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counting down
our picks for the top 10 banned video
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games
for this list we'll be looking at an
array of video game titles that were
given the axe in one or more countries
for reasons that range from the
understandable to the downright crazy
what game can you not believe got banned
let us know in the comments below
number 10 tom clancy's ghost recon
advanced warfighter 2.
banned in mexico which is simply an
excuse for the americans to take control
of our foreign policy
not only in mexico but across latin
america this tactical shooter welcomes
you to mexico in a pretty intense way
pitting the player in a door-die battle
with insurgents along the u.s mexico
border the landscape is chock full of
real-life locations in towns like juarez
and el paso texas
finding the violent narco-terrorism
driven storyline mixed with images of
the american military engaged in combat
on mexican soil
it did not take long for the mexican
government to declare advanced
warfighter 2
an unsavory depiction of their country
and a threat to juarez's tourist
industry
both the mayor of juarez and the
governor of the mexican state of
chihuahua
banned the quote insulting game from
touching mexican soil
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number 9 homefront banned in south korea
yeah yeah i can get you in but you have
to stick close and do exactly like i say
follow me this somewhat underwhelming
2011 first person shooter
took liberties with current global
conflicts in showing a unified korea
under a real-life dictator kim jong-un
the only problem was that nobody asked
south korea if they were okay with
depicting north korea and south korea as
one country
considering the global tensions already
in place with north korea entering the
nuclear arms race
south korea's outraged reaction might
not have seemed all that alarming
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needless to say while the video game
went on to receive generally favorable
reviews around the world it never saw
the light of day in south korea
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number eight football manager 2005
banned in china
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sometimes video game news is worthy of a
double take reaction
the gaming world surely got to
experience this when this sega produced
sports business simulator was banned in
china
for political reasons by stating that
tibet and taiwan were independent
countries outside of the chinese
republic
china responded claiming quote the game
threatened its content harmful to
china's sovereignty
although the developers quickly resolved
the problem for the chinese release
this little blip of video game history
was highly talked about as it is one of
the most rare games banned for reasons
beyond violence or sexual content
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number 7 grand theft auto franchise
various
oh i was just taking my friend back into
town another time ricardo ricardo let's
go let's get
out of here no stranger to controversy
this flagship franchise from rockstar
games has been fighting with sensors
with almost every installation since the
1997 top-down shooter days
i mean it is called grand theft auto
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featuring extreme violence crude humor
and amoral storylines
it seems like almost every gta title has
been met with public backlash
the most popular example came with
2004's gta san andreas and its hot
coffee mod
a playable sex mini-game made available
via a pc hack into the game's code
this mod led not only to a countrywide
band in australia
but also a us retailer ban in major
department stores
after securing an ao adults only rating
needless to say after that
the game was even more sought after you
want coffee baby
number six ea sports mma banned in
denmark
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corporate sponsorship is not always a
good thing when it comes to the video
game industry this was made apparent in
2010 when denmark famously banned this
sports fighting title for promoting
energy drinks
such as monster and red bull which are
illegal in the scandinavian region
while this might be controversial in its
own right ea flat out canceled the
release of ea sports mma in denmark
claiming that changing the sponsored
content into something else would ruin
the authenticity of the ufc experience
for fans leaving danish gamers who
wanted to ground and pound famous mma
stars
hardly any options to find the game
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stop guys break it up number five
battlefield 3 and 4
banned in iran and china
can a video game be considered a threat
to national security
turns out it can the battlefield
franchise known for its multiplayer
arenas featuring true-to-life combat
scenarios bringing online communities
together
has steadily been churning out releases
since 2002
however the home console modern combat
installations of battlefield 3 and 4
were met with heavy backlash in both
iran and china respectively for
depictions of their countries under
attack
and ultimately conquered by enemy forces
leading to tactical warfare battle zones
on their home soil
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much like homefront these games threats
to national security kept iran
and china's governments rallying to keep
these games off their shelves
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number four the guy game banned in the
united states of america
best play by play we have steve and his
partner dick
keeping you abreast of all of the
on-screen action
sexual content in video games has always
been a touchy subject in the gaming
world and america got a wake-up call
when this sleazy trivia game hit the
shelves we got a couple of fashion girls
here
oh yeah and you guys are dressed very
well very fashionably
yeah yeah four months after the
unfavorably review title was released
one of the game's models filed a lawsuit
against top heavy studios
sony and microsoft claiming that she was
underage when the footage of her was
shot
this led to the game being recalled and
landed top-heavy studios in serious hot
water
it's very rare for a video game to be
banned in the u.s because of the
country's first amendment
but it can happen and the heat
surrounding the lawsuit eventually led
to top heavy being shut down
what are you doing on your year off
working hard waitressing
waitressing that's a hard money number
three
mortal kombat series various
you must know that you have a landmark
title when congress tries to shut you
down
since its debut in the arcades in 1992
the mortal kombat franchise has been
watchdogged and hounded for its graphic
violent content
and demonic imagery
paving the way for video game rating
systems countries like australia
germany and south korea have banned some
of the more recent installments of this
popular franchise
for reasons ranging from graphic
violence to sheer cruelty
while some systems like the snes tone
down the blood and gore
ed boone and john tobias's love child
still maintains its creative
fatality-driven fighting franchise
decades later
number two pokemon series banned in
saudi arabia
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cute and cuddly but also threatening the
global phenomenon that is pokemon has
not always had a perfect track record
outside of japan
and the western world since its
inception the religious conservative
islamic countries have banned various
games in the series on religious grounds
these range from the mini-games that
promote gambling which is forbidden in
the country
to promoting evolution and using symbols
of other religions
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there were also claims that the country
issued a fatwa against pokemon go
and while this was proven to be false
the antics still made the app
unavailable in the country for some time
despite it being available in
other middle eastern nations you're also
apparently out of luck if you want to
catch pokemon in china or iran
bummer
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before we unveil our top picks here are
a few honorable mentions
now this looks like what we're after
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jay look at me i can't find lisa
and riley and the others without you so
pull it together
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number one manhunt 2 various
you all saw this coming or did you
another rockstar upstart the manhunt
series has had a rocky relationship with
the public from the start
depicting bad people doing bad things
the games have been openly discussed for
their graphic violence and
snuff-inspired killings
while the first manhunt was released
regularly the sequel has been banned in
almost every country that saw its
release
due to the amped up violence and lack of
redeemable characters
stay away from me no i need to talk to
you i can't trust
leo don't listen to her danny while
censored versions of manhunt 2 exist
uncensored ao rated copies of manhunt 2
are
very hard to come by legally as they
have been removed from online services
such as steam
and gamefly looks like they're closing
this place down for the night
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