Upcoming Hunter x Hunter anime fighting game unexpectedly banned in Australia, with no reason given for the decision
Dec. 2, 2024The country has surprisingly strict rules surrounding what’s allowed in games
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Hunter x HunterNen x Impact is a fighting game by Eighting due out next year, but Australia has effectively banned it by refusing classification.
As reported byEvent Hubs, the Australian Classification Board hit it with aRefused Classification. No reason was given for the refusal, but we have reached out to the Board for further clarification.
Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact seems like an odd game to be refused classification.Trailers for the gamedon’t appear to show anything overly graphic like blood or dismemberment, although the anime does contain a drug known as D², so if that’s in the game it might explain why it hasn’t been classified.
Australia is, perhaps surprisingly to many given the chill vibe it projects internationally, a very strict country when it comes to video game classifications. It banned Fallout 3 due to its inclusion of what was considered realistic drug use – Med-X was originally called morphine. In fact, on ourlist of 19 banned games, three were banned in Australia.
Eighting has quite a pedigree amongst fighting games, having developed Naruto: Clash of Ninja, Marvel vs.Capcom3, and DNF Duel. Hopefully the issue in Australia can be sorted out so everyone can enjoy the game when it comes out.
In the meantime, check out some of thebest fighting gamesyou can play right now.
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