This resulted in the game being pulled from every major retailer. The ESRB gave the game an "Adults Only" rating due to its intense violence forcing the console versions to not be sold.The ban however was successfully appealed and the game released in the UK. A censored version would be made but was banned to.The uncut version of the game was banned in the UK.The game was banned in South Korea due to "Violence and cruelty".The game was banned in Saudi Arabia due to "Gross, unrelenting, and gratuitous violence.".
The game was banned in New Zealand due to "Extreme violence and offensive depictions of cruelty.". The game was banned due to its violent content. The ban was later lifted and the game was allowed to release in Ireland. This was the only time the Irish film censors took action on a video game and prohibited it. The game was banned for "Gross, unrelenting, and gratuitous violence". The video game was banned in Germany due to "High Impact Gorey Violence". In the Broadcast level the Kanata weapon was removed. In the Ritual Cleansing level the Hacksaw and Pliers weapons were removed. The Assassination intro cutscene has flashes of yellow. The Bee's Honey Pot intro cutscene has a strong yellow and white hue. This whole town is a project dormitory." it was changed to "We're in deep shit now! This whole town is a project dormitory!" (Wii, PlayStation 2, PSP) The scene where Leo says "Show no mercy, Danny. #Manhunt 2 wii psp#
Red Kings killing the maintenance man by ripping off his nose with pliers was changed to facial deformation afterwards.(PlayStation 2, PSP. Leo's dialogue is partly censored in the cutscene introducing the Pervs. The dungeon in of a room with the meat hook that you can place enemies onto kill them was removed. We're gonna fight back." (Wii, PlayStation 2, PSP) We're gonna kill em'." it was changed to "We have to earn our freedom. The scene where Leo says "Do? We're gonna do what they trained us to do. The Pliers executions were made less violent. The Razor, Mace, sledgehammer, and Whisky bottle weapons were removed. During executions the game 's contrast is raised to be a lot higher and the screen starts shaking to obscure the violence. 
During execution's the game's screen turns red, then silver and then green to obscure the violence. 
(Note: Due to essentially being banned in the USA and the game being banned in the UK, the Wii, PlayStation 2 and PSP versions were censored to ensure the game could be released in those regions)
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