SCI/Phantasmagoria 2 Censorship
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Phantasmagoria 2 / Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle Of Flesh Censorship
Phantasmagoria 2 was censored in various countries. This page tries to go into detail about it.
Known Versions
| Country | Release | Box Barcode | CD-Case Barcode | Version | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | First release | 020626232883 | none | ??? | FULLY UNCUT |
| United Kingdom | First release | 3348542019638 | 3348542019683 | 001.0.06 | censored heavily (violence) |
| United Kingdom | Sierra Originals Budget | 3348542045224 | 3348542019683 | 001.0.06 | censored heavily (violence) |
| United Kingdom | Additional release? | 3348542012257 | 3348542019690 | 001.0.000 | FULLY UNCUT |
| Germany | First English release | 3348542013858 | ??? | ??? | censored heavily (violence) same as UK release |
| Germany | Second English release | 3348542013858 | 3348542019737 | 001.0.000 | FULLY UNCUT |
| Germany | Localized German release | 3348542019652 | 3348542019737 | 000.1 .0vú (sic) | FULLY UNCUT one 39 second scene is missing though |
| Germany | Localized German release Sierra Originals | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? |
| France | Localized French release | 3348542019645 | 3348542019669 | ??? | FULLY UNCUT one 39 second scene is missing though |
| France | Localized French release Sierra Originals | 3348542033368 | 3348542019669 | ??? | FULLY UNCUT one 39 second scene is missing though |
| Spain | Localized Spanish release | 3348542012257 | ??? | ??? | FULLY UNCUT |
| Spain | Localized Spanish release Sierra Originals | 3348542012257 | ??? | ??? | unknown |
| Australia | First release | ??? | ??? | ??? | censored heavily |
| Japan | First release | 4512756000570 | ??? | 001.0.000 | FULLY UNCUT English audio w/ Japanese subtitles |
| GOG | Digital release | none | none | 001.0.06 | FULLY UNCUT |
Note: all sorts of sites claim, that Phantasmagoria 2 released in UK was censored in terms of sex scenes too. This simply is not the case. The censored scenes are first and second murder scenes only. Those were censored heavily in terms of violence though.
Second note: the uncut UK version seems to be Windows-only. The censored UK version is Windows+DOS.
United States: uncensored release
United Kingdom: CENSORED release
United Kingdom: uncensored release
Note: the uncensored release has "Windows 95" on the box. The censored release has "Windows 95/DOS 5.0" on the box.
Germany: CENSORED first English release
Germany: uncensored second English release
Germany: uncensored localized release
Spain: ??? localized release Sierra Originals
Japan: uncensored release (ファンタズム2)
Game was fully localized except for audio, which is English. Text in background pictures was changed to Japanese. videos have Japanese subtitles.
Relevant Files
Even the uncensored game offers an option to remove/change certain scenes. When this option is enabled, different files are used. This here is a list of the relevant files. It also includes special versions of some files - for example the UK version does not contain some uncut files at all and it was censored even more than the original optionally censored file.
| CD | file name | length | size | content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD1 | 1630.DUK | 2:32 | 21.125.528 | sex scene uncensored |
| CD1 | 1631.DUK | 1:03 | 7.726.132 | sex scene censored |
| CD2 | 4391.DUK | 1:26 | 15.010.384 | murder scene uncensored |
| CD2 | 4395.DUK | 1:19 | 13.192.516 | murder scene censored |
| CD2 | 4391.DUK | 1:17 | 13.176.836 | murder scene censored (special UK edit / cut) |
| CD2 | 4395.DUK | 1:17 | 13.176.836 | murder scene censored (special UK edit / cut) |
| CD2 | 5810.DUK | 1:45 | 14.547.758 | eyeball scene flashback uncensored |
| CD2 | 5750.DUK | 1:42 | 13.003.982 | eyeball scene flashback censored |
| CD2 | 7960.DUK | 2:41 | 29.121.410 | sex scene uncensored |
| CD2 | 7965.DUK | 2:05 | 21.744.468 | sex scene censored |
| CD4 | 8215.DUK | 3:04 | 31.253.514 | second murder - sex + violence uncensored |
| CD4 | 8216.DUK | 2:12 | 22.436.660 | second murder - sex + violence censored |
| CD4 | 8215.DUK | 2:39 | 26.685.966 | second murder - sex uncensored, violence heavily censored (special UK edit / cut) |
| CD4 | 8216.DUK | 2:10 | 22.183.250 | second murder - sex + violence censored (special UK edit / cut) |
| CD5 | 4986.DUK | 0:14 | 2.496.812 | violence uncensored |
| CD5 | 4987.DUK | 0:14 | 2.476.592 | violence censored |
Censorship differences - uncensored vs. UK censored version
This goes into detail about the changes made to the UK censored version.
| scene | details |
|---|---|
| 4391.DUK - murder scene | got replaced by 4395.DUK, an even more heavily censored version than the original censored version included with the uncensored game |
| 4395.DUK - murder scene | based on the censored version included with the uncensored game this goes even further and removes basically all the remains of violence 0:27 to 0:29 - original: victim gets punched in the face (bloody), replaced by more of Curtis walking forward in slow-motion 0:34 to 0:35 - original: victim gets nail hammered into one of his hands, also replaced by more of Curtis walking forward in slow-motion 0:41 - original: black+white photo flashback showing nail in victim's hand, this was cut out you still see that the victim is thrown around and 2 photo flashbacks, but that's it. to see the censored version, click here |
| 8215.DUK - second murder | sex part is completely intact 2:30 onwards basically the whole murder part of the scene got removed right after the woman spots the murderer you see that an iron chain is getting thrown over some pipes at the ceiling followed by an alternate quite long take at 2:35 of her hands being tied up with the iron chain, followed by a fadeout. to see the censored version, click here |
| 8216.DUK - second murder | the censored version is the same except for the murder part again. In the censored version from the uncensored game, you at least see that the woman got tied up using the iron chain and that her feet are in the air - struggling. In the UK version even this was replaced with the already mentioned alternate long take of her hands being tied up with the iron chain at 2:06, followed by the same fadeout. |
Differences between localized versions
A few changes were made to the localized versions (German + French). Those were not censored, violence and/or gore were not changed. Japanese version features the English videos but simply with Japanese subtitles (encoded into video stream).
| CD | file name | original length | new length | content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD1 | 3920.DUK | 0:39 | 0:13 | was: Therese and Curtis meet at water cooler this scene was replaced with Curtis just getting a drink This is a copy of 3390.DUK |
| CD3 | 4620.DUK | 0:34 | 0:27 | Therese attacks Curtis, edited differently has no dialog at all in the German+French version less suspenseful to see the scene from the original English version, click here to see the scene from the localized versions, click here |
| CD5 | 5.DUK | 1:40 | 1:40 | The background during the credits is different |