Left 4 Dead 2 is a horror video game that was developed by Valve and published by Valve. The video game is a sequel to Left 4 Dead and was released on November 17, 2009. In order to be released in Australia and Germany, the game had to be censored.
Censorship[]
Australian censorship[]
- The game was banned in Australia due to "high-impact violence". (The game officially released in the said country in 2009)
- A censored version would later be released sometime around 2009 in Australia that obtained the MA15+ rating.
- The Intro was made less violent with blood being removed, some zombies being removed, and gore being removed.
- Bodies disappear after they die, as a result there are no corpses on the floor after a person dies.
- The Riot Cop zombie was removed.
- The Bulletproof zombie was removed.
- Enemies no longer are set on fire and instead when a fire attack is used they simply die.
German censorship[]
- The Intro was made less violent with blood being removed, some zombies being removed, and gore being removed.
- Dismemberment is no longer possible.
- Blood textures on dead enemies were removed.
- Ragdoll effects were removed.
- Intestines can no longer fall out of zombies.
- Enemies no longer are set on fire and instead when a fire attack is used they simply die.
- Wounds on your character and allies were removed.
- When you get injured the screen no longer has any blood on it.
Where to find it uncensored[]
Every other country always had the game uncensored and Germany (on January 29th 2021) and Australia (on August 29th 2014) now have uncut DLC's you can download free via Steam.
Extra information[]
The Australian and German versions of the game removed the Security Guard from the Parish. The Security guard was replaced with a green variant without the word "security" visible, instead showing a badge.
The AU/DE censored version can still be played on Steam if you add "-lv" (Low-Violence) to the Launch Options.