You've seen the footage: the edited Manhunt 2 features toned-down kill sequences. Yes, they're still violent, but they had to be distorted in order to lessen the visceral impact. In spite of the changes, we think Rockstar did a fantastic job of still conveying the sadistic nature of a serial killer.

But that's not the only thing that's changed about Manhunt 2. A scoring system, which rewarded players for performing the most difficult (and most extreme) kills, has been removed. In an interview with MTV, developer Jeronimo Barrera noted that: "The scoring was a hold-over from the first game, and when we had the opportunity to make edits because of the rating, we decided to remove it ... We felt it flowed better without a score screen between levels."

With the game's release firmly set for launch this week, the developers are glad that people will finally have a chance to play their game. They certainly couldn't have anticipated the amount of controversy the game would receive: "There are conversations to be had about this game - intelligent conversations," he said. "That's what we want to do: get people interested in those [things], rather than ban this game because of X, Y and Z."

Via PSP Fanboy

How could part 2 be any worse than part 1? I remember doing some pretty nasty stuff in part 1, it's just a damn game.

apparently the first game "encouraged" some kid to kill another kid thats why everyones getting high on it and saying dont release it

blah blah blah this is bs this game should not have been change because some uptight mom had her panties in a bunch. who cares how violent a game is if you dont want your kids to play then dont let them lay it

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I don't understand why games like the GTA or Hitman, or even Call of Duty don't encourage children to kill other children ?

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