posted on 22. 10. 2009 by Lori in PC, Valve, Xbox 360, ea 

Left 4 Dead 2 to remain censored in Australia

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Left 4 Dead 2 to remain censored in Australia

Valve’s appeal against the refusal of classification for “Left 4 Dead 2″ in Australia was unsuccessful, as a media sendout of the Australian Classification Board shows:

A three-member panel of the Classification Review Board (the Review Board) has unanimously determined that the computer game “Left 4 Dead 2″ is classified RC (Refused Classification).
In the Review Board’s opinion, “Left 4 Dead 2″ could not be accommodated within the MA 15+ classification. The computer game contains a level of violence which is high in impact, prolonged, repeated frequently and realistic within the context of the game.
In addition, it was the Review Board’s opinion that there was insufficient delineation between the depiction of general zombie figures and the human figures, as opposed to the clearly fictional ‘infected’ characters. This was a major consideration of the Review Board in determining the impact of this game on minors.

The cuts our friends down under will have to live with include the removal of “depictions of decapitation, dismemberment, wound detail or piles of dead bodies lying about the environment”. (news.com.au)

It is a shame to see that Australian players will have to do with a gimped version of “Left 4 Dead 2″, but if it is any consolidation, at least on Xbox 360, the first game was region-free.

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