What with Australia’s somewhat ridiculous classification rules Silent Hill: Homecoming was originally denied classification in the land of Oz along with others such as Fallout 3, Dark Sector and F.E.A.R. 2, essentially making them unable to be put on store shelves. An update to the Classification Board’s online rating database dated January 5, 2009 now clearly lists Silent Hill: Homecoming as conforming to the maximum MA15+ rating for video games, making it legal to be sold in Australia. The site lists the rating as “revised,” with consumer advice identifying strong horror violence and themes.
The game is now scheduled for a ‘Q1 release’ in the land down under and will probably be shipped around the same time as the 20 February 2009 date set for Europe.
