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50 Cent locked out of Oz

Australian regulatory committee refuses classification of Fiddy's shooter; VU Games has option to resubmit game or lose region.

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Last week, 50 Cent went public and said that his game, the M-for-Mature-rated 50 Cent: Bulletproof, was not only okay for minors to play, but it could be used as a teaching tool. Though it is often dangerous to disagree with the former street thug, Australia's Office of Film and Literature Classification is telling the rapper, "No way, mate."

The OFLC has refused classification on 50 Cent: Bulletproof, effectively banning the PlayStation 2 and Xbox game in the country. The game was deemed to be excessively violent, and the OFLC singled out killing victims who moaned or begged for their lives, shooting injured characters as they attempted to crawl away, and blood spattering onto the screen.

VU Games can resubmit a toned-down version of the game and hope it passes with a MA15+ rating, which deems content not suitable for those under the age of 15. Unlike its film ratings, Australia does not have a MA18+ rating for games, meaning that any game containing material not suitable for those under the age of 18 is automatically banned.

Australia has always been pretty tight with its government regulations, limiting the amount of questionable content that is permitted to reach the public. Games such as Duke Nukem 3D, NARC, Grand Theft Auto III, and Manhunt have all been refused classification by the OFLC in the past.

50 Cent: Bulletproof is rated M for Mature in North America, and currently sells for $49.99. A PSP version is also expected to be released soon, but has not yet been rated.

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LOL It's times like this where I say: God bless America. ;)

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what is all ur problem bashin 50, have you even played the game yet? And so what if its violent, in truth life is violent. And Jake_Fry806, u got some serious problems wishin death and suffering on that man.

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You might want to amend the story a little bit. GTA 3 was initially given an MA15+ rating but then pulled when it was found the hookers could be killed after intercourse for your money back. The game was then modified for an MA15+ rating. Duke Nukem 3D went through the same problem as GTA3 Australia's games rating system is G, PG, M and MA15+. There is no R18+ yet, and there is no MA18+ at all. The OFLC has said due to the lack of parental control on the games systems they will not allow the R18+ rating, which is currently used for movies to be used with games. But hopefully with the Xbox 360, Revolution, and now the PS3 all having the parental control feature we might see the R18+ rating here, as long as they ignore the fact computers don't have that feature.

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I could never live in australia. they ban every other game. I like the good 'ole USA where games can't be banned outright! (although the AO is pretty much a death sentence for a game.)

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I hope the game is hard. I want to see 50 cent die as many times as possible. I want to play the game as 50 Cent, aka, the bullet sponge, and just keep getting him killed until I have a hernia from laughing.

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I think it is hilarious that he claims it to be perfectly fine for children and then it gets banned in Australia lol

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Ahhh, hes wrong Australians and New Zealanders do have an R18 and R16 clasification and who wants a stinken 50 cent game anyway, how educational can it be?? He thinks hes so cool cause pee with his p*nis

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"Just because it is rated Mature doesn't mean you shouldn't buy it for your kids," the rapper, whose given name is Curtis Jackson, told Reuters in an interview Tuesday. "Play the game and explain to them what they are playing." Hmm... "Daddy, why is that man crawling on the ground?" "Well, little Johnny, he's a punk with no class, so he needs to be taught a final lesson, but 50 is low on RPG ammo, so we'll pistol-whip him with the dual-wield 9mm's instead." "Thank you for teaching me, Daddy. Now I will think twice about wasting precious ammunition on incapacitated foes. Now I can be a better citizen of the global village." "Son, I love you like a fat kid loves cake."

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Hah, I'm still laughing that he actually had the nerve to make his own game. And have you seen the commercials? "His music, his videos, his game." At least Aussies have some sense. :D

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owned :lol:

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Teaching Tool LOL!

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Review the game already! :mad: I want to laugh at the score.

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I'm still laughing at him calling it educational

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