not really sure how it all works, more like cod xp i guess.

Really didn't have a clue that was Tom Cruise when I first saw that film.

same moose, not till the credits rolled, but i didnt read anything or watch anything before seeing it.

restored a tiny bit of respect for him as an actor... and not a sci fi loving black bagging psychopath.

The game is localised for the german language.

Releasing in Germany would have meant we cut out all the action, fun and gore - which removes all the character from the game. I bet Australian fans felt the same way but now they are allowing the game to be released there with no cuts - (unlike l4d2 which suffered bad reviews in Australian due to the content censorship)

most instances i dislike censorship as it ruins ideas.

so blame your government, not the developer.

Legal consequences

The legal consequences of a work being listed on the Index are enumerated in § 15 Jugendschutzgesetz[2] (law for the protection of minors):

1. It must not be sold, provided or otherwise made accessible to minors.
2. It must not be displayed where it can be seen by minors. This would, for example, include playing an indexed game in the presence of minors.
3. It must be sold only within a shop. Basically selling indexed titles per mail order is illegal, however it is permissible if the package may only be handed over to a specified adult person, who has to present ID.
4. It must not be rented out, except in a shop inaccessible to minors. This is why most video rentals in Germany are not accessible for minors - otherwise they would not be allowed to rent out certain horror (and adult) films.
5. It must not be imported by mail order. In this case even an adult buyer is subject to penalty.
6. It must not be advertised or announced in a place where the announcement or advertisement could be seen by minors.
7. If it is for one of the above six causes, production, acquiring, and holding in store are subject to penalty too.

It is a matter of dispute whether criticism or discussion of indexed works is allowed in works that are accessible to young people. Public prosecutors have not been unanimous in this regard, but publishers tend to err on the side of safety: In the German version of Marc Saltzman's Game Design: Secret of the Sages, for example, the titles of indexed games were replaced by random strings matching only first letter and length.

if we release it in germany we have to remove all the things that make these characters what they are.