Left for Dead 2 Banned in OZ !

[sfroggy1]

Left for Dead 2 Banned in OZ !

Aussie Classification Board cites "realistic, frenetic and unrelenting violence" as cause for antipodean zombie game ban.

:wassat:

That really sucks if you already own the first installment of this amazing series. I'm an Aussie but live in the UK atm so at least I'll have no troubles picking up a copy for myself but this is ridiculous !

Here is the link: http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6228600.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=newstop&tag=newstop;title;19

Discuss . . .

 

[Dentie]

Re: Left for Dead 2 Banned in OZ !

Lol i feel bad for the aussies because L4D 2 will be awesome cuz 1 was too

 

[private-lemon]

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as if they would ban it y didnt they ban #1 so thats just stupid

 

[Xeon]

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Actually this doesn't have to be a problem, they can just do what they were supposed to do in the first place...... release the damn thing as an expansion

 

[sfroggy1]

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I guess people from Oz could just order the game from the UK as it works perfectly well on an xbox 360 in Australia . . . it's just the postage that could prove a problem lol

 

[Zjuggernaut]

Re: Left for Dead 2 Banned in OZ !

LFD is overrated IMO. Though I still enjoy it and will probably borrow/rent the new one. Bad luck for the aussies though.

 

[Daemon300]

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And that is one of the reasons for piracy...

 

[Vero Caerso]

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Well i guess its too bad for the aussies then i guess we will all have to enjoy it for ourselves.

I guess its going to rake in some money for the countries that will have the aussies going to buy the game.
I dont have a clue why they would actually banned it for.
I mean its not like there making fun of there culture or anything, is it?

 

[Amanda]

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I don't really understand things like this when we have real war going on, human being versus human being.

Australia against Zombie violence?

 

[Man]

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i believe zombie political power is behind this. theyre tired of the zombie genocide thats taking place

 

[hobbes_pwn]

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as if they would ban it y didnt they ban #1 so thats just stupid

Left 4 Dead (1) never allowed you to chop off limbs and decapitate zombies.

I know it sucks im an aussie but often these games are re-made for the classification board (or the Australian Classification board, can re-examine)

 

[Hermit]

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Atkinson

I hate this man.

 

[hobbes_pwn]

Re: Left for Dead 2 Banned in OZ !

http://kotaku.com/5375989/valve-has-edited-version-of-left-4-dead-2-for-possible-release



get your hopes up

 

[sfroggy1]

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Here's hopin Australia gets the release then ! cheers hobbes

 

[Arseface]

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I dunno anything about LFD, but our games rating board sucks. We don't have an R 18+ rating, so anything that should get such a rating is just banned outright. It's ****ing ridiculous. It's censorship. It's anti democratic.

I think GTA IV was modified slightly for Australian audiences aswell, because of this.

 

[Noctus]

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we're off to see the wizard

the wonderful wizard of oz





Ok but anyway, they banned Risen too. Why are Australia so ban happy with games?

 

[PhilistineEars]

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No offense to those of the compulsory voting nations of the forum, but:

What I find undemocratic is the practice of certain governments, including my Australian friends, to hold forced-vote elections. Before compulsory voting was established nationwide in 1924, Australian voter turnout hovered between 47-59%. So you had 40+ percent of the populace just casting a ballot because they "had to". Hopefully this sentiment has changed over the decades.

I'm sure there are certain groups within the US that would like to see this happen. I fear the day when people realize it's "Super Tuesday" and they have to go to the polling centers. It's a national right to vote, not a chore. People just throwing paper into the box, pencil whipping the ballots to get out of there as soon as they can... (shudders)

But I digress... Yes I'm sorry to hear about that unfortunate news. I would like to decide for myself what is appropriate and apply my own brand of critical thinking. Governments should do well not to treat their citizenry like 'Sheeple'.

 

[Tyloric]

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IMPORT!!!!!!

 

[Arseface]

Re: Left for Dead 2 Banned in OZ !

I know this thread's a bit old, but it's not that old, and I wanted to respond to some things....

Some of them completely off topic

we're off to see the wizard

the wonderful wizard of oz





Ok but anyway, they banned Risen too. Why are Australia so ban happy with games?

Because we don't have an adult rating for video games. Michael Atkinson, the South Australian Attorney General, is continually blocking it. He is trying to impose what he see's as Christian values onto others who don't share those same values. He's a fascist.

No offense to those of the compulsory voting nations of the forum, but:

What I find undemocratic is the practice of certain governments, including my Australian friends, to hold forced-vote elections. Before compulsory voting was established nationwide in 1924, Australian voter turnout hovered between 47-59%. So you had 40+ percent of the populace just casting a ballot because they "had to". Hopefully this sentiment has changed over the decades.

I'm sure there are certain groups within the US that would like to see this happen. I fear the day when people realize it's "Super Tuesday" and they have to go to the polling centers. It's a national right to vote, not a chore. People just throwing paper into the box, pencil whipping the ballots to get out of there as soon as they can... (shudders)

Because with non compulsory voting, you get certain demographics which tend to vote more, such as elderly gun-nuts, crazy religious fundies (like our friends in Westboro, and we certainly DON'T want them anywhere near the Whitehouse). This skews the results, as it doesn't represent a majority (one of the principles of a Democracy, no?). We know that most humans tend towards laziness, and will probably not vote if given the option. Do they just have to be taken along for the ride, simply for adhering to human nature? Thus we don't give them an option.