The BBFC claim to have investigated it thoroughly.
So is Manhunt2 one of these games thats so bad it warrants banning? My most honest answer is, I don’t know – I have not played it. It must be used very very carefully, though. So, given this, I think I believe it’s acceptable to ban some games. (In much the same way, I am willing to give up my right to drive as fast as I want on the road – not because I think I will drive faster than I should, but because everyone mightn’t use their judgment so we have an enforced speed limit, and we sacrifice our freedom to choose how fast to go, for safer roads). And so, I would be willing to give up my right to choose to play such a game, to have the game banned, for the greater good. While I personally think I would choose to avoid playing such a game, and while I would ideally like that choice to be left up to me, I don’t know or trust everyone else as much as I trust me. But what if the subject matter was considerably worse than that of Manhunt 2? What if a video game had, say, gratuitous child murder, or abuse, or incitement to racial hatred as it’s sole purpose? I think I would be in favor of banning such a game.
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I acknowledge the free speech argument, and certainly we should be very hesitant to ban things. I believe the decision should be left to me, and I believe in my own ability to view the subject matter, or steer clear from it, in such a way that it will not negatively affect my dealings with other people (influence me to be a killer, be less nice etc).īut should we, as a society, ever ban specific video games, because they essentially contain so much badness, and have so little benefit, we as a society are better off without them? Can I conceive of any game where this would be true? Or are all games free speech and should never be banned as such? I, personally, speaking for myself, don’t believe so. Should I, as an adult, ever be prevented from playing a video game, because someone else judges it unsuitable for me? (I shall not cite specific genres where this is particularly prevalent). Many viewers when watching an actor in a movie, for example, subconsciously put themselves in the place of the protagonist. I don’t think, therefore the difference in the passiveness versus the activeness of games vs movies is so pivotal. So, would you ban people performing Carmen on this grounds? I assume you wouldn’t, because even though someone was actively pretending to be a killer, physically and strenuously carrying out the actions, they were just pretending, in the context of a piece of art. I once saw a particular production of Carmen, where (b) happened on stage, and there was no doubt that the actor was being rewarded for the correct execution etc. Would you ban the production of such movies (because their production involves the actors doing (b))? Isn’t (b) what actors do when they are producing movies that contain (a)?
Have to disagree with this line of logic. There is a distinction between:Ī) passively watching a recreation of someone sawing off another persons headī) actively pretending to be that killer, and physically and strenuously carrying out the actions required (Wii) to saw off a persons head, and subsequently being rewarded for correct execution of this killing. I think the comparison between film and game is out of context in cases like these. While I am torn on the issue of violent video games being sold to teenagers the idea of banning it due to the effect it may have on adults is absolutuly ridiclous.ĮLSPA praises UK ratings system after Manhunt 2 banning "…the Board’s carefully considered view is that to issue a certificate to Manhunt 2, on either platform, would involve a range of unjustifiable harm risks, to both adults and minors, within the terms of the Video Recordings Act, and accordingly that its availability, even if statutorily confined to adults, would be unacceptable to the public." The mere fact that you can now buy the likes of Cannibal Holocaust on DVD (if you don’t know what it is then you pretty much don’t want to see it) shoots down the BBFCs statement that… Frankly I find the situation laughable, regardless of the content of the game. There have been several follow ups since the announcment from both the BBFC denying any political pressure in the decision making process and from the ELSPA praising the monitoring body. As the title suggests the BBFC has rejected Rockstar’s Manhunt 2, banning the title from sale anywhere in the UK.
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