Singapore announces game rating system
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Apr 14th 2008 at 8:30PM }
The system has been in development for two years according to the government, involving "detailed research and consultation." For a baseline of games that'll meet the M18 requirement, expect titles like the un-banned Mass Effect and The Darkness to make the rating. No word yet on punishment (or required cane lashings) for violating the rating system.
[Via GamePolitics]
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Deck @ Apr 14th 2008 8:38PM
It took them to years to come up with this massive, whopping two tier game ranking system? M18 and "Age Advisory".. are you serious? That's... really pathetic.
J.Goodwin @ Apr 14th 2008 8:45PM
Don't cane me bro.
grim1 @ Apr 14th 2008 8:50PM
So "Dora the Explorer Goes to the Zoo" is rated as "Age Advisory" for 16 and over? Madness!
ScottyGEE32 @ Apr 14th 2008 8:56PM
16 year olds are clearly the target market for the game anyway ;p
Anticrawl @ Apr 14th 2008 9:56PM
It's cause the Mexican scare has spread as far east as Singapore, that's why they rated it so high.
Singapura @ Apr 14th 2008 9:51PM
Off course the rating system itself hasn't been two years in the making but the Mass Effect situation has triggered the final implementation at last. Instead of bashing this look at the good side, games that were previously banned can now be legally sold in Singapore. Easy to rant about the strict rules here but you try to live on an island this small with 5 major religions and plenty of nationalities without major problems.
Jake11 @ Apr 14th 2008 10:03PM
yeah, the death penalty for a pound of marijuana keeps us all safer
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DarkMirage @ Apr 15th 2008 12:03AM
This was due to lobbying by Microsoft to allow GTA IV to be sold here.
It will be the first time GTA is "officially" available.
hvnlysoldr @ Apr 22nd 2008 2:33AM
One of my church friends is going to manage processing in Singapore and apparently all the leaders are looking at our philosophy of peace with all nations to resolve their situation. But that has nothing to do with video games and I've wasted valuable time.