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Left 4 Dead 2 Approved In Australia After Edits

Posted by Soulskill on from the going-out-on-a-limb dept.

Last month we discussed news that Valve's upcoming shooter Left 4 Dead 2 had been denied classification in Australia, which meant the game could not be legally sold there. Now, after a series of edits which removed "considerable amounts of gore from gameplay," Australia's classification board has given the game an MA15+ rating. Their new report (PDF) says, "No wound detail is shown and the implicitly dead bodies and blood splatter disappear as they touch the ground. ... The board notes that the game no longer contains depictions of decapitation, dismemberment, wound detail or piles of dead bodies lying about the environment." The unmodified version of the game may still be approved, pending a review that concludes on October 22nd.

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  1. You know what they say about the ratings board... by acehole · · Score: 3, Funny

    Anything that gets them aroused is banned.

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    Be you Admins? nay, we are but lusers!
  2. Re:You know what they say about the ratings board. by The_mad_linguist · · Score: 4, Funny

    Really?

    I thought they got aroused by banning things.

  3. Re:Australians... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Someone decided they have too many non-criminals now.

  4. Oblig. Penny Arcade by TomRK1089 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Your mom is a classy lady! Or at least that's what this decision reminds me of.

    1. Re:Oblig. Penny Arcade by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Anyone remember the built-in blood mode for Serious Sam? Red Blood, Green Blood or Hippy (They bleed flowers, lol)