How Titles Are Rated ?
Ratings fall into five age-based categories: Early Childhood (ages 3+), Everyone (ages 6+), Teen (Ages 13+), Mature (ages 17+), and Adults Only (limited to those ages 18 and older).
ESRB is the only ratings system that goes beyond age to include short phrases called descriptors that provide detailed information on content.
The descriptors fall into several categories, including: violent content, sexual themes, language and others, such as drug use and alcohol use.
The ESRB rating system is based on the prior review of actual product content and other materials by three raters randomly chosen from a pool of 100 demographically diverse individuals from all walks of life.
Based on extensive training, these raters assign a rating and appropriate content descriptors after reviewing a range of materials, including the most extreme content of the product.
Thus, the ESRB ratings represent the views of typical consumers with no ties to the industry, exercising their independent judgment
on how a title should be rated.
Ratings fall into five age-based categories: Early Childhood (ages 3+), Everyone (ages 6+), Teen (Ages 13+), Mature (ages 17+), and Adults Only (limited to those ages 18 and older).
ESRB is the only ratings system that goes beyond age to include short phrases called descriptors that provide detailed information on content.
The descriptors fall into several categories, including: violent content, sexual themes, language and others, such as drug use and alcohol use.
The ESRB rating system is based on the prior review of actual product content and other materials by three raters randomly chosen from a pool of 100 demographically diverse individuals from all walks of life.
Based on extensive training, these raters assign a rating and appropriate content descriptors after reviewing a range of materials, including the most extreme content of the product.
Thus, the ESRB ratings represent the views of typical consumers with no ties to the industry, exercising their independent judgment
on how a title should be rated.