Take Two Should Release Manhunt 2 with two ratings
Target:
Ben Feder
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UPDATE!
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Unfortunately, more news has surfaced, and Nintendo and Sony have both stated that they do not allow AO rated games to be licensed on their platforms. This effectively bans this software from being released anywhere.
A sad day for freedom of speech and anti-censorship advocates everywhere.
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Manhunt 2 recently received an AO rating by the ESRB. An AO rating is considered the "Kiss of Death" in the gaming world, because many large retail outlets refuse to carry AO games. However, given the high-profile nature of this game, many feel that it can still sell well regardless of the rating that it receives.
To the executives at Take Two, we ask that you continue forward with releasing Manhunt 2 as-is. While we understand that you need to make money on this game, we as gamers would like the opportunity to demonstrate that there is a market for AO rated games. If you wish, continue forward with making changes to Manhunt 2 so that you can ensure that it gets distrubted as widely as possible, but please allow us the opportunity to purchase either version of the game by making both versions available.
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Unfortunately, more news has surfaced, and Nintendo and Sony have both stated that they do not allow AO rated games to be licensed on their platforms. This effectively bans this software from being released anywhere.
A sad day for freedom of speech and anti-censorship advocates everywhere.
-----------
Manhunt 2 recently received an AO rating by the ESRB. An AO rating is considered the "Kiss of Death" in the gaming world, because many large retail outlets refuse to carry AO games. However, given the high-profile nature of this game, many feel that it can still sell well regardless of the rating that it receives.
To the executives at Take Two, we ask that you continue forward with releasing Manhunt 2 as-is. While we understand that you need to make money on this game, we as gamers would like the opportunity to demonstrate that there is a market for AO rated games. If you wish, continue forward with making changes to Manhunt 2 so that you can ensure that it gets distrubted as widely as possible, but please allow us the opportunity to purchase either version of the game by making both versions available.
UPDATE!
-----------
Unfortunately, more news has surfaced, and Nintendo and Sony have both stated that they do not allow AO rated games to be licensed on their platforms. This effectively bans this software from being released anywhere.
A sad day for freedom of speech and anti-censorship advocates everywhere.
-----------
Manhunt 2 recently received an AO rating by the ESRB. An AO rating is considered the "Kiss of Death" in the gaming world, because many large retail outlets refuse to carry AO games. However, given the high-profile nature of this game, many feel that it can still sell well regardless of the rating that it receives.
To the executives at Take Two, we ask that you continue forward with releasing Manhunt 2 as-is. While we understand that you need to make money on this game, we as gamers would like the opportunity to demonstrate that there is a market for AO rated games. If you wish, continue forward with making changes to Manhunt 2 so that you can ensure that it gets distrubted as widely as possible, but please allow us the opportunity to purchase either version of the game by making both versions available.
-----------
Unfortunately, more news has surfaced, and Nintendo and Sony have both stated that they do not allow AO rated games to be licensed on their platforms. This effectively bans this software from being released anywhere.
A sad day for freedom of speech and anti-censorship advocates everywhere.
-----------
Manhunt 2 recently received an AO rating by the ESRB. An AO rating is considered the "Kiss of Death" in the gaming world, because many large retail outlets refuse to carry AO games. However, given the high-profile nature of this game, many feel that it can still sell well regardless of the rating that it receives.
To the executives at Take Two, we ask that you continue forward with releasing Manhunt 2 as-is. While we understand that you need to make money on this game, we as gamers would like the opportunity to demonstrate that there is a market for AO rated games. If you wish, continue forward with making changes to Manhunt 2 so that you can ensure that it gets distrubted as widely as possible, but please allow us the opportunity to purchase either version of the game by making both versions available.
Manhunt 2 recently received an AO rating by the ESRB. An AO rating is considered the "Kiss of Death" in the gaming world, because many large retail outlets refuse to carry AO games. However, given the high-profile nature of this game, many feel that it can still sell well regardless of the rating that it receives.
To the executives at Take Two, we ask that you continue forward with releasing Manhunt 2 as-is. While we understand that you need to make money on this game, we as gamers would like the opportunity to demonstrate that there is a market for AO rated games. If you wish, continue forward with making changes to Manhunt 2 so that you can ensure that it gets distrubted as widely as possible, but please allow us the opportunity to purchase either version of the game by making both versions available.
To the executives at Take Two, we ask that you continue forward with releasing Manhunt 2 as-is. While we understand that you need to make money on this game, we as gamers would like the opportunity to demonstrate that there is a market for AO rated games. If you wish, continue forward with making changes to Manhunt 2 so that you can ensure that it gets distrubted as widely as possible, but please allow us the opportunity to purchase either version of the game by making both versions available.
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# 359:
12:30 pm PST, Dec 10,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
The game is banned in England. Therefore I can't buy it anywhere, unless I get it from a different country. Its very unfair. Newspapers like the Daily Mail have brainwashed people into thinking that video games are evil. Most people won't try to hurt other people because they have played this game.
The game is banned in England. Therefore I can't buy it anywhere, unless I get it from a different country. Its very unfair. Newspapers like the Daily Mail have brainwashed people into thinking that video games are evil. Most people won't try to hurt other people because they have played this game.
# 358:
5:21 pm PST, Dec 3,
Name not displayed, Illinois
Let me play what I want, thank you very much D:
Let me play what I want, thank you very much D:
# 357:
5:02 pm PDT, Oct 19,
Name not displayed, Germany
O am still waiting for the uncut version in nederlande. I am 26, it sucks that the government treats us adults like little children. I am old enough to decide myself what I wanna play
O am still waiting for the uncut version in nederlande. I am 26, it sucks that the government treats us adults like little children. I am old enough to decide myself what I wanna play
# 356:
9:48 am PDT, Oct 2,
Llala Jordan, Switzerland
J'adore les jeux pis voilà allez!
J'adore les jeux pis voilà allez!
# 355:
4:23 pm PDT, Sep 5,
Stephen Ludwig, Florida
# 354:
6:03 pm PDT, Sep 2,
Eddy Hardy, California
# 353:
9:40 am PDT, Aug 30,
Asalin Pavel, Russian Federation
# 352:
3:28 am PDT, Aug 19,
Martin Sills, North Carolina
# 351:
10:41 am PDT, Aug 15,
Name not displayed, Netherlands
# 350:
9:22 pm PDT, Aug 14,
Marlyssa Carlton, California
# 349:
2:25 pm PDT, Aug 11,
Max Ganin, Russian Federation
# 348:
6:00 am PDT, Aug 10,
Kasia Borecka, Poland
# 347:
1:21 pm PDT, Aug 8,
Name not displayed, Israel
stupid humans!.. its just a game why not enjoy it??
stupid humans!.. its just a game why not enjoy it??
# 346:
11:07 am PDT, Aug 5,
Name not displayed, Russian Federation
yeah
yeah
# 345:
8:33 pm PDT, Aug 4,
Name not displayed, India
Save Manhunt(fine art)
Save Manhunt(fine art)
# 344:
8:32 pm PDT, Aug 3,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 343:
10:51 am PDT, Jul 30,
Ivan Leschenya, Russian Federation
nands off Manhunt
nands off Manhunt
# 342:
7:57 am PDT, Jul 30,
Konstantin Solovyh, Russian Federation
Manhunt 2 forever !!!
Manhunt 2 forever !!!
# 341:
1:12 pm PDT, Jul 28,
Walter Fales, Michigan
# 340:
12:26 pm PDT, Jul 27,
Matthew Filipecki, Canada
This is what we've been needing. A company to stand up to this "Protecting the kids" crap. If even legal adults are not able to purchase an AO game, the terrorists truly have won. Dont let that happen, T2.
This is what we've been needing. A company to stand up to this "Protecting the kids" crap. If even legal adults are not able to purchase an AO game, the terrorists truly have won. Dont let that happen, T2.
# 339:
5:33 pm PDT, Jul 26,
Jan Sokolovits, South Dakota
# 338:
10:20 pm PDT, Jul 24,
Dana Szemereta, North Carolina
# 337:
6:20 am PDT, Jul 24,
Sammy Hofman, Belgium
# 336:
1:04 pm PDT, Jul 23,
Jean-D P-B, Canada
plz manhunt is 1 of the best game in the world and i think parents and the elderly are jackasses and maybe politicians should stop using games as in excuse to get in office.
plz manhunt is 1 of the best game in the world and i think parents and the elderly are jackasses and maybe politicians should stop using games as in excuse to get in office.
# 335:
5:22 am PDT, Jul 23,
Yannis Decoster, Belgium
# 334:
3:52 am PDT, Jul 23,
Bb Bb, France
# 333:
9:35 pm PDT, Jul 14,
Kevin De Vries, Ireland
No more free will 4 gamers!!!!
No more free will 4 gamers!!!!
# 332:
5:15 pm PDT, Jul 13,
James Mcknight, Maine
i think parents and the elderly are jackasses and maybe politicians should stop using games as in excuse to get in office.
i think parents and the elderly are jackasses and maybe politicians should stop using games as in excuse to get in office.
# 331:
10:00 am PDT, Jul 12,
David Millwe, Ohio
Ban the kids! Not the GAMES!
Ban the kids! Not the GAMES!
# 330:
9:17 am PDT, Jul 10,
Dima Suharik, Russian Federation
# 329:
10:40 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Samantha Haigwood, South Carolina
# 328:
5:45 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Name not displayed, Massachusetts
# 327:
1:12 pm PDT, Jul 8,
Kyle Graves, Illinois
# 326:
2:11 am PDT, Jul 7,
Paul Sean, Austria
# 325:
1:41 am PDT, Jul 6,
Ilia Perelman, Israel
There are many films with a lot of violence that are shown in the movies so why not premit a video with the same amount of violence.
There are many films with a lot of violence that are shown in the movies so why not premit a video with the same amount of violence.
# 324:
6:03 pm PDT, Jul 5,
Brianna Lozier, Florida
Why ban a video game and yet there are movies such as Hostel and Saw. Also it's not as if video games influence emotions. Not everyone is going to go out and kill people just because they played a video game.
Why ban a video game and yet there are movies such as Hostel and Saw. Also it's not as if video games influence emotions. Not everyone is going to go out and kill people just because they played a video game.
# 323:
11:30 am PDT, Jul 5,
Finn Siebelink, Netherlands
If there would be a game of saw it would be banned, the next saw movie would be accepted, i'd bet that for my life.
If there would be a game of saw it would be banned, the next saw movie would be accepted, i'd bet that for my life.
# 322:
11:13 am PDT, Jul 5,
Brad Welch, Louisiana
It's so sad we live in a world that is dictated by personal opinions, vendettas and morality. Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards 'things' we personally dislike. Oscar Wilde said that and in this case I find it very true.
It's so sad we live in a world that is dictated by personal opinions, vendettas and morality. Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards 'things' we personally dislike. Oscar Wilde said that and in this case I find it very true.
# 321:
4:56 am PDT, Jul 5,
K Ince, Netherlands
How many gamers is went outside killing people after playing manhunt? it's ridiculous, why ban a game, when you never heard any negative news after the release of the first series? it's the same game, different story, same blood, different atack?? I played the first manhunt and i don't turned into a Serial Killa.... I'll wait for Manhunt 2 :)
How many gamers is went outside killing people after playing manhunt? it's ridiculous, why ban a game, when you never heard any negative news after the release of the first series? it's the same game, different story, same blood, different atack?? I played the first manhunt and i don't turned into a Serial Killa.... I'll wait for Manhunt 2 :)
# 320:
4:17 am PDT, Jul 5,
Chris Chrysostomou, United Kingdom
# 319:
7:53 pm PDT, Jul 4,
Name not displayed, Maryland
I work in the video game retail industry and I agree that ratings should be strictly upheld. However I don't believe for a second that a game should not be made due to a graphic natrue. The game industry is by far more strict in what gets sold to whom than the movie industry and yet we continue to have movies such as saw and hostel being made. I don't see the fairness in allowing one media platform the rights to publish an idea and not to allow another media platform those same rights.
I work in the video game retail industry and I agree that ratings should be strictly upheld. However I don't believe for a second that a game should not be made due to a graphic natrue. The game industry is by far more strict in what gets sold to whom than the movie industry and yet we continue to have movies such as saw and hostel being made. I don't see the fairness in allowing one media platform the rights to publish an idea and not to allow another media platform those same rights.
# 318:
3:42 pm PDT, Jul 3,
Nathan Hannold, Pennsylvania
This totally goes against the constitutional amandments that this country was founded on, it is such a shame the we have come to this...
This totally goes against the constitutional amandments that this country was founded on, it is such a shame the we have come to this...
# 317:
11:36 am PDT, Jul 3,
Kris Dave Austero, Philippines
Manhunt 2 forever
Manhunt 2 forever
# 316:
6:00 am PDT, Jul 3,
Name not displayed, Ohio
I have already pre-ordered and paid for my copy of Manhunt 2. I WANT MY GAME, IN THE VERSION I PAID FOR.
I have already pre-ordered and paid for my copy of Manhunt 2. I WANT MY GAME, IN THE VERSION I PAID FOR.
# 315:
5:23 am PDT, Jul 3,
Name not displayed, Belgium
I wan't to play manhunt, and i think that everyone who wants to play it , should be able to play the game.
I wan't to play manhunt, and i think that everyone who wants to play it , should be able to play the game.
# 313:
12:34 am PDT, Jul 3,
R. Iscariot, Australia
Telling a society of coherent adults what they can and can't be entertained by especially in the form of a videogame is downright orwellian!
Telling a society of coherent adults what they can and can't be entertained by especially in the form of a videogame is downright orwellian!
# 312:
9:55 pm PDT, Jul 2,
Carlos Rojas, Mexico
# 311:
8:37 pm PDT, Jul 2,
Preston Pickett, Ohio
A failure to allow AO games in the market is an admission that the rating system as it stands is a joke. Choice is the hallmark of a free market.
A failure to allow AO games in the market is an admission that the rating system as it stands is a joke. Choice is the hallmark of a free market.
# 310:
6:13 pm PDT, Jul 2,
Christopher Baughman, Texas
Censorship reflects society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime. ~Potter Stewart
Censorship reflects society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime. ~Potter Stewart
# 309:
4:41 pm PDT, Jul 2,
Ashley Gordon, United Kingdom
I should have the right as an adult to pick what i deem offensive, this game is no more violent than any resident evil game and that is a 15 when you can shoot peoples heads clean off!!!
I should have the right as an adult to pick what i deem offensive, this game is no more violent than any resident evil game and that is a 15 when you can shoot peoples heads clean off!!!
# 308:
3:27 pm PDT, Jul 2,
Name not displayed, Poland
# 307:
12:04 pm PDT, Jul 2,
Tony Mäcklin, Finland
# 306:
11:52 am PDT, Jul 2,
Name not displayed, Georgia
Yeah, I'm grown and shouldn't have the government tell ME what I can't see or play. Kids are the responsibility of parents, not the politicians.
Yeah, I'm grown and shouldn't have the government tell ME what I can't see or play. Kids are the responsibility of parents, not the politicians.
# 305:
11:35 am PDT, Jul 2,
Name not displayed, New Jersey
Its pretty sad how things like these happen. I hope that people will realize that video games don't make people crazy.
Its pretty sad how things like these happen. I hope that people will realize that video games don't make people crazy.
# 304:
10:58 am PDT, Jul 2,
Fabian Hobbs, United Kingdom
# 303:
10:51 am PDT, Jul 2,
Chris Thomas, United Kingdom
i would probably never play this game as I never played MH1 however I do not believe that violent games have any detrimental effect on the mind of a healthy individual and therefore such people should be able to play whatever games they please. There is a similar petition for MH2 on the UK GOV Petition site.
i would probably never play this game as I never played MH1 however I do not believe that violent games have any detrimental effect on the mind of a healthy individual and therefore such people should be able to play whatever games they please. There is a similar petition for MH2 on the UK GOV Petition site.
# 302:
8:29 am PDT, Jul 2,
Name not displayed, Texas
The general population should have the decision as to what is and is not appropriate entertainment. While I agree the content of this game demands a rating that limits its exposure to minors, adults should be able to purchase and have unrestricted access to this game. Altering the game's content for the sake of getting a rating gives in to the psuedo-political decision to ban/censor the game and restrict its content. As this is clearly a violation of the developer's First Amendment Rights, I urge Take-Two to fight this unconstitutional act and release the game in its unaltered state. In addition, I would suggest that Take-Two Interactive sue the ESRB and bring the matter before the Supreme Court in an effort to expose their actions as unconstitutional. It's time for developers and gaming enthusiasts to make a stand to end this trend of impending cenorship to the gaming industry.
The general population should have the decision as to what is and is not appropriate entertainment. While I agree the content of this game demands a rating that limits its exposure to minors, adults should be able to purchase and have unrestricted access to this game. Altering the game's content for the sake of getting a rating gives in to the psuedo-political decision to ban/censor the game and restrict its content. As this is clearly a violation of the developer's First Amendment Rights, I urge Take-Two to fight this unconstitutional act and release the game in its unaltered state. In addition, I would suggest that Take-Two Interactive sue the ESRB and bring the matter before the Supreme Court in an effort to expose their actions as unconstitutional. It's time for developers and gaming enthusiasts to make a stand to end this trend of impending cenorship to the gaming industry.
# 301:
7:40 am PDT, Jul 2,
Guy Norbury, New York
I don't think government, watchdog groups, and especially corporate retail outlets should decide what a grown man can play with. I think thig game should be released just to spite them. I never shop at walmart anyway; this is one of the reasons why.
I don't think government, watchdog groups, and especially corporate retail outlets should decide what a grown man can play with. I think thig game should be released just to spite them. I never shop at walmart anyway; this is one of the reasons why.
