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Created by David Sheppard on June 19, 2007, 9:28 pm

We acknowledge our roles as consumers in the video game industry. Our dollars dictate policy but as a video game developer, you are forced to seek out our dollars in as many places as possible. So as Manhunt 2 was banned in the United Kingdom from obtaining a rating and the ESRB awarded the game an Adults Only rating instead of the much more appropriate Mature, we saw the chances of Manhunt 2 becoming economically viable dwindle. We know that you, as a video game developer, need as many open channels as possible to remain profitable in this heavily competitive field. Which is why, to fans of the Manhunt series and violent games in general, today was a heavy blow not only to the gamers, but to the industry at large.

We know the AO rating carries with it some excessive weight. Weight which many retail chains will refuse to touch while allowing uncut versions of current musical acts, books, and even slasher movies to be released unchecked. And we see this as an inequality. The problem is, as the AO rating gets attached to games, no companies are willing to stand up against the perceived concept that a single year brings with it an understanding that somehow the average consumer did not possess before. The Adults Only rating carries with it a stigma of pornography which oushes many retail chains away. But we are tired of the double standard. We are tired of seeing games like Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas or The Punisher modified to obtain that M rating that seems all important to the retail chains.

We are not irrational children. We are adults and as such, we should be allowed to choose our media. Be this through the purchasing of a copy of Saw Uncut on DVD, the latest Marilyn Manson CD, a copy of American Psycho on Paperback, or even an uncut copy of Manhunt 2 for the PSP, PS2, or Wii. As an industry, we stand precariously upon a ledge. If we allow the banning or modifying of this game to remain unchecked, then we've cast the integrity of the game industry at large into the abyss. This same abyss that people in the past have stood strong against, refusing to cast A Clockwork Orange, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, or even Canterbury Tales to the darkness.

As consumers of violent video games, we understand the reactionary view those who are not part of our hobby will take. We also understand we are being unfairly burdened with the additional responsibility for parents who refuse to take an active role in the raising of their child, relying instead upon unchecked and unmonitored media. We cannot change this. For every group which insist the violence in the media is shaping a new generation of killers, we can only point at the evidence of fewer and fewer violent crimes within the gaming communities. This evidence will continue to go unheard and unheralded throughout a fear mongering society bent on telling us how much worse things are getting. We cannot change this, either.

But money is what motivates a retail chain to action and to reason. And so we propose this. If you must go back and rework Manhunt 2 in order to obtain that all important M rating, or even a rating in general, allow a second version, an uncut version. Give us, as adult consumers, a choice. Help us draw this line in the sand against game censorship. Give us channels obtain these uncut versions. And track every copy sold. If you put your faith in your consumer fanbase, we will reward you in kind. You can show these sales numbers, obtained through nontraditional channels, to the retail chains and help us right the inequality video games are held by. Sony Computer Entertainment and Nintendo should also support this effort, allowing two seperate SKUs on this product. If you are wary, make a limited run of the AO rated version. Allow us a chance to prove our support. If the uncut version cannot obtain a rating in the UK, simply sell it direct to the consumer and allow modified version to fill traditional channels.

Give us, the consumers, a chance to support your art uncensored.
      


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2,149 2 weeks ago    Luca Favoni: I support this petition. fanculo la censura
2,148 30 Jul 2008 - 17:55    Raffaele Petrini : I support this petition.
2,147 29 Jul 2008 - 21:38    federico petrini : I support this petition.
2,146 5 Jul 2008 - 9:11    Robert Klasen : Please release it uncut!
2,145 23 May 2008 - 17:54    omid : its evry mans right to chose wat he wants.manhunt must stay uncut and uncensored.
2,144 23 May 2008 - 11:56    Eugeniy :
2,143 24 Apr 2008 - 14:32    Andrew Romero : the people wantuncut manhunt2
2,142 24 Mar 2008 - 11:55    stefano : W manhunt 2
2,141 11 Mar 2008 - 22:14    Daniel :
2,140 31 Jan 2008 - 14:52    henry : Keep it going
2,139 31 Jan 2008 - 13:11    Daniel Holt : I dont play the game, nor do i want to. But i will stand up for the right for other people to play the game. If someone goes out and buys an 18 rated game, when they are under 18 then how can you pin anything on a game, afterall the kid that commited the crime was clearly disturbed.
2,138 9 Jan 2008 - 12:04    emanuele ferrero : 1 manhunt 2 non mi sembra un gioco fotorealistico e quindi dubito che una persona maggiorenne scambi il mondo virtuale con la realta. 2 in europa si pubblicano film come hostel 1-2 in cui la violenza e a dir poco estrema, non volete pubblicare un video game in cui vedere un mucchio di poligoni che ricordano delle persone uccidere delle altre persone 3 avete fatto mettere le censure vietato a un pubblico 18 anni e ancora LO VIETATE iN EUROPA!4 vergogna...
2,137 6 Jan 2008 - 19:51    simone : ma come se fa a censura un gioco, con tutti i problemi reali che ci sono???Vergognatevi!!!
2,136 30 Dec 2007 - 20:46    diego beri : basta con la censura ai videogiochi.. chi non vuole giocarca non è obbligato a comperarli
2,135 27 Dec 2007 - 22:40    andrea : ke skifo! è una vergogna censurare un capolavoro kome manhunt!!
2,134 21 Dec 2007 - 14:10    Hornoy Alexandre :
2,133 2 Dec 2007 - 9:25    chris harrison : i don't see what all the problem is with the game?? it hasn't done ANYTHING! Holland were smart, they know adults can play a game without copying the actions, so gave it an 18-so why can't we???
2,132 21 Nov 2007 - 20:36    Samuel Lynford :
2,131 17 Nov 2007 - 23:06    Ahmer : long live manhunt
2,130 15 Nov 2007 - 11:53    Jack O\'Halloran : Sell this uncut for every one! Who cares what people say this game is going to sell big now because of the banning its all hiped up. Get it shipped on the internet forget the stores!!
2,129 11 Nov 2007 - 23:38    c.j. malone : release uncut version of manhunt
2,128 5 Nov 2007 - 18:48    John olson : Sell the damn thing at your website. The only reason I haven't bought it yet!! This is B.S.
2,127 3 Nov 2007 - 7:40    tim trimper : release it ao and m version. the edited one ruins the game
2,126 2 Nov 2007 - 21:11    Nick Russell :
2,125 31 Oct 2007 - 0:52    Derick Waters : I completely agree. I can buy an unrated version of everything else, why not video games.
2,124 30 Oct 2007 - 22:09    rafal :
2,123 30 Oct 2007 - 13:57    Justin Van Brink : we as the consumer deserve uncut and unedited content.even with the edited version it is still not meant for anyone under the age of 17
2,122 29 Oct 2007 - 19:30    exeduke : Dont tuch Manhunt 2!!!
2,121 28 Oct 2007 - 11:35    Tom Evelin :
2,120 26 Oct 2007 - 0:44    Austin : Censorship is a cancer.
2,119 11 Oct 2007 - 20:07    cristiano cavagna :
2,118 10 Oct 2007 - 13:11    Marco : Manhunt 2 free for all
2,117 5 Oct 2007 - 8:11    Jeremy : AO-rating should not be due to gore and violence. There's enough sex, gore, and violence on TV, I don't think a game would make a difference.Plus, why even have the AO-rating if they're not supported on the systems? Stupid.
2,116 2 Oct 2007 - 4:39    Mike : I need this game uncut. I Need it.
2,115 26 Sep 2007 - 11:51    cristian : Ok manhunt 2 no censura
2,114 24 Sep 2007 - 6:45    Dominik :
2,113 15 Sep 2007 - 6:41    Davide Lucato : Manhunt 2 on Wii!!!
2,112 14 Sep 2007 - 18:25    Barile Salvatore :
2,111 12 Sep 2007 - 9:46    Alexander :
2,110 7 Sep 2007 - 20:36    Russ : Keep Manhunt,art has a right to freedom.
2,109 5 Sep 2007 - 3:10    Luke : KEEP IT UNCUT IN THE U.S!!!!!!!!!! DO NOT CHANGE THE GAME!!!!!!!
2,108 31 Aug 2007 - 21:33    ME : You Want Manhunt To be Saved?Well Its Your Lucky Day.SIGN petitionspot.com/petition s/Savemanhunt To Keep The Game!
2,107 30 Aug 2007 - 16:26    xxxx : fanculo
2,106 30 Aug 2007 - 13:25    luigi : unban manhunt 2
2,105 30 Aug 2007 - 7:02    Jimmy : Let us decide what's wrong.It's only a videogame...
2,104 25 Aug 2007 - 12:49    Joe Kirchner : Let's not turn videogames into hollywood with watered down PG-13 horror.
2,103 24 Aug 2007 - 23:00    Gary : if you played this game uncut, would you want to eviscerate someone in broad daylight? would you be a ment in a hospital that just happens to be preloaded with weapons fitting the caliber of an A-rated game? I think not...
2,102 24 Aug 2007 - 19:59    d d s :
2,101 22 Aug 2007 - 22:32    Brittany : I'm just sick of seeing people blame media (music, art, video etc.) for all of todays problems. Theres only a very small amount of people who are influenced by what they see or hear. People are just looking for an easy excuse to blame ****ty parenting on. You don't want little Timmy to see any boobies or blood? Then don't buy him that movie or game he heard about from his friend. It's that easy but people would rather have a big fight over nothing when they could just simply look at the rating on the movie, CD or Video Game and decide for themselves whether or not if they want to buy it.
2,100 21 Aug 2007 - 17:57    Jon Burrows : Ratings are there for a reason,not all 'gamers' are 16year old kids.
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