Video game ratings revised

**Kirby** · July 4th, 2003

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/fun.gam....ap/index.html

Think of the children!!!

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**DarkAurora** · July 4th, 2003

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**Kirby** · July 4th, 2003

lol....now wouldn't animated violence contain all 4 of the new categories? What would this wounderful country think of next?

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Syed Fawad · July 4th, 2003

What was wrong with the old ratings?

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Strider · July 4th, 2003

i dont really care about labels, i care about the stupid parents who think a blood and gore label means the game is 18+ ... society is soooo dumb sometimes, ive played mortal kombat since i was 6 years old and ive turned out better than most of the gutter spawn i know... who cares about labels anyways, if i want a game i dont even look at a label

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Boltzmann · July 4th, 2003

Greetings,

Another stupid and useless act IMHO. My opinion is the same as Strider's in this regard. Such labels are misleading and unnecessary.
I've played violent games all my life, and I never even got into a fight. I want to know when all this BS will end

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**Kirby** · July 4th, 2003

/me looks on the back of his FF8 case

Animated Violence
Mild Language
Suggestive Themes

OK....is ***** considered to be mild language? and is the love between riona and squall to be a suggestive theme? the US is bogus -__-

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Kazuya Mishima · July 4th, 2003

The u.s. sometimes are really strange. I sometimes whink the world is full of fanatics. Goods that in Mexico nobody care about the labels. The sell a 18+ game to a child because the simply dont know what is the label, they think its a part of the design.

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**I-Chan** · July 4th, 2003

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Originally Posted by Kazuya Mishima

The u.s. sometimes are really strange. I sometimes whink the world is full of fanatics. Goods that in Mexico nobody care about the labels. The sell a 18+ game to a child because the simply dont know what is the label, they think its a part of the design.

Part of the design XD I don't care how many labels they wanna put in boxes, i buy my own games and i think i can stand anything

. Just remember this when you have children

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Syed Fawad · July 4th, 2003

Take this for example:

GTA VC is rated M. The Getaway is rated M. IMO The Getaway makes look GTA as if it was designed for kiddies

They use the F-word too much. And nudity as well

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Exodus · July 4th, 2003

haha, nudity. the only game i've seen with a little boobie action was duke and daggerfall.
but, overall, i prefer games with a M rating. that way, you know it isn't going to be a cutesy ride.

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Syed Fawad · July 4th, 2003

Yeah, but that doesn't necessarily mean that an M rated game would be better.

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Exodus · July 4th, 2003

of course, that goes without saying, i'm easily amused, and i don't rate games harshly. besides, most of the games i like are M rated anyways.

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Syed Fawad · July 4th, 2003

Well I believe that M-rating gives developers more "freedom". Excellent thing that the next smackdown will be M-rated

IF the current rating system prevails....

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Exodus · July 4th, 2003

ah... now the big words are going to be said.

that could be it. freedom. with an M rating, they don't have to censor themselves or soften it up. its more like how they originally planned it. could you imagine if they tried to make GTA a Teen game?

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Syed Fawad · July 4th, 2003

Could have worked out really!

"The Getaway" would have been another story. Think of how many "F-words" they would have to pull out!?

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Exodus · July 4th, 2003

still haven't played getaway, but i'm sure they could have used more suitable words like "dork" and "bumhead"

could you imagine GTA without strippers though? no strippers, no GTA

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Syed Fawad · July 4th, 2003

The strippers in GTA are NOTHING compared to the one in The Getaway

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Galway no Sora · July 4th, 2003

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could you imagine if they tried to make GTA a Teen game?

Hope it would be happand ...

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Exodus · July 4th, 2003

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The strippers in GTA are NOTHING compared to the one in The Getaway

so, getaway is the trend breaker of games then, eh? its basically the game developer saying "screw ESRB, i'm making what i want"

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July 4th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
Kirby red like my stool Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9,036	Video game ratings revised http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/fun.gam....ap/index.html Think of the children!!! __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ @ 2.68GHz, Radeon HD4850 512MB, 2GB PC3200 2-3-2-5, ABit AN8-SLi, Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic

July 4th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
Kirby red like my stool Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9,036	Re: Video game ratings revised lol....now wouldn't animated violence contain all 4 of the new categories? What would this wounderful country think of next? __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ @ 2.68GHz, Radeon HD4850 512MB, 2GB PC3200 2-3-2-5, ABit AN8-SLi, Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic

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Syed Fawad -PM to advertise here- Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In an average country of an average planet of the solar system of an average star of an average galaxy of an average cluster. Still not average... Posts: 8,260	Re: Video game ratings revised What was wrong with the old ratings? __________________ Asus K8N (nForce3) AMD64 3000+ (754) 768MB DDR 400MHz (PC 3200) nVidia Geforce 6600GT 128MB (AGP) Aquamark3 - 53,000 "Good friends mustn't always be together. It is the feeling of oneness when distant that proves a lasting friendship"

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Strider Living Paradigm Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 10,225	Re: Video game ratings revised i dont really care about labels, i care about the stupid parents who think a blood and gore label means the game is 18+ ... society is soooo dumb sometimes, ive played mortal kombat since i was 6 years old and ive turned out better than most of the gutter spawn i know... who cares about labels anyways, if i want a game i dont even look at a label __________________ My Deviant Art

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Boltzmann Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: São Paulo - Brazil Posts: 7,651	Re: Video game ratings revised Greetings, Another stupid and useless act IMHO. My opinion is the same as Strider's in this regard. Such labels are misleading and unnecessary. I've played violent games all my life, and I never even got into a fight. I want to know when all this BS will end Live long and prosper. __________________ 'You're spying and betraying Switzerland to try and keep alive somebody with a hook and spinal fluid and no skull in an irreversible coma? And I thought I was disturbed. You're making me totally reorient my idea of disturbed, mister.' - David Foster Wallace, "Infinite Jest"

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Kirby red like my stool Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9,036	Re: Video game ratings revised /me looks on the back of his FF8 case Animated Violence Mild Language Suggestive Themes OK....is ***** considered to be mild language? and is the love between riona and squall to be a suggestive theme? the US is bogus -__- __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ @ 2.68GHz, Radeon HD4850 512MB, 2GB PC3200 2-3-2-5, ABit AN8-SLi, Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic

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Kazuya Mishima The seeker of perfection Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Suing somebody Posts: 3,146	Re: Video game ratings revised The u.s. sometimes are really strange. I sometimes whink the world is full of fanatics. Goods that in Mexico nobody care about the labels. The sell a 18+ game to a child because the simply dont know what is the label, they think its a part of the design. __________________ Visit my blog in Spanish: http://andreyirra.blogspot.com Last edited by Kazuya Mishima; July 4th, 2003 at 09:59..

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Syed Fawad -PM to advertise here- Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In an average country of an average planet of the solar system of an average star of an average galaxy of an average cluster. Still not average... Posts: 8,260	Take this for example: GTA VC is rated M. The Getaway is rated M. IMO The Getaway makes look GTA as if it was designed for kiddies They use the F-word too much. And nudity as well __________________ Asus K8N (nForce3) AMD64 3000+ (754) 768MB DDR 400MHz (PC 3200) nVidia Geforce 6600GT 128MB (AGP) Aquamark3 - 53,000 "Good friends mustn't always be together. It is the feeling of oneness when distant that proves a lasting friendship"

July 4th, 2003	#11 (permalink)
Exodus ...and now they do. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 16,924	Re: Video game ratings revised haha, nudity. the only game i've seen with a little boobie action was duke and daggerfall. but, overall, i prefer games with a M rating. that way, you know it isn't going to be a cutesy ride. __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

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Syed Fawad -PM to advertise here- Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In an average country of an average planet of the solar system of an average star of an average galaxy of an average cluster. Still not average... Posts: 8,260	Re: Video game ratings revised Yeah, but that doesn't necessarily mean that an M rated game would be better. __________________ Asus K8N (nForce3) AMD64 3000+ (754) 768MB DDR 400MHz (PC 3200) nVidia Geforce 6600GT 128MB (AGP) Aquamark3 - 53,000 "Good friends mustn't always be together. It is the feeling of oneness when distant that proves a lasting friendship"

July 4th, 2003	#13 (permalink)
Exodus ...and now they do. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 16,924	Re: Video game ratings revised of course, that goes without saying, i'm easily amused, and i don't rate games harshly. besides, most of the games i like are M rated anyways. __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

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Syed Fawad -PM to advertise here- Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In an average country of an average planet of the solar system of an average star of an average galaxy of an average cluster. Still not average... Posts: 8,260	Re: Video game ratings revised Well I believe that M-rating gives developers more "freedom". Excellent thing that the next smackdown will be M-rated IF the current rating system prevails.... __________________ Asus K8N (nForce3) AMD64 3000+ (754) 768MB DDR 400MHz (PC 3200) nVidia Geforce 6600GT 128MB (AGP) Aquamark3 - 53,000 "Good friends mustn't always be together. It is the feeling of oneness when distant that proves a lasting friendship"

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Exodus ...and now they do. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 16,924	Re: Video game ratings revised ah... now the big words are going to be said. that could be it. freedom. with an M rating, they don't have to censor themselves or soften it up. its more like how they originally planned it. could you imagine if they tried to make GTA a Teen game? __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

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Syed Fawad -PM to advertise here- Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In an average country of an average planet of the solar system of an average star of an average galaxy of an average cluster. Still not average... Posts: 8,260	Re: Video game ratings revised Could have worked out really! "The Getaway" would have been another story. Think of how many "F-words" they would have to pull out!? __________________ Asus K8N (nForce3) AMD64 3000+ (754) 768MB DDR 400MHz (PC 3200) nVidia Geforce 6600GT 128MB (AGP) Aquamark3 - 53,000 "Good friends mustn't always be together. It is the feeling of oneness when distant that proves a lasting friendship"

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Exodus ...and now they do. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 16,924	Re: Video game ratings revised still haven't played getaway, but i'm sure they could have used more suitable words like "dork" and "bumhead" could you imagine GTA without strippers though? no strippers, no GTA __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

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Syed Fawad -PM to advertise here- Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: In an average country of an average planet of the solar system of an average star of an average galaxy of an average cluster. Still not average... Posts: 8,260	Re: Video game ratings revised The strippers in GTA are NOTHING compared to the one in The Getaway __________________ Asus K8N (nForce3) AMD64 3000+ (754) 768MB DDR 400MHz (PC 3200) nVidia Geforce 6600GT 128MB (AGP) Aquamark3 - 53,000 "Good friends mustn't always be together. It is the feeling of oneness when distant that proves a lasting friendship"

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