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    Mortal Kombat

    Game » consists of 26 releases. Released Apr 19, 2011

    One of the goriest fighting game franchises returns to its roots, introducing a new story that re-tells the events of the first three Mortal Kombat games (with a unique twist).

    Is there no nudity in this game because of American rating system

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    #1  Edited By ShadowDoGG

    It does seem to me that the makers wanted to include nudity but didn't for some reason.

    I suspect that this is most likely because America culture frowns upon nudity but fine with violence for some odd reason.

    Anybody in the area of field know any more in this?

    Was already 18+ in UK, so already an adult game so adding nudity would cause no problems unless it was probably penetrative sex and stuff on show.

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    #2  Edited By Vexed

    Dude... Dante's Inferno, God of War, and GTA IV just off the top off my head all had nudity and graphic violence...

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    #3  Edited By Bloodgraiv3


    Theres a ton of nudity in videogames.

     

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    #4  Edited By DrPockets000

    Heavy Rain had plenty of nudity.

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    #5  Edited By Kyle
    @Bloodgraiv3 said:
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    Theres a ton of nudity in videogames.

     

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    Got any examples?
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    #6  Edited By EuanDewar

    Hard Quan Chi on Raiden action.

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    #7  Edited By JJWeatherman

    Duder, take a gander at Duke Nukem Forever. Nudity's not a deal breaker. Not that it's a deal maker either. (Unless you're 13)

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    #8  Edited By deanoxd

    i think putting any kind of nudity into MK would have turn it into a joke of a game, it would have done nothing but hurt it.

    But the bigger question is, why would you want nudity in MK what purpose would it serve?  just goolge naked women fighting i am sure you will get what you will need for your finishing move.

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    #9  Edited By Bestostero

    Yeah in concept art section of the (HORRIBLE) Kollectors Guide Book, there were pictures of Mileena or Kitana (the girl had purple skirt, but her face was normal looking, so yeah...) with her boob out lol

    I don't see what the big deal is really.

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    #10  Edited By Vexed

    Also, it's bad enough how overly sexualized the women are in MK9, I don't really need Sonya's tits popping out of her offensively stupid top.

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    #11  Edited By NinjaHunter

    Well, you sure are assuming a lot of things there.


    Also to quote Ice T: "There's no nudity in video games. They aren't real people."
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    #12  Edited By Otogi
    @ShadowDoGG said:

    " It does seem to me that the makers wanted to include nudity but didn't for some reason.I suspect that this is most likely because America culture frowns upon nudity but fine with violence for some odd reason.Anybody in the area of field know any more in this?Was already 18+ in UK, so already an adult game so adding nudity would cause no problems unless it was probably penetrative sex and stuff on show. "

    Source on the makers including nudity?
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    #13  Edited By wickedsc3

    The saboteur had a lot of nudity too.

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    #14  Edited By bravetoaster

    There are a lot of games released in America that have nudity.

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    #15  Edited By ShadowDoGG

    The only reason I said I would prefer nudity is because all of the women just have oversized bangers and its doing my head in.

    If they just wanted boobs, just show them.

    @Otogi

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    " @ShadowDoGG said:

    " It does seem to me that the makers wanted to include nudity but didn't for some reason.I suspect that this is most likely because America culture frowns upon nudity but fine with violence for some odd reason.Anybody in the area of field know any more in this?Was already 18+ in UK, so already an adult game so adding nudity would cause no problems unless it was probably penetrative sex and stuff on show. "

    Source on the makers including nudity? "

    Note the opinion part of my sentance

    It does seem to me that the makers...

    Plus please read more than just the title guys!
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    #16  Edited By Bloodgraiv3
    @Kyle said:
    " @Bloodgraiv3 said:
    "


    Theres a ton of nudity in videogames.

     

    "
    Got any examples? "

    Heavy Rain, God of War, Duke Nukem, Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto, Afro Samurai, Amnesia, Bayonetta(kinda), Conan, Dantes Inferno, Dead Space, Diablo, Gothic, Indigo Prophecy, Kane and Lynch,
    Leisure Suit larry, just off the top of my head.
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    #17  Edited By SaFt
    @DeanoXD said:
    " i think putting any kind of nudity into MK would have turn it into a joke of a game, it would have done nothing but hurt it. But the bigger question is, why would you want nudity in MK what purpose would it serve?  just goolge naked women fighting i am sure you will get what you will need for your finishing move. "
    I don't know, i think it wouldnt be any different than it is right now with all the  gratuitous violence.
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    The Witcher 2's also going to get some very detailed sex scenes, even though I've heard they might be censored/shortened in the US. Which is lame; I really want games to take the risk in have deeper mature themes.

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    #19  Edited By SethPhotopoulos
    @Kyle said:
    " @Bloodgraiv3 said:
    "


    Theres a ton of nudity in videogames.

     

    "
    Got any examples? "
    @Vexed said:
    " Dude... Dante's Inferno, God of War, and GTA IV just off the top off my head all had nudity and graphic violence... "
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    #20  Edited By ShadowDoGG

    And rating compare the ratings to what they got.

    I remember Indingo Prophecy being removed down a bit in the America version if I remember rightly..

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    #21  Edited By LimpingFish

    Developers can make them as big as they like, while keeping them covered. Titillation remains, and you get an "M", rather than an "AO".

    And it would be "AO", since the nudity would be so prevalent during gameplay, rather than confined to a single section or scene.

    And, as someone pointed out, there's no need for nudity. "Mature" shouldn't automatically equal nudity. Or violence, for that matter.

    Also...it's Mortal Kombat.

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    #22  Edited By OscarMike001

    Why do people complain when there isnt nudity in games?????? Pathetic.

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    #23  Edited By Otogi
    @ShadowDoGG said:

    @Otogi

    said:

    " @ShadowDoGG said:

    " It does seem to me that the makers wanted to include nudity but didn't for some reason.I suspect that this is most likely because America culture frowns upon nudity but fine with violence for some odd reason.Anybody in the area of field know any more in this?Was already 18+ in UK, so already an adult game so adding nudity would cause no problems unless it was probably penetrative sex and stuff on show. "

    Source on the makers including nudity? "

    Note the opinion part of my sentance

    It does seem to me that the makers...Plus please read more than just the title guys! "
    Sorry about that, but now I'm a little bit confused. What made it seem like that? 
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    #24  Edited By craigbo180

    I don't want nudity in the game as well as everything else because at that point I would just have accept I might as well be a 13 year old boy.

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    #25  Edited By JasonR86
    @ShadowDoGG:

    Why do you get the impression that they wanted to add nudity?  I haven't experienced anything in that the game that gave me that impression. 

    I think they didn't add nudity to this game because they didn't want nudity.  It would be out of place.
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    #26  Edited By JJWeatherman
    @Vexed said:
    " Also, it's bad enough how overly sexualized the women are in MK9, I don't really need Sonya's tits popping out of her offensively stupid top. "
    Well, now that I have a mental picture, IDK, could be alright.  :D
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    #27  Edited By toowalrus
    @Otogi said: 
    Note the opinion part of my sentance

    It does seem to me that the makers...Plus please read more than just the title guys! "
    Sorry about that, but now I'm a little bit confused. What made it seem like that?  "
    I don't know, but it seems to me like the earth is flat, so it's probably true. Whatev's. 

    @Bloodgraiv3 said: 
    "Got any examples? "
    "Heavy Rain, God of War, Duke Nukem, Mass Effect, Grand Theft Auto, Afro Samurai, Amnesia, Bayonetta(kinda), Conan, Dantes Inferno, Dead Space, Diablo, Gothic, Indigo Prophecy, Kane and Lynch,Leisure Suit larry, just off the top of my head. "
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    #28  Edited By yakov456

    I'll never understand how stuff works here in the U.S. Show people doing horrific things to each other, or turn on the T.V. and watch all the graphic violence you want. But show a titty here or there, how dare you! Think of the kids!

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    #29  Edited By JJWeatherman
    @yakov456 said:
    " I'll never understand how stuff works here in the U.S. Show people doing horrific things to each other, or turn on the T.V. and watch all the graphic violence you want. But show a titty here or there, how dare you! Think of the kids! "
    I know, it's so weird. That's just how it is though.
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    #30  Edited By ajamafalous

    Didn't RDR have full frontal?

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    #31  Edited By Aronman789
    @Tru3_Blu3 said:
    " The Witcher 2's also going to get some very detailed sex scenes. "
    This only makes me feel that the devs have never had sex. Sex isn't something you should shy away from, but putting in detailed scenes and card games about it doesn't help either. Either stay away from it, or do it right, and Gerald banging every chick he sees isn't right.

    And frankly, there shouldn't even be a need for sex in video games. What's with people getting off at pixels? And why is your hero taking time off of this urgent quest to save the world in order to shag?
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    #32  Edited By LimpingFish
    @yakov456:  Because sex is evil. Violence is just awesome.

    Or so it would seem.

    @Aronman789 said:
    "And frankly, there shouldn't even be a need for sex in video games. What's with people getting off at pixels? And why is your hero taking time off of this urgent quest to save the world in order to shag? "

    The same argument could be made for explicit violence.
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    #33  Edited By ShadowDoGG

    Well, in story mode screaming woman (i forget her name) alluded to being naked but not showing front. I assumed it was because it was rated M or something and they did that because AO doesn't sell too well. That is all. Nothing more nothing less.

    I also remember Janet Jackson showing some tit on stage and America had a huge outcry about it.

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    #34  Edited By Marz

    Yeah it's mortal kombat, not a hentai simulator, doesn't need nudity.

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    #35  Edited By ShadowDoGG

    You guys are completely missing the point or choosing to pretend America doesn't has an issue with nudity...

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    #36  Edited By Agent47
    @DrPockets000: It was a European title.Euros have no problems with that stuff.
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    #37  Edited By ShadowDoGG
    @Agent47 said:
    " @DrPockets000: It was a European title.Euros have no problems with that stuff. "
    Good point. Maybe the deciding factor is where its made.
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    #38  Edited By SethPhotopoulos
    @ShadowDoGG said:
    " You guys are completely missing the point or choosing to pretend America doesn't has an issue with nudity... "
    What are you talking about exactly?  Either we are pointing out games with nudity, saying MK doesn't need it, or America as a whole has a problem with it.  None of it is contradicting the other.
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    #39  Edited By AmericanNinja
    @ShadowDoGG said:

    " It  does seem to me that the makers wanted to include nudity but didn't for some reason."



    ummm... no.
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    #40  Edited By Otogi
    @ShadowDoGG said:
    " Well, in story mode screaming woman (i forget her name) alluded to being naked but not showing front. I assumed it was because it was rated M or something and they did that because AO doesn't sell too well. That is all. Nothing more nothing less.I also remember Janet Jackson showing some tit on stage and America had a huge outcry about it. "
    Maybe they just thought it fit stylistically or perhaps they thought that Morkat Kombat is just violence and that's it. And if she wasn't memorable enough to get her name, what would nudity have really added to the scene? And if you're going to do it just to do it, why waste the money to produce the graphics for it when you could be adding details to fatalities or Test Your Luck variants?
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    #41  Edited By Hailinel

    Duke Nukem Forever.

    /thread

    No, but seriously, Mortal Kombat doesn't need nudity.  Though if you really want to get close, you can always complete the Challenge Tower for the alternate Mileena "outfit."

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    #42  Edited By JasonR86
    @ShadowDoGG said:
    " You guys are completely missing the point or choosing to pretend America doesn't has an issue with nudity... "

    Again, in what way did MK9 give you impression that the developers wanted to put nudity in the game but didn't?  I can't get your point because you didn't explain it.  You mentioned some woman who showed a bare back but not a bare front and somehow tied that to Janet Jackson's Super Bowel fiasco and how American's are prudes.  Those are big leaps on logic.  Showing a bare back isn't done because a director, developer wants to show a bare front but can't.  That's silly dude.
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    #43  Edited By bravetoaster
    @ShadowDoGG said:

    " You guys are completely missing the point or choosing to pretend America doesn't has an issue with nudity... "

    Well, you can always ask the people who made the game. 
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    #44  Edited By l4wd0g

    If you need boobs in your games, I have to ask,  what the hell is wrong with you?

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    #45  Edited By Barrock

    If I wanted anyone to be nude, it would be that level 300 reward. It's so close it might as well be. 

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    #46  Edited By LimpingFish

    Mileena's alt outfit is a great example. As long as the important bits are covered you can get away with almost anything, while keeping things classy...ish.

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    #47  Edited By ShadowDoGG

    Ok guys, I got my answer.

    Developer is American.

    America has plenty of big fake boobs
    America also not a huge fan of boob nudity.

    Case closed. Found my answer.

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    #48  Edited By SethPhotopoulos
    @ShadowDoGG said:
    " Ok guys, I got my answer.Developer is American.America has plenty of big fake boobsAmerica also not a huge fan of boob nudity.Case closed. Found my answer. "
    God of War made in America.
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    #49  Edited By FluxWaveZ
    @l4wd0g said:
    " If you need boobs in your games, I have to ask,  what the hell is wrong with you? "
    Same thing could be said about gore.
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    @Aronman789 said:
    " @Tru3_Blu3 said:
    " The Witcher 2's also going to get some very detailed sex scenes. "
    This only makes me feel that the devs have never had sex. Sex isn't something you should shy away from, but putting in detailed scenes and card games about it doesn't help either. Either stay away from it, or do it right, and Gerald banging every chick he sees isn't right.

    And frankly, there shouldn't even be a need for sex in video games. What's with people getting off at pixels? And why is your hero taking time off of this urgent quest to save the world in order to shag?
    "
    Movies, even the most classical ones, have sex scenes. So why can't games? I'm not expecting 10 minutes of intercourse, I'm just expecting two people to have love for a minute or so. CD Projekt took inspiration from Heavy Rain, saying that they want to show the love between characters, not to portray eye candy.

    And Geralt is a suave pimp. Don't talk shit about that mother fucker.

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