IGN AU has reported the Xbox 360 third-person action/horror romp, Dark Sector, has been refused classification in Australia by the OFLC because "The violence and aggression inflicted upon the protagonist is of a high level, naturalistic and not stylised at all." The OFLC's report goes into even more detail regarding their classification refusal stating Dark Sector is a "violent and sometimes gruesome game with a sinister storyline and ominous outcome."

According to the report, the OFLC weren't at all happy about the ways in which enemies scream when they've had their limbs severed and claim the game's gore is far too realistic. It's likely, according to IGN AU, Dark Sector will be toned down for its local release leaving yet another developer vision more than clouded.

Obviously this type of refusal will continue to mark a push for the Australian games rating system to include an R rating, especially for this type of game. Dark Sector is just another title in a long list of games that have had to be reshaped to be released in Australia. The other most recent refusal was Activision's Soldier of Fortune.

You can view the Dark Sector gameplay trailer locally on AusGamers by clicking here.

I watched the video, it looks no different to a dozen other games I've seen in terms of gore. If it is supposed to be realistic then I think the OFLC has a warped view of what realistic is.

so by their logic, its ok for san andreas to have extreme, over-the-top language but some fake screaming people and gore isn't? I'd like to think that hearing the words f*** and n***** like 10 times in 1 sentence would be a bigger influence on people than some gore. Then again...

EDIT - Will there ever be a R18+ rating for games? This would solve so many problems.

last edited by DM at 18:32:45 14/Feb/08

hah it's only ok to dismember people in games if they don't then proceed to scream about it.

fkn screamers always getting the heat

Obviously this type of refusal will continue to mark a push for the Australian games rating system to include an R rating, especially for this type of game. Dark Sector is just another title in a long list of games that have had to be reshaped to be released in Australia. The other most recent refusal was Activision's Soldier of Fortune.

i hear that every time a game gets refused classification yet i see no real progression towards getting an R rating in this country.

ps. is the game any good?