A strange form of censorship is taking place in the side-scroller MMO Hyper Universe. The women in the game have slightly smaller breasts in North America and Europe than in the Korean original. This is meant to be a compromise to calm angry players. They found in the Alpha that the women were too well-endowed.
We introduced “Hyper Universe” in January. This is a side-scroller MMO from the Korean publisher Nexon. We didn’t follow up on it further. The game has now been released in North America and Europe. It was finally available on August 23.
Noticeably smaller breasts than in Korea
There is a curiosity in the game: The women in our version have noticeably smaller breasts than in the Korean original version.
An admin from Nexon also commented on this, stating: There was a big discussion in the Alpha about how the women in the game were portrayed. For some, they were apparently too “big-busted.” The discussion had 5 pages – more than any other thread.
Employees of Nexon were told: “I don’t want my daughter to see this game.” That was not the image Nexon wanted to project. It is clear, that there are differences between Asia and the West.
Therefore, Nexon has now made this compromise with the slightly smaller breasts: They wanted to maintain the appeal of the women but not offend anyone. Nexon believes that this compromise is the best long-term solution, as they plan for the long term.
Anti-censorship mod boosts breasts to original level
Some websites are dedicating considerable attention to this matter. On “oneangrygamer,” there is a whole range of images and video comparisons showing how much smaller the European breasts are compared to the breast spectacle in Korea.
A mod is even presented to undo Nexon’s censorship and inflate the breasts of the characters again.
More about Hyper Universe in our introduction from the beginning of the year:
Hyper Universe: Nexon announces a crazy 2D side-scroller MOBA
