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'''Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle''' ('''USK''') is the software rating organization used in [[Germany]]. The USK is often seen as quite a strict ratings board, partly due to the country's paranoia around violent video games, as such a number of video games have been banned or required the developers to cut or edit certain features. | '''Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle''' ('''USK''') is the software rating organization used in [[Germany]]. The USK is often seen as quite a strict ratings board, partly due to the country's paranoia around violent video games, as such a number of video games have been banned or required the developers to cut or edit certain features. | ||
The [[Grand Theft Auto|Grand Theft Auto series]] (since [[GTA III]]) has fallen victim to this, and in some of the games edits made include: the removal of blood, pedestrians no longer dropping money when killed, no headshots, some missions removed, some weapons missing or lack additional functionality. The changes aren't made directly to the German version of GTA III, but to the German language option in the whole franchise. So if a copy of GTA III not released in Germany, had the language changed by in-game options to German, these effects would take place. Similarly, a copy of GTA III released in Germany had the language selected anything other than German, the edits would disappear. | The [[Grand Theft Auto|Grand Theft Auto series]] (since [[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]]) has fallen victim to this, and in some of the games edits made include: the removal of blood, pedestrians no longer dropping money when killed, no headshots, some missions removed, some weapons missing or lack additional functionality. The changes aren't made directly to the German version of GTA III, but to the German language option in the whole franchise. So if a copy of GTA III not released in Germany, had the language changed by in-game options to German, these effects would take place. Similarly, a copy of GTA III released in Germany had the language selected anything other than German, the edits would disappear. | ||
== Grand Theft Auto Game Ratings == | == Grand Theft Auto Game Ratings == | ||