Saints Row 4 FINALLY Made Legal in Australia

After the Australian Classification Board decided to slap its ludicrous censorship laws on the upcoming Saints Row 4, effectively banning it from being distributed in the region due to the game featuring drug use and an ‘Anal Probe’ weapon, publishers Deep Silver have announced today that the game will be making it to stores Down Under.

The statement from the company said:

Deep Silver and AIE are pleased to report that the Australian Classification Board has now approved Saints Row IV for sale. They have granted the game an MA15+ rating. To achieve this rating one loyalty mission featuring the character Shaundi has been removed. This mission has been widely reported on and contains the use of alien narcotics to obtain certain superpowers. This mission represents approximately 20 minutes of gameplay out of the hours available to purchasers.

Deep Silver also assured fans that the content cut from the game wasn’t impactful upon the story, saying: 

The removal of this mission has no negative impact on the story or the superpowers and will not detract from the enjoyment players will get from their Saints Row IV experience. The rectifier weapon will be available as part of a DLC package as originally intended. Deep Silver stands by this decision and thanks the Australian Classification Board for their assistance with this matter.

I’m glad that Australian gamers will be able to get their hands on Saints Row 4, which if you read Crave Online’s preview of it you’ll know that it’s shaping up great, but it’s a shame that any game featuring remotely questionable content faces such a huge task in being greenlit over there. 

In related news, click through the gallery below to view a selection of games that were actually banned, and the crazy reasons why they received such a harsh punishment.

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