Pegi Content Guidance Symbols

Symbol What it 2 examples

means of games
Violence Street Fighter
May contain scenes of The Simpsons
people getting injured or
dying, often by use of
weapons. Also may contain
gore and blood-letting and
blood particles

Sex The Sims series

May contain references to The mansion
sexual attraction or sexual
intercourse. Also may
contain nudity and female
characters dressed in
suggestive clothing.

Gambling Scarface
May contain games that are Poker Night at the Inventory
played for money (real or
simulated).

Drugs Driver series

May contain references to Grand Theft Auto series
illegal drugs or a fictional
substance that has parallels
to real-life illegal drugs (in
use, possession, or sale).
Bad Language
May contain profanity, bad
language, sexual innuendo,
threats, and all manner of
slurs and epithets.
Mafia: The City of Lost
Heaven
Kingpin: Life of Crime

Online Mortal Kombat

Contains an online game Call of Duty series
mode

Discrimination Postal 2: Share the Pain

May contain cruelty or SWAT: Target Liberty
harassment based on race,
ethnicity, gender, or sexual
preferences.
Fear Harry Potter and the Order
May contain scenes that are of the Phoenix
considered too disturbing or Rayman Raving Rabbits
frightening to younger or
more emotionally vulnerable
players.
 PEGI Age Symbols
Age Rating What it will 2 examples
contain of games
Suitable for ages 3 and Ice age 3 dawn of the
over. Contains very mild dinosaur , Nintendo dogs
violence or suggestive
themes. These include
entertainment games.
These games are the same Horse adventures , Mario
as Early Childhood ratings super bros
but may include content
descriptors like mild
violence and in a rare case,
very mild action violence.

Suitable only for persons of The Sopranos: Road to

over ages 12 and older. Respect ,The Sims series
This rating contains mild
action violence or
suggestive themes and
mildly suggestive song
lyrics.
This rating is suitable only Dead or Alive series,
for persons of 16 years of LittleBigPlanet 2
age or older. Some
situations include moderate
to strong action violence,
mild references to gambling,
and rude humour.
This rating is suitable only Original War, Postal 2:
for persons 18 years of age Apocalypse Weekend
and older, and is similar to
the ESRB's Adults Only and
Mature (high end) ratings
and BBFC's 15 or 18 rating.
Give three reasons for the need to regulate the video games industry
• They need to regulate the games because it shows people what rating
it is for there age and what is suitable for parents to buy children there
games.

• So children don’t buy the wrong content games at there age

•It gives advice to parents what games are suitable for there children
and they can read what Is in the game
 BBFC Regulation
What are the four factors in a video game which make BBFC
certification compulsory?
• Human sexual activity

• Acts of gross violence towards humans or animals

• Activity likely to help in the commission of a crime

• Drug use

Game Title Certificate Why it received that

certificate
Nier It is certificated this age
because it contains strong
language and blood violence

Assassin's Creed It is certificated at this age

because it contains strong
bloody violence which is not
suitable for children under the
age of 15

saw It is certificated at this age

because it contains strong
bloody violence which is not
suitable for a young age.

Call of duty black It is certificated at this age

ops because it contains strong
language and bloody violence
which is not suitable for
people under the age of 18.