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Game certification guidelines
Early Childhood (eC)
Contains content that is considered suitable for children 3 years of age and older. Games with this rating contain no material that parents or educators would find inappropriate. Games that fall under this rating are specifically intended for young children and are usually educational in nature.
Everyone (E)
Contains content that might be considered unsuitable for children under 6 years of age. Titles in this category may contain minimal fantasy violence.
Everyone 10 and older (E10+)
Contains content that might be considered unsuitable for children under 10 years of age. Titles in this category may contain more fantasy/mild violence, mild language, animated blood and/or minimal suggestive themes. The ESRB introduced the E10+ rating on March 2, 2005.
Teen (T)
Contains content that might be considered unsuitable for children under 13 years of age. Titles in this category may contain violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, minimal blood, simulated gambling, and/or infrequent use of moderate language. This rating was often given to games which would have been rated E10+ had they not been released at a time when the E10+ rating did not exist.
Mature (M)
Contains content that might be considered unsuitable for people under 17 years of age. Titles in this category may contain intense violence (more so than in the Teen category), blood and gore, sexual themes/content, use of alcohol/drugs, and frequent use of strong language.
Adults Only (AO)
Contains content that is considered unsuitable for people under 18 years of age. These may include adult video games that depict sex and nudity and/or extreme depictions of violence that include blood and gore. Games from major publishers that receive an AO rating are often 'toned down' in order to gain the lesser rating of M.
Rating Pending (RP)
Game has been submitted to the ESRB and is awaiting final rating. This symbol appears only in advertising prior to a game's release.
---Content descriptors---
-Alcohol Reference - Reference to and/or images of alcoholic beverages
-Animated Blood - Discolored and/or unrealistic depictions of blood
-Blood - Depictions of blood
-Blood and Gore - Depictions of blood or the mutilation of body parts
-Cartoon Violence - Violent actions involving cartoon-like situations and characters. May include violence where a character is unharmed after the action has been inflicted
-Comic Mischief - Depictions or dialogue involving slapstick or suggestive humor
-Crude Humor - Depictions or dialogue involving vulgar antics, including bathroom humor
-Drug Reference - Reference to and/or images of illegal drugs
-Edutainment - Content of product provides user with specific skills development or reinforcement learning within an entertainment setting. Skill development is an integral part of product
-Fantasy Violence - Violent actions of a fantasy nature, involving human or non-human characters in situations easily distinguishable from real life
-Informational - Overall content of product contains data, facts, resource information, reference materials or instructional text
-Intense Violence - Graphic and realistic-looking depictions of physical conflict. May involve extreme and/or realistic blood, gore, weapons, and depictions of human injury and death
-Language - Mild to moderate use of profanity
-Lyrics - Mild references to profanity, sexuality, violence, alcohol, or drug use in music
-Mature Humor - Depictions or dialogue involving adult humor, including sexual references
-Nudity - Graphic or prolonged depictions of nudity
-Partial Nudity - Brief and/or mild depictions of nudity
-Real Gambling - Player can gamble, including betting or wagering real cash or currency
-Sexual Content - Non-explicit depictions of sexual behavior, possibly including partial nudity
-Sexual Themes - References to sex or sexuality
-Sexual Violence - Depictions of rape or other sexual acts
-Simulated Gambling - Player can gamble without betting or wagering real cash or currency
-Some Adult Assistance May Be Needed - Intended for very young ages
-Strong Language - Explicit and/or frequent use of profanity
-Strong Lyrics - Explicit and/or frequent references to profanity, sex, violence, alcohol, or drug use in music
-Strong Sexual Content - Explicit and/or frequent depictions of sexual behavior, possibly including nudity
-Suggestive Themes - Mild provocative references or materials
-Tobacco Reference - Reference to and/or images of tobacco products
-Use of Drugs - The consumption or use of illegal drugs
-Use of Alcohol - The consumption of alcoholic beverages
-Use of Tobacco - The consumption of tobacco products
-Violence - Scenes involving aggressive content. May include very bloody dismemberment
-Violent References - References to violent acts
-Animated Blood and Gore - Cartoon or pixelated images of blood or the mutilation of body parts
-Animated Violence - Cartoon or pixelated scenes depicting animated characters in unsafe and/or violent situations
-Gambling - Betting-like behavior
-Mild Animated Violence - Mild cartoon or pixelated scenes depicting animated characters in unsafe and/or violent situations
-Mild Realistic Violence - Mild photographic-like detailed depictions of characters in unsafe and/or violent situations
-Reading Skills, Fine Motor Skills, Higher-Level Thinking Skills - These phrases are found only on products rated Early Childhood and indicate whether children's reading, driving skills, or other skills are used in these titles
-Realistic Blood - Photographic-like detailed depictions of blood
-Realistic Blood and Gore - Photographic-like detailed depictions of blood or the mutilation of body parts
-Realistic Violence - Highly detailed depictions of characters in unsafe and/or violent situations
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Contains content that is considered suitable for children 3 years of age and older. Games with this rating contain no material that parents or educators would find inappropriate. Games that fall under this rating are specifically intended for young children and are usually educational in nature.
Everyone (E)
Contains content that might be considered unsuitable for children under 6 years of age. Titles in this category may contain minimal fantasy violence.
Everyone 10 and older (E10+)
Contains content that might be considered unsuitable for children under 10 years of age. Titles in this category may contain more fantasy/mild violence, mild language, animated blood and/or minimal suggestive themes. The ESRB introduced the E10+ rating on March 2, 2005.
Teen (T)
Contains content that might be considered unsuitable for children under 13 years of age. Titles in this category may contain violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, minimal blood, simulated gambling, and/or infrequent use of moderate language. This rating was often given to games which would have been rated E10+ had they not been released at a time when the E10+ rating did not exist.
Mature (M)
Contains content that might be considered unsuitable for people under 17 years of age. Titles in this category may contain intense violence (more so than in the Teen category), blood and gore, sexual themes/content, use of alcohol/drugs, and frequent use of strong language.
Adults Only (AO)
Contains content that is considered unsuitable for people under 18 years of age. These may include adult video games that depict sex and nudity and/or extreme depictions of violence that include blood and gore. Games from major publishers that receive an AO rating are often 'toned down' in order to gain the lesser rating of M.
Rating Pending (RP)
Game has been submitted to the ESRB and is awaiting final rating. This symbol appears only in advertising prior to a game's release.
---Content descriptors---
-Alcohol Reference - Reference to and/or images of alcoholic beverages
-Animated Blood - Discolored and/or unrealistic depictions of blood
-Blood - Depictions of blood
-Blood and Gore - Depictions of blood or the mutilation of body parts
-Cartoon Violence - Violent actions involving cartoon-like situations and characters. May include violence where a character is unharmed after the action has been inflicted
-Comic Mischief - Depictions or dialogue involving slapstick or suggestive humor
-Crude Humor - Depictions or dialogue involving vulgar antics, including bathroom humor
-Drug Reference - Reference to and/or images of illegal drugs
-Edutainment - Content of product provides user with specific skills development or reinforcement learning within an entertainment setting. Skill development is an integral part of product
-Fantasy Violence - Violent actions of a fantasy nature, involving human or non-human characters in situations easily distinguishable from real life
-Informational - Overall content of product contains data, facts, resource information, reference materials or instructional text
-Intense Violence - Graphic and realistic-looking depictions of physical conflict. May involve extreme and/or realistic blood, gore, weapons, and depictions of human injury and death
-Language - Mild to moderate use of profanity
-Lyrics - Mild references to profanity, sexuality, violence, alcohol, or drug use in music
-Mature Humor - Depictions or dialogue involving adult humor, including sexual references
-Nudity - Graphic or prolonged depictions of nudity
-Partial Nudity - Brief and/or mild depictions of nudity
-Real Gambling - Player can gamble, including betting or wagering real cash or currency
-Sexual Content - Non-explicit depictions of sexual behavior, possibly including partial nudity
-Sexual Themes - References to sex or sexuality
-Sexual Violence - Depictions of rape or other sexual acts
-Simulated Gambling - Player can gamble without betting or wagering real cash or currency
-Some Adult Assistance May Be Needed - Intended for very young ages
-Strong Language - Explicit and/or frequent use of profanity
-Strong Lyrics - Explicit and/or frequent references to profanity, sex, violence, alcohol, or drug use in music
-Strong Sexual Content - Explicit and/or frequent depictions of sexual behavior, possibly including nudity
-Suggestive Themes - Mild provocative references or materials
-Tobacco Reference - Reference to and/or images of tobacco products
-Use of Drugs - The consumption or use of illegal drugs
-Use of Alcohol - The consumption of alcoholic beverages
-Use of Tobacco - The consumption of tobacco products
-Violence - Scenes involving aggressive content. May include very bloody dismemberment
-Violent References - References to violent acts
-Animated Blood and Gore - Cartoon or pixelated images of blood or the mutilation of body parts
-Animated Violence - Cartoon or pixelated scenes depicting animated characters in unsafe and/or violent situations
-Gambling - Betting-like behavior
-Mild Animated Violence - Mild cartoon or pixelated scenes depicting animated characters in unsafe and/or violent situations
-Mild Realistic Violence - Mild photographic-like detailed depictions of characters in unsafe and/or violent situations
-Reading Skills, Fine Motor Skills, Higher-Level Thinking Skills - These phrases are found only on products rated Early Childhood and indicate whether children's reading, driving skills, or other skills are used in these titles
-Realistic Blood - Photographic-like detailed depictions of blood
-Realistic Blood and Gore - Photographic-like detailed depictions of blood or the mutilation of body parts
-Realistic Violence - Highly detailed depictions of characters in unsafe and/or violent situations
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