2. PEGI
PEGI stands for Pan European Game Information and is an age
rating system that helps to inform European parents to make
decisions when purchasing computer and console games. It was
launched back in 2003 and it replaced a number of already
established age rating systems throughout Europe so that now
there is a single universal system across 30 countries in Europe
including Spain, Denmark, Austria and more.
The system is also supported by many of the main console
companies such as Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo with many more
developers throughout the entire of Europe. It was developed
originally by the Interactive Software Federation of Europe or the
ISFE
4. PEGI 3
A PEGI 3 rating is given to games that are considered a suitable
level for all age ranges. They may include some violence of a
comical nature e.g. Tom and Jerry cartoon violence but nothing
that is considered directly threatening. The game should also not
depict real life in any way and it shouldn’t contain any sounds or
pictures that will be likely to scare children with no bad language
heard.
PEGI 7
A PEGI 7 rating can be given out to a game that would normally be rated
PEGI 3 but possible contains some threatening or frightening scenes that
may not be considered suitable for younger children e.g. violence in a real
world scenario of some sort.
5. PEGI 12
A PEGI 12 is given to a game that shows violence of a slghtky
more graphic nature that is directed to non human characters. It
can also be applied to non graphic violence towards a human
character or animal. Nudity of a slight graphic nature is accepted
in this category and bad language must be mild and fall short of
sexually explicit.
PEGI 16
A PEGI 16 rating is given to a game that has violence or sexual
content that would be considered to a real life representation
meaning that it appears in game as it would in the real world. The
game can contain stronger bad language and the depiction of
crime is accepted in this category.
6. PEGI 18
A PEGI 18 rating is applied to a game when the level of violence
reaches a stage of gross and includes specific types of violence
i.e. torture. It can be more difficult to classify this type of game as
gross violence can vary in different cases, there is usually a set
guideline that game companies follow to make sure that the game
either gets the 18 rating or whether it stays out of the mature
category.
7. GAME LABELS
Discrimination - Game contains depictions of, or material which may encourage,
discrimination
Sex - Game depicts nudity and/or sexual behaviour or sexual references
Bad Language - Game contains bad language
Gambling - Games that encourage or teach gambling
Violence - Game contains depictions of violence
Online gameplay - Game can be played online
Drugs - Game refers to or depicts the use of drugs
Fear - Game may be frightening or scary for young children
9. HOT COFFEE MOD
Hot Coffee is a normally inaccessible mini-game in the 2004 video
game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, developed by Rockstar
North. Public awareness of the existence of the mini-game arrived
with the release of the Hot Coffee mod, created for the Microsoft
Windows port of GTA: San Andreas in 2005. This mod enables
access to the mini-game.
The mini-game portrays crudely animated sexual intercourse
between the main character, Carl Johnson, and his chosen in-
game girlfriend. The name of the mod is derived from the
girlfriend's offer for the main character to come into her home for
"coffee", a euphemism for sex.
10. HOT COFFEE MOD
Although the "Hot Coffee" mini-game was completely disabled and its
existence was only highlighted after the mod's release for the PC
version on June 9, 2005, the assets for the mini-game were also
discovered in both the PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions of the game,
and people found ways to enable the mini-game via console video
game hacking tools.
By the middle of July 2005, the mini-game's discovery attracted
considerable controversy from lawmakers and politicians, prompting
the game to be re-assessed with an "Adults Only" rating by the U.S.
Entertainment Software Rating Board, and refused classification in
Australia, resulting in its removal from sale.
An updated version of San Andreas has since been released with the
mini-game removed completely, allowing the game to regain its
original rating. A patch for the original version of the game, Cold
Coffee, was designed to counter edit the script and disable the mini-
game and crash the game if one attempts to access it
