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In European areas, the first few games were named "Probotector" for the console ports, with the players and humanoid enemies turned into robots, and "Gryzor" for the PC ports. This is because the BPJM or Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien (Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons) had a law that prohibited the sale and/or advertisement of media deemed too violent to children, including "content which glorifies war". This lasted until Contra: Legacy of War, which was when they started to use the Contra name from then on.