Saints Row IV will
most likely get an 18-rating in the UK, whereas it was denied an age
rating in Australia, effectively banning the game there
"The first interesting event is five minutes 46 seconds in.
Someone says the word 'bastard' so straightaway the game has gone to a
12 certificate in my mind. Then at eight minutes and 28 seconds, Lara
gets eaten by a wolf…"
examiner at the Video Standards Council. Jack Davies is not his real
name: apparently, if I use that, he'll be inundated with questions and
complaints about previous Pegi ratings – and with only three dedicated
game examiners here, that's the last thing he needs. He's picked Tomb
Raider to show me the process the organisation goes through to rate
games. Lara Croft's gruesome demise at the mouth of a lupine aggressor
has just earned the game a Pegi 16 certificate. But there is more
controversial fare to come.
