Australia's Classification Board banned CrimeCraft for rewarding drug use with in-game benefits.
The board ruled that the online shooter could not be sold in the country because of boosts in the game which mimic real world drugs.
In the board's opinion, there is insufficient delineation between the 'fictional drugs' available in game and real-world proscribed drugs, the report stated.
Boost parallels the names, chemical elements, administration, treatment and
addictive elements of real-world proscribed drugs, and when used provide quantifiable benefits to a player's character. The game therefore contains drug use related to incentives or rewards and should be refused classification. In addition, the names of
boosts mimic the chemicals and colloquial names of proscribed drugs. Examples include K-Dust, Birth, Chimera, Majoun, Betadyne ResistX and Zymek Stim-Ex, as well as the anabolics Raze and Frenzy.
There is no indication whether Vogster
Entertainment, makers of CrimeCraft, will be releasing a version without the drug-use.
Vogster Entertainment's CrimeCraft is the latest title to be banned by the Autsrlian Classification Board. This MMO game was 'Refused Classification' on Thursday.
In the U.S. the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) awarded it a
Mature rating meaning that it is suitable for persons seventeen and older.
The speculation is that violence was responsible for causing the ban.
