Australia has had a long history of banning violent games. They only recently introduced a mature rating into their ratings system. While this has allowed for much more mature content to be released in Australian regions, there are still titles that have been refused classification, and Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is one of them.
The Australian Classification Board has refused classification for a scene in the game described as such: “the protagonist character bursts into what appears to be a movie set and explicitly kills 4 people, who collapse to the floor in a pool of copious blood, often accompanied by blood splatter. After stomping on the head of a fifth male character, he strikes a female character wearing red underwear. She is knocked to the floor and is viewed lying face down in a pool of copious blood. The male character is viewed with his pants halfway down, partially exposing his buttocks. He is viewed pinning the female down by the arms and lying on top of her thrusting, implicitly raping her (either rear entry or anally) while her legs are viewed kicking as she struggles beneath him. This visual depiction of implied sexual violence is emphasised by it being mid-screen, with a red backdrop pulsating and the remainder of the screen being surrounded by black.”
Other games that have recently been refused classification include Saints Row IV, State of Decay, and South Park: Stick of Truth . Devolver Digital now has a choice. They can either give up on the Australian market or create an altered version of the game that censors or omits the offending scene.
Source: Kotaku Australia