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This is a non-exhaustive list of the games censored on the PlayStation 2.

Censorship[]

Alien Hominid[]

  • Gore was removed in the German release.

Area 51 (Video Game)[]

  • Violence was toned down in the European release and further censored in the German release.

BloodRayne[]

  • Swastikas were removed from the German release.

BloodRayne 2[]

  • Blood and violence were toned down in the German release.

BMX XXX[]

  • Nudity was removed from the PlayStation 2 release worldwide, and the game received further censorship in the Australian release.

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One[]

  • Nazi symbols and imagery were removed in the German release.

Call of Duty 3[]

  • Nazi symbols were removed in the German release.

Call of Duty: Finest Hour[]

  • Nazi symbols and imagery were removed in the German release.

Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001[]

  • The game was made more family friendly for the international release.

Cold Winter[]

  • Blood and violence were toned down and gore was removed in the German release.

Commandos 2: Men of Courage[]

  • Nazi symbols and blood were removed for the German release.

Commandos: Strike Force[]

  • Nazi references were removed for the German language setting.

Conflict: Vietnam[]

  • Violence was toned down for the German release.

Conspiracy: Weapons of Mass Destruction[]

  • Blood and gore were toned down in the German release.

Crash Tag Team Racing[]

  • The game was made more family friendly for the Japanese release.

Crazy Taxi[]

  • One of the songs is censored in the game.

Dead to Rights[]

  • Blood was removed in the German language option.

Delta Force: Black Hawk Down[]

  • Blood was removed in the German language option.

Die Hard: Vendetta[]

  • Violence was toned down and blood was removed in the German release.

Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories[]

  • Violence was toned down for the international release.

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai[]

  • Violence was toned down for the European release.

Drakengard[]

  • Violence and sexuality were toned down for the international release.

Fahrenheit Indigo Prophecy[]

  • Nudity and sexual acts were removed from the American release in order to avoid an Adult's only rating.

Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol. 2[]

  • Sexuality and violence were toned down for the North American release.

Final Fantasy XII[]

  • Violence was toned down in the Japanese release.

FlatOut[]

  • Human drivers were changed to crash test dummies in the German release.

FlatOut 2[]

  • Human drivers were changed to crash test dummies in the German release.

Fugitive Hunter: War on Terror[]

  • A real world figure was removed from the US release due to the Iraq War.

Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers[]

  • Violence was toned down for the German release.

Giants: Citizen Kabuto[]

  • Nudity was removed in the German and USA release.

Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance[]

  • Blood and gore were removed and violence was toned down in the German USK-12 rated release.

God of War[]

  • Nudity and gore was removed from the Japanese release while the German release toned down the violence a little bit.

Grand Theft Auto 3[]

  • Violence was toned down in the German release. Sexuality was toned down in the Australian release and the game was banned in Saudi Arabia.

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[]

  • Violence was toned down in the German and Japanese releases. And the game was banned in Saudi Arabia.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]

  • Violence was toned down in the German and Japanese releases, the Japanese release also removed drug references and removed most of the sexual content in the game. And the game was banned in Saudi Arabia.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City[]

  • Violence was toned down in the German and Japanese releases. And the game was banned in Saudi Arabia. Due to controversy surrounding the protrayal of Haitians the game was censored worldwide in versions 3.0 and onwards.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories[]

  • Violence was toned down in the German and Japanese releases. And the game was banned in Saudi Arabia.

Grandia III[]

  • Alcohol was removed for the international release.

Gun[]

  • Violence and gore were toned down for the German release.

Half-Life[]

  • Blood and violence were toned down, gore was removed, and the HECU soldiers are robots instead of humans in the German release and the game was banned in Singapore.

Half-Life: Decay[]

  • Violence was toned down in the German release.

Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb[]

  • Nazi symbols were removed from the German release.

Jak II[]

  • Violence was toned down in the Japanese release.

Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death[]

  • Violence was toned down and blood was removed in the German release.

Killer7[]

  • Violence was toned down in the Japanese release.

Kingdom Hearts 2[]

  • Violence and sexuality were toned down in the international release.

La Pucelle: Tactics[]

  • Smoking and religious imagery were removed from the international release.

Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude[]

  • The game was banned in Australia and nudity was censored in North America.

Mace Griffin: Bounty Hunter[]

  • Blood was reduced or removed and gore was removed in the German release.

Mafia[]

  • Violence was toned down for the German release.

Manhunt[]

  • The game was banned in Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, South Korea, Germany and New Zealand.

Manhunt 2[]

  • Violence was toned down worldwide in order for the game to release in the USA and UK. The game was banned in Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, South Korea, Germany and New Zealand.

Medal of Honor: Frontline[]

  • Nazi symbols were removed from the German release and language was toned down.

Medal of Honor: Vanguard[]

  • Nazi symbols were removed from the German release.

Mega Man Anniversary Collection[]

  • Uses the censored international release of the first eight games.

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames[]

  • Violence was toned down for the German release.

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty[]

  • Violence was toned down for the European release.

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater[]

  • Violence was toned down for the European release and North American releases.

Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks[]

  • Blood and violence were toned down and gore was removed in the German release.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2[]

  • Two of the songs in the game are censored most likely in order to get a lower age rating.

Need for Speed Most Wanted 2005[]

  • A number of songs in the game are censored most likely in order to get a lower age rating.

Need for Speed Prostreet[]

  • Nine of the songs in the game are censored most likely in order to get a lower age rating.

Onimusha: Warlords[]

  • Sexuality was toned down for the international release.

PaRappa the Rapper 2[]

  • Religious references and alcohol references were removed for the North American release.

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones[]

  • Dismemberment was removed in the European release.

Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy[]

  • Blood, ragdoll effects, and violence were all toned down and Nazi symbols were removed in the German release.

Red Faction[]

  • Violence was toned down and blood was removed in the German release.

Red Faction II[]

  • Violence was toned down and blood was removed in the German release.

Red Ninja: End of Honor[]

  • Blood and gore were removed in the German release.

Reservoir Dogs[]

  • The game was banned in Australia and the game was effectively banned in Germany and New Zealand.

Resident Evil 4[]

  • Gore was removed from the Japanese release.

Resident Evil Outbreak[]

  • Smoking was removed from the international release.

Resident Evil Code: Veronica[]

  • Nazi elements were removed from the European release.

Return to Castle Wolfenstein[]

  • Nazi elements were removed from the German release.

RoboCop[]

  • Blood was removed for the German language option.

Serious Sam: Next Encounter[]

  • Most red blood was recolored green in the German language option.

Sega Superstars Tennis[]

  • Sexuality was toned down worldwide.

Shadow Man: 2econd Coming[]

  • Violence was toned down and blood was recolored green in the German release.

Shadow The Hedgehog[]

  • Violence and language were toned down in order to get a E10+ rating. The game was originally aiming for a T rating until the introduction of the E10+ rating.

Sniper Elite[]

  • The bullet cam and Nazi symbols were removed in the German release.

Soldier of Fortune[]

  • Blood and gore were toned down in the German release.

Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror[]

  • Violence was toned down for the North American release.

Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain[]

  • The game was made more politically correct worldwide.

SWAT: Global Strike Team[]

  • Blood was removed in the German release.

Tales of Symphonia[]

  • Sexuality was toned down for the international release.

The Getaway[]

  • The game was banned in Australia due to the game's violent content. A censored version would later be released in Australia that toned down the violence.

The Godfather[]

  • Violence was toned down in the Japanese release.

The Operative: No One Lives Forever[]

  • Blood was removed in the German release.

The Punisher[]

  • Violence was toned down worldwide and censored further in the UK release. And the game was originally banned in Australia.

The Suffering[]

  • Violence and gore were toned down and Nazi symbols were removed in the German release.

The Suffering: Ties That Bind[]

  • Violence and gore were toned down in the German release.

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness[]

  • Blood sprays were removed in the German release.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon[]

  • Blood was removed in the German release.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3[]

  • Blood was removed in the German release.

True Crime: New York City[]

  • Blood was removed and violence was toned down in the German release.

Turok: Evolution[]

  • Violence was toned down and blood and gore were removed in the German USK-16 rated release.

Virtua Fighter 4[]

  • Sexuality was toned down down for the international release.

Xenosaga Episode 1[]

  • Violence was toned down for the North American release.

Xenosaga Episode 3[]

  • Violence and sexuality were toned down for the North American release.

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses[]

  • Sexuality was toned down for the international release.
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