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Ban lifted on violent game
11/12/2007 07:22 - (SA)
London - A violent video game featuring blood-spattered scenes in an asylum is set for release in Britain after its makers won an appeal against censors on Monday.
Manhunt 2 was twice rejected by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) this year, becoming the first video game in a decade to be banned in Britain.
Censors said it demonstrated "casual sadism" and an "unrelenting focus on stalking and brutal slaying".
But its makers Rockstar Games, famous for producing the acclaimed Grand Theft Auto series, were successful in an appeal to the Video Appeals Committee which overturned the BBFC's decision.
The reasons for the ruling will be published in the next few days.
Rockstar said it was pleased with the decision and added it was committed to marketing its products "responsibly".
Manhunt 2, which is made for the Playstation2 and Nintendo Wii consoles, was the first video game in a decade to be refused a classification by the British censors.
Stills on the Manhunt 2 website show computer-graphic images of blood-drenched people attacking each other with syringes, axes and knives amid scenes of decapitations and mutilations.
It has had a troubled launch, with its makers suspending its planned July launch in the United States and Europe after it fell foul of the censors in Britain, Ireland, Italy and Switzerland.
The game eventually went on sale in the US market in October this year.
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