Left 4 Dead: Banned N’ Australia 2
The Aussies have done it again. It’s not unusual for them to ban games like Left 4 Dead and other games which are deemed “too violent”, (we’re looking at you, Manhunt) but this latest round of denials has left Left 4 Dead 2 without a classification in Australia, which means it can’t be made available for sale. While it’s not exactly the same as receiving the big ban hammer, with no classification, it can’t be legally sold, which is pretty much the same thing.
The reasons for banning were pretty unclear until just a few days ago, when Valve released information they received from the classification board. According to this board, the game is considered to have a very high violence impact and is unsuitable for those under 18 to play. Big deal, there are tons of violent games on the market, right? The stink rises because the NPCs in Left 4 Dead 2 are said to be infected with a rabies-like virus which causes them to act in an extremely violent manner. Because these “humans” are still considered living and aren’t technically zombies, this is where Australia finds offense with the game. The report goes on to mention the use of melee weapons and the copious amounts of blood and dismemberment they can cause, but again, this is all because the “zombies” in Left 4 Dead 2 are considered living humans who have been infected, instead of those who have died and risen from the dead.
The whole idea is almost laughable, as anyone who has seen screen shots of the zombies which are in Left 4 Dead 2 would realize there is no plausible way these beings can be alive, with guts and arms missing. However, since the state of being alive is what seems to bother the classification board of Australia, it’s likely Valve will change the “story” for the Aussies and possibly grey out some of the violence, just as Rockstar did for Manhunt 2. A pity, really.
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September 25th, 2009 at 11:26 am
What the hell man. Aussies are trying to go from the most badass people on the planet to complete pussies in one generation.
September 25th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
yeah, for a country who was born out of the ashes of convicts and prostitutes, they really have gone soft.
September 25th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
But L4d is ok?
September 25th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Hey, we havent gone soft, we just have 2 or 3 f-tards in government at the moment that everyone wants to f-off
September 25th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
Please note the Australian People do not equal the Australian Goverment.
In fact, any Australian without their head placed firmly in their rectum (sadly, that’s a lot of us), wants to harshly rape the Classification Board with a splintered broomstick.
As a side note, what makes you think we (Australians) bad ass? We’re like the conservative South except we turn more and more asian closer to the cities.
September 28th, 2009 at 4:52 am
Actually it’s only one retard in government blocking this and that is Mr Atkinson with his think of the children mentality.
Also Aonymous Aussie i’d Think with putting anonymous in front of your name you’d be twice the badass of other aussies