After a year-long investigation, the NZ government deems possession of Running With Scissors' shooter a crime punishable by up to $1,400 in fines.
New Zealand's Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC), a government body "responsible for classifying publications that may need to be restricted or banned" today concluded a one-year investigation into developer Running With Scissors' 2003 action shooter, Postal 2.
In a statement, the OFLC said, "The game is designed, and has the capacity, to allow the player to test how much violence and humiliation he or she can inflict on human beings." For that, and other reasons, the government body slapped a ban on the game. Now, a fine of $2,000 NZ ($1,400) can be imposed on anyone caught with a copy, and retailers (or anyone) who "supplies, distributes, exhibits, displays or advertises Postal 2 could be imprisoned for up to a year or fined $20,000 NZ ($14,000)." Larger, "incorporated distributors and retailers" could be fined $50,000 NZ ($38,000).
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