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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 3348542019683 3348542019683 001.0.06 censored heavily (sex + violence)
United Kingdom Sierra Originals Budget 3348542045224 3348542019683 001.0.06 censored heavily (sex + violence)
United Kingdom Additional release? ??? 3348542019690 001.0.000 actually seems to be FULLY UNCUT too
Germany First English release 3348542013858 ??? ??? censored heavily (sex + 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 ??? ??? FULLY UNCUT
one 39 second scene is missing though
Spain Localized Spanish release ??? ??? ??? unknown
Spain Localized Spanish release Sierra Originals 3348542012257 ??? ??? unknown
Australia First release ??? ??? ??? censored heavily
GOG Digital release none none 001.0.06 FULLY UNCUT

United States: uncensored release

 

United Kingdom: CENSORED release

 

Germany: CENSORED first English release

 

Germany: uncensored second English release

 

Germany: uncensored localized release

 

Spain: ??? localized release Sierra Originals

 

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 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
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

Differences between localized versions

A few changes were made to the localized versions (German + French). Those were not censored.

CD file name original lengh 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, differently edited
has no dialog at all in the German+French version
less suspenseful
CD5 5.DUK 1:40 1:40 The background during the credits is different