While the mentioned deputies went on vacation for a whole month, so that after that they would actively ban everything that has at least some common sense even more, I decided to share my observations and knowledge from communicating with foreign friends. And perhaps be an underground worker.
Let me note right away that the desire to write these materials did not appear at all as a result of watching the new issue of Debriefing, although it turned out excellent. It just happened that way. Specifically, today we will talk about games that received a permanent ban not only in their location (country), but cause a burning sensation in the lower back in many countries. Let me note right away that tomorrow the material will be devoted to the list of the most actively banning countries and the peculiarities of legislation, and in 2 days I will write about local memes to ban something. (for example, I’ll tell you where and why Fallout 3 and Mass Effect were banned.
SEX AND HATE IN ZIMBABWE.
Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkuni
Banned in Russia, Australia, Kenya and Germany
This game was a spin-off of the quite famous series of anime games Valkyrie Drive. It was released in 2015 for PS Vita in Japan. It was expected that in 2016 it would also be released on other platforms.
The plot of the game revolves around two schoolgirl sisters who are infected with a strange virus. He forces girls to fight with their peers, and the more victories you gain in fights, the healthier you become.
They started banning the game for the local leveling system. The fact is that in order to increase your stamina, discover new techniques and simply increase your own strength, you need a quote from the developers: “Stimulate a girl sexually, using the touch screen, touching her erogenous zones”
This, as you understand, is unspiritual.
The first country that refused to license the game and provide it with its own market was Australia (the green continent is generally the least welcoming to gamers among all countries, not counting China).
According to a local rating agency, the game encourages sexual violence, as touch interactions with characters were often accompanied by the phrases “Don’t touch me.”!" and "No, you can’t!».
The decision in Germany had a similar http://betfair-casino.uk/ motivation. But in Russia the game was banned, because of our great, strong and spiritual “Law on the Prohibition of Propaganda of Homosexuality among Minors”. In general, we are still ahead of the rest.
RapeLay
Banned in New Zealand, Argentina, Indonesia. Banned for offline retail sale in the USA.
Many of the games we’ll talk about ended up on the banned list due to overzealous local officials, cultural misunderstandings, or simple misunderstandings. But this is NOT about RapeLay.
The insanely controversial game was released by Japanese studio Illusion in 2006 and immediately caused an outcry. The fact is that you initially play as a repeat criminal, and your goals are stalking, kidnapping and violence (including sexual) against a woman-mother and her two daughters
Carmageddon
Banned in the UK, India and Germany at the time of release.
Perhaps this game was the first of those that attracted public condemnation and caused controversy. If you have been living on Pluto since 1997, when it came out on consoles, then let me remind you that this is a racing simulator with one “but” – the player receives bonuses for hitting pedestrians.
The game was very coldly received in the media, in many countries an anti-campaign began against it, which ultimately led to the fact that before the changes, it was not allowed into the markets of Great Britain, Germany, India and a number of African countries. As a result, in Foggy Albion in the release version, human pedestrians were replaced with zombies, and in the native lands of Einstein and Gandhi they were replaced with robots.
Interestingly, critics rated the game very poorly, noting that no spectacular collision would correct a bunch of shortcomings. However, Carmageddon became a marketing bomb, and due to the effect of the forbidden fruit, it received good sales.
Manhunt 2
Banned in the UK, Ireland, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, Germany, Kuwait.
The success of the GTA series turned the head of Rockstar Games a little, and opened the way to inevitable experiments with the format. The first alarm bell for the publisher sounded after the first game of the series, when all the governments of all countries of the British Commonwealth in official communiques condemned the game for its harshness and called for prudence.
The answer was the appearance of Manhunt 2, incredibly cruel and bloody. The United Kingdom rating agency refused to license the game with the wording "too violent to indicate a rating". In Ireland, it is still the first and only officially banned computer game.
In order not to lose a massive market, Rockers re-released the game with new graphic editors, where there was no blood, after which the ban was lifted in Korea and in the main monarchy of the world.
MADWORLD.
The game was banned in Germany and was released with a huge delay due to protests against its release in Japan, the US and the UK
The creators of the game initially said that they wanted to create a gameplay in which it would be felt that for the main character what was happening was reality, because he had lost touch with reality due to the fact that he had overplayed the computer. Difficult.
Multi-move failed. A game in which the action takes place in a dark “mad city”, people hunt each other, and you get the maximum number of points for the most bloody method of killing a person, was doomed to protests. There are rumors that almost all psychopath forums played this. There have even been accusations that this is a game for pedophiles and other biological waste. However, this is naturally a black PR game. Which, by the way, had a good. advertising on television (in terms of creativity)
Well, and of course, do not under any circumstances confuse this clone of Postal and GTA with the MMORPG of the same name. It’s also funny that the game was created for the Wii and was supposed to be a revolution.
Well, that’s it, guys. This was raw material. Let me remind you that tomorrow I will write about countries that have the least gamer-friendly laws, and the day after tomorrow the most voluminous material in the series will be released – about local bans. There I’ll tell you why the MMA game is banned in Denmark, and the Pokemon game is vetoed in Saudi Arabia.
In the meantime, I hope for your feedback about the language, the quality of the material and, of course, the interestingness of the topic.