Local video game store GAME initiated the petition and have already collected over 100 signatures.

GAME general managing director Rob Lukic said because Australia does not have an adult classification, games that are only suitable for adults are either pushed into the MA15+ category or banned altogether.

"An R18+ classification will allow adults the freedom of choice to play games with mature content, and help to ensure that these games are not rated MA15+ under any circumstance," Mr Lukic said.

Local gamer Shane Outram, who supports the petition, said even without an R18+ classification anyone can access the banned games by purchasing them over the internet.

"At the moment there are 70 games that I can't access because they're banned in Australia but there's nothing stopping a child from going on the internet and buying an R18+ game," he said.

Mr Outram said an R18+ classification will help parents be informed about what their child is playing.

"You're actually better off having the classification because it gives the parents the right information about what their child should be playing," he said. "They can also activate the parental control lock password on their child's console so it can't play the R18+ games."

Local childcare guru Neville Dwyer said that while he does not support or see the need for violent games, he agreed that it was the responsibility of the parents to monitor what games their child had access to.

"Parents need to provide a space for their kids to play games safely, where they can see what their child is playing," Mr Dwyer said.