Months after the US and Japanese release, Europeans were supposed to enjoy Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops today. To make up for the excruciating delay, the PAL version will feature new content not available in the other releases, such as new characters, maps and missions. However, it appears Europeans will have to wait a little bit longer, as the game has been delayed yet again. Why? According to Pocket Gamer, it appears that the box art artist forgot to include the BBFC (the UK equivalent of the ESRB) rating for the game.Without a rating on the
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5-04-2007 @ 11:10AM
kingofwale said...
how STUPID do you have to be to forget that thing? Geez. what are they thinking?
But Kudo for putting extra content in to justify the delay. it might even be worth the weight.
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5-04-2007 @ 11:17AM
Chrispy said...
Acctually they did include the rating on the box but didnt put the rating on the disk. Thats what i got told by a gamestation employee under a hour ago, was just looking fow a way to contact a blogger too to include the news. So SO SO lame! Been dying for a decent PSP game for months :(
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5-04-2007 @ 11:19AM
Micster said...
Please note that it inst the rating on the box, Its the rating on the UMD. Its really annoyed me so ive had to order it online just out of the Uk's law adjudication. Oh and its only effecting the uk.
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5-04-2007 @ 11:19AM
DolphGB said...
Second time this has happened in two months, what with the The Godfather: The Don's Edition having to be recalled on the PS3 because they put '18' on the box but '15' on the disk.
It's not that difficult to proof-read these things, is it? And especially with the marketing budgets and people that these companies employ...
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5-04-2007 @ 11:31AM
kingofwale said...
well, just to rub in the face of our beloved English fellows. I'm gonna go and play my version of Portable Ops again. ;)
Cheers.
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5-04-2007 @ 11:41AM
Alien said...
Thats pathetic ... but luckily only UK versions ... rest of EU can enjoy there copys :D Now where will I find mine ?
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5-04-2007 @ 11:49AM
Colin said...
So can't you just drive through that chunnel of yours and pick one up?
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5-04-2007 @ 1:22PM
Brian Roscoe said...
Well I was in Tesco at lunch time, and they had 2 of them on the shelves... I was thinking of getting it, as I could have gone through the self-checkout - so i'm sure that some retailers will still be selling it...
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5-04-2007 @ 3:48PM
farfisa said...
It's not like you can buy the UMD without the box--I say there should be a rule where whatever's on the box wins.
Who's with me!!!!! SPARTA!!!!!!
...and thanks for not using a picture of a kitten for this one.
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5-04-2007 @ 11:13PM
8ctagon said...
@4:
I bought Burnout Legends a few months ago, it had M (Australia's equivalent of US's T) on the box but it had G (E evquivalent) on the UMD. I'm not sure if it was supposed to be recalled, but I got it like that.
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5-05-2007 @ 12:50PM
al said...
im british and i saw it in tesco and we use pegi not bffc thats for movies you man boobs
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5-05-2007 @ 7:01PM
lj said...
Actually, it varies. Some games use PEGI, some BBFC. Everyone who preordered it was sent theirs. *Kicks self for not preordering*
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5-07-2007 @ 12:31PM
Contra666 said...
PEGI is used across Europe and is voluntarily used by game publishers. It's not legally enforcable in the UK either.
If a game has significant video content or violence above a certain level, it should be submitted to the BBFC who will then give it a rating. This rating is legally binding and must be put on both the case and the disc.
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5-10-2007 @ 2:56PM
Dermot said...
konami has just officially announced that it will be released on the 25th May!!!
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5-28-2007 @ 8:07AM
Anfi said...
Hi fanboys,
I´m from Germany and today I bought MGS-Portable Ops and there is a BBFC-rating on my box.......
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