Video games are really popular around the world. So much popular that some game developers even earn billions of dollars a year. There are some games which are considered violent or appropriate according to that country’s law. This is our list of 10 banned video games around the world.
1. God Of War Series – Saudi Arabia
One of the most popular game for Playstation consoles is actually banned in Saudi Arabia due to the “presence of interactive sex scenes, partial nudity and sexual themes as well as the word “God” in the title.”
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2. The Guy Game – USA
The game has many footage of hot girls in bikinis. One of the girls featured in the game who agreeably flashed her goodie buns brought a lawsuit forward claiming she was only 17 at the time she was filmed, which is illegal in any state in USA.
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3. RapeLay – Argentina/Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand
RapeLay is a PC game released in 2006 and as its name the game was also disgusting.
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4. Football Manager 2005 – China
Football Manager 2005 developers recognized Tibet as an independent country thus resulting in a ban China.
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5. EA Sports MMA – Denmark
The Danish have a law in place that prohibits the marketing for energy drinks, which EA Sports MMA had by the bucket load.
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6. Manhunt 2 – Various
Manhunt 2 developed by Rockstar is banned in many countries including South Korea and Germany because of its “gross, unrelenting, and gratuitous violence”.
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7. Battlefield 3 – Iran
It was obvious because the game is based on a fictional war between USA and Iran.
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8. Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 – State of Chihuahua, Mexico
The game is available in whole Mexico except State of Chihuahua.
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9. Postal 2 – New Zealand/Brasil
Owing a copy of this game can land you in prison for up to ten years or a $250,000 fine. Postal 2 was banned for “Gross, abhorrent content (Urination, High Impact Violence, Animal Cruelty, Homophobia, Racial, and Ethnic Stereotypes, ”
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10. Homefront – South Korea
The game is about a war between America and North Korea. South Korea decided to ban the release of Homefront to avoid increasing diplomatic tensions with North Korea.
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