Mafia II, banned in one hand, victorious in another

Not all regions of the world the same game can reach the same fate. To reflect this, nothing better than to allude to Mafia II. The title developed by 2K Czech firm ended up being banned in UAE. But at the same time, he established himself as the title most sold in the shops in the UK.

It is worth mentioning that since the ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) have not offered official explanations regarding the prohibition. But it should also be noted that the website of the same body, when referring to the rating action title in the third person has an M for Mature post, or permitted for the elderly. Moreover, in the description in the page are words such as alcohol and drug use, scenes with intense violence, sexual content, nudity, blood and habitual bad language. For his part, from the old continent PEGI the Mafia II describes the seal 18, that is for people over that age. At the time of basing that assessment, refers to the high level of violence and the misuse of language, with words too risque.

Just taking into account these two ratings, from NMC (National Media Council) has decided to ban the product in UAE. Of course, this ordinance implies that the game can not officially sold in any retail store in that country. Likewise, this sequel is not the only one that runs the same fate in that area. Nor can sell there games like Heavy Rain, God of War 3, Mass Effect 2, Darksiders and Dragon Age 2.

But the ironic part is that while you can not sell to the southeast of the Arabian peninsula, with the same title sets the pace of sales in the United Kingdom. According to data published by the consulting firm GFK Chart-Track, of British origin, Mafia II is the game that is sold in the islands. This report has taken into account the records pertaining to the week ending Sept. 6.