E Kids' Games
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board, or ESRB, has a number of ratings for all video games released for computers and consoles, like the Playstation and Wii. Of these games, one of the lowest ratings is the E-rating. E-rated games are designed for everyone and have content deemed appropriate for children.
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E Ratings
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There are two different E ratings, the standard E rating and E-10+. Games in the first category are rated acceptable for anyone at all, while E-10+ games are more appropriate for children aged 10 or older. Below E ratings on the chart are games rated EC for "early childhood," meaning that while these games may be appropriate for anyone, older children will likely not be interested. Above the E ratings is the T (for teen) content deemed appropriate for people 13 years old or older.
Content
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Games with an E or E-10+ rating may have a small amount of "cartoon" or "fantasy" violence. This includes character attacks that end in the enemy turning into dust and evaporating or falling over unconscious. There is little, if any, blood in these games, and fights are usually between cartoon-style characters instead of realistic characters. There may also be infrequent examples of mild offensive language, though no more than in kids TV shows. E-10+ gamest can include mild suggestions of sexual content.
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Game Types
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Despite the many restrictions on an E-rated game, there are a lot of games at this level. For example, role-playing games like the "Pokemon" series, many of the games featuring Nintendo's plumbers, Mario and Luigi, and all of the video games made by LEGO (including "LEGO Harry Potter," the "LEGO Star Wars" series and "LEGO Indiana Jones") are E games that are directed at kids. You can determine the rating of a game by looking at the stamp on the lower left-hand corner of the packaging.
Quality Ratings
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An E or E-10+ rating is not a rating of quality, it is solely a rating of content. It is like the PG or PG-13 rating on a movie and has no bearing on whether or not the game is good. There are a number of game websites which will give you feedback on the quality of the game, such as "IGN," "Gamer Dad" or "Metacritic." While you should consider the ESRB rating of a game, a game's packaging alone may not indicate the quality of the game.
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