Left 4 Dead 2 banned

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17 Sep 2009, 2:56 am

http://www.cnet.com.au/left-4-dead-2-ba ... 298590.htm

What a load of crap, we need to get a proper ratings system. This is the first game that has been banned in Australia that I have actually been excited about. A huge disappointment.

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17 Sep 2009, 3:30 am

not happy jan!

i was hanging out for the release of this game

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17 Sep 2009, 5:38 am

Seems kind of stupid, how or why can they ban it. Looks like the only excuse they have is something about being gory, which I can watch in simillar media anyway, and apparently good graphics, meaning too realistic. Guess this may come up on Good Game and if their is not a clasification then we gamers should push for there to be one.

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17 Sep 2009, 6:14 am

Import a copy... Unless Steam is set to localisation and will not let you. If this IS the case, this would lead MANY people to pirate/crack the game so they can bypass Steam. So, is banning the game a bad idea after all?

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17 Sep 2009, 9:36 am

From what I've seen in games, the graphics can still be improved by a long way...

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17 Sep 2009, 10:16 am

Oh come on. We're all responsible, right? I can understand the moral guardian thing about not letting children play violent games, but banning something like this for everyone is just....y'know, what they did in medieval times.

If they banned it because it insulted some group or another, then it's understandable. But if you're old enough to join the army then surely you're old enough to fight zombie hordes in some video game? It's just so backward.

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17 Sep 2009, 12:32 pm

Sucks, but that's Australia for you

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17 Sep 2009, 1:01 pm

Just throw the conservatives out of your government and this s**t will stop.

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17 Sep 2009, 3:53 pm

Bah... Valve should have been releasing Half-Life 2 Episode 3 instead... :evil:

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17 Sep 2009, 6:19 pm

EC wrote:

Just throw the conservatives out of your government and this sh** will stop.

This.

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17 Sep 2009, 7:27 pm

Can't buy it? I guess you'll just have to get it off a torrent. what a shame...

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18 Sep 2009, 4:18 am

Australia really is really s**t sometimes.

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18 Sep 2009, 10:20 am

Cyberman wrote:

Bah... Valve should have been releasing Half-Life 2 Episode 3 instead... :evil:

Could have HL2 Ep 3 on a new engine with DirectX 11 though. I say they might be doing so.

L4D was released with a 15+ rating in AU. I don't see why L4D 2 should be any different. Glad I live in the US.

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