Manhunt 2 gets UK release date

by Griffin McElroy { Oct 5th 2008 at 5:30PM }

Readers currently residing in the United Kingdom -- your wait is over. At long last, you'll be able to experience one of 2007's best selling, most critically acclaimed titles -- Rockstar's controversial thriller, Manhunt 2. After being turned down by the British Board of Film Classification for its "unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone," a reworked, SFEurope version of the game will be launched in the UK for the Wii, PS2 and PSP on October 31. We know, we can barely contain our excitement either.

Sure, it may lack a few of the more grisly elements included in the inappropriate North American version, but if your hands are shaking with anticipation as you read this report -- as we're sure they are -- we imagine you'll be able to overlook a few omitted acts of power drill-related violence.

Tags: bbfc, manhug, manhunt-2, release-date, rockstar, uk

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Godmil @ Oct 5th 2008 5:41PM

Meh.

Gun Barrier @ Oct 5th 2008 5:42PM

lol havent seen that pic in a long time.

psxman @ Oct 5th 2008 5:47PM

Where' the pic with the flowers? Or the wrapped gift?!
That's the version of Manhunt I'd want to play.

ice~ @ Oct 5th 2008 5:47PM

I heart sarcasm

Roto13 @ Oct 5th 2008 5:50PM

Tags: Manhug

Oh, you.

Jakka(A tribute to whose who fought and failed during the Epic Flamewar of L.A. Noir and MR.ESC) @ Oct 5th 2008 5:51PM

Does anybody still care?

Faisal @ Oct 5th 2008 10:44PM

This is totally off topic, but where's your icon from, Jakka?

Skyflur @ Oct 6th 2008 2:29AM

Why would anyone give a shit...Oh and I demand you answer this name ^

Jakka(A tribute to whose who fought and failed during the Epic Flamewar of L.A. Noir and MR.ESC) @ Oct 6th 2008 11:48AM

Rule 34...obviously.

Haggard (Mr.ESC resurrected on a... thursday?!) @ Oct 5th 2008 6:23PM

Couldn't give a flying toss. I bought the original in that Steam weekend deal for $5, and boy - brown and grey games were around before Gears it seems.

Except unlike Gears, Manhunt was utter garbage and also featured some of the worst stealth gameplay I've ever seen.

Mr Khan @ Oct 5th 2008 6:42PM

I said it back in the days when this was in the news every other day, and i'll say it once again: There are better "bad" games to raise a stink about.

I know Rockstar likes the bad press to hype their games, but usually the games themselves are... better.

Cesaria (Gamertag: Cesaria360) @ Oct 5th 2008 7:18PM

Manhug FTW. LOL.

forestofdeath @ Oct 5th 2008 7:53PM

"NO--PLEASE!

...I HAVE DIABETEEEESSSS!!!!"

343 Guilty Fart @ Oct 5th 2008 9:15PM

Sweet, delicious candy..

KeenCommander @ Oct 5th 2008 8:08PM

Unfortunately, all this waiting won't make the game any better...

Bryan @ Oct 5th 2008 8:52PM

That PA comic had me covering my balls.

>_

Brasseye @ Oct 6th 2008 5:13AM

I think Joystiq's memory is fading, since we are getting the second version that the Americans ALSO got. The AO uncut version was never released. The M rated version was the second version and censored. This is also the version we are getting at the end of the month... doh.