![]() "There is sustained and cumulative casual sadism in the way in which these killings are committed, and encouraged, in the game. ![]() ![]() "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," said Mr Cooke. Issuing a certificate to Manhunt 2 would risk the possibility of "unjustifiable harm" to adults and minors, the BBFC concluded. Why don't these companies invest their energies into creating material that is helpful to society?" "We have been campaigning against these games for a long time and the BBFC made the right decision. "Manhunt represents a genre of games that are not, in my view and the views of many other people, fit for public consumption," she said. Mr Pakeerah's mother, Giselle, said today she was "absolutely elated" that the game had been banned. Stefan Pakeerah was stabbed and beaten to death in Leicester in February 2004 and his parents claimed the killer, Warren LeBlanc, 17, was inspired by the game.Īt the time, the BBFC described the game as being "at the very top end of what the board judged to be acceptable at that category". The original Manhunt game was given an 18 classification in 2003 and was later blamed for the murder of a 14-year-old boy. In the case of Manhunt 2, this has not been possible." "Where possible we try to consider cuts or, in the case of games, modifications which remove the material which contravenes the board's published guidelines. The ruling means the game cannot be legally supplied anywhere in the UK.ĭavid Cooke, director of the BBFC, said: "Rejecting a work is a very serious action and one which we do not take lightly. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) rejected the game after finding it "constantly encourages visceral killing".
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