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BBFC to challenge Manhunt 2 release

Following the Video Appeal Committee's (VAC) decision to overturn the ban on the release of Manhunt 2 the BBFC are calling for a judicial review to block the sale of the game. The VAC ruled in favour of the game's developer, Rockstar, last week in a decision that could see the controversial title released in UK shops in the new year.
However the BBFC argues that last week's decision was based on an incorrect interpretation of the Video Recordings Act.

In a statement the BBFC said: "The VAC judgement, if allowed to stand, would have fundamental implications with regard to all the Board's decisions, including those turning upon questions of unacceptable levels of violence."

Rockstar was not available for comment on the issue.

Manhunt 2 was originally banned in June and when Rockstar presented a revised version in October that was also banned when the censors refused to issue it with a classification.

At the time of the game's first ban in June David Cooke, director of the BBFC, advised that it was the "unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone" that had influenced their decision.

However earlier this month the VAC ruled against a ban opening the door for the game's release on general sale.

By calling for a judicial review the BBFC once again threatens to consign the game to the cutting room floor.

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