Left 4 Dead 2: Now Australian Child Friendly!

After such fresh controversy, apparently the game that could so irrepairably damage Australia’s youth has been approved for release with an MA15+ classification.  Left 4 Dead 2‘s modified Australian version has been given the thumbs up for release, albeit with a reduced violence level.  GameSpot AU got the official scoop from the Classifications Board:

While EA and Valve have been quiet about exactly what content had been changed in the “modified version” of Left 4 Dead 2, Australia’s Classification Board hasn’t been as silent. The Board has provided GameSpot AU with a copy of today’s Left 4 Dead 2 ruling, which states that the modified version of the game recently resubmitted “no longer contains depictions of decapitations, dismemberment, wound detail, or piles of bodies lying about the environment”.

So whoopty-doo, we’ll all be playing Left 4 Dead 2 “Think Of The Children” Edition down here in Australia.  I’m sure the changes “won’t” be patched within 12 seconds of the game’s release on PC.

You know, I can’t even be arsed writing a long diatribe about how stupid this entire situation is, suffice to say that while I really want to play L4D2, it probably could have been more use to the country as an example of how ridiculous our classification laws are.  If you can relate, here’s some further reading.

The in meantime, new gameplay footage has just been released showing off Left 4 Dead 2‘s new multiplayer mode, called “Scavenger”.  If you’re an Australian, well, just ignore all that melee violence while you check out the new footage.  Thanks GameVideos!