Tuesday, March 13, 2007
The Rampant Games Rating System
Courtesy of GamePolitics.com --- apparently a proposed New York Bill will "Provides the Courts the power to confiscate any materials that do not bear a rating and/or label clearly displayed." (Materials referring to video games).
What label? What rating? Brick-and-mortar retailers in New York only, or online storefronts that do business with New York residents as well? I guess we'll wait and see what the actual bill's wording will provide. But most games don't have and can't afford an ESRB rating. There are certainly some FREE, self-proclaimed ratings systems out there. Would those suffice?
Hmmm... maybe we'll have the official "Rampant Games Ratings" (RGR, pronounced "Roger"):
There are only three rating levels in the RGR system:
Rated P: Parental Review Recommended!
It's probably okay for your kids, but sheesh --- do you really trust your kid's safety (and - ahem - education) to some strange media provider and their dumb rating system?
Rated W: We Really Mean It - Parental Review Recommended!
This game is probably okay for a teenager or mature pre-teen, but dang it, Mom and Dad, please freaking pay attention before you give it to your eight-year-old!
Rated Y: You Got Nobody To Blame But Yourself - Parental Review Rcommended!
It's your own business if you think your sixteen-year-old is mature enough to deal with it, but the game is really intended for people who are legally no longer their parent's responsibility.
So there you go. Feel free to use it, at no cost! And worth every penny!
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- posted by The Rampant Coyote @ 8:05 AM (Permalink)
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Mine would simply be a pair of entries with a checkmark or an X next to them:
Naked People √
Dead People √
Naked People √
Dead People √
Hm. Perhaps I need to leave it up to publishers to add additional listings of offensive content:
Pretentious Wordplay √
Pretentious Wordplay √
Mine would be on a scale from 1 to 10 as to how stupid a parent would have to be to give this game to their small child.
1 = Alrighty Then (Carey)
7 = Heres your sign (Engval)
10 Just comes with some nice cards you can fill out send to your kids in jouvi :-)
1 = Alrighty Then (Carey)
7 = Heres your sign (Engval)
10 Just comes with some nice cards you can fill out send to your kids in jouvi :-)
Heh. I can see granny now.
"Oh, 'Hitman' --- is this like music hits? My grandson likes music..."
I *LIKE* The ESRB rating system overall. But it's a tool for parents. Not for the government. And it should never, ever be mandatory. Well, not until politicians have to submit everything that is about to come out of their mouths to an independent ratings board at a cost of $5,000 - $25,000 a pop and a four-week turnover time. That might make the world seem a much nicer, more intelligent place...
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"Oh, 'Hitman' --- is this like music hits? My grandson likes music..."
I *LIKE* The ESRB rating system overall. But it's a tool for parents. Not for the government. And it should never, ever be mandatory. Well, not until politicians have to submit everything that is about to come out of their mouths to an independent ratings board at a cost of $5,000 - $25,000 a pop and a four-week turnover time. That might make the world seem a much nicer, more intelligent place...
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