I can see this as the biggest hit among kids and teenagers. Maybe that will be the main discussion topic on some middle schools. Kids love that kind of gory and forbidden feeling.

I can't see Take Two releasing this game with an AO rating, if history is anything to go by they'll remove the offending content and get it re-rated. Of course if the control scheme is part of the problem it might require a lot of reworking for the game.

The entire game is offensive content. That is what people are complaining about. If you take away the murder simulation gameplay, you have an empty disc.

Jack Thompson is probably treating himself to Taco Bell cause he thinks he means something in the world.

Tacos FTW.

List of AO-rated products: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AO-rated_products

Before this, the only console title to receive an AO rating was San Andreas.  This game initially received an M rating, but was re-rated AO after the "hot coffee" mod was discovered.  If the AO rating sticks, Manhunt 2 will be the first console title to be released with an AO rating.

Except Clockwork Orange, Lolita, etc. all had substance.

The adults-only rating might not be all bad. I tried playing the first Manhunt on the PS2 and found it to be meh. As a result, Manhunt 2 wasn't even on my radar. Now that there's all this controversy about it, I admit there's now some curiosity on my part.

Wasn't the first Manhunt on the Dreamcast? I'm sure I even owned it and played it quite a bit. It was nothing special as I remember.

@Entroper - I trust you have played the game before writing it off as having no substance.

This could be the Wii's Grand Theft Auto 3,,