Sexy Poker folds in Australia

Noja87 · May 26th, 2009

WiiWare strip poker game banned down under for reward-based nudity.

Australia's tough classification regime for games has struck again, although this time the victim isn't as high profile as last year's big name casualties (such as Fallout 3 or F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin). Sexy Poker--an upcoming WiiWare title developed by Gameloft--has been refused classification by the Board, effectively banning the strip poker game from sale down under.

As its title implies, Sexy Poker pits a player against six different female opponents who wear stereotypical costumes such as nurses outfits, sports uniforms, police clothing, and business wear. According to the Board, the game was refused classification because nudity was used as an incentive--in this case, winning a game of poker.

"In the Board’s view Sexy Poker offers depictions of nudity as an incentive or reward to interactive game play. In the Board’s view, the general rule in the Guidelines for the Classification of Films and Computer Games prohibiting depictions of nudity as an incentive or reward, applies to the game play described above, as the player is shown increasingly detailed amounts of nudity following successful game-play," the statement said.

"In the view of the Board, the impact of the game exceeds strong as except in material restricted to adults, nudity and sexual activity must not be related to incentives or rewards. As such the game cannot be accommodated in a MA15+ classification." With no R18+ rating for games in Australia, the highest classification level for a game is MA15+.

With Sexy Poker, 2009 has now seen two games banned in Australia, although Necrovision--which was banned in April--has since been reclassified as M rated after the developer made changes to the game.

For more on Australia's classification regime, check out our Censory Overload feature.

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uuuhhh what?

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mamefan · May 26th, 2009

Its normal, get over it.

sgsavvy · May 26th, 2009

highest classification is ma 15? wow[IMG]http://**************/img/3322/n09x0302vnsn/clear.gif[/IMG]

mamefan · May 26th, 2009

yes, its hypocritical and ghastly, but thats the law

Especially when movies get through fine but games? oh nooes

**Cid Highwind** · May 26th, 2009

That makes the German gamers seem lucky

Great way to promote piracy by the way. What kind of fundie fossils do those skippies have as a goverment anyway?

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May 26th, 2009	#1 (permalink)
Noja87 White Void Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The End Has Come Posts: 1,942	Sexy Poker folds in Australia WiiWare strip poker game banned down under for reward-based nudity. Australia's tough classification regime for games has struck again, although this time the victim isn't as high profile as last year's big name casualties (such as Fallout 3 or F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin). Sexy Poker--an upcoming WiiWare title developed by Gameloft--has been refused classification by the Board, effectively banning the strip poker game from sale down under. As its title implies, Sexy Poker pits a player against six different female opponents who wear stereotypical costumes such as nurses outfits, sports uniforms, police clothing, and business wear. According to the Board, the game was refused classification because nudity was used as an incentive--in this case, winning a game of poker. "In the Board’s view Sexy Poker offers depictions of nudity as an incentive or reward to interactive game play. In the Board’s view, the general rule in the Guidelines for the Classification of Films and Computer Games prohibiting depictions of nudity as an incentive or reward, applies to the game play described above, as the player is shown increasingly detailed amounts of nudity following successful game-play," the statement said. "In the view of the Board, the impact of the game exceeds strong as except in material restricted to adults, nudity and sexual activity must not be related to incentives or rewards. As such the game cannot be accommodated in a MA15+ classification." With no R18+ rating for games in Australia, the highest classification level for a game is MA15+. With Sexy Poker, 2009 has now seen two games banned in Australia, although Necrovision--which was banned in April--has since been reclassified as M rated after the developer made changes to the game. For more on Australia's classification regime, check out our Censory Overload feature. --- uuuhhh what? __________________

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May 26th, 2009	#2 (permalink)
mamefan Banned Join Date: May 2009 Location: gone Posts: 36	Its normal, get over it.

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sgsavvy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: singapore/singapore Posts: 152	highest classification is ma 15? wow[IMG]http://**************/img/3322/n09x0302vnsn/clear.gif[/IMG]

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mamefan Banned Join Date: May 2009 Location: gone Posts: 36	yes, its hypocritical and ghastly, but thats the law Especially when movies get through fine but games? oh nooes

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Cid Highwind Human Metal Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holland / Hungary Posts: 13,541	That makes the German gamers seem lucky Great way to promote piracy by the way. What kind of fundie fossils do those skippies have as a goverment anyway? __________________ PC Specs: CPU: Intel Q8200 @ 2.8GHz GPU: Sapphire ATi HD4870 / 1024MB / Core: 801 / Mem: 1000 Mobo: Gigabyte EP35-DS3 (rev 2.1) SPU: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music RAM: 2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 1066 @ 4-4-4-12 ~ 800MHz HDD: 1TB Samsung Spinpoint, 32MB PSU: Hiper Type-R 580W Monitor: Iiyama B2403WS / 19201200 Geometry Wars: 198.400 Lumines: 999.999 Join the NGEmu Folding @ Home community NOW!*