Australia bans Left 4 Dead 2

[Tron714]

Just a heads up, Valve has a approved censored version of L4D2 with on limbs coming off of zombies and so on. So our friends from the land down under still get to play the game. Just a lot less dismemberment. Yay for Australia?  

[Jonnnn]

Link_Noroshima

Dont they have Gamestops in Australia if so then I agree with what nitnit said about them only selling rated M games to people who are at least 18 even though I really don't see the sense in that when its not a really hardcore Mature rated game... Just voicing my opinion so that no one can really get somehow mad at what I say but all I'm really saying is look at a game like God Of War 1 & 2, then look at games like Left 4 Dead or Half Life; when you do you will then see what I mean when I say that it really isn't a hardcore Mature rated game.

I would rather keep the government out of simple parenting issues. Thanks.  

[Cybylt]

Yes, let the government raise our kids for us, that's the best thing to do.  

[Link_Noroshima]

I mean its not that bad of an idea.  

[Haratio TaFotter]

Being a guy that's been to Australia, I think its weird what they will and won't allow to be sold. Still, its good that they were able to edit it enough that they could still sell it. I wonder what they do for the Boomers though.  

[nitnit]

Just randomly clarifying for no real reason - my views aren't exactly that we should restrict said games, just that I know that in America if a video game is unrated or is rated A (adults only) game stores can still sell it, just only people at least 18. They often times refuse to stock these games however. Same thing with "'unrated" movies, except many stores will still stock them.

Honestly, I don't really see the big reason to keep these games out of the hands of kids. They're going to get ahold of them either way, it's simply up to the parent to make sure the game isn't being played within their own household. It's the same deal with rated R movies, cigarettes, alcohol, and other age restricted items.  

[Muddy Armadillo]

There could be worse things that people could be doing. I think they should stampede cows through Sydney until L4D 2 is released uncensored  

[Jonnnn]

nitnit

Just randomly clarifying for no real reason - my views aren't exactly that we should restrict said games, just that I know that in America if a video game is unrated or is rated A (adults only) game stores can still sell it, just only people at least 18. They often times refuse to stock these games however. Same thing with "'unrated" movies, except many stores will still stock them.

Honestly, I don't really see the big reason to keep these games out of the hands of kids. They're going to get ahold of them either way, it's simply up to the parent to make sure the game isn't being played within their own household. It's the same deal with rated R movies, cigarettes, alcohol, and other age restricted items.

There's also the question of how much harm these games are doing. Anyone with a brain will realize it's little to none.  

[nitnit]

darman83

There could be worse things that people could be doing. I think they should stampede cows through Sydney until L4D 2 is released uncensored

I wouldn't jump to too many conclusions yet. When Fallout 3 was being developed Australia whined that Morphine was in the game, so Bethesda changed it to Med-X, which is more fitting for the game world anyways; there were always drugs in Fallout, just not specific drugs from the real world (barring booze)