Entertainment Software Rating Board
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The Entertainment Software Rating Board, or ESRB, is an organization that applies ratings for video games in the Americas. It started in 1994. The ESRB rates games based on the graphic material, language, references to alcohol, violence, and so on. Some content descriptors are listed below, along with games that have gotten them. Few games get the rating Early Childhood and Adults Only, unless they were specifically made for that target audience (other than the infamous Hot Coffee incedent with GTA: SA for the PS2.).
[edit] Ratings
 Early Childhood |
 E for Everyone |
 Everyone ten and up |
 T for Teen |
 M for Mature |
 AO for Adults Only |
 RP for Rating Pending |
 Retired rating |
[edit] contains
| Name: | Lowest Rating: | Game Example |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol Reference | Everyone | Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life |
| Animated Blood | Teen | Metroid Prime 2: Echoes |
| Blood | Teen | Tony Hawk's American Wasteland |
| Blood and Gore | Mature | "True Crime: New York City" |
| Cartoon Violence | Everyone | "Wario Ware Inc.: Mega Party Games" |
| Comic Mischief | Everyone | "Super Smash Bros. Melee" |
| Crude Humour | Everyone | Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time |
| Drug Reference | Teen | Unknown |
| Edutainment | Early Childhood | Brain Age |
| Fantasy Violence | Everyone | Eragon |
| Informational | Early Childhood | Unknown |
| Intense Violence | Mature | "True Crime New York City" |
| Language | Everyone 10+ | "Shadow the HedgeHog" |
| Mild Lyrics | Everyone | "Alvin and the Chipmunks" |
| Lyrics | Everyone 10+ | "Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party" |
| Mature Humor | Unknown | Unknown |
| Mature Sexual Themes | Mature | "True Crime: Streets of LA" |
| Mild Cartoon Violence | Everyone | "Mario Power Tennis" |
| Mild Fantasy Violence | Everyone | "Metroid Prime Pinball" |
| Mild Violence | Everyone | "F-Zero GX" |
| Nudity | Mature | Unknown |
| Partial Nudity | Teen | Unknown |
| Real Gambling | Adults Only | Unknown |
| Sexual Themes | Teen | "WWE Day of Reckoning" |
| Sexual Violence | Mature | Unknwon |
| Simulated Gambling | Teen | Unknown |
| Strong Language | Mature | "True Crime: New York City" |
| Strong Lyrics | Teen | Unknown |
| Strong Sexual Content | Mature | "True Crime: New York City" |
| Suggestive Themes | Everyone | "F-Zero GX" |
| Tobacco Reference | Everyone | Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime |
| Use of Drugs | Mature | "True Crime: New York City" |
| Use of Alcohol | Unknown | Unknown |
| Use of Tobacco | Unknown | Unknown |
| Violence | Everyone | "Super Monkey Ball 2" |
[edit] Where ESRB is Used
ESRB is used in 6 countries
North America
- Bahamas
- Canada
- Mexico
- United States
- American Samoa
- Guam
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Puerto Rico
- United States Virgin Islands
South America
- Brazil
- Chile
