7 Games Banned in Various Countries

Most of us certainly agree that games are one of the legal entertainments in almost all countries in the world. However, not all games are licensed or prohibited from being traded in a country, including Indonesia. Then, what are the banned games?

Many factors make a game that has been made, but banned in a country. Starting from the country's strict regulations regarding goods from abroad, the game contains elements of violence that exceed the limit, there are elements of pornography in it, to content that contains insults to a group.

So, for those of you who are curious about these banned games, let's look at the discussion below!

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a game that is still popular today. But did you know that this game is banned in several countries?

The reason why this game was banned is because the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas contains a lot of violent content, crime, firearms, pornography and other deviant scenes. So, don't be surprised if this game is banned in more than 50 countries around the world.

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Bully: Anniversary Edition

Still coming from the same developer as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, this game is also banned. Several countries that have banned this game from circulating include England, Brazil, and several states of the United States, to Indonesia.

The reason why this game is banned in several countries is because this game shows how you will play a child who is stubborn and likes to bully other children at school.

Mortal Kombat 11

Mortal Kombat is one of the popular fighter games in the world. However, the distribution of this game is prohibited in various countries such as Japan, Ukraine, and also Indonesia.

Even though this game is famous for its very sadistic battle scenes, that's not what made this game banned. 

The thing that caused Mortal Kombat 11 to be banned was the existence of a logo that looks like a hammer and sickle which is a symbol of communism, on the part of the Kold War Skarlet character's costume. 

Far Cry 3

This action-adventure game made by Ubisoft, in terms of the storyline, has no significant problems that make it have to be banned from circulation. 

However, this game was banned because it was considered insulting to Indonesia. Most gamers think that the background of this game location is very similar to that in Indonesia. This is reinforced by the presence of typical Indonesian flora and fauna in this game and several NPCs who can be heard speaking in Indonesian. 

The thing that made the game Far Cry 3 banned was the depiction of the story in this game being called hell because of the many diseases, hunger and epidemics.

Pokémon Go

At the beginning of its appearance, the Pokemon Go game successfully created an uproar throughout the world, at which time many people were affected by this game trend. However, it turns out that this game also gets a ban, you know!

This is because the Pokemon GO game is considered to endanger the safety of its players. Because there have been several cases where the players did not pay attention to the surrounding area when playing. And cause them to fall or crash into other people.

The Pokemon Go game is banned in several countries such as Iran, Malaysia and Indonesia.

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World of Warcraft

This MMORPG genre game is banned because there are many scenes that contain elements of violence in it. So it's not surprising that KPAI will ban this game from circulating in Indonesia.

Finally, this game is prohibited only for minors. Because it is feared that the content displayed by World of Warcraft will be imitated by children.

Manhunt

This is the third time a game made by Rockstar has been included in this list, after previously there were Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Bully: Anniversary Edition.

The reason why the Manhunt game is banned in several countries is because this game is said to influence players to be aggressive, besides that the visuals are indeed quite disturbing.

This horror genre game is banned in several countries such as England, Germany, Australia, Ireland, and several Asian countries, including Indonesia.

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