Australian ratings board explains Reservoir Dogs ban

Iria · Jun 27, 2006, 09:21 PM

Source: GameSpot
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Late last week, Australia's Office of Film and Literature Classification refused classification on Eidos' upcoming film-based shooter Reservoir Dogs, making the game illegal to sell in the country. Now the board has explained why.

In a release dated June 28, the office explained its reasoning for the ban. Citing the game's "frequent depictions of violence that have a high impact," the board determined that it exceeded the allowable content to receive an MA 15+ rating, the highest rating applicable to games. Specifically, the office noted the following as reasons for denying the game a classification:

Brutality · Jun 27, 2006, 11:25 PM

Who gives tha fuck...Everyone who wanna play it will DL it from warez sites and play it anyways!

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jun 28, 2006, 01:05 AM

people will just have it shipped in to them LOL!

Jun 27, 2006, 09:21 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Australian ratings board explains Reservoir Dogs ban Source: GameSpot ____________ Late last week, Australia's Office of Film and Literature Classification refused classification on Eidos' upcoming film-based shooter Reservoir Dogs, making the game illegal to sell in the country. Now the board has explained why. In a release dated June 28, the office explained its reasoning for the ban. Citing the game's "frequent depictions of violence that have a high impact," the board determined that it exceeded the allowable content to receive an MA 15+ rating, the highest rating applicable to games. Specifically, the office noted the following as reasons for denying the game a classification:

Jun 28, 2006, 01:05 AM	#3
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	people will just have it shipped in to them LOL! __________________

Jun 27, 2006, 11:25 PM	#2
Brutality DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Estonia Posts: 887 Rep Power: 39	Who gives tha fuck...Everyone who wanna play it will DL it from warez sites and play it anyways!