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11 January 2013: ‘Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge’ first R 18+ computer game in Australia

11 January 2013: ‘Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge’ first R 18+ computer game in Australia

The Director of the Classification Board, Ms Lesley O'Brien announced today that Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge was the first computer game in Australia to be classified R 18+ in the newly created adult category.

The Classification Board classified the game R 18+ (Restricted) with consumer advice of ‘High impact bloody violence'.

Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge is an action adventure game for the Nintendo Wii U console in which players assume the role of Ryu Hayabusa, a cursed ninja battling a terrorist organisation.

Ms O'Brien said computer games classified R 18+ are legally restricted to adults.

The full media release is available on the 2013 Media Releases page.

You can read more about the R 18+ classification category, view the latest classification decisions and search for more classification decisions on the National Classification Database.