The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a non-profit, self-regulatory body established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). ESRB assigns computer and video game content ratings, enforces industry-adopted advertising guidelines and helps ensure responsible online privacy practices for the interactive entertainment software industry. 娱乐软件分级委员会(ESRB)是一个非赢利性的独立机构,由ESA创始于1994年。它的任务是在娱乐软件业的支持下,为互动娱乐软件产品制定一套标准的定级系统
ESRB游戏分级系统
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) ratings are designed to provide consumers, especially parents, with concise, impartial guidance about the age-appropriateness and content of computer and video games so that they can make informed purchase decisions about the games they deem suitable for their children and families. 该ESRB分级用于提供给消费者(尤其是家长)关于电脑或视频游戏的年龄适宜性的简便的可信赖的指导,以便消费者在购买时能够确定该游戏是否适宜其孩子或家庭
分级标识
ESRB ratings have two equal parts: ESRB分级有两种相等的形式
Rating Symbols 分级标志: suggest age appropriateness for the game, and appear on the front of virtually every game box available for retail sale or rental in the United States and Canada. 提示该游戏的年龄适宜性。出现在任何游戏的正面包装盒上,用于在美国和加拿大零售
Content Descriptors 描述词表: which appear on the back next to the rating symbol, indicate elements in a game that may have triggered a particular rating and/or may be of interest or concern. 出现在包装的背面,紧靠着分级标志。提示游戏中可能出现的内容
Rating Symbols 分级标识
EC
EC
Early Childhood 幼儿 (3+)
Contains no material that parents would find inappropriate.不包含任何家长认为不适宜的内容
E
E
Everyone 所有人 (6+)
Titles in this category may contain minimal cartoon, fantasy or mild violence and/or infrequent use of mild language.此类别也许包含极少的卡通、幻想、轻微的暴力,或者很少的轻度不良语言
E10+
E 10+
Everyone 10+ 10岁以上的所有人 (10+)
Titles in this category may contain more cartoon, fantasy or mild violence, mild language and/or minimal suggestive themes.此类别也许包含更多的卡通、幻想、轻微的暴力,或者极少的暗示性主题
T
T
Teen 青少年 (13+)
Titles in this category may contain violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, minimal blood, simulated gambling, and/or infrequent use of strong language.此类别也许包含暴力、暗示性主题、 粗鲁的幽默、极少的血腥、模拟的赌博,或者很少的粗话
M
M
Mature 成熟期 (17+)
Titles in this category may contain intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content and/or strong language.此类别也许包含强烈的暴力、血腥与血液飞溅、性主题,或者粗话
AO
AO
Adults Only 仅成人 (18+)
Titles in this category may include prolonged scenes of intense violence and/or graphic sexual content and nudity.此类别也许包含长时间的强烈暴力,或者生动的的性主题与裸体
RP
RP
Rating Pending 待定级
Titles listed as RP (Rating Pending) have been submitted to the ESRB and are awaiting final rating. (This symbol appears only in advertising prior to a game's release.)此类别指该产品已向娱乐软件分级委员会(ESRB)提交审定且正在等待最终定级。(此标识只用于该游戏的预告片中)