According to Antipodean tech site APC the Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification has refused to grant an age rating to Eidos' forthcoming Reservoir Dogs tie-in. Without official classification the game will be effectively banned in the territory.
Overtly violent content is likely to be the sticking point. Players control several of the criminals from Quentin Tarantino's 1992 movie as they re-group following a failed diamond heist. The title almost certainly makes use of Mr Blonde's token ear-slicing technique, plus the characters meet various bystanders and innocent victims as they rampage through LA. At E3, for example, it was revealed that the game features a Threat function which allows you to wave your gun at other characters in order to scare them into submission. Weirdly, that may well be more provocative to a censor than merely shooting them.
The game marks a startling change of pace for Leamington-based developer Blitz, usually better known for its family-centered animated movie tie-ins. However, last year the company opened a new studio, Volatile, to create more mature content. This is perhaps not the start they were looking for. Or then again, maybe it's just what they were looking for...
