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Manhunt 2 unbanned

Manhunt 2 - the extremely violent game placing gamers in the body of a mass serial killer has 'un-banned' after being modified and re-submitted for classification. Yep, Rockstar promised to do all it could to have it released and now it looks certain!


This has angered a US senator (yet again looking for publicity) whose year 2005 legislation banned violent videogames. California State Senator Leland Yee was up in arms demanding that the ESRB (who classify games) outline the changes made to the game which allowed it to receive a Mature rating. ESRB has refused stating that this information is confidential and that the game meets the requirements by classifiers to be released.
Manhunt 2 stab in the dark


How interesting! Dim down the blood, remove some weapons and we have a legal game for release! lol This just goes to show that violence in games will always be released on the market and it sells. If anything, all this commotion about Manhunt 2 being banned and un-banned will boost sales for Rockstar and become a slap in the face to the Senator who is solely against entertainment of this type.


Gamers on the other hand rejoice (the Mature ones that is ).


Source.
Pictures from IGN.

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Excuse the fact that a review of this game is old news. But for everyone who is still contemplating of even borrowing the game, here’s an honest review that will help you decide


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Here we go again…another military title that focuses on some ‘rogue’ state that is causing the world some type of chaos and must be stopped by an elite force with the greatest weaponry on Earth. It’s been done to death but that still doesn’t stop game makers pushing out those tiles and gamers going ahead and grabbing it!

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A while back I talked about Bully and whether or not it will even be released due to its violent nature and concept. Well behold, Rockstar has released Bully on the PS2 and it looks like a damn fine game (set aside the political ramifications and complaints that will shortly follow once the game begins to sell like hotcakes!). Having read reviews and watched trailers, this game has really hooked me.

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God Hand…classic beat em up action

September 14th 2006 11:52


Capcom is at it again…with the creators of the Viewtiful Joe series putting together a button bashing but quirky fighting game. God Hand follows a mystical Japanese story line that places the gamer in the control of Gene who will be able to dish out a large variety of combos and power moves on all incoming enemies.

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Rockstar Games is at it again, and this time the creators of the smash hit GTA series is releasing a Bully of a title for the PS2. But even before this title is released, outrage is being expressed by strong political leaders and even lawyers who wish to get their hands on the title. What do they wish to do these lawyers?...well sue the money making giant for releasing a game which is quite anti-social. Take-Two has already been burnt by the hot coffee scandal in GTA San Andreas and this title looks to follow the same road.

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Classic Japanese adventure: Okami

August 8th 2006 13:16


With an English release this September, Capcom is unleashing another title to its brilliant line of games and this time gamers will be treated to an epic action RPG game. Okami is truly a Japanese title as the storyline goes which takes place in Japanese mythology setting where the sun goddess Amaterasu (the main character controlled by the character) is pit into battle against Orochi, a demon with many heads that is imposing pain and destruction on villagers in its path.

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Gran Turismo…the motorbike way

July 8th 2006 07:20


The creators of the Gran Turismo series are back again, but this time with a motorcycle simulation named Tourist Trophy. The game solely revolves around motorcycle racing with two main modes of play; arcade and Tourist mode. Arcade allows the player to jump straight into the action and choose a bike from a range of brands including Yamaha and Suzuki and hit the track immediately. Tourist mode however starts the player with a small amount of bikes, with the ability to win more bikes as the player progresses.

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Metal Slug 2006…in 3D?!

June 30th 2006 13:46
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Fast and the Furious to beat NFS?

June 15th 2006 11:23


The Need for Speed titles have been coming in thick and fast over the past few years and have really adopted the ‘street racer’ theme which was made very popular after the Fast and the Furious films. Players can see this in games such as NFS Underground and Most Wanted, and also in a handful of other non-NFS titles such as Juiced and Midnight Club Racer. With all these titles being released (and finally after a long drought of such games…Hot Rod anyone?) I kept asking the question…how come there isn’t a Fast and Furious game? Even the manga series Initial D had an arcade game. Finally, Namco Bandai games will be releasing a Fast and Furious title on the PS2.

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GTA Liberty stories worth it?

June 8th 2006 12:56


A while back, the PSP scored a GTA title of its own which followed a side story to the famous GTA 3 which was released on the PS2 back in 2001. This title was Liberty Stores, and it was quite amazing to see Rockstar Games re-create Liberty City for the PSP considering the PSP’s hardware limitations. Interestingly enough, this title has been ported back to the PS2.

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