Left 4 Dead 2 Failed Again in Australia

Valve’s ‘Left 4 Dead 2′ has failed the classification again in Australia. This means once again ‘L4D2′ still have no rating in Australia, even though the version of the game Valve submitted is completely changed to OFLC standards.

Here is what the board sent:

A three-member panel of the Classification Review Board (the Review Board) has unanimously determined that the computer game “Left 4 Dead 2? is classified RC (Refused Classification).
In the Review Board’s opinion, “Left 4 Dead 2? could not be accommodated within the MA 15+ classification. The computer game contains a level of violence which is high in impact, prolonged, repeated frequently and realistic within the context of the game.
In addition, it was the Review Board’s opinion that there was insufficient delineation between the depiction of general zombie figures and the human figures, as opposed to the clearly fictional ‘infected’ characters. This was a major consideration of the Review Board in determining the impact of this game on minors.

Well I guess even obliging to the OFLC will still get you no where, despite them giving the game a MA+15 and taking it back afterwards. Guess no gore or decapitation for the gamers down under =(..

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