Peace Walker Edited In Japan
Fans of
Metal Gear Solid will know that the upcoming PSP game,
Peace Walker, is nearly out and will no doubt be getting excited as it’s looking pretty good. Any Japanese gamers out there may want to import a copy if they speak English because the Eastern version will be going through some edits before release.
In Japan,
Peace Walker was given a C-rating which means it is only suitable for gamers 15 years old or above.
Hideo Kojima tweeted that a few cuts here and there were required in order get it this rating, rather than the D rating it was originally intended for (17 years old and above). One of these cuts include taking out the blood in the game.
“The PSP is supported by the younger generation. That is why we avoided the animation of bloodspill. However, “A Scene” that is critical and essential to the series was pointed out by the rating board. No matter how much the game emphasized an anti-war and anti-nuke message didn’t matter at all. In disappointment, that scene was edited for the Japanese version. The European and U.S versions still include this scene though.”
Even though the edits aren’t essential to release the game, Kojima believes that the PSP is more attractive to the “younger generation” and wants to make sure that it is available for them. A certain scene that is apparently “critical and essential” required editing to make it possible for the game to get it’s C-Rating but no details were given about which scene.
Only the Japanese version will be edited; both the US and European versions will be released without any cuts.
Peace Walker will be released on April 28th in Japan while it be released on June 8th and 17th in the US and Europe respectively, exclusively on the PSP.
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