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  TurMoiL911 | July 07, 2007

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  Jack Thompson praises UK games rating system

  This might be the first time in the history of mankind where the words "praises" and "games" were used in the same sentence in a somewhat positive light.
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  mistermostyn | July 07, 2007
  Strange thing is, I agree with his angle on the US adopting a similar rating system as the UK. The ESRB's rating should not be an ineffectual 'guideline' but an enforcement. If any retailer is found flaunting that enforcement by selling 'M for Mature' or 'Adults Only' titles to minors they should be prosecuted by law. The mighty dollar should not win this particular argument.
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  Seeker X | July 07, 2007
  You gotta work at a game store to really know what's going on. At every game store I've been, they always check my I.D., without fail. The problem is when the Parents/Guardians want to get the games FOR their minors, what's the clerk gonna do? Deny them the game?
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  tidus04 | July 07, 2007
  Indeed they have done the same to me which is unfortunate though my mother just buys them for me anyways. I did not know the UK was all that strict on it anyways, I though it was resonably ok =/
  
  I think this guys should seriously let things goes, he nags the shit out of me always going on about it. You told us now give up
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  Final Blade | July 07, 2007
  This is stupid, if the U.S actually supported I.D checking(or where i am) there wouldn't be a need for the game ratings system.
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  Ash Blue | July 07, 2007
  I'm glad aboout the rating decison to ban Manhunt 2 in the UK. Some of you may be in denial of how this game can affect the psyche of people. But I'm happy about this. And I'm happy Jack Thompson is around to keep is in reality about false pleasures.
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    Final Blade | July 07, 2007
    In all the problems of people blaming games are just mentally ill and shouldn't play games. It doesn't destroys your psyche.
    And your on drugs if you think he's helping. This is bad for all games ash, one day because of this might cause all games being banned. There is no right to chose for your self nowadays.
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    JJBDude | July 07, 2007
    Why has this comment been given 2 thumbs down people? He has clearly expressed his view and opinion on this matter and has backed up his point in doing so, therefore even if you disagree with him giving him thumbs down is a poor decision and lack of judgement by you.
    
    And towards this article, I didn't think I would see the day Jack Thompson praises something.
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      tidus04 | July 07, 2007
      I gave him a thumbs up just for you Jason
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  Ash Blue | July 07, 2007
  You'll never see Tetris being banned, mate. But games like Manhunt will be a thing of the past within just a few years. We have freedom to play any game we want. We have freedom to poison our psyche. But for the good of mankind they'll be wiped out.
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    Final Blade | July 07, 2007
    we will never know freedom to choose what games we play cause manhunt just got banned. do you even know what your talking about.
    
    People needs to take responsibility of there own actions. Should i remind you of the fast food restaurants BS. Yea i thought so blaming them for there overweight when they chose to be that way. Same here we don't even have a choice.
    
    Watch you will see, someone will find something wrong with tetris and banned it.
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      Sungod Okami | July 07, 2007
      First time I've ever agreed with you, FinalBlade.
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  black_wing79 | July 07, 2007
  but serously speaking, this only applies for kids buying the games themselves, but in most cases parents are the ones buying the games so there is a great contradiction here...
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    Cloud Strife7 | July 07, 2007
    Exactly, it's the parents fault for buying kids who are under 17 games that got an M rating.
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  Synthesis | July 07, 2007
  That's exactly how I got GTA:SA. My older sister bought it for me.
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  Goyun SSJ15 | July 07, 2007
  I used to hate our rating systme because a lot of the best games used to be rated 15 or higher, but now I'm almost 18 it doesn't affect me as much as I almost have free choice on games.
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    Rinkydink | July 07, 2007
    It will still affect you if more and more games are banned in the future like with this. Freedom of choice is slowly dying, and the government seem to think that all of us are not capable of making the right decision just because of a small minority of stupid children who actually do get affected from games such as these who shouldn't even be playing them games in the first place.
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  Shiney_Sneasel | July 07, 2007
  me to goyun except im turning 16 in march
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  bbb7002004 | July 07, 2007
  Poor Jack, that First Amendment thing is really annoying here in the US.
  
  No matter what your opinion is on game content or its affects on people, we live in a free society. We are responsible for our own actions, and the actions of our children. The ESRB is not an enforcement agency, they were created to allow the consumers an informed decision about the games they want to play, and what games adults should buy for their children. Government intervention into our lives always turns out badly.
  
  Thompson needs to figure out that there are more effective ways of getting his point across. Start boycotts of stores that sell violent video games, begin educational programs, do something other than sue companies making products that there is an obvious market for. Trust me, if no one bought GTA, Rockstar would stop making violent video games. Not everything has to be handled with government intervention.
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    Final Blade | July 07, 2007
    agreed. I would rather have a law saying your parents should be with you, look at the game and approve it b4 getting it.
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  Sungod Okami | July 07, 2007
  If Jack Thompson wants to ban violent video games in the United States, that's going against EVERYTHING this country was BUILT UPON. The First Amendment gives us the freedom to do what we want, so long as we are responsible for our actions. Triple B is entirely correct in his statement. If Thompson doesn't like the games, he doesn't have to play them.
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  Jeterocks | July 07, 2007
  Jack is a -C U Next Tuesday - for sure
  
  It is the parents fault for letting there kids play games like this...If your child's mood and lifestyle start changing from a video game, then why doesn't the parents step in and take that game away from the child...sure games MAY be able to change a child and make them become more violent...but for a LARGE MAJORITY games are no more than entertainment...no matter how gory they are
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  Ultimega | July 08, 2007
  In my debate class at school, we debated that the game industry should not be interfered by the government. And Jack Thompson's name has been mentioned a bunch of times. I can even tell that this moron doesn't even play video games, he was calling Grand Theft Auto "Grand Auto." he has problems.
  
  To tell you the truth, I only own one 'M' Rated game, and I'm proud, If Jack Thompson want's to take my game away he can't I'd die before anybody took my Turok: Evolution game.
  
  Before he gets his ass tight in the gaming industry, he should brush his teeth
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  Gothic Girl | July 08, 2007
  Hmmm ... I've always thought the US rating system is too harsh. They put EVERYTHING on the front cover ... for example, if someone smokes for 5 seconds (DoC, anyone?), then the game has "mild tobacco use" stamped on the front.
  Most countries don't even have a "tobacco use" rating.
  
  And M rating over there is 17+
  M rating in most other countries is 15+
  
  Yeah, too harsh, imo.
  
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  Is Jack Thompson actually taken seriously? The man seems to be out just to piss people off, moreso than anything. A lot of his arguments are unresearched or unconvincing. There is nothing wrong with an "AO" rating - it sums up the game perfectly - it's ADULTS ONLY. If a child gets their hands on the game, then it's not the Game Company's fault. It's the child (or their parents) fault.
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  Ultimega | July 08, 2007
  Gothic Girl, I agree completly, the industry is not at fault and no matter what happens video games will never change. All Jack is out for is mainly violence and Drugs, what he need to work out instead of Video Games, is everyday problems like: underage sex or racism, never the less, he'd be putting good companies out of buisness, and that is not fair to the company owner, the economy or the gamers that have nothing to do with their lives. Sorry Jack but you need to MYOB!
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  Final Blade | July 08, 2007
  I wonder if the founding fathers of the US constitution is looking down at us in shame. I mean Not all of us are bad but its people like JT and Hillary Clinton that is destroying what it means to be an American. I hope someone steps up to the plate and stop this. I mean I truly wanted to play manhunt2 and it seems we wont be able to.
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  Danielsard_85 | July 08, 2007
  i think that the us system of rating is a little flexible as i have seen some stores that dont enforce it
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  Infinite | July 08, 2007

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  Specifically, Thompson thinks the 'Adults Only' rating the game has received in the US is not sufficient and believes North America should be just as strict as the UK when it comes to rating videogame software.

  How is giving Manhunt 2 the "Adults Only" not enough? If it's rated Adult's Only, Sony, nor Microsoft, nor Nintendo will allow the game to come out on their console. Which I think is BS anyways. What's the point of having a rating in the first place if it can't come out on any consoles?
  
  I think Jack Thompson is an idiot plain and simple. If a game is rated Mature you have to be 17 years of age and older to buy it. Children can't go out and buy Manhunt 2 at any store legally if it has a Mature rating. I don't know about the rest of the world but whenever I go to buy a video that has the rating "M" they always ask for ID so I can't buy it since I'm only 15. Stores ask to see ID when selling videogames rated Mature and up. Most of the time parents buy the videogame for their child. If a parent wants to get a videogame that is rated Mature for their child then fine let them. It should be nobody else's business except for the parent's and the child's.
  
  Also I'm still sticking to my opinion that Manhunt 2 should have been rated Mature.
  
  

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  Titles rated M (Mature) have content that may be suitable for persons ages 17 and older. Titles in this category may contain intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content and/or strong language.

  That sounds a lot like Manhunt 2 to me minus the sexual content. So therefore Manhunt2 should have been rated Mature and not Adult Only. Manhunt 2 is not a porno like most games that receive the adult only rating yet they give it an adult only rating anyways. Plain and simple Manhunt 2 should be rated Mature. No more, no less.
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    Final Blade | July 09, 2007
    Agreed. But of course they wont do that.