ESRB responds to Manhunt 2 hack: it was hacked, not unlocked

[Snuggle Bunny]

Originally Posted by qj.net

There's a fine line between hacking and unlocking, as is in the case of Manhunt 2 (PSP, Wii). In response to the circulating hack for the PSP that removes all special effects filters in the game, the ESRB states that there is a significant difference between this incident and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas"Hot Coffee" scandal: the adult content of Manhunt 2 was hacked whereas in San Andreas it was unlocked.

Basically it's the difference between going through the game to unlock a secret character and using a gameshark to play a non-playable character. One's fair; the other's just cheating. ESRB maintains that Rockstar Games has revealed all the contents of Manhunt 2 whereas the contents of San Andreas weren't. The ESRB acted on the information it got from both games. In San Andreas' case, the unlockable content was not disclosed.

In light of this however, the ESRB maintains their stand on the M rating of the Manhunt 2 despite clamors for its re-reversal, saying that they "do not believe these modifications fully restore the product to the version that originally received an AO rating." It adds that consumers need to be aware that unauthorized modification may make the game inconsistent with the ESRB's initial rating.

I thought it was unlocked

[Momma Bear]

It adds that consumers need to be aware that unauthorized modification may make the game inconsistent with the ESRB's initial rating.

LOL like anyone who has the uncensored version really cares at this point!!! LMAO

[englishtrog]

i think it was a rockstar thing anyway.
i think
rockstar made the gta for the original firmware hack
rockstar wasn't pleased with all the messing around with the manhunt 2 rating

[Bex]

Yup, i was assuming it was just unlocked too
But, really, hacked?
Wow, im dumb, i thought this was unlocked, and the actual hot coffee mod, was a hack

Hot coffee was hidden, not blurred out or anything.
Hot coffee was in it's original state and ready to be used in game, which they later decided not to but left the data on the disc.

With this Hack you had to remove stuff from the code instead of triggering it on or off, and I'm glad they didn't call this another "Hot Coffee" mod. Cause that would of costed Rockstar a lot more then a little sex scene