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.”
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