List of regionally censored video games

Many video games have certain elements removed or edited due to regional rating standards. While, in the past, games were often toned down when translated overseas, in terms of violence, religious references, profanity, drug use, etc., when compared to their Japanese counterparts,[1] in recent years Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO), among other ratings organizations, have imposed harsher restrictions on violent games.[2]

Multiplatform

Nintendo consoles

Nintendo Entertainment System

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Nintendo 64

Wii

PlayStation consoles

PlayStation

PlayStation 2

PlayStation 3

Some titles in the PlayStation 3 library have been censored according to the console hardware, resulting in consoles from certain regions directly altering game content, regardless of the region in which the game was produced.

PlayStation 4

PC

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