The Lamonster
Member
haha wow the Australian government sucks!
I love MK and also porn so I'd be fucking pissed if I lived there.
I love MK and also porn so I'd be fucking pissed if I lived there.
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Mortal Kombat refused classification in Australia [Update: Customs Seizing Imports]
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SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
The leg beat fatality was a classic. And Mileena's headbite fatality is straight gutter. Seems like they're making up for the last game and then some.Aske said:
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Well, there's a similar problem here. AO console games are defacto banned in the states, but the ESRB didn't think MK warranted it.Darkman M said:
-WindYoshi-
Banned
Mortal Kombat has officially gone back to it's roots! What is MK without controversy?
Lost Fragment
Obsessed with 4chan
Like a boss.
WB: "Here is Mortal Kombat for your perusal"
CB: "Mortal Kombat? Isn't that that game where people used to rip each others guts out and chop heads off in the 90s?"
WB: "Yeah, this is just a remake, but the other 6 games got in Australia just fine"
CB: "Hmmm...denied!"
WB: "Ooooook, how abooouuuut this version"
CB: "Mortal Kombat? Isn't that that game where people used to rip each others guts out and chop heads off in the 90s?"
WB: "Yeah, this is just a remake, but the other 6 games got in Australia just fine"
CB: "Hmmm...denied!"
WB: "Ooooook, how abooouuuut this version"
SolidSnakex
Member
Replicant said:
While I know they won't, i'd like to know how GoW3 got pass their board while MK can't. GoW3 has a sequence where you see skin stretching as Kratos rips off a characters head and another where you see a persons face slowly disintegrate as Kratos punches him (you can see skin peeling away, teeth being knock out and his skull being cracked). That's not to say that MK isn't ultra violent also, but i'm not seeing how it's so much worse than GoW3.
LongDongJunon
Member
SolidSnakex
Member
onken said:
True, although neither would an uncensored version of GoW3, but that's what it received in Australia. That's why this banning makes little sense.
CadaveriaIX
Member
web01 said:
This, I had no intention of paying $110 even if it wasn't banned.
FUCK......
Apparently customs will seize imports of Mortal Kombat. So now we can't even import it. This is getting ridiculous.
http://au.gamespot.com/news/6303984.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;1
Apparently customs will seize imports of Mortal Kombat. So now we can't even import it. This is getting ridiculous.
http://au.gamespot.com/news/6303984.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;1
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
Jack Thompson is wondering why America doesn't do this. smh.MoxManiac said:
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
This is no different to the normal procedure. Gamespot contacted customs for a report, and customs said they'd seize copies they found. This is exactly what they do with every single RC'd and banned item they catch coming into the country. The response the gave is the exact response you'd expect them to give when asked.
They haven't made any special decisions specifically for this game. It's business as usual.
EDIT: The moment it was RC'd was the moment customs would seize imports. It's the same for every single RC'd game, movie, or anything else. That is how customs works here.
They haven't made any special decisions specifically for this game. It's business as usual.
EDIT: The moment it was RC'd was the moment customs would seize imports. It's the same for every single RC'd game, movie, or anything else. That is how customs works here.
Criminal Upper
Banned
Even though that's perfectly legal for a country that has banned something, at the same time, it seems super illegal.
klee123 said:
Why are you surprised? They're supposed to seize material that's been refused classification here. People have got away with importing such games in the past because there's always been a lax stance towards it as there's far more dangerous items Customs officers should be looking out for.
Although, in this case, it seems they'll be on the look-out for the game. I wonder just how high it is on their list? Is it worse than drugs?
EatChildren said:
Ditto.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
DaBuddaDa said:
They cant. What customs do is randomly check packages. As you can imagine there is a flood of packages coming into the country, so a vast majority never get checked. If your package does get checked it will arrive with a big yellow "OPENED BY CUSTOMS" sticker, and maybe a report. It's totally random, and they dont target anything really specific.
If they open a package and find a banned item, they seize it. This is what they do, and have done, with any item of the sort in the past. This is how the operate.
If you order an RC'd product and get caught, you will likely be issued with a warning, and you understandably wont recieve your item. There is also the risk of a fine, though I believe this is highly unlikely if it is a first offense.
There is no feasible way for customs to search every single package, videogame or otherwise, coming into this country. It is totally random, and more unlikely than likely, that your package will be searched.
I have imported RC material before. The last I ordered was Manhunt 2 for the Wii. It didnt get checked, and got through just fine. I have never had anything checked by customs, not even legal products I've imported. I've imported tons over the years, and nothing has been opened.
If you want to import, go for it. It is a gamble, but the situation is no different from how it has always been. You are importing material banned in the country. Whether it gets checked or not is 100% random. If they check it, they will warn you and seize the good. If they dont, you will recieve it. As someone else said on another forum, if you are really worried, organise for someone to gift wrap the item you want and send it through. If, on the off chance, customs do seize it and attempt to fine or warn you, you can claim ignorance as the product was a gift, and thus you had no idea what you would be recieving.
And even if they did happen to open your package and see it's Mortal Kombat, what are the chances the customs officer is even going to know that that specific video game is banned? Wouldn't they more than likely be like: "Oh, a dumb video game. Are there drugs in the box? No? Ok, it's fine"?EatChildren said:
This is not a move targeting specific consumers who want to import the game. Honestly, I don't think they care about a few people importing it off of eBay or something. What they are saying is: "Hey Gamestop, Hey Bestbuy, Hey Whatever-game-stores-they-have-in-Australia, Hey Mom & Pop store, you are not allowed to send an order off for 100 copies of Mortal Kombat to be imported and sold in your store. If you do that, they'll be seized."
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
DaBuddaDa said:
It wont be off the top if their head. They'll run it on a system, see that it is banned, and seize it. If it gets opened, dont expect to get it.
It's not even that. It's a nothing situation. Gamespot asked customs, for some reason, what they'd be doing, and customs told them exactly what they will do; "The game is banned, so if we catch copies we will seize them". Its the same response they'd give if you asked them about any media, old or new, that has been RC'd.
This news is basically non-news. The moment the game was RC'd everything in that report applied.
Bleepey said:
I'm part of the EveryonePlays campaign and we're pushing. Hard. It's just...frustrating, who we have to get through.