Comments on: Target Pulling Manhunt 2 from Shelves?

By: License to ill

License to ill — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:06:13 +0000

Target has the right to sell/not sell whatever game they want, and we have the right as consumers not to shop at target…

By: License to ill

License to ill — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:57:48 +0000

@yourdadsgaylover

Lay off the inbreeding you neocon cocksucker…

As far as target goes, I don’t shop there and could give two shits about this lame game…

By: PwnMan.exe

PwnMan.exe — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:54:05 +0000

You’re reading too deeply into this. Maybe Target just doesn’t want to get flamed by Jack Thompson.

By: jon jon the wise

jon jon the wise — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:03:43 +0000

fuck target and buy it elsewhere. target sucks anyways

By: William

William — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:01:41 +0000

Any company has the right to sell whatever they want, but we are becoming a society that is simply too influenced by the “moral majority”. Interestingly enough, the moral majority is actually a minority that just bitches loud enough. I am completely against censorship and think that corporations and the government really need to leave it up to us when it comes to making decisions about what kinds of entertainment we choose to take part in. There are really only a few exceptions to my opinion on this, but Manhunt 2 is not a threat to society and really shouldn’t be this huge concern that it has become. I was at Target yesterday and purchased the special edition of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. How is that any worse than what we see in Manhunt? It’s not. They are both kinda sick, but it’s entertainment. I really think we’ve lost our creative imagination in society. I totally feel that Manhunt 2 should never find it’s way into the hands of a child, but that’s a problem that should be placed on the parent. We’re getting to the point where we are being babied and micromanaged by society. Corporations and the government are deciding what is moral and right for us. What ever happened to personal accountability?

By: jesus-monkey

jesus-monkey — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:30:32 +0000

the only thing i ever buy at target is condoms
somehow those are less “mature” then a video game?
nice move there target

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:38:39 +0000

They are just denying themselves sales of the game, but ironically you can look at it this way. Maybe they’re mad because it had too much censorship in the game. Either way it doesen’t matter, the Wii version, which I have unofrtunately, and the PS2 version have no way to remove the filtersm which sucks, however without the executions it’s still pretty bloody in an orangey kind’ve way. Look at the blood, it looks too orange anyways, it’s not dark enough. I often wonder what the big deal is about putting in blocking filters anyways, ever play The Suffering, Ties that Bind? 10 times the gore of even the first manhunt game, there’s a part where a junkies head explodes and there’s brains and blood all over the room, how did Midway get away with that? Also, remember Mortal Kombat? They had a way to turn the blood on and off so if you didn’t like blood, you could turn it white, green or take it out entirely. Now why didn’t Rockstar do that, instead of putting up a girlie filter? seriously I don’t see what the difference is between putting a filter in that you can’t change and one you can. I think the ESRB has their favorite devolopers, and Rockstar is not one of them, that’s the reason for the goofy filter.

By: Raa

Raa — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:25:17 +0000

Why are people getting mad at Target? First off rated R movies and PAS music do NOT get as much media attention on a daily basis as Manhunt 2 is now. That’s ridiculous.

Secondly, they are most likely covering their own ass from lawsuit-happy lawyers trying to cash in on the media frenzy. I really don’t blame them, I blame the crazy civil suit system in this country where you can lose millions even if you defend and win a case.

And Ryan, you’re thinking about freedom of speech, not freedom of press. That and freedom of speech doesn’t mean that Target HAS to sell every video game you want them to, it means the government has no right to ban and censor stuff, something erathoniel apparently doesn’t understand.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:27:34 +0000

WHAT THE F***? I thought I lived in America, but f***ing Target is singling out one game. I understand they can choose what they want to sell, but what about freedom of press? I will take back what I said if they stop selling rated M games, but until then I will shopping at Target. Furthermore what is so diffrent about videogames and a movie or a tv show it is press and personally I like videogames alot more than movies because it gives me full control over what I am doing. Anyway what I am saying is F*** TARGET!

By: erathoniel

erathoniel — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 03:53:46 +0000

I think if a game is banned, it should not be able to be re-released. Of course, I would go for war-based games getting extra-light ratings, and mindless-killing games getting extra-harsh ratings. Seriously, though. The thing is Target is doing the right thing, not being hypocritical.

By: somewhat

somewhat — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:53:22 +0000

Amen

By: MJCaboose

MJCaboose — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 23:54:42 +0000

Im from the uk and we dont have target but have been reading articles about it being banned and what not which througly pisses me off. I liked manhunt 1 because i look at it as a piece of entertainment with a bit of a twisted wow factor which other horror / thriller games dont offer. I defentaly think this game should not be played by childeren and if it does fall into their hands it is fault with parents and retailers and i dont think the games developers and sensible game players should be punished by a minority of bellends. I have been discussing this at university and cant see why if a film like saw 4 can get onto the market with its very sick and twisted (still a very good film) ideas made to look as realistic as possible without any problems where a game which isnt that graphiclly good is peanlised for having this twisted nature. The only difference between these two medias is i have tp press more buttons to see a “SIMULATED” killing where in a film i only have to press 1 (thats play!). Sorry this meassage is so long i just think that you cant apply rules to one media type and ingone them for another.

By: Ed Kohler

Ed Kohler — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 23:28:29 +0000

What’s surprising to me is that a game called “Manhunt 2″ ever made it onto the shelves at Target.

By: CC Owens

CC Owens — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:02:09 +0000

Good. If you want to play this garbage it should be hard to get–they should open up seedy stores on the side of the highway that people are embarrassed to shop at. This is violence-porn and should be kept on the fringes and in the margins where it belongs.

By: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:15:28 +0000

I don’t shop at Target because they suck. So I really don’t care what they do or do not sell

By: Joelteon7

Joelteon7 — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:20:10 +0000

It’s not the fact that it’s ‘one game’, it’s the fact of principle.

By: weclock

weclock — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:01:21 +0000

It doesn’t change the fact that a major retail outlet is full of shit.

By: zir

zir — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:53:25 +0000

who really cares its one game there is tons of other places to buy it

By: weclock

weclock — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 14:25:36 +0000

It’s a huge ball of hypocrisy, I didn’t shop at target to begin with, but they’re putting up a good argument for me not shopping there anyway.

By: LLL

LLL — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:55:44 +0000

You guys are babies. Who cares. “they should pull all M rated and R rated material from shelves.” Obviously you don’t know how business works. They pull ONE game off of a shelf and you have a tantrum, then you are lame. WHO CARES! Evil Avatar, what a Bogus statement.