How does Japan rate their games?

[link343]

How does Japan rate their games? Like here in America, we have E, T, and M rated games. Does Japan has anything like this?

 

[racketboy]

I don't think they do -- because there is only one Joe Lieberman

 

[Gallstaff]

BA-ZING!

 

[MasterAkumaMatata]

Originally posted by link343@Apr 6, 2004 @ 06:30 PM

How does Japan rate their games? Like here in America, we have E, T, and M rated games. Does Japan has anything like this?

Green label

Yellow label

Red label

Here is a related thread about the labeling system.

 

[link343]

Originally posted by MasterAkumaMatata+Apr 6, 2004 @ 06:20 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(MasterAkumaMatata @ Apr 6, 2004 @ 06:20 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'> <!--QuoteBegin-link343@Apr 6, 2004 @ 06:30 PM

How does Japan rate their games? Like here in America, we have E, T, and M rated games. Does Japan has anything like this?

Green label

Yellow label

Red label [/b][/quote]

Green = E rating

Yellow = T rating

Red = M and AO rating

Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[mal]

That sounds about right.

 

[Dud]

Originally posted by link343@Apr 6, 2004 @ 09:00 PM

Green = E rating

Yellow = T rating

Red = M and AO rating

Correct me if I'm wrong.

That kind of stuff is much more lenient in Japan; it's more like:

Green: Everyone-Teen (I say this because Teen games like Virtua Fighter get green labels in Japan)

Yellow: Mature, possible hentai

Red: Hentai

What's more, their movie rating system kicks ass:

R-12

R-15

R-18

To give you an idea, an R-12 zombie movie, after having the goriest scenes cut out it would still get an R rating here in the states.

 

[link343]

Where would the lables be on a box?

 

[muffinman943]

theyre rated on the sexuality factor.

so you will se a e- rated virtua fighter

I dont see them anymore though, last ive seen them were on saturn games

 

[link343]

So Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes would be rated Yellow? Can anyone give me a picture of a rating on any game box?

 

[MasterAkumaMatata]

http://www.moretenchipics.com/games.htm

Three different Tenchi Muyo games for the Sega Saturn showing the three different labels.

 

[Gallstaff]

I have all of those

 

[Berty]

I thought that Red Label in Japan was 15+???? then again i have Playboy Karaoke 2for Saturn and that has a red label even though it is FMV full frontal nudity.

 

[gameboy900]

There is no standard rating system for games in Japan as far as I know. Basically each manufacturer decides on some sort of standard to use for their games.

 

[Gallstaff]

Like sega used to do over here?

So ahead of their time...

 

[Dud]

Apparently Japan does have a current rating system, CERO.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/04/15/news_6093645.html

Here's a picture of a PS2 game with a rating on it. It's rated '15'.

BTW: I think the Green-Yellow-Red rating system was for Saturn only and developed by SEGA because there were so many hetai games.

 

[it290]

Whoa.. Namco made a Kaena game? That's surprising.

 

[Sundance_2]

Japanese Game Rating system:

void RateGame( String game)

{

if( (game == RPG) )

score = GradeA

else {

if(game != American_Made)

score = reviewer_score

else

random_number() - 10

}

}

 

[it290]

lol...

 

[Pearl Jammzz]

haha, that is funny.....thank god I took C++, I understand what it's sayin, .