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"Did Ninty break EU rules ?"

The european union says blood isn't allowed in game (unless an 18), so NTSC versions of wrestling games often have blood, but PAL versions don't. But what about Tony Hawks, it has blood but isn't an 18 title ?

Uncle Albert wrote:
> If this a new law? 'Coz I think of LOADS of games with blood in them,
> that aren't 18-rated!
> For instance, wouldn't the red patches on the guards' uniforms in
> Goldeneye (the game) count as blood? And that's only a 12 certificate.

Yes they would, which is why Goldeneye was also banned from Germany.

U ever see the German version of Turok DH?

All the humans where turned into Robots.
ROBOTS for godness sake.

I think they try and ignore the fact violence exists, probably trying to block a certain little incident from 60 years ago outta their minds.

The EU want Bananas to be rounder... ;)

Or†ega wrote:
> WCW/NWO revenge had blood in it and so did the original version of No
> Mercy...
>
> When they released the new version after fixing the bug they took the
> blood out for some reason...
>
> I read somewhere that the Germans are to blame.

The reason blood was taken out is because that is what caused the game to get wiped.

Germany?

I really don't get that country!
Hardly any porn or sex laws, but.... NO BLOOD IN GAMES!

I'm pretty sure games released in Germany aren't allowed to have red blood in them, so they quite often change it to green. Half-Life is a prime example here.

Or†ega wrote:
> I read somewhere that the Germans are to blame.

You are not far from wrong. Although a lot of games manufactures often make seperate games for the german market. The german games are really strictly censored, and games like perfect dark have been banned there. In (the shockingly awful) carmageddon 64, the uk version had you running over pedestrians. But in germany they had to change it to zombies.

The whole europe thing is a pain.

If this a new law? 'Coz I think of LOADS of games with blood in them, that aren't 18-rated!
For instance, wouldn't the red patches on the guards' uniforms in Goldeneye (the game) count as blood? And that's only a 12 certificate.

WCW/NWO revenge had blood in it and so did the original version of No Mercy...

When they released the new version after fixing the bug they took the blood out for some reason...

I read somewhere that the Germans are to blame.

It makes games seem more realistic, and that's something that all developers are trying to do, and they'll still be trying for many gaming years to come.

What's wrong with a little blood anyway???
Kids are gunna experience it soon anyway, when they first fall and scrape their knee or something.

I spose it's bad for someone who faints at the sight of a blood drop - that's funny! Someone once did that in a DT lesson in year 7, and the blood was in a video for something, lol!