Mortal Kombat Vita banned in Australia

It's interesting that a country that was settled as a penal colony has higher moral standards than a country that was settled by pilgrims.  Go figure!

fuckers....humanity is made of violence, everysingle day people day in the most gruesome ways in shitty wars and things like that

And they banned a game? i mean  A FUCKING GAME? whats wrong with people noe days...?

I bet they see extreme and REAL violence on the news, tv, newspapers, magazines and everything else everyday... But they just don't allow people to play which video game they wish... Oh... And Internet? LOL... Hypocrites...

oh those zany Aussies. it seems their morals are opposite from ours. Legal prostitution in most of the states, but a crackdown on violent media. Meanwhile the FCC and watchdog groups are perfectly ok with wanton violence, but go crazy over an exposed nipple.

Well, at least they managed to waste some bureaucrat's time, which is always good. Really, their government should be more focused on protecting small, fortified oil wells from marauding gangs of crossbow-wielding biker punks.

i suppose they couldnt think of something clever to defend their game, still is stupid that censorship, is a ****ing game, the only people who had commited murderers and criminal acts because of games are people who were already crazy, if i play the game, i never had the sudden urge to rip someone heads or tear someone

I think Netherealm just gave it a shot, but they new that it wasn't worth creating and edited version just for a smaller market.

I thought we already had 18+ classifications!!!!!

Ozgameshop Here I come!

Well i'll just import it.

Looks like people will have to import and hope it gets through customs, just like the did with the console versions.

@metylhed I managed to get MK9 imported from Singapore a month after release due to the bans here in Aus. It's more the controlling government that I'd like to leave. Adults can't play games designed for the more mature age. High levels of tax on almost everything you buy. No doubt when the 18+ restriction comes to Australia we will be paying close to $100 for the PS3 version and $80 for the Vita. Compare that to other regions ..

A fun gory game banned in Australia? No really, tell me more...

The government controls way too much in australia

Not a surprise , Australia bans everything ......

I'm glad I don't live in Australia. For those living down under there's always the black market. ;)

Just another embarrassment for us Australians and to show we will never ever grow up, I wish I could just leave this nanny county????

@Asymonte. Make some friends in NZ, get it sent over. Not banned here.

I can be an adult again as soon as I marry someone from Japan and leave this nanny country behind

That smaller screen excuse is hilarious, that doesn't make any sense. But still being banned in Australia is ridiculous.

Seems extremely messed up that the government can decide what u can and cant play of there, sry guys.

Wow.. I cant believe i'm saying this but Ive found one good reason to me to live in Israel .

It annoys me to read this and live in the down under.

Australia does not really matter as a market. California has more people than Australia. In order for Australia to get more respect as a video game market, they need to remove the Nazis who continue to run things in their board of classification. For a country with such close proximity to Asia, they should have embraced Asian standards instead of being PAL's loser cousin. Other than that, great country, I've been there myself. Nice people, great weather, beautiful sights.

Crocodile wrestling maniacs and kangaroos are more violent/scary than Mortal Kombat.

R21.Make customers present their IC cards.Problem solved.

R18+ hurry up you pathetic Governor generals

If Australia does this with video games I wonder if they do this with movies to which imo can be much more violent.

Gaming is just plain bad in Australia. There is limited, and expensive internet usage, game prices are absolutely ridiculous, and they censor so much of the M rated material. They obviously try very hard to make gaming a frustrating hobby. Though who really cares, Australia is beautiful!

I didnt realize that violence scales and is primarily dependant on size.....

so if I watch 'Saw' on my vita it wont be as graphic........what about porn will that have a lesser impact on me aswell? LoL "Worst defence ever"!

BANNED?! IN AUSTRALIA?!?! The most free country in the whole wide world?! HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?! *saarcasm* I feel bad for Aussie gamers. Your government is apparently full of crooks and soccer moms.

@xeogua Actually it is a lot cheaper, game prices here is Aus are ridiculous. I always import now, get games 50% cheaper. I really don't know why everyone in Australia does not import.

@hippiesanta I have imported quite a few banned games, never had a problem.

@ zaiwen No, not really. All you have to do is import the game, you get it alot cheaper that way as well.

down under is a gamers nightmare. good thing i don't live there

I'll just use my US SEN account, easy.

It feels like this is a violation of free speech. I know free speech is not as free around the world as it is in the US, but it seems wrong to deny paying adult customers their right to buy this game. On another note, I find it funny that WB thought that a smaller screen would reduce the impact of the violence. I would like to know how they came up with that.

Australia should really get that stick out of their bum and let the consumer play it. It's not like a player is going to freeze someone to death or rip someones head off with their bare hands in real life.

@AcidBlood83 australian security is very detail .... even a. import dairy product are ban ... they got well trained sniffing dog..... and that is included mortal kombat's blood

Australia needs to work the stick out of their posterior.

Meh, Vita is region free so just import, and with the Aussie dollar the way it is it'll be cheaper anyway.

So if someone lives in Australia and wants this game they'll have to import it? That's kinda crazy, and expensive.

The U.S. is like the opposite of the rest of the world ha ha. We condone violence in our movies but nudity is taboo. It's the other way around in Europe and places like Australia too.

Australia is advanced and open on many things. Gaming isn't one...

@quicksilver_03-Why you compare something natural like a human body and excesive mindless violence? @beny_pimster-I am worried dude...you really think a continent called Australia lies in an another continent called Europe? Your only excuse is that you mixed up Australia with Austria! But on other side it would show that you havent read this article properly at all .

I'm against and pro this australian violence censorship at the same time.Mortal Kombat is pretty violent so a banning of a violent game in a world full of violence ,maybe could benefit a little bit the moral of yougsters a little for a while. But at the same time censorship is a tool for political interests and censorship in anyway is to someone else to decide for you what to see or not see,that's tyranny.

I been to australia many times .... king cross, some frontal nudity scenes on national TV, mardi gras, LGBT rights, big day out, XXX strip club, bondi beach .... but of all... mortal kombat banned is a bit bias compare to those above i've mention.

lol I'm just sorry for them, can't believe I once wanted to go there XD

I'm glad I live in America. :P