The proof is in the pudding as they say, and the news out of the United Arab Emirates this week proved just that. After a Government banning of the worldly-popular Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas last year due to it's "violent and profane content" it's been found the game is still available to those who are willing to purchase it "under the table" per say. UAE games distributor, Lalit Vase, had this to say on the matter:

Smaller stores tend to buy games from wholesalers without getting official approval, or import it directly. Many of which would be sold under the table.

While we respect what the UAE decide is "violent and [/or] profane content" this just proves, banning and not giving the consumers their own choice on whether too purchase a game according to their beliefs, age and own discretion adds desire for the game. Something we have seen so far with Manhunt 2's ban world-wide, it has only increased desire to play the game, as well as increasing the media coverage, thus opening it to a wide audience. Therefore, banning a game only makes things worse, people who would have not even thought of purchasing the game before hand now have the desire to do just that, purchase it, in some respect, any means necessary.