So, as we all know by know,Australia bannedLeft 4 Dead 2because the OFLC rating board is tied to archaic and outdated regulations. Australian fans will be pleased to know thatL4D2has now been approved for the country, but that a number of heavy edits have been made to achieve the MA15+ rating that all games need.
“The game no longer contains depictions of decapitation, dismemberment, wound detail or piles ofdeadbodies lying about the environment,” reportsNews.com.au. “No wound detail is shown and the implicitlydeadbodies and blood splatter disappear as they touch the ground.”
Ouch. Hardly seems like Left 4 Dead at all, does it? Valve is still appealing the original decision, and hopes that eventually an unedited version will appear. In the meantime, however, it seems like Australian gamers have been screwed over once again, all because some random guy wants to make decisions for them.
