Unedited Dead Rising 2 classified in Australia
Australia's
OFLC has passed
Dead Rising 2 with an MA15+ classification. The game's Aussie distributor tells
Gamespot the zombie-survival splatterfest was rated without any edits.
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero also
passed with the MA15+ rating. A Capcom representative informed Joystiq they don't believe edits were ever made to the original
Dead Rising or
Chop Till You Drop (its Wii incarnation) for their MA15+ ratings.
The reason why
Dead Rising 2 is getting attention for its classification is because of the difficulties
Left 4 Dead 2 experienced last year. Valve's game was
eventually classified with
significant reductions in gore. From our
preview time with Dead Rising 2, the game has plenty of gore to spare. Australia's continued
lack of an R18+ rating makes the system seem arbitrary when faced with situations like this.