Australia bans Reservoir Dogs game
Computer game Reservoir Dogs has been banned in Australia. The Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC) refused to give the title an MA 15+ rating.
The game is based on the Quentin Tarantino cult classic, and the OFLC said the decision was made on the basis that the game contained "frequent depictions of violence that have a high impact".
Australia's game classification system differs from those in many other countries in that it has no adult category for games. Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, a game about graffiti artists, was denied classification earlier this year under the rigorous scheme, after local councils and state governments asked for a review of its MA 15+ rating on the basis that playing the game might promote or incite a crime.
