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The classification system in Australia is designed to be harsh on games. We have several ratings for movies, and games fall into the same ranges:

G - General Exhibition.
PG / G8+ - Parental Guidance recommended for people aged under 15.
M15+ - Mature, recommended for people aged 15 and over.
MA15+ - Mature Accompanied, restricted to people aged 15 and over, or younger people accompanied by a parent/guardian.
R18+ - Restricted to people aged 18 and over.
X18+ - Porn, restricted to people aged 18 and over and only available in 2 territories.
RC - Refused Classification. Illegal to advertise or sell.

Movies can fit anywhere into that scale. Games don't have R or X ratings -- anything which doesn't fit into MA is automatically refused classification. That's where stuff like Postal 2 and BMX XXX falls down -- it would be classified R, but there's no R rating for games so it gets banned instead.