Nowadays many games are quite graphic. Everyone is trying to push the envelope. Whether it is to outdo one another or to keep our attention by using shocking images or gameplay conventions I don't know, but both seem to be viable reasons. I wonder why the developers of these "worst ever" games would do that. Do they wake up one morning and decide to own the title of Creator of the Most Brutal Game? And then there are the individuals who rate them. . .

Ratings amuse me sometimes. Some media receive stricter ratings (as in M, R, NC-17, etc) without seeming terribly bad. Others have a much higher level of violence, language, or whatever else determines a need to protect those who should be protected.

I am actually impressed that New Zealand would nationally ban a game considered indecent. They stick by their principles. If we really believed media was supposed to be unsuitable for certain audiences then affixing a rating is hardly enough to protect the innocent or dissuade the consumers.

How many other countries would be that bold in defending principles of decency? I doubt you'd see that in the Americas, nor would anyone stand for that in any European nation.