The House of the Dead: Overkill closed to Australians

Mike Bantick
Wednesday, 24 August 2011 11:27

Your IT - Entertainment

The House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut has been refused classification by the Australian Classification Board.  Slaughtering zombies is just too barbaric down under.

 

Already available on the Nintendo Wii, The House of the Dead: Overkill has been remastered to appear on the PlayStation 3, with the additional title 'Extended Cut'.

Apparently the modifications required for the HD home console were enough to push the Australian Classification board to reclassify the game as refused classification (!).  Confused?  Fair enough.

Basically the game is now too graphic to put into the current MA 15+ classification that tops the Australian classification system for video games (lacking the R 18+ Classification that, by all accounts is imminent).

According to publisher SEGA an appeal is also imminent for the game to be reclassified by the board.

SEGA Australia are determined to appeal the decision immediately and hope to have the classification overturned without making any changes or amends to the final game. Managing Director Darren Macbeth believes the Board's decision to refuse classification is indicative of the current inconsistencies of the system for video game classifications in Australia, "There are far worse titles currently available in the marketplace which involve more than shooting down mutants in humorous circumstances. We will do everything we can to prove that House of the Dead: Overkill is worthy of an MA15+ rating in Australia."
 
The House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut offers players a gruesome shooter experience with all seven stages of the original remastered and two brand new scenarios added as well as Move and 3D support exclusive to Playsation®3. For more information please visit www.sega.com/overkill/

House of the Dead: Overkill - Extended Cut was set to release in Australia exclusively for the Playstation®Move for the Playstation®3 computer entertainment system on October 27th 2011.