Australian-bullshit keeps being bullshit. As people have pointed out: They will just pirate it instead.
Mortal Kombat Banned in Australia
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I don't know exactly why, but this actually angers me.
Which is weird, since Australia is a long, long, loooong way from where i live. But still... i mean, it's a game. Yes, a very very violent one, but still.
Gah, I'm way overreacting.
Anyways, i feel for ya, Aussies.
Which is weird, since Australia is a long, long, loooong way from where i live. But still... i mean, it's a game. Yes, a very very violent one, but still.
Gah, I'm way overreacting.
Anyways, i feel for ya, Aussies.
Their rating system does one of two things:
- treats adults like 10-year-olds
- lets people below 18 play games that, in other countries, only people over 18 are advised to play
Somehow, I don't think either of those 2 outcomes is what they're aiming for.
Morons.
And, like I said, the fact that things that should probably be given 18s are being passed for 15s with no cuts, simply because there is no higher rating.
- treats adults like 10-year-olds
- lets people below 18 play games that, in other countries, only people over 18 are advised to play
Somehow, I don't think either of those 2 outcomes is what they're aiming for.
Morons.
It's less the number (although it's more than 1-2) and more the randomness of it.Zenode said:
And, like I said, the fact that things that should probably be given 18s are being passed for 15s with no cuts, simply because there is no higher rating.
Alright mate, calm down. Just a joke about Australia's notoriously strict Classification Board.Zenode said:
Given that one of the conditions of violent video games is that it reduces violent tendencies, they're actually helping to protect the citizens from all of the death beasts over there. It's nothing to do with censorship, and everything to do with saving lives.NeedAUserName said:
They will just take out the fatalities, no big deal. MK without fatalities is just...a...errr...yea.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/
A stupid annoying dull button-masher, yeah, without violence MK hits the ground and breaks it's spine.Nautical Honors Society said:
Too all the Aussies and visitors of Aust, please go visit your local GAME Store and sign the partition for a mature 18+ rating for video games.
Why we don't have one already fucking baffles me,
and the baffling needs to stop.
for more info visit
http://everyoneplays.org.au/
Why we don't have one already fucking baffles me,
and the baffling needs to stop.
for more info visit
http://everyoneplays.org.au/
It's not that the powers that be down here have decided to ban violent video games, it's just another example of Australian leadership's biggest flaw- no one is willing to make the decision. We're stuck in limbo on this issue, the original decision to not create an 18+ rating for games was an err on the side of caution a long time ago before this could be foreseen, now they're still erring on the side of caution. They're still discussing having a discussion, that public opinion paper has done so many rounds, thanks in part to Atkinson, nobody seems willing to make a call either way.
Andy Chalk said:Mortal Kombat Banned in Australia
Brace yourselves for a shock: Mortal Kombat [http://www.amazon.com/Mortal-Kombat-Playstation-3/dp/B003O6E1JS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1298654308&sr=8-1] has been refused classification in Australia.
That the spinning top of randomness that is the Australian videogame classification system has claimed the latest iteration of one of the oldest and most famous fighting games in videogame history is only surprising because of the fact that out of the club [http://www.classification.gov.au/www/cob/find.nsf/classificationsbyrating?SearchView&searchorder=4&searchmax=0&searchwv=1&query=%28[title]=%22mortal%20kombat%22%29].
"The highly anticipated video game Mortal Kombat, published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) in Australia, has been refused classification by the Australian Classification Board and will not release in Australia," WBIE said in a statement. "We are extremely disappointed that Mortal Kombat, one of the world's oldest and most successful video games franchises, will not be available to mature Australian gamers."
"WBIE would not market mature content where it is not appropriate for the audience," it continued. "We understand that not all content is for every audience, but there is an audience for mature gaming content and it would make more sense to have the R18+ classification in Australia. As a member of the iGEA [http://www.igea.net/], WBIE is reviewing all options available at this time."
"Reviewing all options" usually translates into "cutting it to ribbons" but WBIE's statement seems to rule out that possibility. Perhaps it's waiting for the SCAG meeting which will follow the SCAG meeting at which the issue of allowing mature-rated games in Australia won't be discussed [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/107816-Australias-Game-Rating-Overhaul-Delayed-Again]? Anything is possible, I suppose - except buying Mortal Kombat from an Australian store.
Mortal Kombat comes out on April 19 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Source: IGN Australia [http://au.xbox360.ign.com/articles/115/1152075p1.html]
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Bulletstorm was heavily censored tho they removed stuffsunburst313 said:
Captcha: McDermott, scsit
Sorry, but I can't help but nitpick. They should be signing the petition, not the partition. I don't think signing partitions is going to help anyone.Laclem said:
OT: I used to think the people responsible for the bans were simply misguided. But if Bulletstorm gets a pass, and MK doesn't then they are clearly just pants-on-head retarded (as Yahtzee would say).
EDIT: I was apparently ninja'd on the Bulletstorm thing by the previous post. So how exactly does a censored BS work? The primary game mechanic was a point system that rewarded you for creative body part removal and decorating in all the available colours of blood. I just can't see there being much left of the game without that.
