March 2013
Beginner
468 pages
12h 25m
English
19
Software Ratings
In This Chapter
• Software Age Ratings
• ESRB (United States)
• PEGI (Europe)
• USK (Germany)
• ACB (Australia)
• CERO (Japan)
• KMRB (Korea)
19.1 Introduction
Most countries have an established board that assigns an age rating to entertainment software, similar to assigning a rating to a movie. The producer must be aware of the desired rating when developing a game. For example, if the game’s target market includes children older than 13 years, the game content should stay within the appropriate rating guidelines for young teens. If a game depicts graphic violence, drug use, or sexuality, it will run the risk of being banned ...
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