The banned minigame was interactive and instructed the player to perform abortion on a pregnant woman, which is obscene in Australia. The scene was classified as 'child sexual abuse' and was banned twice. The banned scene featured a character (South Park's protagonists are depicted as primary school children) surrounded by aliens, being probed with a so-called 'anal probe' in the shape of a penis. One scene and one minigame were banned in Australia. A censored version has been released for Australia, Israel and Europe, due to backlash, which received an R18+ rating, much like the other South Park video games. The video game, South Park: The Stick of Truth, however, was banned. Depending on the rating, the terms "moderate" and "strong" precede these descriptions. The consumer advice usually goes as follows Adult themes (A), coarse language (L), sexual references (S) and/or animated violence (V).
Despite being rated M on television, the season 3 DVD set was the first season to receive an MA15+ rating. The latter seasons are rated MA15+, which is a rating restricted for people 15 years and older unless accompanied by adult, and is strong in impact. The M rating is unrestricted and moderate in impact, and it is equivalent to America's TV-14 rating.
In Australia, the first three seasons and some episodes in season 4, were rated M: Recommended for mature audiences 15 years and over. Episodes from season 22-onwards, as well as particularly offensive episodes (i.e., Bloody Mary, Trapped in the Closet) still carries the TV-MA rating. However, starting in 2017, uncut airings of South Park on Comedy Central have been receiving a TV-14-DLSV rating, mainly from the first twenty seasons. To note, some episodes on syndication have been reclassified TV-14. In the United States, South Park is mainly rated TV-MA: This program is specifically designed to be viewed by adults and therefore may be unsuitable for children under 17 and may contain one or more of the following: crude indecent language (L), strong sexual content (S), or graphic violence (V). 12 Controversies unrelated to the show's content.7 Censorship of the depiction of Muhammad.