Modern Warfare 2 Opening Is Real, Aussies Flip Out

[BlazeTheVampire]

What I don't get is the "terrorism is abhorrent in our community" line. America got bombed by terrorists and we can still play the game. You mention terrorism in passing to that Council and they think it's a rampaging problem in their own country? If the people who were legitimately affected by extreme acts of terrorism can play the game, there's no reason the Australians can't.

Not saying there isn't terrorism there, I'm sure there is, it's just probably not equivalent to the Twin Towers. Or at least I hope I'd have heard about it if it was.

 

[Uncompetative]

12 should be 15.
15 should be 18.
18 should be 21.

Do you look 21? No sex and violence for you.
Do you look 18? No brief nudity and violence for you.
Do you look 15? No, you look like you are 10... go climb a tree, or throw sticks in the river.

see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pooh_sticks

There should be no 12 certificate.

 

[brainless906]

you could be throwing candy down to the little kiddies whilst riding on a fluffy kitty float in the joy parade and they'll find a reason it should be banned....we all knew this would happen regardless.

 

[TheTygerfire]

Except....they aren't innocent civilians...They aren't even live people. Get the hell over yourselves.

Or better yet, don't play CoD at all

 

[Kiutu]

Can't we just mute Australia?

Your playing a terrorist gunning down civilians?

No offense, but are they trying to make censorship boards ban there game?

This sort of mission feels entirely unnecessary, and it won't add enough to the game for it to we both the bad name it will undoubtedly give gamers.

Its too late for that. Really though, all we have to do is not go on rampages in airpors as terrorists. I for one am against bending over for stupid and ignorant people, so if they dont like it, oh well. Once they realise for them to be right, the whole world would have to be dead already from us all killing everyone, they will come around.

 

[Low Key]

So the Aussies are going to ban a game they otherwise probably wouldn't have, but America isn't banning the game (I can't recall the last time they did) and the game takes place IN America. Am I understanding this correctly? What a mess.

 

[spuddyt]

What an excellently designed sleight of hand to avoid the main "talking point" about MW2 being the horrendous price...

 

[robrob]

Your playing a terrorist gunning down civilians?

No offense, but are they trying to make censorship boards ban there game?

This sort of mission feels entirely unnecessary, and it won't add enough to the game for it to we both the bad name it will undoubtedly give gamers.

Oh noes, terrorists! So if we're painting it in the game as a completely evil act to give incentive to the protagonist to kick evil butt, it's a bad thing. But create a sandbox where you can mow down civilians for the pure unadulterated joy of the thing, ala GTA, that's generally fine? (GTA only seems to hit issues for sex scenes these days).

For once they've listened to gamers. In most games, this would be a huge cut scene. However they made it actually playable, gritty and interesting. Probably not for kids, but Australia is stupid for not having an 18+ rating anyway.

 

[IAmWright777]

Your playing a terrorist gunning down civilians?

No offense, but are they trying to make censorship boards ban there game?

This sort of mission feels entirely unnecessary, and it won't add enough to the game for it to we both the bad name it will undoubtedly give gamers.

Yes, unfortunately that's what is worrying me. There are good points in previous posts, but you have a very true statement. While CoD is NOT for children, everyone is going to state that the game is trying to make children into terrorists or something like that. Not all controversy is good controversy.

However, I do realize that it might be a great storytelling element, yet I still feel that there will be majorly bad press due to ignorance and misunderstanding.

 

[MultiPurposeBlue]

I don't see anything wrong with this... That must mean I'm an evil person... right?

I mean... it's just a game!

Also, I tip my hat to CanttaketheFunk.

I guess I am evil as well

 

[Furism]

(this might not be a popular post, since most people probably won't understand it)

This is awesome. Not killing civilians per say, but the fact that some game developers are pushing this so far. It's almost like art, where an artist tries to create a feeling of 'unease'. This is video games getting closer to art techniques, and this is what is awesome. Now, okay, they might not be subtle about it, but better forms will follow.

I wasn't planning on buying the game, but now will. Not because I want to kill civilians, mind, but to support a developer that promotes art in video games.

 

[VincentX3]

Well Aussies can KISS MY A** and go play a kids rated game all day then.

That part actually sounds in a way, really new for the series. So if they cant handle it, then they should suck it up and act mature =/

 

[AkJay]

Australia seriously needs to chill the fuck out. Stop being attention whoring asshats.

 

[The_ModeRazor]

Well, this sounds interesting.
Although I wouldn't say it's such a big thing. After all, all you do is slaughter innocents in most Sandbox games.

 

[Sisyphus0]

Your playing a terrorist gunning down civilians?

No offense, but are they trying to make censorship boards ban there game?

This sort of mission feels entirely unnecessary, and it won't add enough to the game for it to we both the bad name it will undoubtedly give gamers.

It's a war game about, oh let's see, WAR. Fuck, are you stupid? Terrorism is another form of war, it's not especially evil, it's actually effective in many circumstances. Having some guys shoot a bunch of civilians in an airport is no different from playing an American soldier and shooting a bunch of people trying to protect their country. "Oh deary me, playing someone from another country killing people from this country is horrible!!!! But playing someone from this country killing people from other countries is fine."

As far as I'm concerned there should be no censorship in games, movies, music, books, anything. At most there should be warnings for those who don't want to see certain things, but for those who are mature enough to view REAL LIFE in its entirety, they shouldn't be prohibited from experiencing it.

Hardcore_gamer, your views are cowardly and pathetic, as well as woefully hypocritical. You are not a hardcore gamer.

 

[scotth266]

What an excellently designed sleight of hand to avoid the main "talking point" about MW2 being the horrendous price...

This is the first mission of the game. Somehow I doubt that they reworked it to be more controversial and then leaked it in order to divert attention away from the higher price.

 

[ZeroKadaver]

This is why MW2 sucks... there's no such thing as terrorists. Killing innocent civilians during their escape who in hell would do that? Not even Adolf Hitler would "in an attempt to escape" bring more attention to himself.

If people believe what modern media has made terrorists out to be then the Mafia and all incarnations created from the prohibition of substances worldwide are terrorists including the US Government and all of its acronyms.

This is why there are songs that say "People = Shit" because they don't use logic nor reason. A real "Terrorist" identifies targets, A real "Terrorist" has to live for the next mission, A real "Terrorist" isn't an idiot.

 

[johnman]

If it is banned they will probly just cut the sequence and repalce it with a picture of the main villian and a message saying, "Trust us, he is a complete bastard"

 

[Et3rnalLegend64]

Australia Australia. I think you're channeling the spirit of Jack Thompson's law career.

12 should be 15.
15 should be 18.
18 should be 21.

Do you look 21? No sex and violence for you.
Do you look 18? No brief nudity and violence for you.
Do you look 15? No, you look like you are 10... go climb a tree, or throw sticks in the river.

see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pooh_sticks

There should be no 12 certificate.

This makes sense! You should make the gaming laws for Australia. Of course, any other equally sane person would do just as well.