Decision stands on Left 4 Dead 2

Oooh, candy!

The results of the independent board review of Left 4 Dead 2‘s RC status in Australia have been released today, and the results are not good news.  Expected, certainly, but not great.

The long and short of it is that Left 4 Dead 2, in it’s unedited form, will remain Refused Classification in Australia.  Here’s a cut:

In the Review Board’s opinion, Left 4 Dead 2 could not be accommodated within the MA 15+ classification. The computer game contains a level of violence which is high in impact, prolonged, repeated frequently and realistic within the context of the game.

In addition it was the Review Board’s opinion that there was insufficient delineation between the depiction of general zombie figures and the human figures, as opposed to the clearly fictional ‘infected’ characters. This was a major consideration of the Review Board in determining the impact of this game on minors.

So it looks like it’s Left 4 Cute Bunnies 2 for all of us Down Under, and I doubt EA will be putting up the cash to resubmit it again when they’ve been given no indication of anything changing.  You can take a look at the full report on the Classification Board’s website.

Keep something in mind: we share a format zone with the UK.  Just a random piece of information I’m just throwing out there.