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Manhunt 2 - Hot Coffee 2

Censored content in Manhunt 2 is apparently accessible

By Filip Truta, Games Editor

1st of November 2007, 10:46 GMT

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It's all over guy-in-black-suit. This is going to be slow and painful 'cause the original file has been replaced he he...!

What did you think about the reduction in graphical gore within Manhunt 2 when rating boards refused to give it a go for consoles? You were sad right? You probably thought that sadistic killing wasn't going to be your daily practice anymore. Not true. Although this is just a rumor, and although you shouldn't even do this, it seems that there is a way to unlock the censored content within Manhunt 2, on PSP.

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posted by PSPFanboy: "Evoking bad memories of the past, a group of Russian hackers have reportedly hacked the PSP's retail version of Manhunt 2 to unlock the game's censored content [...] you don't need a third-party device to access the content, only a homebrew-enabled PSP and the modification a few configuration files."

The first thing to pop into the minds of fans of Rockstar's games is of course "Hot Coffee 2!" Rest assured, although it seems that history is repeating itself (not that it isn't), the censored content has nothing to do with sex. By deleting the "replace original file" scripts in the game code, according to 'how-it's-done,' you'll simply be unlocking the game's original and untampered-with version. In simple words, every last one of the gruesome, violent and sadistic cinematics will be unlocked. This requires the homebrew-enabled PSP, the pirated version of the game of course and from then on, it's just basic ISO manipulation.

Remember, this is not good at all. In fact, if this rumor turns out to be true and gets out to the mainstream media, Take-Two and Rockstar could be facing numerous lawsuits again. Why do you think UK's rating board, the BBFC, has banned the title completely? Because it was in no way appropriate for people to play, that's why. The game is simply too violent, addressing primitive instincts which gamers are supposed to get kicks out of. And if they do get their kicks like this, the line between killing in the game and then thinking of doing it in real life is very thin. It's happened before and it will probably happen again.

Child advocates were really upset the other day about the game's release. How do you think they feel now? If it is proven that Rockstar has left the content there on purpose, to be unlocked, the company is in some deep, solid... coffee.

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Manhunt 2 | PSP | Rockstar | Take-Two | censored content

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