...or Left 4 Dead, or Grand Theft Auto, or Fallout, or State of Decay, or several hundred others. In fact, somewhere in the world, at some point, one of your favourite games was (or still is) against the law to own. The Germans, for example, are looking at legislation that would make it illegal to own games that feature "violence towards human-looking characters," which is probably something like 98% of them. Also outlawed are any games featuring Nazi paraphernalia, though I can't think why that would be. Australia was generally considered the worst offender, so to speak, by refusing classification to games that so much as glance in the direction of an adult topic. Despite a (slight) relaxation of the laws in 2011, even comic puzzle-game Leisure Suit Larry remains a banned title on the grounds of "using nudity in relation to rewards," which I thought was pretty much how existence as we know it worked. Either way, if a policeman sees you owning it he can make you hand over $110,000, with the seller facing up to 10 years in jail. Really. But perhaps worst of all, in an action tantamount to book-burning, the Venezuelan government seized (and proceeded to steamroll!) over 8,000 units of banned videogames in 2009. Or, as they refer to them: "Capitalist war toys." The move was widely criticized, but hey, the law is the law. Better just stick to playing Candy Crush Saga, perhaps? What do you make of this, then? Have you ever committed any of the crimes listed here? Let us know in the comments section below.
