Entertainment Software Rating Board: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 16:02, 28 September 2006

The ESRB is the ratings system used in the United States of America and Canada. Here is a complete evaulation of the ESRB ratings system:

EC - Early Childhood - for ages 3 to 5
E - Everyone - previously, the rating meant the game was for children ages 6 and up
E10+ - Everyone 10 and up
T - Teen - for ages 13 and up
M - Mature - for ages 17 and up
- This is the typical rating for Grand Theft Auto games
AO - Adults Only - for ages 18 and up
- This rating is banned in Wal-Mart.
- Grand Theft Auto San Andreas received this rating temporarily after the hot coffee mod was discovered.

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 The '''ESRB''' is the ratings system used in the [[United States of America]] and [[Canada]]. Here is a complete evaulation of the ''ESRB'' ratings system:
-* EC - early childhood - for ages 3 to 5
+* '''EC - Early Childhood''' - for ages 3 to 5
-* E - everyone - previously, the rating meant the game was for children ages 6 and up
+* '''E - Everyone''' - previously, the rating meant the game was for children ages 6 and up
-* E10+ - everyone 10 and up
+* '''E10+ - Everyone 10 and up'''
-* T - teen - for ages 13 and up
+* '''T - Teen''' - for ages 13 and up
-* M - mature - for ages 17 and up - typical rating for [[Grand Theft Auto]] games
+* '''M - Mature''' - for ages 17 and up
-* AO - adults only - for ages 18 and up - never seen in Wal-Mart; as they are banned there however EB Games sells these games. It could be noted that GTA [[San Andreas]] received this rating temporarily after the [[hot coffee]] mod was discovered. It is believed that [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] will be given this rating.
+**This is the typical rating for [[Grand Theft Auto]] games
+* '''AO - Adults Only''' - for ages 18 and up
+**This rating is banned in Wal-Mart.
+**[[Grand Theft Auto San Andreas]] received this rating temporarily after the [[hot coffee]] mod was discovered.