Target bans “Manhunt 2″ |
“Manhunt 2″ has become the target of a ban by Target stores. Executives for the retail company have made the decision to ban sales of Rockstar’s controversial game which lets players control a homicidal escaped mental patient as he goes on a killing rampage.
In a statement released on Tuesday Target offered the following explanation for the decision: “All video games and computer software sold at Target currently carry ratings by the Entertainment Software Rating Board — from early childhood through mature audiences. While ‘Manhunt 2′ was given a ‘Mature’ rating by the ESRB, we received additional information that players can potentially view previously filtered content by altering the game code. As a result, we have decided not to carry the game.”
The company is talking about the ability to input a code that will remove the blurring effect masking scenes of violence in “Manhunt 2″. That blur was put into effect so the game could be re-evaluated by the ESRB and receive a Mature designation from the governing body. Players can remove the blurring effect at their own discretion if they want to see the carnage. The game is currently getting a rating of about 70 on the Metacritic site.
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This isn’t correct, you can only see the scenes without the blur if you hack the game. This is done by patching the game, which means you have to back it up to your PC, patch it, burn it, and have something to load burned games.