As part of the latest chapter in the most tumultuous game release of the year, Manhunt 2 could soon be seeing the light of day on UK store shelves. Rockstar Games won the right to appeal the decision by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) to ban the sale of Manhunt 2 in the UK.

With the overturning of the decision, Rockstar Games could release Manhunt 2 with an age rating of 18+. The BBFC, however, could once again block the sale of the game by contesting the process.

“The BBFC will carefully study the judgement by the Video Appeals Committee when it becomes available,” said David Cooke, director of the BBFC, quoted in the Telegraph. “The BBFC twice rejected Manhunt 2 for its focus on varied and cumulative killings. We recognise that rejection is a very serious step, in which the desire of publishers to market their games, and that of gamers to buy them, must be balanced against the public interest, including the full range of possible harm risks to vulnerable individuals and to any children who may be wrongly exposed to such games.”

Cooke in June explained the reason for the game’s ban: “Manhunt 2 is distinguishable from recent high-end video games by its unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone in an overall game context which constantly encourages visceral killing with exceptionally little alleviation or distancing. There is sustained and cumulative casual sadism in the way in which these killings are committed, and encouraged, in the game.”

Rockstar modified the contents of Manhunt 2 after being rated “AO” for Adult’s Only for the North American market. The edited “M” for Mature rated game hit North American stores on October 31.

“We are committed to making great interactive entertainment, while also marketing our products responsibly and supporting an effective rating system,” Rockstar Games said in a statement. “We are pleased that the decision of the Video Appeals Committee has recognised that Manhunt 2 is well within the bounds established by other 18+ rated entertainment.”