#Postal video game software#
#Postal video game series#

The ban caused about 170 people to march in the вЂњEpic Zombie LurchвЂќ protest inВ Sydney on 14 November last year. Unfortunately for the gameвЂ™s developers, the Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) in Australia does not have a games rating higher than MA15+.В This put L4D2 in a bit of an awkward position and as a result, an extremely scaled-down version of the game was released in the Australian market. The zombie apocalypse, first-person shooter featured decapitation, dismemberment, wound detail and piles of dead bodies. Why: L4D2, the sequel to the multi-award-winning Left 4 Dead, was banned in Australia last year for being cursed with the affliction of not being suitable for under 18s.

#Postal video game software#

Due to the controversy caused by the original game, theВ Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) was conceived, requiring all video games to be rated and for these ratings to be placed on the gamesвЂ™ packaging. Over the top fight sequences and extreme graphic violence ensured the games got the publicity, but no one expected them to cause the inception of a government agency.

#Postal video game series#

Since 1992, the Mortal Kombat series has brought controversy to gaming. Why: While many of us will remember these games fondly, however we must share a thought for German and Brazilian gamers who never had the sound of вЂњtoastyвЂќ ringing in their ears, or had their screens filled with more blood than the Friday the 13 th film. I look forward to FM2012, when the PeopleвЂ™s Republic of Cork will be an independent nation. The PeopleвЂ™s Republic of China claimed the game violated Chinese Law as itвЂ™s вЂњcontent is harmful to ChinaвЂ™s sovereignty and territorial integrityвЂќ. The reason for this was the game treated regions such as Tibet and Taiwan as individual countries separate to China. Football Manager has never been short of minor hiccups due to copyright issues but FM2005 managed to find itself on the banned list in China. Why: This must be a joke, surely? Football, the great unifier of cultures and nations, banned? Yes, IвЂ™m afraid itвЂ™s true. However, the game managed to sneak past Portuguese and Australian restrictions and hit the shelves unedited in both countries. Banned for a time in Brazil, Germany and the UK, the game was released in many other countries with the pedestrians changed to non-human characters, such as zombies and robots. While the likes of Doom was вЂњfantasy violenceвЂќ, Carmageddon had players driving over pedestrians in urban streets and rewarded them for doing so.

However, it was 1997вЂ™s Carmageddon which strayed a little too far over the controversial line. Why: During the early and mid-Nineties, the gaming industry saw an explosion of violent games with Mortal Kombat, Doom and Quake bursting onto our screens. In fact, in 1999, two nine-year-old boys sued Nintendo because they claimed the PokГ©mon Trading Card Game caused theirВ problematic gambling!Д«anned in: Brazil, Germany and United Kingdom It is claimed the game(s) feature crosses, triangles and вЂњthe Star of DavidвЂќ throughout and because they are card-based games, they have been cited for gambling.

Why: Unfortunately, even the cute and cuddly world of Pokemon is not safe from the gaming ban hammer.В In 2001, all products of the Pokemon franchise were banned in Saudi Arabia for promoting gambling, Zionism and other religious intolerance. Video games that didnвЂ™t quite make the cut in certain markets.