NeatherRealm's parent company, Warner Bros, today confirmed that it's submitting the upcoming bundle, Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition, under Australia's recently approved R18+ video game rating.
The original (2011 release, not the arcade blockbuster from '92) was banned in the country "due to graphic, realistic depictions of mutilations and gore performed by the fatalities" when it was submitted to Australia's Classification Review Board.
If the game gets approval, it would be the second game to earn the new rating, after Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge, and arguably, the first decent R18+ game Australia will get. The original version that premiered for PS3 and Xbox 360 wasn't too well received, critically speaking. Playstation Official Magazine Australia gave it a 70 out of 100.
The country's R18+ rating was approved in June, and according to Australia's Home Affairs Minister, Jason Claire, "will inform consumers, parents and retailers about which games are not suitable for minors to play, and will prevent minors from purchasing unsuitable material. The reforms also mean that adults are able to choose what games they play within the bounds of the law."
It remains to be seen when, or if, the Board will grant the game an R18+ rating.
The Komplete Edition bundles all of the game's previously released DLC: all four extra characters, 15 Klassic Skins, three classic fatalities for Sub-Zero, Reptile, and Scorpion, as well as a soundtrack, "Mortal Kombat: Songs Inspired by the Warriors" album, and the 1995 "Mortal Kombat" film.
