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link343 - Apr 6, 2004

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		link343	Apr 6, 2004
		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	Apr 6, 2004
		I don't think they do -- because there is only one Joe Lieberman

		Gallstaff	Apr 6, 2004
		BA-ZING!

		MasterAkumaMatata	Apr 6, 2004
		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	Apr 6, 2004
		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	Apr 6, 2004
		That sounds about right.

		Dud	Apr 6, 2004
		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	Apr 6, 2004
		Where would the lables be on a box?

		muffinman943	Apr 6, 2004
		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	Apr 6, 2004
		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	Apr 6, 2004
		http://www.moretenchipics.com/games.htm... Three different Tenchi Muyo games for the Sega Saturn showing the three different labels.

		Gallstaff	Apr 6, 2004
		I have all of those

		Berty	Apr 7, 2004
		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	Apr 7, 2004
		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	Apr 7, 2004
		Like sega used to do over here? So ahead of their time...

		Dud	Apr 16, 2004
		Apparently Japan does have a current rating system, CERO. http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/04/15/news_60936... 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	Apr 16, 2004
		Whoa.. Namco made a Kaena game? That's surprising.

		Sundance_2	Apr 16, 2004
		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	Apr 16, 2004
		lol...

		Pearl Jammzz	Apr 16, 2004
		haha, that is funny.....thank god I took C++, I understand what it's sayin, .

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