Here's What The ESRB Has To Say About Dead Island

It's no surprise that Deep Silver's zombie title is getting an M-rating. The certificate just handed to it by the ESRB is still a little interesting for the bits of details it gives up from the game, from dialogue to gameplay features.

From the listing, we get these details:

• Bats, knives, axes, shotguns, rifles all are weapons.

• Headstomps available in melee (we kind of knew this).

• Alcoholic beverages can be acquired/consumed to increase damage, but the screen will blur.

• One mission involves the recovery of illegal drugs for a character suffering from withdrawal.

• References to incest and child molestation (in dialogue only).

• Usage of words such as "fuck" and "shit."

Dead Island releases Sept. 6

ESRB Slaps Zombie Action/RPG Dead Island With a Mature Rating [RipTen]

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Ad Guest

Jul 18, 2011, 10:33am
• References to incest and child molestation (in dialogue only).

So banned in Australia, I guess :\
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- cilantro @giort08
  
  Jul 18, 2011, 10:37am
  It has already passed rating here, Ad (MA15+)
  http://n4g.com/news/796785/dead-island-passes-classification-in-australia
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thorn Guest

Jul 18, 2011, 10:36am
lol it wont be banned by the time september rolls round if the classification board agrees on r18+ games the meeting is held in a few days cant wait to see a positive outcome i sure hope people filled their submissions in
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- PrettyTones Guest
  
  Jul 18, 2011, 10:48am
  I'm sure they'll use the 'NOPE, need more feedback from the public' excuse again. #pessimismFTW
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  - Reoh Guest
    
    Jul 18, 2011, 1:18pm
    Yeah I have a theory about that. Once they finally give in and do this they won't have a job anymore because the last stupid thing will have been corrected.
    
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Shepard Guest

Jul 18, 2011, 10:51am
filled in, wish i was as positive as you are tho.
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nestama @Nestama

Jul 18, 2011, 12:16pm
I wonder how Dead Island dodged our censor-ray gun...
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cilantro @giort08

Jul 18, 2011, 12:51pm
also guys, if for some reason it does get banned, just import it....I had no trouble getting a recently RC game into the country. Hell, a friend of mine at work managed to get the Kollectors Edition into the country (through amazon, no less)
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MrT Guest

Jul 18, 2011, 1:56pm
If anyone is curious, here it is on the classification site...

http://www.classification.gov.au/www/cob/find.nsf/d853f429dd038ae1ca25759b0003557c/0dde1f63e9becfc7ca2578be005d985d?OpenDocument
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