PEGI
Version
0
URI:
http://www.movielabs.com/md/ratings/BE/PEGI/0
Organization:
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Name:
Interactive Software Federation of Europe
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Type of Organization:
Trade
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Contact Information:
Interactive Software Federation of Europe
15 Rue Guimard
B-1040 Brussels
Tel: (00) 32 2 612 17 79
Fax:(00) 32 2 612 17 78
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Web Site:
http://www.pegi.info/en/index/id/952
Scope:
This rating system has been adopted in these regions for the specified usage:
Region |
Distribution media |
Viewing Environments |
BELGIUM |
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- Home -
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AUSTRIA |
- Game -
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- Home -
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CYPRUS |
- Game -
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- Home -
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DENMARK |
- Game -
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- Home -
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FINLAND |
- Game -
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- Home -
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GREECE |
- Game -
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- Home -
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ICELAND |
- Game -
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- Home -
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ISRAEL |
- Game -
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- Home -
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LATVIA |
- Game -
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- Home -
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LUXEMBOURG |
- Game -
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- Home -
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NETHERLANDS |
- Game -
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- Home -
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POLAND |
- Game -
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- Home -
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ROMANIA |
- Game -
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- Home -
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SLOVENIA |
- Game -
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- Home -
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SWEDEN |
- Game -
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- Home -
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UNITED KINGDOM |
- Game -
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- Home -
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Notes:
Ratings:
XML formatted file
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
N.A.
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Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
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HAC Ordinal: |
0 |
Definition
PEGI-OK
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PEGI OK there is nothing in the game that would lead to a higher rating than the standard
3+ category
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Many websites and online services contain small games and in order to cover this rapidly
growing segment, the PEGI OK label was devised.
When a small online game on a website has been labelled ‘PEGI OK’, it means that the
game can comfortably be played by players of all age
groups because it does not contain any potentially unsuitable game content.
A PEGI OK label indicates that the strict PEGI rating criteria have been applied and
it has been ascertained that there is nothing in the game that would lead to a higher
rating than the standard 3+ category.
The operator of a website or games portal is permitted to use the PEGI OK label based
upon a declaration made to PEGI that the game does not contain any material that requires
a formal rating.
To qualify for the PEGI OK label a game can NOT contain any of the following elements:
violence,
sexual activity or sexual innuendo,
nudity,
bad language,
gambling,
promotion or use of drugs,
promotion of alcohol or tobacco,
scary scenes
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
N.A.
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Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
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HAC Ordinal: |
0 |
Definition
PEGI-3
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PEGI 3 suitable for all age groups
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
The content of games given this rating is considered suitable for all age groups.
Some violence in a comical context (typically Bugs
Bunny or Tom & Jerry cartoon-like forms of violence) is acceptable. The child should
not be able to associate the character on the
screen with real life characters, they should be totally fantasy. The game should
not contain any sounds or pictures that are likely to
scare or frighten young children. No bad language should be heard.
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
7 |
Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
N.A.
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Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
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HAC Ordinal: |
7 |
Definition
PEGI-7
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PEGI 7
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Any game that would normally be rated at 3 but contains some possibly frightening
scenes or sounds may be considered suitable in this
category.
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
12 |
Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
N.A.
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Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
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HAC Ordinal: |
12 |
Definition
PEGI-12
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PEGI 12
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
Videogames that show violence of a slightly more graphic nature towards fantasy character
and/or non graphic violence towards human-looking characters or recognisable animals,
as well as videogames that show nudity of a slightly more graphic nature would fall
in this age category. Any bad language in this category must be mild and fall short
of sexual expletives.
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
16 |
Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
N.A.
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Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
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HAC Ordinal: |
16 |
Definition
PEGI-16
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PEGI 16
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
This rating is applied once the depiction of violence (or sexual activity) reaches
a stage that looks the same as would be expected in real life. More extreme bad language,
the concept of the use of tobacco and drugs and the depiction of criminal activities
can be content of games that are rated 16.
Age Restrictions
Min Recommend Age: |
18 |
Min Allowed Age (Supervised): |
N.A.
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Min Allowed Age (Unsupervised): |
N.A.
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Attributes
HAC Usage: |
Y
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HAC Ordinal: |
80 |
Definition
PEGI-18
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PEGI 18
Reasons and Content Descriptors
Explanation
The adult classification is applied when the level of violence reaches a stage where
it becomes a depiction of gross violence and/or includes elements of specific types
of violence. Gross violence is the most difficult to define since it can be very subjective
in many cases, but in general terms it can be classed as the depictions of violence
that would make the viewer feel a sense of revulsion.
Reasons and Content Descriptors:
PEGI-12
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Mild swearing and/or offensive language
This means bad language that falls short of sexual
expletives and includes the words damn, hell, God,
bloody, son-of-a-bitch, sod, tart, crap, bugger, screw,
arse, slag, slut, tosser, Christ, dickhead, bitch, shit,
piss off, whore, arsehole, prick, bollocks, twat,
bastard, wanker and shag. It also covers offensive
language such as nigger, coon, yid, queer, dyke
and other racially or gender offensive words
PEGI-16
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Sexual expletives or blasphemy
The most common sexual expletives are fuck, cunt,
motherfucker and cocksucker although this list is not
exhaustive. Blasphemy means irreverent depictions
or words concerning sacred matters or religious
beliefs (not restricted to the Christian faith). It should
be noted that blasphemy is likely to be illegal under
national criminal laws and may not be included in
the game in any event.
PEGI-18
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Not provided
This descriptor can only appear on games rated 18 containing depictions of ethnic,
religious,
nationalistic of other stereotypes that could encourage hatred. It is rarely used
in contemporary
games – and more likely appears in games with historical situations (such as Second
World War
re-enactments).
PEGI-18
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Not provided
Encourages drug usage
Game may encourage the use of tobacco or
alcohol in games rated 16 or depict illegal drugs
in 18-rated titles.
PEGI-16
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Encouragement of the use of tobacco or alcohol; Depictions of the use of illegal drugs
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Encouragement of the use of tobacco or alcohol:
This means where the character gains advantage in the game by the use of tobacco or
alcohol. It
also includes prominent advertising encouraging the use of tobacco or alcohol products.
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Depictions of the use of illegal drugs:
This includes the use of illegal drugs in any circumstances.
PEGI-18
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Not provided
pictures or sounds that could be frightening to young children.
This descriptor may appear on 7-rated games with
pictures or sounds that could be frightening to
young children.
PEGI-7
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Pictures or sounds likely to be scary or frightening to young children
This is where you do not actually see or hear anything
specifically violent but nevertheless because of the
sounds or depictions the overall theme may be
frightening to young children (haunting or aggressive
music, entering a haunted house, background
screams or rustling in the undergrowth).
Encourages or teaches gambling
Used for games rated 12, 16 or 18 that may
encourage or teach gambling for money normally
played in casinos, gambling halls, racetracks, etc.
PEGI-12
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Moving images that encourage and/or teach the use of games of chance that are played/carried
out as a traditional means of gambling
This refers to types of betting or gambling for money
that is normally played/carried out in casinos,
gambling halls, racetracks. This does not cover
games where betting or gambling is simply part of
the general storyline. The game must actually teach
the player how to gamble or bet and/or encourage
the player to want to gamble or bet for money in
real life. For example this will include games that
teach the player how to play card games that are
usually played for money or how to play the odds
in horse racing.
PEGI-16
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Moving images that encourage and/or teach the use of games of chance that are played/carried
out as a traditional means of gambling
This refers to types of betting or gambling for money
that is normally played/carried out in casinos,
gambling halls, racetracks. This does not cover
games where betting or gambling is simply part of
the general storyline. The game must actually teach
the player how to gamble or bet and/or encourage
the player to want to gamble or bet for money in
real life. For example this will include games that
teach the player how to play card games that are
usually played for money or how to play the odds
in horse racing.
PEGI-18
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Moving images that encourage and/or teach the use of games of chance that are played/carried
out as a traditional means of gambling
This refers to types of betting or gambling for money
that is normally played/carried out in casinos,
gambling halls, racetracks. This does not cover
games where betting or gambling is simply part of
the general storyline. The game must actually teach
the player how to gamble or bet and/or encourage
the player to want to gamble or bet for money in
real life. For example this will include games that
teach the player how to play card games that are
usually played for money or how to play the odds
in horse racing.
Games depicting nudity or references to sexual behaviour.
In games rated 12 this may include words or activities with obvious sexual innuendo.
In 16-rated games depictions of erotic or sexual
nudity may feature and in 18-rated games explicit images of sexual activity may be
included.
PEGI-12
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Words or activities that amount to obvious sexual innuendo or explicit sexual descriptions
or images or sexual posturing
This can refer to words or pictures that may be
sexually explicit but do not amount to eroticism (a
brief glimpse of a lady with bare boobs at a window
or a brief glimpse of a naked couple (not showing
genitalia) getting into bed). The sexual innuendo
must be obviously relating to sexual intercourse/
foreplay and can consist of words and/or activity.
This would cover instances in which it is clear that
sexual intercourse is taking place but the participants
are out of view, under sheets etc. The importance is
sexual connotation.
If however, the couple can be seen, even if they are
partially clothed, then question 14 ‘sexual intercourse
without visible genitals’ will be more appropriate.
The test is whether the images could prompt sexual
curiosity on behalf of the player.
Sexual posturing means dancing or posing (while
remaining clothed) in a manner intended to put across
a sexual message or suggestion. This will include
such things as pole dancing, lap dancing and even
some of the more suggestive music video sequences.
PEGI-16
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Erotic or sexual nudity; sexual intercourse without visible genitals
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Depictions of sexual intercourse without visible genitals:
This is self-explanatory although it must be fairly apparent what the characters are
doing. ‘Boobs
and bums’ do not count as genital organs and nor does the showing of pubic hair only.
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Depictions of erotic or sexual nudity:
This is where the depiction of nudity (including partial nudity) could result in sexual
arousal or is
shown as a prelude to human sexual activity. This can include still pictures particularly
if they depict
an erotic activity. This will not generally include straightforward pin-ups.
PEGI-18
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Not provided
Contains depictions of violence
In games rated 7 any violence can
only be non-realistic or non-detailed violence.
Games rated 12 can include violence in a fantasy
environment, whereas games rated 16 or 18 can
have increasingly more realistic-looking violence.
PEGI-7
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Non-realistic, humorous, or implied
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Depictions of non-realistic violence towards fantasy characters:
A fantasy character is a character that does not exist in real life and does not
take a human appearance
and includes ghosts, gremlins, dragons and other mythical creatures. The characters
react in a way
that would not be expected of human-like characters and although you know that the
characters are being
killed or injured you do not really see very much (eg. the characters immediately
disappear in a puff
of smoke or are otherwise so small that you really cannot see what exactly is happening).
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Depictions of non-detailed and non-realistic violence towards nondetailed human-like
characters:
This is where the depiction gives only a basic
representation of a human (stick men or pixelated
characters). If the characters are small but are detailed
enough to be clearly recognisable as humans a ‘yes’
answer to this question is not appropriate.
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Depictions of non-realistic violence of a minor nature towards a humanlike or animal-like
character:
Characters must react to the violence in an unrealistic
way, e.g. they flash or disappear when hit, but do
not show any apparent reactions consistent with
real life. The important aspect will be the minor
nature of the violence. Therefore there cannot be
any of the following:
- Emphasis on the violence in depictions or audio, e.g. close-ups, slow motion
- Depictions of pain or suffering
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Depictions of implied violence to humans where the actual violence is not shown:
This is where you do not actually see any violence to humans but it is obvious what
is happening. It
covers such matters as the bombing of a city where you know civilians are killed and
injured, blowing
up a tank or shooting down a plane where you know the crew are killed, smashing into
cars or
other vehicles where the driver/passenger must be injured. It also includes depictions
of violence
against humans where you do not see any violent act, or the immediate reaction to
this act, but you
do see the cause and/or the result.
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Depictions of violence that is humorous and/or is set in a cartoon, slapstick or child-like
setting, and is likely to be disturbing
to younger children:
A
child-like setting
is a setting that is more likely to appeal to younger children. Such a setting may
include (but is not limited to):
- a fantastical theme
- bright colors
- playful music
- cheerful sounds and/or an overall cartoonlike atmosphere
Whether the violence in that setting is likely to be disturbing to younger children
is determined by elements such as:
- fierce sounds
- nature of the characters
- the severity of the violence and/or dark overtones
PEGI-12
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realistic looking violence towards fantasy characters or of a minor nature; non-realistic
looking violence towards human-like or animal-like characters; ;arcade style or sporting
action showing violence
Not provided PEGI-16
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Not provided PEGI-18
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Not provided
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