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May 31, 2006
New Video Game Ratings System in Japan
The Japanese Government, who maintains the ratings system for video games for the country much like the ESRB does in the US, today instated a new rating level, "Z". This rating marks a game as being suitable for people 18 years of age or older, and is added above the "D" rating, which meant a game was ok for people 17 or older.
Yes, that's one year in difference between the two mature ratings.
According to Kotaku, games such as Driv3r, the GTA series, and Max Payne are now rated "Z", while others like God of War, Ninja Gaiden, and the DoA series stay at the "D" level.
via Kotaku
Posted by KyleMachulis at May 31, 2006 08:09 PM | Discuss this post on our forums