Changes: Age rating

Latest revision as of 22:33, 14 September 2015

An age rating is a symbol on the game box and media that displays the recommended age to play the game. There are three rating systems that are common in different parts of the world:

BBFC is sometimes used in the United Kingdom as an alternative to the PEGI system.
ESRB is the system used in the United States and Canada.
PEGI is used in Europe.
CERO is used in Japan.
Less common rating systems:
- USK is used in Germany.
- OFLC is used in Australia
- VET is occasionally used in Finland
- EOCS is sometimes used in Japan for PC games
Defunct rating systems:
- ELSPA was used in the United Kingdom from 1994 - 2003.

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 [[File:Images-4.jpg|right]]An '''age rating''' is a symbol on the game box and media that displays the recommended age to play the game. There are three rating systems that are common in different parts of the world:
-*[[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]] is the system used in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]].
+*[[BBFC]] is sometimes used in the [[United Kingdom]] as an alternative to the [[Pan European Game Information|PEGI]] system.
-*[[Pan European Game Information|PEGI]] is used in [[Europe]].
+*[[ESRB]] is the system used in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]].
-*[[Computer Entertainment Rating Organization|CERO]] is used in [[Japan]].
+*[[PEGI]] is used in [[Europe]].
+*[[CERO]] is used in [[Japan]].
 *Less common rating systems:
-**[[Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle|USK]] is used in [[Germany]].
+**[[USK]] is used in [[Germany]].
-**[[Office of Film and Literature Classification|OFLC]] is used in [[Australia]]
+**[[OFLC]] is used in [[Australia]]
-**[[Valtion elokuvatarkastamo|VET]] is occasionally used in [[Finland]]
+**[[VET]] is occasionally used in [[Finland]]
-**[[Ethics Organization of Computer Software|EOCS]] is sometimes used in [[Japan]] for [[PC games]]
+**[[EOCS]] is sometimes used in [[Japan]] for [[PC games]]
 *Defunct rating systems:
-**[[Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association|ELSPA]] was used in the [[United Kingdom]] from 1994 - 2003.
+**[[ELSPA]] was used in the [[United Kingdom]] from 1994 - 2003.
-**[[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]] was sometimes used in the [[United Kingdom]] as an alternative to the [[Pan European Game Information|PEGI]] system.
-''See the respective articles to find out more about each system's rating methods and symbols.''
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