The report also states this was not the only scene that led to the rating. This depiction of implied sexual violence exceeds what can be accommodated within the R18+ classification category and the game is therefore Refused Classification.

This visual depiction of implied sexual violence is emphasised by it being mid-screen, with a red backdrop pulsating and the remainder of the screen being surrounded by black. He is viewed pinning the female down by the arms and lying on top of her thrusting, implicitly raping her (either rear entry or anally) while her legs are viewed kicking as she struggles beneath him. The male character is viewed with his pants halfway down, partially exposing his buttocks. She is knocked to the floor and is viewed lying face down in a pool of copious blood. After stomping on the head of a fifth male character, he strikes a female character wearing red underwear. In the sequence of game play footage titled Midnight Animal, the protagonist character bursts into what appears to be a movie set and explicitly kills 4 people, who collapse to the floor in a pool of copious blood, often accompanied by blood splatter.

Publisher Devolver Digital shared the ratings report with Polygon, which describes the offending scene thusly: (a) as computer games that 'depict, express or otherwise deal with matters of sex, drug misuse or addiction, crime, cruelty, violence or revolting or abhorrent phenomena in such a way that they offend against the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by reasonable adults to the extent that they should not be classified.' The computer game is classified RC in accordance with the National Classification Code, Computer Games Table, 1. The classification board explained the reasoning on the official web page: The ratings board stated that a particularly brutal scene of sexual violence influenced this decision, although the publisher takes issue with the wording in the report. Hotline Miami 2 has been refused classification in Australia this week, effectively banning it from sale from retailers and many digital distribution platforms in that country.

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