Man Hunt 2

[thelocaluk]

Banned in the UK (http://wiifind.co.uk/blog/?p=177)

Rockstar Games is proud to announce Manhunt 2 for the Nintendo's Wii™. Manhunt 2 is the debut title from the newly formed Rockstar London studio, which is developing the game in conjunction with series creator Rockstar North. The Wii™ version is being developed by Rockstar Toronto. Manhunt 2 will be available this summer.
"With Manhunt 2 we have tried to create a game that stays close to the original concept of chilling suspense and stealth, whilst pushing the game design and storytelling forward," said Sam Houser, founder and executive producer of Rockstar Games. "We are also excited to have our newest development team, Rockstar London, working on the title alongside our two established UK studios, Rockstar North and Leeds." [take2games]

Official Website (http://www.rockstargames.com/manhunt2/)

[Heapy]

Sounds like a winner to me :twisted:

[odhranus]

I had the first one on PS2, its a sneaking round, lure your victim then kill sorta game, I'd expect you'd be using the wiimote & nunchuck to replicate strangling someone with a plastic bag.
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[Heapy]

Sounds like Thief on the PC. I enjoyed that too

[Mushroom7]

i had the first one on xbox, i liked it. Especially the voice through the headset encouraging you to kill. Doesn't really fit with the current crop of wii games but it's nice to know that Nintendo will be catering for a more adult audience too. I can see this making full use of the wii's controls too. I'd like to see Sega bring a new version of Condemned to the Wii too, i could see that being a winner, swinging a baseball bat or plank of wood at someones head with the wiimote would be superb.

[thelocaluk]

Here's something from the media if your interested!!!!
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/games/archives/2007/02/06/manhunt_2_confirmed_horror_is_coming_to_wii.html

[col]

Didn't they try to ban the first one, something to do with the murder of a young kid.

[demondave]

i think it was the classic case of someone played the game and then went out and killed someone so they tried to ban it. But lets face it if you go out and kill someone after playing a computer game it was only a matter of time, because there must be something wrong with them in the first place to be influenced by the game.

My conculsion: Theres nothing wrong with violent games

[thelocaluk]

Didn't they try to ban the first one, something to do with the murder of a young kid.
Bad publicity always helps to sell a game........know I wanna play it even more :lol:

[thelocaluk]

i think it was the classic case of someone played the game and then went out and killed someone so they tried to ban it. But lets face it if you go out and kill someone after playing a computer game it was only a matter of time, because there must be something wrong with them in the first place to be influenced by the game.

My conculsion: Theres nothing wrong with violent games

And Daves never harmed anyone......... :roll:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[demondave]

the only game i was influenced by was gta vice city but the guy didn;t mind me using a chainsaw on him, he only lost an arm

[fued10]

Excellent news as I had the original Man Hunt. I hope the graphics on the Wii version are not disapointing as Rockstar have developed a recent reputation for poor graphics.
As for the stories about the game being the reason for the murder of Stefan Pakeerah, those rumours were quashed as the murder was connected with robbery.
Also it was the victim who had the copy of the game not the murderer

[thelocaluk]

Well looky here....the official site is up........
http://www.rockstargames.com/manhunt2/

[mattman81]

I think Rockstar produce good graphical games, but have a bad rep for poor control systems and heavy media backlash. Manhunt 2 will no doubt make the headlines, and the potential of using the Wiimote for all sort of unsavoury things could stir things up to no end.

I think the Wii version will probably be the same as the PS2 version but with better textures and of cause a better (in theory) control system. But the main thing is that Rockstar are making a game for Nintendo, which would never have happened a year or two ago :shock:

Can only bode well for the future I feel.

[zulufields]

this is great news for the wii, looking forward to it

[Rob]

cool i remember the first one creeping me out, i'm sure if you knocked the enemy over you could crush their head and hear their skull and brain squish, or something as gros as that.
looking forward to it.

[paulc]

I had (and still occasionaly play) the first one on PS2. Its an amazing game, the atmosphere it creates is incredible, and unlike other stealth games there is a genuine element of fear (for me personally, at least!). I'm so excited this is coming to Wii, games like WarioWare are fun but its good to see Wii isn't being overlooked by third party developers.

[arabiansanchez]

This is the kind of game I used to put the playstation brand down for.

It was more for the insinuation from their camp that was a mature sort of grown up game when Zelda was not, whewn obviously Zelda is a game for a more mature person than someone who seriously thinks splitting heads open makes them sophisticated.

It bodes well for variety if nothing else.

[thelocaluk]

Further news to the release of this game shows that the makers are freaking people out. They have sent out letters to the gaming press supposedly from the same hospital as featured in the game.........heres the evidence: http://www.nintendowiifanboy.com/media/2007/02/rockstarletr4.jpg

[shawyer]

Here's something from the media if your interested!!!!
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/games/archives/2007/02/06/manhunt_2_confirmed_horror_is_coming_to_wii.html

Still, Manhunt on Wii. Bet that one won't come out in many family parties. "Go on Gran, suffocate the drug dealer!"

LMFAO!

[james-vivian]

lol freaky

[thelocaluk]

More news on the game has been released and can be read at GamesRadar (http://www.gamesradar.com/gb/wii/game/news/article.jsp?releaseId=20070305142139517046&articleId=20070305142139517046&sectionId=1006)

[thelocaluk]

News of this game has gone a bit quite since the threat of a court case to stop its release but now the official box art for the game has been revealed plus a few extra details about the game:
http://media.arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.media/Manhunt%202%20Wii%20Box%20Art%20FINAL.jpg
An experiment at a secret research facility has gone catastrophically wrong. Daniel Lamb and Leo Kasper are the only surviving subjects. The Pickman Project will stop at nothing to hunt them down and stop the truth from getting out.
Demented screams echo around the dank asylum that has caged you for the last six years. You open your eyes. A white-coated body slumps to the floor through your shaking hands. A bloody syringe slips from your arm. Waves of confusion and paranoia crash over you. You have no idea who you are or how you got here.

The door to your cell is open. One choice. One chance. They took your life. Time to take it back.

[Link] (http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=281699)

[thelocaluk]

The latest trailer is looking great, I'm really looking forward to playing this :D
http://gamevideos.com/video/id/10710

[thelocaluk]

The official website has just had a few updates with new content added.
http://www.rockstargames.com/manhunt2/index2.html

[thelocaluk]

As ben mentioned earlier, this game has now been banned from a UK release, details here>> (http://wiifind.co.uk/blog/?p=177)

If you got the latest NGamer you will read the first and only review of the game, which they rated 92%.

[thelocaluk]

Rockstar have made a statement to GamesRadar regarding the UK ban, you can read it here>> (http://wiifind.co.uk/blog/?p=179)

Hopefully they will appeal against the decision so that we can sample the pure evil of this game HAHAHAHA

[ben93]

it is a bit of a bad influence though

[Wii Spark]

As ben mentioned earlier, this game has now been banned from a UK release, details here>> (http://wiifind.co.uk/blog/?p=177)

If you got the latest NGamer you will read the first and only review of the game, which they rated 92%.

Wonder if those copies of NGamer will be worth anything a fews years from now, lol

[thelocaluk]

Wonder if those copies of NGamer will be worth anything a fews years from now, lol
Your be looking forward to yours even more lol unless you got it already

[Wii Spark]

Your be looking forward to yours even more lol unless you got it already

Turned up this morning thanks, it's now locked up out of harms way, lol

Good read as well, not finished it yet though, I've been slightly busy this evening. ;)

[munkle]

Ngamer has always been a great read, since NGC/N64 Mag and back beyond the realms of memory.

When i think of some of the horror films i've seen over the years this game looks pretty acceptable. The asylum screenshots remind me of some Doncaster nightclubs! lol! Joking, i'm allowed to say that ;o)

[col]

Has the ban been lifted on this or have rockstar games changed the game slightly to pass the censors. Play.com seem to have it on pre-order with a release date of 31st Aug.

http://www.play.com/Games/Wii/4-/3321141/Manhunt-2/Product.html

[ben93]

yh they always do

[Wii Spark]

Latest update 1st August 07

Rockstar appeals Manhunt 2 ban

Video Appeals Committee to determine game's fate.

Update: Rockstar Games has confirmed it has filed an official plea with the Video Appeals Committee seeking to overturn the BBFC ban of its Manhunt 2 game.
According to MCV, Rockstar filed the plea yesterday. The BBFC originally rejected the game on June 19th, giving Rockstar six weeks to file an appeal.
"Where possible we try to consider cuts or, in the case of games, modifications which remove the material which contravenes the Board’s published Guidelines. In the case of Manhunt 2 this has not been possible," said BBFC director David Cooke at the time of the ban.
The Video Appeals Committee will now hold a hearing where the BBFC and Rockstar will be able to present their sides of the dispute, and where the committee will view demonstrations of the game itself. The BBFC will not comment upon the matter until the case is heard.

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. confirmed today that Rockstar Games has appealed the BBFC decision that prohibited the release of any version of Manhunt 2 in Britain.

There was no immediate word whether or not Rockstar had also appealed Manhunt 2's "AO" rating in the US, although such a move seems likely.

[thelocaluk]

For some reason I what this game even more since its ban, just to see how bad it really is.

[Fr@nk$t@]

Hopefully Rockstar appeal will be positive, because a lot of people like me were looking forward to this even before the ban.

For some reason I what this game even more since its ban, just to see how bad it really is.

Yeah I know, I think quite an few people are going to be like "Hey, I really want to see how violent Manhunt 2 really is" If it ever get release, it might just push even more Wiis off the shelf, which is a good thing right?

[ben93]

yh gotta agree there. the free publicity thing worked lol

[Fr@nk$t@]

Rockstar has announced that Manhunt 2 has finally been given a M rating in the US, clearing the way for an 31st of October release in America. But will it come out in Europe?

[ben93]

how have they managed to get it to M?

[Fr@nk$t@]

Rockstar modified Manhunt 2 so it could make the M rating.

[ben93]

well its nt the proper manhunt 2 then is it.

[Fr@nk$t@]

Well they have took out some violence probably added some think instead, they couldn't of took out too much in space of like 3 months.

[ben93]

i bet they took out things like ripping limbs offf and put more gunplay in insteadd

[col]

i bet they took out things like ripping limbs offf and put more gunplay in insteadd
They may need to tone it down even more to pass our censors with the current problem our country is having at the moment with guns and knives.

[Wii Spark]

Apparently it's now due for release on 28/9/07.

clicky (http://www.play.com/Games/Wii/4-/3321141/Manhunt-2/Product.html)for details.

[eric]

i know someone told me this last week in the chatroom, but i've acctually read it myself now. *clicky (http://palgn.com.au/article.php?id=8712&sid=290e821859875643e598a02ffc501c8c&title=Manhunt+2+released+uncut+in+Holland)*

Uncut version in holland, woot go holland :P.

[ben93]

well hollands part of europe so if holland is gettina an uncut version doesnt that mean we will?

[eric]

No, the unedited version is already been banned in Germany and ireland.

Banning the game here would break the regional law which considers adults capable of making their own decisions which games they wants to play, unless it contains illegal materia. And there is currently no unified EU ratings system.

But it's still illegal for people under 16 to buy it.

[ben93]

i wunt get the game even if it was released over here.

[thelocaluk]

The BBFC has rejected a revised version of the video game Manhunt 2. This follows the rejection of the original version of the game in June. The distributor had set in motion an appeal to the Video Appeals Committee against that decision, and this was suspended while the revised version was considered for classification.

David Cooke, Director of the BBFC said:
“We recognise that the distributor has made changes to the game, but we do not consider that these go far enough to address our concerns about the original version. The impact of the revisions on the bleakness and callousness of tone, or the essential nature of the gameplay, is clearly insufficient. There has been a reduction in the visual detail in some of the ‘execution kills’, but in others they retain their original visceral and casually sadistic nature.

“We did make suggestions for further changes to the game, but the distributor has chosen not to make them, and as a result we have rejected the game on both platforms. The decision on whether or not an appeal goes ahead lies with the distributor.”

GamesPress

[ben93]

hmm lol there gettin sadder and sadder

[eric]

*cough* import from holland *cough* :P

[ben93]

lol u cant get it from holland either cos nintendo has banned it for coming out on the wii at all

[eric]

nono, if im correct BBFC is UK only. Also law in holland states it's not alowed to ban a game because of content etc ( or something like that anyway ). And France and austraile still get the cencored version if im correct.

Also i havn't read anywhere that nintendo banned the game entirly.

[ben93]

im sure they did, wheres local when u need him lol. thats it, the game was rated AO and nintendo and sonys policy is not to allow AO games to be released, sorry

[Fr@nk$t@]

nono, if im correct BBFC is UK only. Also law in holland states it's not alowed to ban a game because of content etc ( or something like that anyway ). And France and austraile still get the cencored version if im correct.

Also i havn't read anywhere that nintendo banned the game entirly.


As far as I know BBFC stands for British Board of Film Classification so I guess it mean UK releases only. And I think the uncensored version is still coming to Holland; so you can always send me a copy of the game threw the post. :D

[thelocaluk]

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[ben93]

well theres definetly no way theyll release it over here now IMO. im not bothered really cos i woulndt get it anyway.

[Wii Spark]

Well it's out on the Wii somewhere, because some one has done a guide for it. Click on the Major Spoiler Alert (http://uk.guides.ign.com/guides/883115/)for details.

[col]

Looks like its finally been given the go ahead to be released in the UK. Could possibly be out before Christmas.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7137212.stm

[Jakku]

Oh god itd be so awesome if this came out in UK. I'm glad rockstar arent letting down. This game is just like any other. It's even been agreed on violent games dont affect people, and make em wanna go kill people.

[Wii Spark]

I saw something about this in this mornings paper as well.

Meanwhile;


He said the BBFC had played Manhunt 2 for "well over 30 hours prior to our decision".

Obviously they had to make sure with that much time on it, ;)

[Jakku]

Heh, I bet they love this game too much, they wanna "test" it thoroughly. Deep down inside, they couldnt live without strangling people with plastic bags.

[Junior]

I saw something about this in this mornings paper as well.

Meanwhile;



Obviously they had to make sure with that much time on it, ;)

I remeber seeing that on Channel 5 news with my mom. No way shes going to let me get this now:(

[Fr@nk$t@]

I remeber seeing that on Channel 5 news with my mom. No way shes going to let me get this now:(

I remember my mom saying the Wii was for kids, until she saw Manhunt 2 on BBC.

[thelocaluk]

This thread lives again :D

[ben93]

so after all the trouble over releasing this is anyone here actually going to get it?

[thelocaluk]

so after all the trouble over releasing this is anyone here actually going to get it?
At the time I was but now it doesn't seem worth it as I don't think the game was highly rated anyway.

[ben93]

ngamer gave it 92% in the only review that was publicly broadcast

[Junior]

It doesn't seem like a nice game to buy. I just don't think the manhunt games are apporopiate for people to play.