Ghost Recon 2 Banned in South Korea

South Korea's Media Rating Board has just rejected approval of Ubisoft's Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 citing the games fictious plotline goes "way too far". This is turn has forced the Korean publisher of the title to abandon it's localisation leaving all South Korean Ghost Recon fans Clancy-less for Christmas.

It is to a certain extent understandable why the South Korean censors would be in such an uproar. The game takes place in a not too distant future where you'll be running commando missions in a war torn and conflicted North Korea. Since both North and South Korea are technically still at war this is a touchy subject for them. Kim Jong Il has even stated before that he could turn the nations capital into a "sea of fire" if he wanted with his estimated 11,000 artillery pieces which are currently aimed at the city.

Further to this the North Korean government isn't too keen on Ghost Recon 2 either. A preview of the game at this year's E3 prompted one North Korean newspaper to write some heavy and slightly frightening words: "Through propaganda, entertainment and movies, [Americans] have shown everyone their hatred for us. This may be just a game to them now, but a war will not be a game for them later. In war, they will only face miserable defeat and gruesome deaths." Ouch.

New Zealand Gamers need not worry though, Ghost Recon 2 is still on target to hit our shelves December 3rd for Xbox and PS2 with a PC version slated for early February.

Keep tuned into NZGamer and we'll keep you up to date with any further developments in this breaking story.

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