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Aliens vs. Predator Banned in Australia
by Chris Faylor, Dec 04, 2009 8:25am PSTAustralia's Office of Film and Literature Classification has struck again, this time refusing to rate Rebellion's Aliens vs. Predator--a move that essentially bans the game.
As with Left 4 Dead 2, the game's "various types of violence" led to the call, with the official report (obtained by GameSpot) specifying that "the Predator collects 'trophies' by explicitly ripping off human heads, their spinal columns dangling from severed necks...heads can be twisted completely around...eyes can be stabbed through or gouged, leaving empty, bloodied eye sockets...extensive post-mortem damage, including decapitation and dismemberment, is also possible."
Developer Rebellion has already responded, telling CVG that "we will not be releasing a sanitized or cut down version for territories where adults are not considered by their governments to be able to make their own entertainment choices."
Publisher Sega has also issued a statement of its own, vowing that "we will continue to investigate all options available to us, including the possibility of appeal." After Left 4 Dead 2 was banned in Australia, developer Valve appealed the decision. That appeal was denied, with Australia then receiving a censored edition of Left 4 Dead 2.
Such bans stem from Australia's current video game rating system, which caps out at MA15+. A R18+ rating is available for movies, but not games.
Germany apparently won't be joining in on the Aliens vs. Predator antics either, as Sega has reportedly opted to not release the game there due to ban-related concerns.
As for the rest of the world, AvP debuts on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in February.
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But, jobs are hard to find, and you have to bring your computer, and some of those blue-eyed Aussie girls, you know, the ones with the tans that wear Hurley.
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Ooohhh, ya had me fooled with that whole Crocodile Dundee bit. Never again I tell ya, never again.
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Although... the Helios head rip in the God of War 3 demo was wince-worthy, you could see the skin (close-up) stretching to its limit on the neck as it slowly gave way and was ripped to shreds as blood spurted out. As it happened the guy's eyes were darting around in terror, one more layer of realism and uneasiness (for me).
This is why we need a better-enforced rating system for games and better-educated parents. With all this graphical fidelity, game violence is getting almost inappropriately silly, but banning is a violation of all sorts of freedoms and is not the solution.
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Ooohhh, ya had me fooled with that whole Crocodile Dundee bit. Never again I tell ya, never again.
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Anyone been reading any of their books on the Abaddon label? I highly recommend Unnatural History from the Pax Britannia series =D
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The short version is that once he realized that fake tennis is nothing like real tennis, he will hopefully make the logical jump to fake ripping of heads from torsos is nothing like real ripping of heads from torsos.
That, or we just spam mail him some shovel ware until he gets so pissed playing Petz games that he thirsts for the same blood the aussies desire. Then, when he cannot satiate his desires due to his own stupidity he will kill some young single mother of 3. After a lengthy trial he will be executed and Duke Nukem will rise as the leader of all Australia and make violence and boobs mandatory.
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Best developer response ever.
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I will buy this game purely because of this quote. Someone finally proved they have some fucking balls. This is the only way to treat the Australian fascist bullshit. Releasing self-censored versions says "more censorship, please" to the the government. You get what you sponsor and I'll sponsor a game that doesn't support totalitarianism.
http://www.gamers4croydon.org
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Ya, I'm glad I don't live there
Now I'll have to pay attention to AvP.
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These publishers should start printing excerpts from the OFLC reports on their boxes, right next to the "Too Awesome for Australia" sticker.
On an unrelated note, assuming there is a Steam release for this, I will be happy to steamgift it to anyone in Australia who wishes to buy the PC version that way.
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This game sounds fantastic! :P
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Are there any video of the aforementioned head ripping/eye gouging?
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