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The game got rated in various Asian regions ahead of its March release:
Venus Vacation Prism -Dead or Alive Xtreme- gets 18+ rating in some regions despite lack of nudity, and here's why - AUTOMATON WEST
Team Ninja's upcoming Venus Vacation Prism -Dead or Alive Xtreme- has been given the highest age rating in Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.
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As the release date approaches, the game’s age classifications have started to be revealed. In Japan, Venus Vacation Prism will get a CERO D rating (age 17 and over), a classification lower than the highest “adults-only” rating (CERO Z). However, in other regions, the upcoming game has been given the highest age rating possible. Namely, Venus Vacation Prism will be rated M18 in Singapore, 19+ in South Korea, and 18+ in Taiwan.
A recent article on Twisted Voxel delved into why the game got an M18 classification in Singapore. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) has given the game this rating due to its mature themes and sexual references. In the IMDA’s official statement, the organization concludes that “Overall, the game would be more appropriate at M18, where the Classification Guidelines allow “still or moving images which may be sexually titillating (but do not contain nudity), e.g. scantily-clad women shown in a manner that is sexually suggestive, but not excessive or gratuitous.”