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Dead Rising series

Another victim of German laws, the Dead Rising series pulls no punches in terms of its graphic violence. Shooting, sawing, there’s a hundred and one ways to kill the undead in this game. Yes we know you’re fighting zombies, but it offended German censers and both titles were not allowed on the shelves.

There was also a legal dispute between Capcom and the makers of Dawn of the Dead, due to the similarities between both the game and film featuring masses of zombies in a shopping mall. Whilst not directly breaking US copyright laws, the matter was pursued in the high court which the video games publisher eventually won.

 

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