HAY GUYS

Solis · Local time: Jun 21, 2007, 11:46 AM

Ok, let me rephrase then. What's to stop someone (with the developer's permission) from releasing the game? There were a ton of unlicensed games back in the NES days; what's happened between then and now?

Stronger encryption on systems, basically. The few unlicensed NES games were made possible by bypassing the TEN-2 or whatever protection was on the systems (some methods legal, others not). On modern consoles, there's basically no way to get a game onto the system without the encryption codes, which I believe is attached to a game during the authentication process by the console manufacturer. Unless I'm mistaken, the game would only run on devboxes and modded consoles unless it goes through that.

Although I thought there were AO/whatever equivalent rating hentai games for the PS2 in Japan...were those games licensed by Sony?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Solis · Local time: Jun 21, 2007, 06:27 PM

Seems that the release of the game is now in hiatus:

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6172931.html

Personally, I'm hoping a disgruntled developer will leak the complete, uncensored version ala Thrill Kill. I'd like to see what the game is like in its original form, although I didn't really play the original game much so it would mostly just be for curiosity's sake.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Solis · Local time: Jun 21, 2007, 09:04 PM

Maybe they were going under the assumption that it isn't rape if the person is willing...or dead?

I'm wondering how detailed these parts would actually be though. Hot Coffee was pretty UNrevealing (how two clothed people humping eachother constitutes an AO is beyond me), did they actually go full out with this game this time? At least, before the censoring.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Solis · Local time: Jun 28, 2007, 10:52 AM

Oh, and to update on something someone said earlier:

Originally Posted by RABicle

Miles, Reggie personally lobbied for this gam on Wii. They'll change their policy.

Looks like Mr. Fils-Aime has no interest in doing that: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=26181

Quote:

Speaking to Newsweek Fils-Aime said, "This is not an image issue. Wii welcomes games rated E, T and M. We haven't approved AO-rated games. I doubt we ever will."

According to Fils-Aime, Manhunt 2 is "a game rated outside our spectrum, outside any manufacturer's spectrum".

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?