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* [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] - '''16+''' | * [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] - '''16+''' | ||
==See | ==See also== | ||
*[[BBFC]], the [[United Kingdom|British]] media rating system | *[[BBFC]], the [[United Kingdom|British]] media rating system | ||
*[[ESRB]], the [[United States]] and [[Canada|Canadian]] computer and video game rating system | *[[ESRB]], the [[United States]] and [[Canada|Canadian]] computer and video game rating system | ||
*[[PEGI]], the [[Europe | *[[PEGI]], the [[Europe]]an computer and video game rating system | ||
*[[ELSPA]], the former [[United Kingdom|British]] computer and video game rating system, replaced by the PEGI ratings. | *[[ELSPA]], the former [[United Kingdom|British]] computer and video game rating system, replaced by the PEGI ratings. | ||
*[[OFLC]], the [[Australia | *[[OFLC]], the [[Australia]]n media rating system | ||
*[[OFLC (NZ)]], the [[New Zealand]] media rating system | *[[OFLC (NZ)]], the [[New Zealand]] media rating system | ||
*[[CERO]], the [[Japan | *[[CERO]], the [[Japan]]ese computer and video game rating system | ||
==External | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.usk.de USK German website] | *[http://www.usk.de USK German website] | ||
[[Category:Rating | [[Category:Rating Systems]] |
Revision as of 01:23, 28 July 2008
Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK) is the software rating organisation used in Germany. The USK is often seen as quite a strict ratings board, partly due to the country's paranoia around violent video games, as such a number of video games have been banned or required the developers to cut or edit certain features.
The Grand Theft Auto series (since GTA3) has fallen victim to this, and in some of the games edits made include: the removal of blood, pedestrians no longer dropping money when killed, no headshots, some missions removed, some weapons missing or lack additional functionality.
Grand Theft Auto game ratings
While most of the GTA games have been given a rating of USK 16, they have been subject to cuts as mentioned above, despite the fact there is a higher USK 18 rating, given to games glamourising war, or containing brutal violence, lots of blood etc.
The GTA games and their ratings:
- Grand Theft Auto 1 - 16+
- Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 - 16+
- Grand Theft Auto 2 - 16+
- Grand Theft Auto III - 16+
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - 16+
- Grand Theft Auto Advance - 12+
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - 16+
- Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories - 16+
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories - 16+
See also
- BBFC, the British media rating system
- ESRB, the United States and Canadian computer and video game rating system
- PEGI, the European computer and video game rating system
- ELSPA, the former British computer and video game rating system, replaced by the PEGI ratings.
- OFLC, the Australian media rating system
- OFLC (NZ), the New Zealand media rating system
- CERO, the Japanese computer and video game rating system