10 Most Ridiculously Over-The-Top Examples Of Gaming Censorship

10. No More Heroes (Wii)

Our first entry is a wonderfully absurd game starring an Otaku with gravity-defying hair named Travis Touchdown. Armed with a beam katana (that totally doesn't resemble a lightsaber at all), he's tasked with fighting his way through a group of assassins to become number one (and get laid). In the American version of the game huge amounts of blood (and for some reason money) spatter the screen whenever Travis lands a finishing blow on an enemy. Unfortunately the European and Japanese versions of the game have no blood at all. Instead, enemies disintegrate into ash when killed. It's the cut-scenes that suffer the most, though. In the opening scene of the game, Travis jumps his motorcycle over two enemies and decapitates them. Their heads fall to the ground, sending streams of blood gushing upwards as Travis effortlessly lands on his feet like a badass in front of them. It's an iconic moment that establishes exactly what the game is about. The impact of this in the censored version is greatly diminished thanks to the removal of the blood and decapitation. The enemies simply disappear into clouds of ash. Considering that the rest of the game is unchanged and includes ridiculous things like clever camera placement making Travis look like he's masturbating when he 'recharges' his weapon, the removal of blood is an odd omission.