Last time a zombie game put in for classification down under, it was refused, appealed and, finally, spitefully whitewashed of violence just to be approved for sale. Dead Rising 2 faced no such difficulties this year.
Gamespot reports that Capcom's zombie chop-shop got an MA15+ from the country's Classification Board. It's the toughest handed out in a country that notoriously lacks an 18-or-over rating, not for a lack of trying lately. THQ says the game was not edited at all in order to obtain certification in Australia.
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The game carries warnings for "strong horror violence," plus blood and gore. Apparently duct-taping a chainsaw to a boat oar doesn't qualify as cartoon violence.
Dead Rising 2 Passes Aussie Censors [GameSpot]