It was always going to be surrounded by controversy and yesterday Take-Two Interactive announced that the Entertainment Software Rating Board had given Manhunt 2 the "AO," or Adults only rating. This announcement came after the British Board of Film Classification announced that it had rejected Manhunt 2 for rating, meaning that - unless Rockstar resubmits a diluted version of its ultra-violent excursion into the morally unsettling - the game will never be released in the UK. Similarily in America, unless Rockstar edits the game, consumers may not be able to purchaseit in many retail chains.
So, with the future of Manhunt 2 in the UK looking decidedly bleak - and with lots of previously uninterested people having a sudden car crash curiosity in the game - we look back at the entire Manhunt 2 saga, starting with yesterday's seismic bombshells and following the trail to the game's announcement at the start of the year. To submerge yourself fully, don't forget to check out our gallery of Manhunt 2screenshots (opens in new tab)andmovies (opens in new tab).
•Manhunt 2 banned in the UK (June 19, 2007) (opens in new tab)
•Why was Manhunt 2 banned? (June 19, 2007) (opens in new tab)
•Manhunt 2 rated by ESRB (June 19, 2007) (opens in new tab)
•Rockstar responds to Manhunt rejection (June 19, 2007) (opens in new tab)
•Rockstar reveals Manhunt 2's seedy world (June 8, 2007) (opens in new tab)
•Manhunt 2: New playable character? (June 1, 2007) (opens in new tab)
•Manhunt 2 - first look (April 27, 2007) (opens in new tab)
•Manhunt 2: New trailer, new shots (April 13, 2007) (opens in new tab)
•Manhunt 2 rips off testicles (March 5, 2007) (opens in new tab)
•Manhunt 2 goes multiplayer? (February 13, 2007) (opens in new tab)
•Manhunt 2: First trailer unleashed (February 7, 2007) (opens in new tab)
•Manhunt is back (February 6, 2007) (opens in new tab)
June 20, 2007
