So at the moment we're all a little unhappy about the re-banning of Manhunt 2 in the UK which seemed more like a personal vendetta then a professional rating by the book. But what if all that meant nothing in the long run, and those living in the UK could get their hands on Manhunt 2 through a legal download of the game from Rockstar Games themselves? Well Phill Carnell, a lawyer with legal firm CMS Cameron McKenna revealed to Register Hardware that due to an loophole in the UK's 1984 Video Recordings Act this is the case. Downloadable games do not need a classification as the Act only covers physical products, obviously as 1984 was long before the Internet or even Computers had really taken off.

A BBFC spokeswoman said “that would be legal and not contravening the Video Recordings Act” for Rockstar Games to sell Manhunt 2 online as a downloadable game, and added that many games the BBFC ban or don't have a BBFC rating are sold online to UK residents. However as she stated following that, most developers go for a rating as well as a physical product will sell more then an online product, which I imagine would be true. However it's final option Rockstar have at their disposal, and a good one at that. They still have US sales and sales in other countries that will no doubt be high.

Carnell added that the loophole is "ridiculous and dated", as I said before. He believes Take-Two are most likely aware of it and that the real obstacle is having Sony and Nintendo support the game.