anywhere near the amount it would if it was rated M..

06-21-2007, 12:30 PM	#21
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06-21-2007, 01:27 PM	#23
Thegamerfan Just some black guy... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas!! Posts: 155 Friends: 0	i could careless about manhunt, but i know how alot of people like it (duno why) so i would say to nintendo to let the game appear...until i say it was AO...i havent seen that rating in a long time..but why, i know it got bashin heads and such but RE4 kinda did that as well...mabey Manhunt should tone it down so it can launch, because if its AO it will be hard to get..i probly could but still...not every one could causeng sells to fail. __________________ My SSBB clan...pros only

06-21-2007, 07:15 PM	#28
Jay61 <3 Rach Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 940 Friends: 2 4116-4612-5453-3059	why, you wouldnt be able to find it if it was an AO game. They should really scale it down to an M to make everyone happy. Its on hold for now anyway. “Take-Two Interactive Software has temporarily suspended plans to distribute Manhunt 2 for the Wii or PlayStation platforms while it reviews its options with regard to the recent decisions made by the British Board of Film Classification and Entertainment Software Rating Board. 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.” - Take-Two rep __________________ [Zero Motivation, The Guy With Cloud Envy]

06-23-2007, 03:33 PM	#35
gunsnroses No more stupid posts! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: K-Town, Texas Posts: 230 Friends: 0 8487-7279-3996-8875	ive played grantheftauto its cool but i dont wanna see all that because wii is the family system on reviews ane everything thats why they wont rea=lease it but i dont care i like sports and war games and way i dont even think you can get AO rated games anywhere. lol who would want 2? __________________ Geaux Tigers, Saints!

06-23-2007, 04:03 PM	#36
Umbrous Midnight Toker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA, Midwest Posts: 37 Friends: 0	I played manhunt, sure you could do things that were graphically violent and depicted acts of insanity and horrible violent gory things, but only someone mentally ill would actually go out and commit any of the acts. Wow you hide in the shadows, like many other games. For example Oblivion has a stealth meter, what about a game based on stealth theft and killings in the medieval era? Thief: Deadly Shadows - Oh noes ban it!) and in manhunt you stalk "Insane criminal gang members bent on killing you". So you have to take them out first. Really, it is just a game with a different concept and delivery that is too radical compared to "barbies horsie rides again" so Sony, and obviously nintendo don't want to allow it on their systems. All this really proves is that Sony and Nintendo make the AO rating completely useless, and therefor the system was flawed in the first place. Which was obvious anyway. My nephew was playing Socom before he could even read. He is not going out and shooting anyone, hell he couldn't even lift the gun let alone operate it. It doesn't matter, anyone who wants to play it can play it on the PC anyway, which are actually much more abundant and accessible than any console in the national home index and has been corrupting children's minds for years! Another point is that the ESRB only really prevents kids from buying the game. After all the parent can come in, purchase it, and give it to the kid. The parent, not caring whats in the game or expecting the companies to care, gives the game to the kid. I am not one to call "gaming" something that is addictive or a disease, or will cause someone to go kill someone else. It is more of a way that these new generations were raised. And yesteryears generations were growing out of. They can only compare pong to our games of today, they simply don't understand that reading a book, watching tv or a movie don't compare when you can Make your Own story in a game. However, I would say due to the parents the game may get into the wrong hands and the childs enviroment, if it indicates a situation based in the game, will be hostile due to the almost "simulation" of real-life happenings. It is hard to say but some games do depict things that happen in real life, causing the child to have experienced a sort of dumbed-down unrealistic simulation of said event, causing him to use unrealistic experience as real experience and screw up in a real situation. So, it is all about psychology, not pills or just simply "its too gory". __________________ "Imagination is more important than Knowledge" -Albert Einstein "Two Catholic nuns, a university professor and a businessman were sentenced in 2001 to between 12 and 20 years' jail for aiding the mass murders." -BBC News .;'`~-= Still playing, training, building teams =-,


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06-21-2007, 07:05 PM	#26
Wiiggar WiiChat Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: MA Posts: 12 Friends: 0 6779-5145-2158-6656	Well my parents wouldn't let me get that anyways but it doesn't look that great. I'm pretty sure id look kinda sketchy playing that alone in my basement. But that does suck for Rockstar because GTA is an awesome game and I don't want this to discourage them from putting that and some other games on the Wii.

06-21-2007, 07:11 PM	#27
kevbomac05 WiiChat Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 244 Friends: 0 6139-2063-0162-5101	wow its so gay i actually think that game would be cool so they better relalease it i mean there bein babys

06-21-2007, 10:16 PM	#29
tirminyl WiiChat Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 63 Friends: 0	Wow. So adults have no choice in purchasing a game if they want it. Awesome. Tell me what else I can't buy.

06-22-2007, 11:47 AM	#31
JMac76913 WiiChat Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 15 Friends: 0 8709-8714-6665-1243	an AO game will not be released (at least not to the masses) plain and simple... in the end, Rockstar is going to tone the game down and it will get released b/c there is no way they are going to just forget about it as they are pretty much done with the game now if they aren't already, it would simply be a waste not to change a few things so it could get an M rating and they could sell some copies and make some money... /rant

06-24-2007, 10:40 AM	#38
Umbrous Midnight Toker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA, Midwest Posts: 37 Friends: 0	What about Everquest? People committed suicide, jumping off of cliffs, because the servers were going to be down for some time. Don't even start with that pussified bs excuse. Trust me, it is only the person not the game. If a person is MENTALLY ILL they probably would go commit the acts in man-hunt. A person with logic - LISTENS - to the game, you hear what the guy says because "the guy" is telling you what your enemy is and WHY you have to kill them. They're insane gang-members! Come on man its a FREAKING game, anyone that thinks like this clown is NOT a gamer. __________________ "Imagination is more important than Knowledge" -Albert Einstein "Two Catholic nuns, a university professor and a businessman were sentenced in 2001 to between 12 and 20 years' jail for aiding the mass murders." -BBC News .;'`~-= Still playing, training, building teams =-, Last edited by Umbrous; 06-24-2007 at 11:13 AM.

06-24-2007, 12:56 PM	#39
WiiZero Game Wiizard Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,731 Friends: 0 5435-9829-5121-8955	Wii, PS2 and PSP (The only consoles it's coming for, or at least was) all don't allow AO games it says products range from E to M __________________ Spoiler Alert! Metric: Tiger, you're signatures always make me laugh. Then they make me feel a bit sorry for you. =\ The_Next_Tiger: Thanks man I love to make people laugh Spoiler Alert! SAVE A COW EAT A VEGETARIAN Spoiler Alert! Blackjack: video games come out on tuesdays, Though they do make exceptions. Spoiler Alert! Sarai_132: who fuking cares! calm down Spoiler Alert! Chicagoan: I have Pokemon Rangers game, and I beated it. Spoiler Alert! JoonKimDDS: Sometimes wiimote requires too much muscle work to perform a move. Spoiler Alert! Mushroomedmario: the moral is only trust wikipedia...for everything

06-24-2007, 02:15 PM	#40
Vestitor WiiChat Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: TX Posts: 10 Friends: 0 5794-3319-3690-2950	It doesn't really matter if Sony and Nintendo allow the AO game on their console.. it's the fact that it won't sell because of the AO rating that the Nintendo and Sony don't want it.. Console companies want games that will sell.. Although it will probably sell, it won't sell anywhere near the amount it would if it was rated M.. __________________ Nintendo Systems I have: NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Wii Nintendo Portable Systems I have: Gameboy(Orginal, Pocket, Color, Advance, SP, micro), DS

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