The IARC only handles download-only games and apps and was developed through a collaboration between North America’s ESRB, Europe’s PEGI, and other rating authorities in other countries and regions. However, download-only games can also use the IARC (International Age Rating Coalition) to receive their ratings. In addition to the process having to be carried out in Japan, there is also a rating fee. This rating and age classification process is primarily handled by CERO. Like many other countries, console games in Japan go through a review process to receive an age rating before going on sale. The circumstances around console game ratings in Japan The Steam page for the game is now inaccessible from Japan. , but the Steam store page is still accessible from Japan. As of now, the game cannot be viewed on the Japanese PlayStation Store. They are also working to issue refunds for those who preordered the game.Īccording to GAME Watch, the game will not be available on any platform in Japan, including Steam. The tweet goes on to explain that if they made changes to the game to pass the rating review, they wouldn’t be able to deliver the experience players are expecting and have decided to cancel the game in Japan. The game was previously slated to release in Japan alongside other regions.Īccording to this tweet from the official Japanese The Callisto Protocol Twitter account, the game was unable to pass through its rating review from CERO (Computer Entertainment Rating Organization), the organization in charge of rating games for release in Japan. The Callisto Protocol is a survival horror game being developed by Striking Distance Studio and directed by Glen Schofield who acted as the executive producer on Dead Space while working at Visceral Games. Players must not only contend with the horrors of Black Iron Prison, but also the centuries-old secrets that plague Jupiter’s long-dead moon, both above and below the surface.Publisher Krafton has announced that The Callisto Protocol has been cancelled in Japan. One of the most hostile, isolated environments in the universe, Callisto looms large over Jacob’s desperate struggle to survive.
Players will be forced to get up close and personal with their grotesque opponents, hacking off limbs, blasting off legs, and getting creative with whatever is at their disposal to survive each life-or-death encounter.ĮXPERIENCE THE ISOLATION OF JUPITER'S DEAD MOON The Callisto Protocol challenges players to master a thrilling blend of hand-to-hand and ranged combat, including a unique gravity weapon once used by Black Iron guards to control the prison population. When a mysterious outbreak throws the moon into chaos, Jacob must face his darkest fears to defeat the bloodthirsty creatures that stalk him as he unravels the dark mysteries at the heart of the powerful United Jupiter Company. Set on Jupiter’s dead moon Callisto in the year 2320, The Callisto Protocol casts players as Jacob Lee, an inmate in Black Iron Prison. UNCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNITED JUPITER COMPANY Blending atmosphere, tension, and brutality with terrifying moments of helplessness and humanity, The Callisto Protocol immerses players in a pulse-pounding story where unspeakable horrors lurk around every corner.
The Callisto Protocol is a next-generation take on survival horror from the mind of Glen Schofield. Using a unique blend of shooting and close-quarters combat, Jacob will need to adapt his tactics to combat the rapidly evolving creatures while scavenging to unlock new weapons, gear, and abilities to outrun the growing threat and escape the horrors of Jupiter's Dead Moon. When inmates begin to transform into monstrous creatures, the prison is thrown into chaos.To survive, Jacob must battle his way to safety to escape Black Iron Prison, while uncovering the dark and disturbing secrets buried beneath the surface of Callisto. In this narrative-driven, third-person survival horror game set 300 years in the future, the player will take on the role of Jacob Lee – a victim of fate thrown into Black Iron Prison, a maximum-security penitentiary located on Jupiter's moon, Callisto.
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