[QUOTE="GodModeEnabled"][QUOTE="trifecta_basic"]What? Did you actually ever play the first game? Its not that bad, an AO rating is like the stamp of doom for our industry, and the hypocrisy from you people sickens me. Would you expect films like Hostel and Saw to not be shown in theaters or given a dvd release carried by major retailers? No I didn't think so, give me a break.[QUOTE="GodModeEnabled"][QUOTE="trifecta_basic"]Not suprising at all, considering it's what the first game should of recieved all along.trifecta_basic
Yes, I own it thank you very much. And claiming Hostel and Saw is as violent as Manhunt is categorically false and a weak cop-out.
Wtf? Have you seen Hostel? That movie nearly made me barf several times. You think Hostel is less violent than Manhunt??? I would get into scene descriptons here but my point still stands that one entertainment medium shouldnt be getting the shaft over another, its hypocrital censorship and does nothing but limit the growth of our industry.I don't think so. Even if the game slipped by it's a 500K at the most, not exactly a big loss. And the controversy from the game getting an M would be much more damning then what is happening now. They were already watchgroups waiting to pounce on the ESRB(read the letter to Patricia Vance) if they even considered giving the game a M.
Hostel and Saw are disturbing and contain extreme violence, but they do not depict the amount of violent acts in nearly as much detail and repetition as a full session of Manhunt. Not even close.
To be honest, it doesn't shock or suprise me that the game is receiving an AO rating, and I don't think that this would have been much of a shocker to others if some self-prclaimed watchdog group weren't trumpeting a moral victory.Take Two still has time to make some moves, including getting the game rerated. If they can somehow convince the ESRB that the game isn't worth an AO, then the game should receive a re-rating, but I can guarantee that if that's the case, the watchdogs and Jack Thompsons of the world will become hopping mad and only work to give everyone a headache.
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