Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
The action game Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure has been banned by the Classification Review Board in Australia. The primary reason cited for banning the game was that it 'teaches vandalism' hence not appropriate for the decent Aussie public. As a result, the game cannot be sold, demonstrated, hired or imported into Australia.
Marc Ecko, the multimillionaire US creator of the game said he was dismayed by the 'complete dismissal' of comments in support of the game made by two of the four members of the Classification Review Board that last month reviewed then withdrew the game's MA15 rating. He describes the classification as an 'outdated' system of gaming classification.
Read more in The Age. Thanks!
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