Finally, after “only” over a decade, the uncut version of Left 4 Dead 2 is coming to Germany. Developer Valve has had the game re-evaluated.
Here’s what it’s about: Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative third-person shooter where you must shoot zombies together with friends to survive. The game is now a few years old. It was released around 11 years ago, on November 17, 2009. However, the game was only available in a cut version in this country.
This is why the game was previously censored: At that time, Left 4 Dead 2 was classified as too brutal and was placed on the list of media harmful to minors. The uncut version was indexed, and here in Germany, the game was only allowed to be released with some cuts.
What has happened now: As developer Valve itself announced, the game has now been re-evaluated by the USK and the Federal Review Board for Youth-Endangering Media (BPjM) upon request (via Steam).
After the re-evaluation, the censorship has now been lifted, and Left 4 Dead 2 is finally playable here in Germany in uncut version. After Doom, it is the next title, that comes uncut to Germany.
You can now also dismember zombies in Germany
How can I make my censored version “uncut”? Owners of the Steam version can download a free update via Steam to upgrade their censored version.
What exactly is changing? The site Schnittberichte has closely looked at which elements were previously cut in the German version. These include, for example:
- The cover
- Intro
- Corpses dissolve after the kill
- Splatter effects like detachable body parts
- Wounds on players
- Blood splatters on weapons and the player screen
All these cuts can now be removed.
You can see a comparison between cut and uncut in this video:
Censorship in games can take on very different forms. The remaster of Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, for example, did not even get released in Russia. The reason was probably a controversial mission in which a Russian terrorist cell massacres civilians at an airport.
Will you get the update? Or is it already too late and you are not interested in Left 4 Dead 2? Let us know in the comments.
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