Shellshock 2 banned down under
- Posted June 30th, 2008 at 06:41 EDT by Mike Harradence
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According to reports from Gamespot, Eidos Interactive’s upcoming Shellshock 2: Blood Trails has been banned in Australian territories due to the game’s excessive violent content.
Due out on PlayStation 3, PC and Xbox 360, the FPS takes place in Cambodia during the events of the Vietnam War, where individuals have become infected by the outbreak of an unknown chemical in the middle of the jungle.
There are currently no plans to appeal for the game’s release.
Shellshock 2 joins a substantial list of games that have been refused rating by Australia’s Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC), including Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and more recently, Dark Sector.
Unlike the film and DVD market, which have a dedicated rating system applicable to adult-orientated content, Australia allows for videogames to be rated only as high as MA15+, meaning that anything deemed unsuitable for consumers aged 15 and below is effectively banned for going on sale in the region.
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Hedgie09
- 6:53am BST - June 30th, 2008
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Lol, like the title, but come on, do you say that to any south american countries, or Africa for that matter? Anyways, it isn't as bad as it seems. Games like GTA 3 and San Andreas get modified so they can be released. I have seen an MA16+ game in some stores. I own all of the GTA's on PS2/3 and have been buying them myself since I was 11 years old. The no adult rating is crap I must add but, its not like we don't get any violent games. We have Manhunt 1 and the Punisher and games like that. I am an Australian I must add.
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NoMercy666 |
Ask me...- 7:02am BST - June 30th, 2008
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Jeez, why is Autstailia so worried? It's a video game. It's not going to kill anyone. The same goes with video games that have excessive swearing, it's just words. If I say a swear word it'll not kill anyone! I promise!
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TekkenLord |
HitMan00- 8:56am BST - June 30th, 2008
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must suck to live in Australian territories. Why did they put this in fps, another flop.
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princevegeta1980
- 9:14am BST - June 30th, 2008
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Maybe the austalians board of classification doesn't think that you can still play video games once you've passed 15 years old, lol!, guess you guy's are gonna have to by this game on the net!
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evilmonkey501 |
evilmonkey501- 10:09am BST - June 30th, 2008
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Is it illegal for au to import it? If not then this is recakculous . I'll mail you guys my used copy....lol
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