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This video should not be sold by anyone. It's has disgraceful content and should be banned in the U.S. Target did the right thing.]]>Nov 7th 2007 10:28AMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/07/citing-violent-content-target-pulls-manhunt-2-video-game/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/07/citing-violent-content-target-pulls-manhunt-2-video-game/
How many young people are going to see Saw IV? Where are the ushers stopping the ticket sales? I mean, c'mon. Video games are a scapegoat, like professional wrestling, tv and movies. We love excuses in this country!

I'm sorry if I don't believe that it's my job to search out a video game I want to play because people so desperately need policing in this country.]]>Nov 7th 2007 10:30AMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/07/citing-violent-content-target-pulls-manhunt-2-video-game/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/07/citing-violent-content-target-pulls-manhunt-2-video-game/Nov 7th 2007 11:27AMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/07/citing-violent-content-target-pulls-manhunt-2-video-game/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/07/citing-violent-content-target-pulls-manhunt-2-video-game/Nov 7th 2007 10:33AMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/07/citing-violent-content-target-pulls-manhunt-2-video-game/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/07/citing-violent-content-target-pulls-manhunt-2-video-game/Nov 7th 2007 10:35AMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/07/citing-violent-content-target-pulls-manhunt-2-video-game/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/07/citing-violent-content-target-pulls-manhunt-2-video-game/
At least, it's good to know what kind of violent video games to look for, if I want to play it and I am pretty sure some smaller video game stores would still have them in stock, likely as used games for resale.

Except for two problems, at my age, I don't have all of time to play it and I don't want to be addicted to it 24/7 either anyway.

Ironically, I still have a old XBox that I got for free from somebody last year and I haven't yet buy stuff to go be hooked with it and I don't even know if it do still work either. Never had time or money for it anyway.
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This quote is in part misleading. Rockstar games submitted ALL the content, including the locked content for a rating for the final release of this game, and thus it got an M. Although it is true that to unlock the content, it does require some technical expertise and a Sony PSP version of the game, the game would have received an M regardless. From what I understand the locked content was locked in part so that the game might have a better chance of being published in other locales too.

I'm not saying that this game should be sold to children, and if Target wishes to not sell it that's their choice of course. But, I'd like to know what violent form of modern entertainment influenced let's say a Billy the Kid, who lived and died in the 19th century, to name one of many examples. Enviroment may have some factor, sure. But much of such I feel is the person themselves. Or to put it another way, did some huge rash of murders and killings happen when Manhunt I came out? Not that I remember.

I do think the authors of this blog need to get off of their high horse. We know you don't approve of this game. I don't play console games, but if it was made for the PC I don't know if I'd play it either. But I don't think it's publication will cause a rash of murders and mayhem. Oh well, some people need to crusade just to feel important and noteworthy]]>Nov 7th 2007 10:53AMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/07/citing-violent-content-target-pulls-manhunt-2-video-game/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/07/citing-violent-content-target-pulls-manhunt-2-video-game/Nov 7th 2007 10:54AMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/07/citing-violent-content-target-pulls-manhunt-2-video-game/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/07/citing-violent-content-target-pulls-manhunt-2-video-game/Nov 7th 2007 10:57AMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/07/citing-violent-content-target-pulls-manhunt-2-video-game/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/07/citing-violent-content-target-pulls-manhunt-2-video-game/Nov 7th 2007 11:41AMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/11/07/citing-violent-content-target-pulls-manhunt-2-video-game/http://www.switched.com/2007/11/07/citing-violent-content-target-pulls-manhunt-2-video-game/Nov 7th 2007 1:16PM