Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO) is the organization that rates videogame and computer software in Japan with levels of rating that informs the customer of the nature of the product and for what age group it is suitable.Rating
The symbols the CERO uses are stylized depictions of numbers, meant to convey at a glance a game's suitability:
- A All ages (Equivalent to the ESRB's EVERYONE and PEGI's 3+ and 7+)
- B Ages 12 and up (Equivalent to the ESRB's TEEN and PEGI's 12+)
- C Ages 15 and up (Equivalent to the PEGI's 16+)
- D Ages 17 and up (Equivalent to the ESRB's MATURE)
- Z Ages 18 and up Only(Equivalent to the ESRB's ADULTS ONLY and PEGI's 18+)
One of the symbols above is displayed on the front of the package. This mark is the notation of the age suitability based on the contents.Contents descriptor icons
In April 2004, CERO defined the following "contents descriptor icons". These icons are displayed on the back of all packages except those rated as "All ages".
- Love (Examples: Sakura Wars, Grandia 3)
- Sexual (Examples: Super Robot Wars, Sakura Wars, The King of Fighters)
- Violence (Examples: Dynasty Warriors, Metal Slug, The King of Fighters)
- Horror
- Gambling
- Crime (Examples: Burnout, Genso Suikoden I&II)
- Use of Alcohol or Tobacco
- Use of drugs
- Language or other
Trivia
- The first title that rated "Ages 18 and up" is Dead to Rights on Xbox (Released in Nov. 28, 2002).
- Most titles released by Nintendo are rated "All ages", but the following titles are not:
- *Metroid Prime 2: Dark Echoes - Ages 12 and up
- *Famicom Detective Club Part II (Famicom Mini Series) - Ages 15 and up
- *Tostugeki!! Famicom Wars - Ages 12 and up
- *Baten Kaitos II - Ages 12 and up
- As of 2005, the following titles are games on Nintendo hardware that rated "Ages 18 and up":
- *Biohazard Code: Veronica Complete edition (known as "Resident Evil Code: Veronica X")
- *Biohazard 4 (Resident Evil 4)
- *Killer 7
- Due to societal and cultural differences between the eastern and western worlds (especially the United States and Canada), some titles rated "All ages" by CERO are rated very differently outside Japan (hence the term "rating system deviation"), such as:
- Strangely, the term "Cero" means "Zero" in Spanish.
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