Square Enix, which deals with the location of Call of Duty: Black Ops for the Japanese territory, said that to allow his release in the land of the Rising Sun was necessary to make cuts of censorship on some elements of the game. In particular, it refers to the swastika, which will be replaced by the Iron Cross decoration, established by the King of Prussia and then shot in Germany during the two world wars to decorate civilians who distinguished themselves in military action. Only the console versions of the game with subtitles will keep references to Nazism.
Were also removed and dismemberment several "expressions of brutality" during a particular stage of questioning.