Australia Movies and Games Movies and Games ratings as defined by the Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification (http://www.oflc.gov.au) E Exempt From Classification P Suitable for All Ages PG Parental Guidance is Recommended for Young Viewers M Suitable for Mature Audiences MA15+ Suitable for Mature Audiences Only R18+ Restricted to Adults 18 Years and Over X18+ Restricted to Adults 18 Years and Over (ACT and NT Only) - Very Strong and Graphic Sex Scenes RC Refused Classification TV Programs Movies and Games ratings as defined by the Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification (http://www.oflc.gov.au) P Programmes suited specifically for pre-school children C Programmes suited for children 5 to 11 years of age G General Exhibition - Programmes which are suitable for all ages, but are not specifically geared towards children PG Parental Guidance - Parental Guidance is recommended for young children. - Cannot be Shown between 4:00pm and 7:00pm on weekdays. M Mature - Recommended for Mature Audiences. - Can only be shown between 12:00pm - 3:00pm on School Days and 8:30pm - 5:00am any day MA15+ Mature Audience Only - Not suitable for Persons Under the Age of 15. - Can only be shown between 9:00pm - 5:00am. A parental warning must be shown before the program starts AV15+ Adult Violence - Not Suitable for Persons Under the Age of 15 - The AV 15+ signifies that the program contains significant violence Belgium KT Suitable for all KNT Unsuitable for children Brazil Movies and Games Movies and Games ratings as defined by the DJCTQ (http://www.mj.gov.br/classificacao) General This rating means that the film/game can be watched/played by anyone and doesn't have any inappropriate content 12 years This film/game is recommended for persons with or over 12 years of age. May contain a little inappropriate language, sexual innuendo, or mild violence. 14 years This film/game is recommended for persons with or over 14 years of age. May contain inappropriate language, sexual innuendo and/or mild sex with no nudity or the act being explicit shown, violence, mention to drug use. 16 years This film/game is recommended for persons with or over 16 years of age. May contain strong language, sexual innuendo and/or mild sex with or without mild nudity, strong violence, drug use. 18 years This film/game is forbidden for people under 18 years of age. It may contain strong language, intense sex, strong nudity, strong violence, intense drug use. It is also used to rate pornographic films.. Canada Chile The Council of Cinematographic Classification Movie ratings as defined by the Consejo de Calificación Cinematográfica (http://w3app.mineduc.cl/Consejo/index) TE All Audiences 14 Inappropriate for children under 14 18 Suitable for people aged 18 and over 18/S Suitable for people aged 18 and over with sexually explicit content 18/V Suitable for people aged 18 and over with extreme violence content Colombia The Ministry of Culture, Colombia Movie ratings as defined by the Colombian Ministry of Culture (http://www.mincultura.gov.co) T All Audiences 7 Suitable for people aged 7 and over 12 Suitable for people aged 12 and over 14 Suitable for people aged 14 and over 18 Suitable for people aged 18 and over X Pornographic Content Denmark The Media Council for Children and Young People Scheme as defined by the Danish Media Council for Children and Young People (http://www.medieraadet.dk/html/gb/gb.htm) A Approval of the film for general admittance 7 Approval of the film for general admittance, but not recommended for children under the age of 7 11 Approval of the film for admittance of children from the age of 11 15 Approval of the film for admittance of children from the age of 15 Finland Movies and Some Games Scheme as defined by Finnish Board of Film Classification (http://www.vet.fi/english/board.html) S For all ages K-7 For people aged 7 years and above K-11 For people aged 11 years and above K-13 For people aged 13 years and above K-15 For people aged 15 years and above K-18 For people aged 18 years and above France Ministre of Culture U For all audiences -10 Unsuitable for minors under 10 or forbidden in cinemas for under 10s -12 Unsuitable for minors under 12 or forbidden in cinemas for under 12s -16 Unsuitable for minors under 16 or forbidden in cinemas for under 16s -18 Unsuitable for minors under 18 or forbidden in cinemas for under 18s Germany Voluntary Self-Control of the Film Business, FSK Scheme as defined by the Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft (http://www.spio.de) FSK 0 For all ages FSK 6 No one under 6 years admitted FSK 12 People 12 or older admitted, children between 6 and 11 only when accompanied by parent or legal guardian FSK 16 People 16 or older admitted FSK 18 Only adults (18 or older) admitted. Replaced by Keine Jugendfreigabe Keine Jugendfreigabe "No youth admitted", only adults SPIO/JK Checked for possible violation against applicable law. Not rated by the FSK. It's legal to sell such a title to a person which is 18 or older Ireland Irish Film Censor's Office (Movies) Scheme as defined by the Irish Film Censor"s Office (http://www.ifco.ie) G 'General' - Suitable for viewing by anyone PG 'Parental Guidance' - Parental guidance is recommended for children under the age of 12 12A Parent supervision required for children under 12 15A Parent supervision required for children under 15 16 Films classified in this category are considered to be suitable for persons of 16 or over 18 Adults only Italy T All admitted VM14 No one under the age of 14 admitted VM18 No one under the age of 18 admitted Netherlands Kijkwijzer Scheme as defined by the Kijkwijzer system (http://www.Kijkwijzer.nl) AL Suitable for all ages 6 Not recommended for viewers younger than 6 years 9 Not recommended for viewers younger than 9 years 12 Not recommended for viewers younger than 12 years 16 Movie shops/cinemas aren't allowed to show these movies to people younger than 16 years Norway The Norwegian Media Authority Scheme as defined by the Medietilsynet (http://www.medietilsynet.no) Alle 7 11 15 18 Portugal Ministre of Culture Scheme as defined by the Comissão de Classificação de Espectáculos (http://www.cce.org.pt) M/4 For persons of age 4 and above M/6 For persons of age 6 and above M/12 For persons of age 12 and above M/16 For persons of age 16 and above M/18 For persons of age 18 and above South Korea Korea Media Rating Board Scheme as defined by the Korea Media Rating Board (http://www.kmrb.or.kr/english/statistics_i.asp) All Suitable for all ages 12+ Suitable for those aged 12 and over 15+ Suitable for those aged 15 and over 18+ Suitable for those aged 18 and over Spain Ministre of Culture TP Suitable for the general public 7 Not recommended for people under 7 10 Not recommended for people under 10 13 Not recommended for people under 13 16 Not recommended for people under 16 18 Not recommended for people under 18 X Strictly for adults Sweden Swedish National Board of Film Censors Scheme as defined by Statens biografbyrå (http://www.statensbiografbyra.se) Btl Suitable for all ages 7 Suitable for children of at least 7 years of age 11 Suitable for children of at least 11 years of age 15 No one under 15 years of age admitted 18 No one under 18 years of age admitted United Kingdom British Board of Film Classification Scheme as defined by the British Board of Film Classification (http://www.bbfc.co.uk) Uc Suitable for all but especially for young children U Suitable for all PG All ages admitted, but Parental Guidance is recommended 12A/12 No one under 12 years of age may see a "12A" film (unless accompanied by an adult) in a cinema or rent or buy a "12" video 15 No one under 15 years of age may see a "15" film or rent or buy a "15" video 18 Suitable only for adults R18 To be supplied only in licensed sex shops or cinemas to adults of not less than 18 years of age United States Motion Picture Association of America Scheme for motion picture rating as defined by the Motion Picture Association of America (http://www.mpaa.org/FilmRatings.asp) G General Audience - All ages admitted PG Parental guidance suggested - Some material may not be suitable for young children PG-13 Parents strongly cautioned - Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13 R Restricted - Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian NC-17 No one 17 and under admitted NR Not an MPAA rating Entertainment Software Rating Board Scheme for game rating as defined by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (http://www.esrb.org/ratings/ratings_guide.jsp) ESRB Rating Symbols Rating symbols suggest age appropriateness for the game EC Titles rated EC (Early Childhood) have content that may be suitable for ages 3 and older. Contains no material that parents would find inappropriate E Titles rated E (Everyone) have content that may be suitable for ages 6 and older. Titles in this category may contain minimal cartoon, fantasy or mild violence and/or infrequent use of mild language E10+ Titles rated E10+ (Everyone 10 and older) have content that may be suitable for ages 10 and older. Titles in this category may contain more cartoon, fantasy or mild violence, mild language and/or minimal suggestive themes T Titles rated T (Teen) have content that may be suitable for ages 13 and older. Titles in this category may contain violence, suggestive themes, crude humour, minimal blood, simulated gambling, and/or infrequent use of strong language M Titles rated M (Mature) have content that may be suitable for persons ages 17 and older. Titles in this category may contain intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content and/or strong language AO Titles rated AO (Adults Only) have content that should only be played by persons 18 years and older. Titles in this category may include prolonged scenes of intense violence and/or graphic sexual content and nudity RP Titles listed as RP (Rating Pending) have been submitted to the ESRB and are awaiting final rating. (This symbol appears only in advertising prior to a game's release) ESRB Content Descriptors Content descriptors indicate elements in a game that may have triggered a particular rating and/or may be of interest or concern Alcohol Reference Reference to and/or images of alcoholic beverages Animated Blood Discoloured 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 humour Crude Humour Depictions or dialogue involving vulgar antics, including 'bathroom" humour 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 Humour Depictions or dialogue involving "adult" humour, including sexual references Mild Violence Mild scenes depicting characters in unsafe and/or violent situations 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 Themes Mild to moderate sexual references and/or depictions. May include partial nudity Sexual Violence Depictions of rape or other violent 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 Graphic references to and/or depictions of sexual behaviour, 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 conflict Recording Industry Association of America Scheme for music rating as defined by the Recording Industry Association of America (http://www.riaa.com/issues/parents/advisory.asp) Parental Advisory The Parental Advisory is a notice to consumers that recordings identified by this value may contain strong language or depiction of violence, sex or substance abuse. Parental discretion is advised Europe Pan European Game Information Scheme as defined by the Pan European Game Information (http://www.pegi.info) 3+ Recommended for age 3 or over 7+ Recommended for age 7 or over 12+ Recommended for age 12 or over 16+ Recommended for age 16 or over 18+ Recommended for age 18 or over