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Offline THE EYE
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« Reply #15 on: December 05, 2001, 09:19:41 PM »
Sorry guys, but let me correct this:
Here in Germany there is nothing "banned" ! It´s more like you are not allowed to advertise a product that shows things like hardcore sex or heavy violence or (off cause) has NAZI elements...
You can legaly buy such stuff, but you´ll not "see" it in a store (for under 18 that is) nore will you see any advertising for it !
This goes for Games like:
Quake )I(
Castle Wolfenstein
Resident Evil (1)
But there is a way round... Rockstar (GTA 3) for example CUT the blood out an the ppl disapear after being shoot ! BUT they left a back door wide open... if you (as German) switch your console to "english", then you can play the game with blood and gore ! :D
For all the english folks out there, try and switch your console to "german" and you´ll see what´s been cut out in Germany...
AND there is a cheat code with which you are allowed to play the game like it´s been suposed to be in the US (shoot off body parts)...
So again, there is no censorship in our country ! ...just to put that right...
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« Reply #16 on: December 05, 2001, 09:39:48 PM »
EYE GUY:

The game was banned, it was never on store shelves ever. I\'m referring to Perfect Dark.

And I prolly don\' t know too much about Germany cuz\' I only lived there for 3 years, and didn\'t live around Dusseldorf I lived in Kaiserslautern, Rhein-Land Falz, on Ramstein Air Force Base.
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« Reply #17 on: December 05, 2001, 10:15:04 PM »
well at least ya\'ll still have australian rules football
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« Reply #18 on: December 06, 2001, 12:30:05 AM »
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Originally posted by THE EYE
Sorry guys, but let me correct this:
Here in Germany there is nothing "banned" ! It´s more like you are not allowed to advertise a product that shows things like hardcore sex or heavy violence or (off cause) has NAZI elements...
You can legaly buy such stuff, but you´ll not "see" it in a store (for under 18 that is) nore will you see any advertising for it !
This goes for Games like:
Quake )I(
Castle Wolfenstein
Resident Evil (1)
But there is a way round... Rockstar (GTA 3) for example CUT the blood out an the ppl disapear after being shoot ! BUT they left a back door wide open... if you (as German) switch your console to "english", then you can play the game with blood and gore ! :D
For all the english folks out there, try and switch your console to "german" and you´ll see what´s been cut out in Germany...
AND there is a cheat code with which you are allowed to play the game like it´s been suposed to be in the US (shoot off body parts)...
So again, there is no censorship in our country ! ...just to put that right...


I remember when I was in Germany.. I was still like 13 or something.. So I went to this bookstore and they had porn mags.. So I just started looking at \'em and the clerk never said nothing. I guess she thought I was some horny Asian guy who would buy the whole store up. :laughing:
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« Reply #19 on: December 06, 2001, 01:57:26 AM »
Yes Seranno007 ! I confirm ! i\'m french, and in France is the same thing !!(for porn mag ! lol!!)
But for GTA3, we have two games : once with blood, and the other without blood !! and i\'m sorry for australia ! :-(
so we have the choice !
And i hope it will be the same thing to MSG2, because we haven\'t yet it in Europe.


Sorry for my english, i\'m not a master ! ^^
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« Reply #20 on: December 06, 2001, 03:00:27 AM »
It sucks, I have no idea why the game was banned, considering there are games that are much worse available, I mean, look at Silent Hill 2, that is just freaky.
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« Reply #21 on: December 06, 2001, 03:31:33 AM »
In the US, GTA3 has been pulled from the shelves of Best Buy, Target, Wal-Mart, K-Mart and I think - Software, Etc. But an Electronics Boutique employee was told that they will continue to sell it - but like cigarettes. No ID, no GTA3. Simple as that. Ya gotta be over 16 to buy this, I think.
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« Reply #22 on: December 06, 2001, 03:50:15 AM »
See Australia is very similiar to the USA, I know, but in Australia, you dont have to show ID to purchase a M/MA game.

You ARE supposed too, but it really isnt inforced, and I think its because not much is really known about cencership laws with games amoung consumers.

KMart AUSTRALIA issued a statement today saying that it will not be selling the title from today once all stock has been shipped.
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« Reply #23 on: December 06, 2001, 04:44:31 AM »
:rolleyes: @ SNAKE GUY...

Sorry again, but there is nothing like "banning" in our country... sure it was never on store shelves ever, but it was UNDER the table... just ask and proof you are above 18 and you get what you want !
I´ll buy you Perfect Dark if it´s still on sale !

Over... and Out... :D
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« Reply #24 on: December 06, 2001, 06:03:39 AM »
I don\'t get how they have to ban the game in the first place cause all the contraversy makes it sell and why now?
Not that they should have done it all but if they were gonna ban it, then why did they not see it at the start when they looked at it to see whether it was unsuitable...
It\'s all down to these politians who think that just because it\'s too violent despite the fact it\'s a virtual world, it make influence us and thats just a big pile of B******t...
I\'ve got in in the UK and I don\'t think they\'ll ban it here...besides It\'s too late everybody already has it, ha ha ha!
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« Reply #25 on: December 06, 2001, 01:50:42 PM »
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:rolleyes: @ SNAKE GUY...

Sorry again, but there is nothing like "banning" in our country... sure it was never on store shelves ever, but it was UNDER the table... just ask and proof you are above 18 and you get what you want !
I´ll buy you Perfect Dark if it´s still on sale !

Over... and Out... :D


Okay. Point is I never saw it on shelves. The end.
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« Reply #26 on: December 06, 2001, 04:12:40 PM »
Man I dont think Austrailia is as bad as freaking Singapore, i mean come on...honestly...who canes people?!
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« Reply #27 on: December 06, 2001, 05:20:09 PM »
Buddy, its a matter of principle, I mean, Australia is THE LAND OF THE FREE.

Thats the problem. Australians have always been known as \'the luckly ones\' simply because of freedom.

I think its sucks, I am gonna kick up a massive stink about it because it sucks.
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« Reply #28 on: December 06, 2001, 09:38:54 PM »
While im not condoning banning games and im extremely pissed off about this as i was going to get the game:mad: Rockstar to a risk and it didnt pay off. The just slapped a Ma 15+ rating on it without going through the OFLC. They took the risk they would sell enough copies to recoup the costs of the fine and some, and it payed off. The other choice they had was to get it rated and risk it not being allowed in aus.
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« Reply #29 on: December 06, 2001, 10:21:45 PM »
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Originally posted by leglisseur
Yes Seranno007 ! I confirm ! i\'m french, and in France is the same thing !!(for porn mag ! lol!!)
But for GTA3, we have two games : once with blood, and the other without blood !! and i\'m sorry for australia ! :-(
so we have the choice !
And i hope it will be the same thing to MSG2, because we haven\'t yet it in Europe.


Sorry for my english, i\'m not a master ! ^^



Yes!!! LOL.. It happened all over Europe.. When I visited France, Austria, Switzerland.... yeah :laughing:
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