It seems that Australians are always getting the short end of the stick when it comes to gaming.  Not only are release dates in their country much later than most, but they also have very strict standards when it comes to violence in games.  The latest problem for Australian gamers is that Dark Sector has been refused classification, essentially halting any chances of the game being released there in its current form.  IGN reports that the developers plan on modifying the game (essentially censoring it) so that it can be approved and released in Australia.  Though nothing has been announced I expect the game to have similar difficulties being approved in other strict countries, particularly Germany where Crackdown, Dead Rising, and Gears of War were never released due to their violent content.  I haven’t had a chance to play Dark Sector but it looks like a quality title that plays similarly to Resident Evil 4.  I’m looking forward to getting my hands on it this March when it releases in the US.  Check out more screenshots and video on their official site located here.

[Via IGN]

I guess if you live in Australia, it pays to have a friend in the states who can mail you games.

Well, I’m sure you could buy them online easily enough, but I wonder if the game would work on their system or not?  It might need a modified console, and generally that will get you banned from Xbox Live...which obviously isn’t a good thing.

If you were playing on a console from the states as well, I would assume it would work and I don’t know if there is any problem with that.

Well yeah, but then you would need to buy a second console or not pick up any Australian releases.  It would probably cost a lot to import every game, but I guess you could if you’re dedicated...I probably would.

I’m probably alone in this opinion but I preferred this game much more when the game took place in deep space.

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