Dead or Alive on 3DS Gets "PG" Rating in Australia

[Wuffykins]

We did no such thing.

http://www.inquisitr.com/59633/australian-government-censor-confirms-small-breast-ban-sort-of/

Small breasts aren?t banned. People who look underage are. I?m so fucking sick of this. Australia isn?t some pussy whipped nanny state that freaks out at the sight of blood or nudity. Do you know why some games are banned here? It?s because we don?t have a R18 rating so those games couldn?t be classified.

Ahh, do pardon my continuation of that un-fact then. I just mentioned it for the fact that the issue in Sweden was the fact that certain characters were 'underaged', were as in this context that wasn't the issue because they sure as hell don't look it. Honestly though, no disrespect was meant as I was simply trying (and failing) to make a boob joke (and a terrible one at that).

*sigh* That's what I get for reading cracked at 4 am ...

 

[imagremlin]

Dead or Alive is a beautiful, but ultimately cartoony game. The whole premise of listing some characters as under 18 is just a japanese quirk. Those characters do not appear less than 18 in any way, shape, form or jiggle. Had they been listed as 18, no one would have noticed or questioned it.

What I truly regret is that this could be used as ammo by the anti-R18 crowd. You know how inclined they are to use arguments they barely have any grasp on, such as the whole RapeLay mess.

 

[Sylocat]

It's odd that a country MORE uptight about violence than about sex is considered "backward" by people. From a purely civilized standpoint, shouldn't violent content be worse than sexual content anyway?

Granted, it's not much of a victory, especially not with the Atkinson situation still not completely resolved even by the fucker's resignation, but still.

Of course, this still doesn't answer the question of when there will be a Dead or Alive Xtreme game for the 3DS...

 

[Sinclair Solutions]

Australia: 'tis a confusing little country/continent.

 

[NathLines]

WHAT? We were outdone... BY AUSTRALIA!? What. The bloody. Fuck?

*mind blown*

 

[Omgsarge]

Ah yes, the American viewpoint that any kind of violence is A-Ok but any kind of sex or nakedness is a freaking sin. How did that become the standard? The moral priests of America have done a fine job in demonising the human body.
Honestly, I think the other way around is way healthier.

As long as the game doesn't portrait sex scenes I see no reason to give it a rating higher than PG or teen rating. Why should sexy and big breasted fighters in a fighting game bother you? They are not doing anything sexually explicit.

 

[pieguy259]

Government, are you feeling OK? How's your temperature?

Do... do you need to lie down?

I'll bring you some chicken soup, you'll feel much better.

 

[Spy_Guy]

The game that's too sexy for Sweden is coming to Australia, and it's not even getting that high a rating.

That is a very suspicious statement, considering that the reason for banning the game was due to child pornography laws.
It does raise some questions, doesn't it? :3

 

[theultimateend]

It's odd that a country MORE uptight about violence than about sex is considered "backward" by people. From a purely civilized standpoint, shouldn't violent content be worse than sexual content anyway?

Granted, it's not much of a victory, especially not with the Atkinson situation still not completely resolved even by the fucker's resignation, but still.

Of course, this still doesn't answer the question of when there will be a Dead or Alive Xtreme game for the 3DS...

I would consider any country that is uptight about sexuality to be backwards.

Which leaves us no nation, that I'm aware of, that is forwards.

Probably haven't had a forward nation in 4 thousand years, maybe 3 thousand. Certainly stopped having any for the last 2 thousand.

Violence should always, always, always, be shunned. All acts that can legitimately be solved with violence are acts that themselves are because of violence.

Sexuality however has no reason to be shunned or monitored or moderated. Especially since none of these things actually do anything positive for sexuality, they just move the "problems" to a seedier and much more dangerous underground

 

[Omgsarge]

I would consider any country that is uptight about sexuality to be backwards.

Which leaves us no nation, that I'm aware of, that is forwards.

Probably haven't had a forward nation in 4 thousand years, maybe 3 thousand. Certainly stopped having any for the last 2 thousand.

Violence should always, always, always, be shunned. All acts that can legitimately be solved with violence are acts that themselves are because of violence.

Sexuality however has no reason to be shunned or monitored or moderated. Especially since none of these things actually do anything positive for sexuality, they just move the "problems" to a seedier and much more dangerous underground

I don't quite understand what you mean by "forward nation".
Do you mean sexually uptight as in being ashamed of the human body or/and not accepting sex workers as normal workers? Because there certainly are countries that are way more tolerant in terms of sexuality than other countries. Sex is a very emotional and intimate topic and it is understandable that some people could feel uncomfortable when talking about it or when they are confronted by it. However, often enough, the problems stems from not understanding or just plain ignorant behaviour when dealing with this topic. Especially religious groups are guilty of this since they are really, really interested what goes on in your bedroom.

I can only speak for my country but in Germany, prostitution for example is legal and legitimized by law (it was recognized as a normal job in 2001 and they can even get insurance) . You also often see naked bodies in your run in the mill prime time movies, made by state funded television. Not necessarily sex, but they don't shy away from the human body. In Norway, I saw a poster on the street advertising a women's magazine and six naked women, a few of them pregnant, were featured on it. Took me aback a bit but it seems the people didn't have a moral problem with it.
Honestly, Sex is sometimes a difficult topic but there are nations that have a more casual view on it.

 

[ND]

For once they can have Sydney AND the bush

I lol'd harder at this that I probably should of. Good job *thumbs up*


OT: The censorship laws for gaming down here are so vague that this was bound to happen sooner or later. Perhaps, the morality police down here might finally understand why we need to review the classification setup now hmm?

 

[Nouw]

Ha anti-double standards.

Violence isn't allowed yet sexuality is. Good on ya![sub]Mate.[/sub]

 

[Rayansaki]

So, the sexually charged 'Dead or Alive' is getting a PG rating in a country which frets at the mere sight of a drop of blood in a video game?

That seems awfully backward. Although, they were starting to become more accepting of video games as a medium, last I heard.

Actually, it seems extremelly forward. I never understood why violence was more acceptable than sexuality. That's actually a really good sign that a game like DoA can get T.

 

[BrotherRool]

It's probably just a different age of maturity for their paedophilia laws in the two countries. Or maybe in Australia there have to be more definite signs pointing to a certain age

 

[Cool Welshy]

Hey, it's the way it should be. There's a reason why violence is banned, but my pre-teen self never got traumatised by Torchwood episode 2.

Hehe, yeah... that episode...

...

I'm sorry what was the topic again? Oh right.

Quite personally, violence is worse than sex. However, violence is in almost every game in history. From Mortal Kombat to Kirby. It's just how you need to hide it, that's all, much like all the other controversies. I personally believe that this experience proves that.

 

[Sixties Spidey]

[blockquote]In Australia, a Sydney man was convicted in 2008 of possessing child pornography over a cartoon showing characters from The Simpsons engaged in sexual acts.

In a landmark finding in the NSW Supreme Court, Justice Michael Adams concluded that a fictional cartoon character could "depict" a "person" under law.

Justice Adams said cartoons could "fuel demand for material that does involve the abuse of children" and found that "a fictional character, even one which departs from recognisable human forms in some significant respects, may nevertheless be the depiction of a person within the meaning of the Act".

He said the man would have been jailed had the cartoon depicted real children but instead fined the man $3000 and placed him on a two year good behaviour bond.[/blockquote]

They have never heard of deviantart, have they?

Either way, this seems pretty strange to me. Is it just me, or does the whole "Eurasian" rating board reek of a fuckton of inconsistency?

 

[Don't taze me bro]

Although it has currently received a PG rating, I was looking at news.com.au today on my lunch break, and there is a story there about DOA being investigated by the Federal Government, for the same reasons as in Europe.
The link is below.
http://www.news.com.au/technology/gaming/child-porn-concerns-over-nintendo-game-dead-or-alive-dimensions/story-e6frfrt9-1226066811839