Post by: Rob91883 on November 17, 2003, 05:10:50 PM
. I'm American, and I get pissed when they try to censor things for the good of "society." You aussies should protest or something
well I read about his here Gamespot- Gotham Racing 2
Post by: PIAC on November 17, 2003, 08:34:10 PM
i would protest, but 1) it's on xbawx 2) i can't be bothered 3) it will still come out anyway
this Paul Gibson asscake won't get it passed, it's a racing game -_-
Post by: AERO on November 18, 2003, 03:29:01 AM
piac just say xbox you moron it doesn't even make sense to use more effort for that
Post by: PIAC on November 18, 2003, 08:00:26 AM
Post by: The Omen on November 18, 2003, 06:13:38 PM
Post by: PIAC on November 19, 2003, 08:18:09 AM
Post by: AERO on November 19, 2003, 11:17:42 AM
Anyway no I havent what is group x?
Post by: PIAC on November 19, 2003, 06:30:49 PM
it's a rap group, a rap group that happens to be 'arabian' obviously not really arabian, but damn entertaining none the less, made famous across the internet via the hit flash 'Mario Twins'
Post by: Infernal Monkey on November 20, 2003, 04:42:22 PM
Group X are awesome. Xbawx isn't any form of attack on Microsoft. If PGR2 does get banned here, I will be angry, and I don't even own an Xbox. Racing around Sydney has been done in Wreckin' Crew and Test Drive 5 on PSone, and they didn't get in any crap. The end!
Post by: THE_BLINK_EFFECT on November 20, 2003, 09:06:51 PM
Post by: Shift Key on November 21, 2003, 12:39:15 AM
My guess is, at worst, that the developers will have to put in warnings at the loading screens. Nothing too drastic, enough to keep the politicians happy.
Street driving is a problem here - I live about 15km from the city, almost rural area, and its not uncommon to hear the drag cars go past at night. And with people driving from a younger age (16.5 is the earliest a person can drive alone) it is concerning. So either way, I'm happy. Brilliant game or fewer hoons. Doesn't matter to me...
I haven't heard boo about PGR2 yet. If its as addictive as PGR1, I'll be playing it a bit. *insert long drift here*
But the one gripe that I had is that the game wasn't all that fast. Compared to Burnout at least. But I guess it is a simulation racer and all.
Post by: dee kay on December 20, 2003, 02:15:40 AM
Post by: Shift Key on December 25, 2003, 02:06:55 AM
I haven't seen it on the shelfs, but I'm not really looking either.
And your avatar need to be fixed, dee kay. The maximum dimensions is 64 by 64 pixels, with a maximum size of 20kB I think. It also needs to be from your webspace (not directly linked to someone else's site, unless you have their permission of course).
Post by: DrZoidberg on December 25, 2003, 02:13:58 AM
Post by: Termin8Anakin on December 27, 2003, 06:40:07 PM
BUT.
I find it VERY strange how a racing game can get so much heat cause it encourages (?!) speeding. Erm.....you are racing, you HAVE to go fast! THat's the point. Sydney or no sydney, the fact that you are racing in million-dollar cars should shut the politicans up anyhow.
Another thing I find strange is how True Crime, a game very much in the mould of GTA3, hasn't really got any heat cause of it's real-life location. If there is, I ain't heard none.
DO SHOOTOUTS AT MANN'S CHINESE THEATRE!! RUNDOWN INNOCENT CIVILIANS AT DISNEYLAND!! Frankly, if True Crima hasn't been singled out for SOMETHING, then NOTHING deserves to be.
Post by: Shift Key on December 27, 2003, 08:55:11 PM
Man, even Manhunt got released with a MA-15+ rating (same as GTA3/VC) so I wouldn't worry about it.
Post by: Termin8Anakin on December 28, 2003, 02:14:19 AM
You have to ring police and tell them what you are protesting about, when and where. You have to tell them how many people are protesting too, cause if the number is under what the regular size is, then it's not going to be put on, and if you still do, that is illegal
So you can't exactly stop traffic to protest an issue that no one in the greater general public cares about.
If they were going to ban/censor games outright, then there would PROBABLY be a protest.
Post by: Ocarina Blue on December 28, 2003, 06:08:41 AM
Post by: Termin8Anakin on December 28, 2003, 12:59:06 PM
I would say Rockstar might be going too far in Manhunt - you'd have to be pretty sadistic to play it (which Im sure we all are
). The point of it is why any game is banned/taken off shelves to begin with, and there is a decent enough explanation for Manhunt, but for PGR2 to be banned is just plain odd.
Post by: Guitar Smasher on December 28, 2003, 03:43:29 PM
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Originally posted by: Termin8Anakin
Street racing is a problem in general, and games that depict the coolnes of the activity isn't helping either.
BUT.
I find it VERY strange how a racing game can get so much heat cause it encourages (?!) speeding. Erm.....you are racing, you HAVE to go fast! THat's the point. Sydney or no sydney, the fact that you are racing in million-dollar cars should shut the politicans up anyhow.
Another thing I find strange is how True Crime, a game very much in the mould of GTA3, hasn't really got any heat cause of it's real-life location. If there is, I ain't heard none.
DO SHOOTOUTS AT MANN'S CHINESE THEATRE!! RUNDOWN INNOCENT CIVILIANS AT DISNEYLAND!! Frankly, if True Crima hasn't been singled out for SOMETHING, then NOTHING deserves to be.
True Crime isn't a problem, because all the brutality presented in the game is actually existant in L.A. Isn't L.A. supposed to be the most dangerous crime city in the world? If the politicians there argued over it, the public would just say that those problems already exist, and its the politician's problem for not fixing it.
Post by: Termin8Anakin on December 28, 2003, 11:42:59 PM
I was just curious as to why nothing has been said against it.
