Rockstar calls Manhunt 2 BBFC Ban “unacceptable”

Rockstar has just given a statement as a reply to the British Board of Film Classification‘s earlier announcement of rejecting the changes made to Manhunt 2. With the BBFC rejecting the revisions in the game’s content, the game for the Wii and PSP will still be banned from being published in Britain.

A spokesperson for Rockstar had this to say to IGN:

We are continuing to appeal the British Board of Film Classification’s (BBFC) decision to deny the edited version of Manhunt 2 an 18+ certificate and thereby ban its release in the United Kingdom.

The changes necessary in order to publish the game in Britain are unacceptable to us and represent a setback for video games. The BBFC allows adults the freedom to decide for themselves when it comes to horror in movies and we think adults should be similarly allowed to decide for themselves when it comes to horror in video games, such as Manhunt 2.

Fear not, gamers in the UK. Rockstar is going to be appealing to the Board (again). Considering the time, money, and effort they must have spent to revise Manhunt 2, you could probably assume how determined Rockstar would be to get the ban lifted.

Rockstar has just given a statement as a reply to the British Board of Film Classification‘s earlier announcement of rejecting the changes made to Manhunt 2. With the BBFC rejecting the revisions in the game’s content, the game for the Wii and PSP will still be banned from being published in Britain.

A spokesperson for Rockstar had this to say to IGN:

We are continuing to appeal the British Board of Film Classification’s (BBFC) decision to deny the edited version of Manhunt 2 an 18+ certificate and thereby ban its release in the United Kingdom.

The changes necessary in order to publish the game in Britain are unacceptable to us and represent a setback for video games. The BBFC allows adults the freedom to decide for themselves when it comes to horror in movies and we think adults should be similarly allowed to decide for themselves when it comes to horror in video games, such as Manhunt 2.

Fear not, gamers in the UK. Rockstar is going to be appealing to the Board (again). Considering the time, money, and effort they must have spent to revise Manhunt 2, you could probably assume how determined Rockstar would be to get the ban lifted.