Oh Well: ELSPA Boss Backs Manhunt 2 Ban

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In a press release yesterday, Paul Jackson (the director for the ELSPA) backed the decision by the BBFC to ban Manhunt 2 in the UK:

A decision from the BBFC such as this demonstrates that we have a games ratings system in the UK that is effective. It shows it works and works well. Any decision the BBFC takes, it takes on the basis of its remit to rate on screen entertainment. The games industry is a creative phenomenon that produces all kinds of games across all kinds of genres that appeal to all kinds of people across the country, young and old, male and female. The important thing to know is that all games are rated according to age suitability, with over 70 per cent of games being available to all ages over three years.​

The ESPLA is basically the European equivalent to the ESA, and their support of the BBFC seems a little bit like they are turning a blind eye to what this decision could do for the production of future games. Maybe I'm just too much of a bleeding heart liberal, but I just don't really need people constantly protecting me from myself. Hell, the "anything goes" mentality is one of the reasons I wanted to move to Europe in the first place. Kim Phu
Manhunt 2 - Statement from Entertainment Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) [ESPLA via Game Politics]
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