The Board's primary beef with the game isn't with violence or sexual content, but drugs. In particular, they object to the use of 'Boosts', the game's fictional representation of drugs. The Board's report stated that there was 'insufficient delineation' between the fictional drugs and real-life drugs. Additionally, the Board objected to the advantageous effect of using Boosts within the game, claiming that the negative effects did not sufficiently outweigh them.
Despite the fact that the Boosts use entirely fictional names, (many readers will no doubt recall the morphine saga for Fallout 3, which led to drugs being renamed in all versions of the game) the Board found that names such as K-Dust, Birth and Frenzy were still too close to actual drug colloquialisms.
According to Gamespot AU, the report stated that: "Boost parallels the names, chemical elements, administration, treatment, and addictive elements of real-world proscribed drugs, and when used provide quantifiable benefits to a player's character. The game therefore contains drug use related to incentives or rewards and should be refused classification."
While CrimeCraft is of a much lower profile than Left 4 Dead 2, its banning nonetheless further highlights the inconsistencies plaguing our classification system.
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