BBFC bans Manhunt 2
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has banned a video game for the first time in a decade. Manhunt 2 was rejected by the censors due its violent content, wich means that the game cannot be legally supplied anywhere in the U.K.
According to BBFC director David Cooke: “Rejecting a work is a very serious action and one which we do not take lightly. Manhunt 2 is distinguishable from recent high-end video games by its unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone in an overall game context which constantly encourages visceral killing with exceptionally little alleviation or distancing.”
The last video game to be banned in the UK was Carmageddon in 1997. That decision was subsequently overturned on appeal by the Video Appeals Committee.
Tuesday 19 Jun 2007 | Paul | UK
