This rating debacle does suck. And from my own standpoint, I find it hard to choose any side. On one hand, I can see this becoming a trend in the US, simply granting unwanted titles AO ratings to prevent them from coming to the market, and if this were to happen to GTAIV, I'd question "Who was bought out at the ESRB to prevent these titles from coming out?"
However, on the other hand, I do not like the Manhunt series. I played the first game for 20 minutes and had felt disturbed by it. While my own moral convictions and psyche made me loathe having played the game at all, I am not one to denounce another person's right to play the game.
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