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Originally Posted by Zarko
Australia>>>>>>>>Boring New Zealand. Nice to visit NZ, not much else.
The funny thing in relation to R games, is that half the time, games that are 18+ in America are down to 15+ in Australia with minimal changes. So its actually allowing a greater proportion of kids to view inappropriate material at a younger age.
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This is true, but what usually happens is that the games get toned down so that they can fit the 15+ rating.
Left 4 Dead is an example of this. In the US it was released as 18+, however when it came to Australia a lot of the gore was cut out so that it could be sold as 15+.
Left 4 Dead 2 didn't even make it into the 15+ rating so you can't purchase it at all in Australia.
If R18+ ratings for games was introduced to Australia, 1) Violent games would not be streamed into the 15+ category so younger gamers wouldn't be viewing unappropriated material and 2) More games would be available in Australia and they wouldn't have to be modified or toned down.