Are video games rated like movies?

Movies are rated by an industry group called the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). TV shows are rated by each network’s own censors, video games are rated by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), and music is regulated by the individual labels that distribute the albums.

What does Rated T mean in video games?

Teen
Titles rated T (Teen) have content that may be suitable for ages 13 and older. Titles in this category may contain violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, minimal blood, simulated gambling, and/or infrequent use of strong language.

Can games be rated R?

R — Most M-rated games would receive an R rating if they were acted out with live actors. Many of them would be within the PG-13 rating, but as a general rule, M-rated games contain content consistent with an R rating.

Is rated G worse than PG?

Rated G: General audiences – All ages admitted. Rated PG: Parental guidance suggested – Some material may not be suitable for children. Rated PG-13: Parents strongly cautioned – Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

What does it mean when a movie is rated PG?

The PG rating indicates, in the view of the Rating Board, that parents may consider some material unsuitable for their children, and parents should make that decision. The more mature themes in some PG-rated motion pictures may call for parental guidance. There may be some profanity and some depictions of violence or brief nudity.

What’s the rating for the movie The game?

If this game was a movie, it would be rated PG-13 for prolonged frenetic sequences of violence, action and mayhem, intense images, some thematic elements, suggestive material, drug content and language. The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

What’s the difference between are and M rated videogames?

Mature-rated videogames are often subjected to harsher restrictions than R-rated films — ironic, since a close look at the ratings’ boundaries shows that movies could contain far more graphic content.

Are there different rating systems for video games?

An example of different rating systems on video game discs which is common practice in Europe and Australia. From top left to down right: the Russian video game rating system, the European PEGI system, the German USK, all sharing the same age classification on this example game.

What does the movie rating PG-13 mean?

More than brief nudity will require at least a PG-13 rating, but such nudity in a PG-13 rated motion picture generally will not be sexually oriented. There may be depictions of violence in a PG-13 movie, but generally not both realistic and extreme or persistent violence.

What does it mean when a movie has a G rating?

The G rating is not a “certificate of approval,” nor does it signify a “children’s” motion picture. Some snippets of language may go beyond polite conversation but they are common everyday expressions. No stronger words are present in G-rated motion pictures. Depictions of violence are minimal.

What kind of rating do I need for a movie?

Any drug use will initially require at least a PG-13 rating. More than brief nudity will require at least a PG-13 rating, but such nudity in a PG-13 rated motion picture generally will not be sexually oriented.

Are there any movies that should not be rated PG?

Sometimes even bare breasts and asses! The horror! It’s been widely acknowledged that both Gremlins and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Steven Spielberg’s one-two 1984 punch of darkly comic blockbusters, directly led to the creation of the PG-13 rating.

Can a game be rated R?

Games rated RP (Rating Pending) do not yet have a rating. The AO rating is the only rating that is legally restricted (except in the United States) although M is often restricted by retailers and publishers. Games without a USK rating may only be supplied to or sold by adults, as long as the item is not in the Index.

What age is rated T Games?

13 and up
Titles rated T (Teen) have content that is generally suitable for ages 13 and up. May contain violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, minimal blood, simulated gambling, and/or infrequent use of strong language.