Have “Intelligent Conversations” About Manhunt 2

Apparently, you can have “intelligent conversations” with your friends about Manhunt 2, according to a statement by Jeronimo Barrera, VP of product development at Rockstar. The game has been part of much drama, as it was given an AO rating in the US while it was outright banned in the UK by the BBFC, who have denied classification to the game even though the company cut it down for a M-rating in North America.

“We are very happy to have the game out, and we feel we kept the original vision and the content and we didn’t neuter the game as people say we have,” Barrera said of the changes, insisting that the story wasn’t changed and that no scenes were removed.

“You know, a lot of people just believe this is a murder simulator and all you do is kill people. But the reality is that there’s a really strong narrative… There are conversations to be had about this game - intelligent conversations,” he added. “That’s what we want to do: get people interested in those [things], rather than ban this game because of X, Y and Z.”

He also referred to the possibility of a multiplayer Manhunt game. “That’s a very interesting question. … Who knows where the Manhunt series is going to go? And that’s definitely something that warrants some exploring on our part for sure.”

The game is already out in the States on PS2, PSP and Wii. It is not known whether the game will be released anytime soon in the UK.