GTA IV edited for Australia

by Alexander Sliwinski on Apr 4th 2008 1:00AM

The Age reports Australia's MA15+ rated Grand Theft Auto IV is an edited version of the game. Rockstar confirmed that it made a special edition of the game to comply with the Australia's classification system, which currently does not have an R18+ rating. Rockstar refused to comment on what content had been cut from the game.

If past issues with the Aussies are any indication, Rockstar may have had to remove some mclovin. GTA III needed to remove the prostitutes for classification in 2001 and GTA:Vice City also required editing. GTA: San Andreas received an MA15+ until, well ... you know. We're following up with Rockstar to find out what's missing from the Australian version, just because it seems silly for the company not to say it's something simple like picking up hookers. Even Germany's USK gave the game an 18+ rating, so it obviously didn't set off their violence alarms and trigger the group's non-rating limbo maneuver. What are the Aussies going to miss out on when GTA IV launches April 29?

[Thanks Simon]

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Tags: australia, censor, edited, gta-iv, gtaiv, PS3, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (53)

its been eidted a fair bit, which is sad because as said it is like censoring someones art, like how can seeing two computerised images fuck, or any form of computer violence be more damaging than ramsays kitchen quote "this food tastes like fucking dog shit" at 8:30 uncensored for everone in the country to watch.. the world is seriously messes up, everywhere.. fuck you everyone in the world we all suck

Hey guys just a heads up for you, I ordered gta 4 from the uk, as they have an 18 cert, I never got the game just a letter from Australian Customs telling me they have seized the game as a prohibited item and it will be destroyed and if i do it again I will be taken to court and fined or put in prison or both! I'm a little bit annoyed, im 29 i dont have any children in my house so surely im adult enough to choose what i watch?

Luckily I had my brother in-law send another copy just in case, so one got through and im happily playing an un-edited version, i think Australia really needs to rethink its over zealous censorship laws.

Dominic

Perth, WA

Im so happy to read australia has the censored version of GTA IV , some of the stuff in that is horrid and im glad i dont have to witness that garbage while cruising around liberty city and jumping off high buildings.

well done aussieland

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