Manhunt 2 receives AO rating

*sigh*... its reasons like these im sorta glad not to be living in America, No offense to the rest of you but where i come from, Free speech is literally free. U can find porn in the same isle as kid's toys in my town. And an AO rated game is virtually nothing here. And i agree with evryone who said it. THe videogame industry is Unfairly scrutinized because nobody undertaands it. All the politicians and the parents dont get it because they didnt grow up playing them. However, i personally think thats its because the industry is still very young, its only just begininng to go mainstream. In about 7 - 10 years, when our current generation becomes the parents and politicians, the game industry will be allowed to grow because We are the generation that grew up playing these games and loved it.... Just my thoughts.

To be honest I think that when they rate a game "AO" they mean only Adults should play it. But for GOW sake, it's like ultra 17+ but if parents have a problem with it WHY BUY IT! Ban it using the parental controls, no need to limit this companys profit JUST because the game is intended for mature audiences.

This whole thing barely makes any sense to begin with. M rated games are supposedly for 17 and older, and AO games are for 18 and older. Must be an important year in a persons life... lol I still don't understand though how someone can go into Wal Mart and buy beer, cigarettes, and a copy of hostel, but for some reason they can't buy games for adults.

"AO"? Aw man, I won't see that game on shelves. I'll have to get it online or something....

I thought this was all for the best until i found out that Nintendo and Sony don't allow AO rated games on their systems. Now I'm SO pissed.

alright mercenary19! you had great parents, just like mine. My parents wouldn't go gung ho making sure I wasn't playing bad games, they just made sure I knew why they weren't appropriate.

Parents today are retarded. I remember my parents teaching me what was right and what was wrong. If they saw something bad on the TV or on my video games, they would still let me watch it, but teach me what was wrong about what I saw. They didn't jump up and start trying to ban it. There are going to be way too many sheltered kids if this keeps up. Parents have to do more parenting, like mine did, instead of blamming and depending on the main stream media companies.

It's interesting to note how the CCFC singles out the Wii's control scheme, as though waving one's arm about with a lump of plastic in hand is any more accurate a simulation of physically committing violent acts against other human beings than tapping buttons and manipulating analog sticks on a standard controller. How about a little personal responsibility for a change: regulate the entertainment your children consume rather than splitting hairs over the means by which they interact with the objectionable content. For all the good intentions these people purport to have, little can be said of their judgment when they remain so utterly out of touch with the medium they seek to control. Parents need to stop seeking justification for their refusal to accept accountability for what their children are exposed to, and start making the necessary changes at home.

"Harmful effects of ultra-violent video games on children will be magnified by playing them on the interactive Nintendo Wii system." Listen to that! - a game that is created with ONLY MATURE players in mind will be played by CHILDREN? Do these guys from CCFC know what they are talking about? Coz' I'm not so sure. I thought that if a game is MADE for adults it's PLAYED by adults. Someone here is still in the neolithic stage. I'll repeat this only once - GAMES ARE MADE FOR EVERYONE; THEY ARE NOT ONLY FOR CHILDREN. It always makes me wonder why some people still think that gaming is childish and, based on this stupid stereotype, don't understand that there can be also games for adults :/

By there do you mean their??? And by no do you mean no??? And by peps do you mean peeps??? Future retarded parent of American

man i agree with the guy below me if moms and dads think its goin to effect them dont buy it for them what r they stupid man the second part dont have to be ao it might be less voilent than the first one that kicked ass well ao my ass m for mature is better

Parents are retarded these days. You need to learn how to lay the smack down and when to say no.

This is **** why must videogames undergo so much more criticism than movies or other forms of media. If Manhunt 2 was a movie it would be R, no doubt, but no, it's not, it's a game, AO...my ass.

@gamzrsweet: The AO rating is equivalent to an NC-17 or X rating on a movie, while M is the same as R. I agree the one year thing is weird but they have to choose an age to start it at. Anyway, if Saw is rated R how is this rated AO???

Has any one ever thought about it really: Ao{adult rating} is for 18 years and older ok and M rating is 17 years and older i could never really understand this its only 1 year of age difference WTF like a 17 year old no any less than 18 year old anyways manhunt was sweet and rockstar well they rock far as i no they need to keep content what it is and let be what it is ,i mean come on 17 years {M} and 18 years {AO} lol this is so retarded....and like most peps are saying its obvious that its for mature crowd and if your parents buy this for there young one well there retarded..

people will find ways to get the video games anyway, its like anything else there is always a way

It is inquisition time!! First Sony, now Take Two. Who decide what we should play and watch?

What are parents doing letting little Billy play Manhunt 2 on the Wii? I mean, for God's Sake, look at the damn cover! Does that scream, "Little Kids, Please Play Me!" ? AO is effectively a Ban on the game, they should just remove it and say that our "Morality Police" cannot allow you to publish this game to sheeple of the world. About the only platform a AO game can be played on is the PC/Mac. But you know, I'll go back to my Pornography and Saw/Hostel DVDs on my consoles. WE all know that non-interactive film is harmless to peoples minds! *rolls Eyes*

This game is banned from the US to... i say this because Sony nor Nintendo allows AO rated games on their system... (Proof) "The controversial PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Nintendo Wii title was then issued an AO for Adults Only rating in the US, effectively extending the ban to domestic shores, as neither Sony nor Nintendo allow AO-rated games on their systems." ....... so that pretty much says it all... NO Manhunt 2 for the US either... unless Take Two edits the game a bit or somehow finds a way persuade the ESRB into changeing the game to a M rating.

what the hell could an angry violent 8 year old kid do because of a game that their parents couldnt prevent in some way if little billy is running at you with a butterknife he's not really a menace to society even if the kid had some substancial weapon any level headed adult could simply intervene this just shows how many parents go to sleep with one eye open afraid of their own kids

whatever happened to just not buying you 8 year old these types of games lazy assed parents

You guyd keep talking like AO rating gets it banned. It doesn't (not here in the US anyways). Many retailers just refuse to sell AO rated games. So it will make it hard to purchase. Plus, this is a adult only game. So whats the problem?

ESRB is a bully. Down with it. Ratings should be used for informsation not for banning of content.

Grats to Take Two! Keep up the edgy work! Remember when Primal Rage was too violent? That same "Oh, it's so violent!!" attitude will blow over soon enough when an even more violent game comes out. Boy, am I looking forward to BioShock!

i think manhunt 2 should just stick with a M (mature) rating because the first one was probly just as bad and parents shouldn't complain about there kids playing it on the Wii. Its the parents responsibility to pick the game for there child. They need to actually read the rating box to see the content of whats on there. People need to start taking responsibility for the own actions.

"I'm going to have to agree with the AO this time. Its not for kids at all neither was the first one " then what the heck is an M rating for, teenagers?? seriously, people need to take responsibility for themselves and their kids and stop running to the gov't every time they don't get their way.

Yaaah, a bunch of do-gooder, game crusaders get to decide which games i get to play as an adult. i'm so glad these people are around so i don't have to make decisions at all. apparently you can vote when you're 18, but you cant buy an awesome video game you want, because 10 year old kids can't be trusted to not let their parents buy it for them. thank you game-nazis.

ok well thats good no more AO games i think that they are doing the right thing

"You know, there should be an AO console. Also, video games aren't for kids any more. When are people going to realize that the average age of those buying and renting video games is around 30." Quoted for emphasis. This is a factual statistic.

I'm going to have to agree with the AO this time. Its not for kids at all neither was the first one but i think that the original got an M rating because these groups started demanding this kind of stuff more recently. And i can't really htink of a whole lot of like 9 through 12 year olds who would want to play this game a whole lot in first place, except maybe the kid across the street from my house hes a gun obbsessed lunatic but that comes from his parents and grandparents buying him guns and swords all the time. So its true that its parents faults for buying these games in the first place and if they're kid plays them its their fault but i think the game just got rated that for its content.

So how come the Rating Board and the CCFC get to play this hardcore game but they won't let anyone else play it?!!

So, they're giving it an AO rating because of the Wii's control scheme, eh? When are parental groups going to learn that they can prevent their kids from being exposed to such violent content by not buying the game for them?

You know, there should be an AO console. Also, video games aren't for kids any more. When are people going to realize that the average age of those buying and renting video games is around 30.

OK.. let me ask you people. If THIS game doesn't deserve an AO rating... what does? Most games... like Gears of War, get around the rating because you're shooting up aliens or some other hideous creatures. This one, I'm pretty sure you're mutilating humans. If you are 18... this ruling will not effect you at all. If younger than that, you don't need this anyway. Not only do I believe we need a system like this... we also need to finally pass some laws that will actually enforce it. If you sell to a minor, you get fined. Just like a liquor store. There are PLENTY of games out there to play until you become 18. Quit trying to grow up so fast. It'll happen way to soon anyway. BTW... this is written by an avid gamer who plays nearly every night.

"Our ratings are intended to provide guidance that allows parents to choose games they deem suitable for their children, and that is a responsibility we take extremely seriously." We'll if this rating system is for childern, then nothing should be above Teen, Mature and Adult Only sounds like its for..... well Adults not kids.

im with chuamishael, i do not like that game

Why do parents piss and moan about violent games that THEY, THEMSELVES are buying for their children? its not like adolescents have the capacity for smuggling some mature gaming without their consent. Stupid hippie parents need to SHUT THEIR BONGHOLE AND MIND THEIR OWN BUSINESS.

Man haunt is a stupid game. I prefer Mr. 47 of Hitman.

This is the MAN keeping us gamers DOWN!!!!! rage RAGE!!!!

*rolls eyes* If you need a rating to tell you that a game called Manhunt 2 isnt appropriate for your 11 year old, you shouldnt be a parent in the first place.

"harmful effects of ultra-violent video games on children will be magnified by playing them on the interactive Nintendo Wii system." What ignorance.... I can see why they might believe this, but most people are preaching about things they don't understand. So they are saying that we're fine by pressing a button to kill someone, but if we put movement into it, it takes a whole new step. Most people know how to swing a knife, swinging a controller is not going to teach anyone anything new, and anyone who would murder to imitate manhunt is an idiot. So serial killers come from games now.... and this game really doesn't deserve an AO rating, simply because I doubt it will be any more graphic then the first one, and that M should be sufficient.

Why even have an AO rating system in the parental controls if AO games dont come out for them? I can see mabey the AO for the Wii yes, but they just released Resident Evil 4 for the Wii yet they dont want violence for kids,kinda screwing there plan up dont you think?

probably they will make changes in the game and then release it.

"chupamelpo" I mean at the age of 18 you’re ready to kill, by splatter people’s brains with an M-16 rifle, or to cut throats with a damn knife. By that time most of us will have an idea on how to use these weapons thru playing games like military shoot'em ups.

BOGUS!!!!!!!!! If the ESRB really care about the kids/teens, then they should really do something about the minimum recruiting age. I mean at the age of 18 you’re ready to kill, by splatter people’s brains with an M-16 rifle, or to cut throats with a damn knife. And yet we see tv ads all around about “be all that you can be”. SHAME ON ESRB

sony and wii are passing this oportunity away. This game can really test their parental control system to used. I don't know ! but if both companies banned the game, then maybe their not too sure about the parental control implemented on their system.

maybe they will try for the pc platform >.> xD Probably just modify the game so instead of blood you see cute kittens and bunnies :)

this is ridiculous. if you don't want your kids playing violent games, maybe try NOT buying them M rated games. if you look on a game box and it says "M" for mature, its followed by ages 17 and up correct? So tell the next mom you see buying grand theft auto for her 10 year old son that it contains violence because it's rated M and its not even intended for 10 year old kids. Honestly people, this is like buying an underage kid alcoholic beverages, but complaining how there is alcohol in the drink. ffs people

this sucks, i was seriously looking forward to an insanely violent adults only game. i guaranty that this game is no more violent than the first one and its only because of legal pressure that the esrb rated it as AO.

"To Rockstar Games: How about a 360 version you backwater rejects???" Blown away to hear it, but MS does not allow AO games either, didnt know that was the case with Sony as well. Expect that from Nintendo, no tthe others. So NO console will let it be sold.