Destiny 2: The Witch Queen
Bungie, Inc.-
PC - 22/02/2022
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PlayStation 4 - 22/02/2022
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PlayStation 5 - 22/02/2022
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Xbox One - 22/02/2022
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Xbox Series X|S - 22/02/2022
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Stadia - 22/02/2022
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features strong and sustained depictions of violence. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
DLC expansion campaign for the first-person shooter, Destiny 2: New Light, in which players take on the role of a Guardian who must solve a mystery while battling Savathûn and her Hive soldiers.
Content specific issues
The majority of the violence consists of humans attacking various alien species. However, it is also possible to inflict violence on human characters, specifically in multiplayer matches during which players attack each another, either individually or in teams. Human characters react to violence in a realistic manner, making pained noises when injured. When defeated, their bodies remain on the floor for a short time before they respawn.
Other issues
This game offers players the opportunity to purchase an in-game currency, which some parents or carers may want to be aware of. Parents, carers or other responsible adults should check to see what is being offered before making any purchase on behalf of a child. It should be noted that the game can still be played without the need to purchase such items.
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
Nintendo of Europe AG-
Nintendo Switch - 24/06/2022
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 12 because it features moderate violence and use of bad language. Not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Hack and slash game in which a hero must battle against hordes of enemies, in order to reclaim territory, while giving orders to allies.
Content specific issues
This game features frequent non-realistic looking violence towards human-like characters. When enemies are hit, bright lights and magical effects appear. Enemies may be flung high into the air, in an exaggerated manner, and be hit several times using a variety of attacks. When enemies are defeated, they fall to the floor and vanish from the battlefield with no visible injuries. Characters use a variety of weapons, including swords, spears, axes and magical spells. Violence is also seen in cutscenes, although it is generally only implied with the camera cutting away from the violence or with bright flashes of light covering the impacts. The game also features use of bad language ('pisses').
ASSASSIN'S CREED® VALHALLA DAWN OF RAGNARÖK
Ubisoft EMEA-
PlayStation 5 - 10/03/2022
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Xbox Series X|S - 10/03/2022
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PlayStation 4 - 10/03/2022
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Stadia - 10/03/2022
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PC - 10/03/2022
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Xbox One - 10/03/2022
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 18 which restricts availability to ADULTS ONLY and is not suitable for persons under 18 years of age. This rating has been given because it features graphic violence, violence against vulnerable and defenceless characters, motiveless killing of innocent characters, and use of strong language.
Brief outline of the game
Expansion to the role-playing game AC: Valhalla, in which players visit the Norse mythological realm of Svartalfheim and battle against fantasy monsters.
Content specific issues
This game contains frequent depictions of graphic violence. Powerful attacks with weapons can cause decapitation or dismemberment. Blood flows from wounds and severed limbs are seen lying on the floor after they have been cut off. When a concealed blade is used to assassinate an enemy, it is shown inside the victim’s body as it slices through and pierces various organs. The game also contains infrequent depictions of motiveless killing of innocent people. There is a section of the game in which the player must pillage a town. A number of the humans the player encounters are innocent men and women who can be killed indiscriminately. A large number of these characters will scream and try to flee. However, they can still be chased and then killed. The game also features depictions of violence towards defenceless human characters. There are multiple examples of humans being tortured or killed whilst they are restrained and unable to escape. There is also frequent use of strong language ('fuck' and 'cunt').
Other issues
This game offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items in the form of in-game currency, downloadable content and season passes, which some parents or carers may want to be aware of. Parents, carers or other responsible adults should check to see what is being offered before making any purchase on behalf of a child. It should be noted that the game can still be played without the need to purchase such items.
Tee Time Golf
Excalibur Publishing Limited-
Nintendo Switch - 15/07/2022
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 3. Suitable for all ages.
Brief outline of the game
Golf game in which players customise their own character and play on various courses with up to four players.
Content specific issues
No rating issues.
Nefasto's Misadventure: Meeting Noeroze
Les Editions Pix'n Love-
Nintendo Switch - 01/04/2022
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 12 because it features use of bad language. Not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
2D point-and-click adventure game, in which the main character in a computer game becomes stuck in the inner workings of a computer and must prevent himself from being deleted forever.
Content specific issues
This game contains use of bad language ('bloody' and 'piss').
Other issues
The game also includes some mild cartoon-like violence, such as a bird pecking at a male character and a girl hitting a male character who pesters her.
Disney Speedstorm
Gameloft S.A.-
PC - 01/09/2022
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 3 and features occasional very mild violence in a comical or abstract context. Suitable for all ages.
Brief outline of the game
Racing game featuring characters from various Disney and Pixar franchises.
Content specific issues
Players can use power-ups, such as fireworks and bombs, to hit opponents. Opponents glitch and turn orange when hit, and may spin or slow down. However, no characters are visibly hurt.
Other issues
This game offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items, in the form of tokens and a season pass, which some parents or carers may want to be aware of. Parents, carers or other responsible adults should check to see what is being offered before making any purchase on behalf of a child. It should be noted that the game can still be played without the need to purchase such items.
Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth
Red Art Games-
Nintendo Switch - 18/02/2022
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PlayStation 4 - 18/02/2022
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PlayStation 5 - 18/02/2022
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 12 because it features moderate violence. Not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Side-scrolling platform game in which players take on the role of an Elf who wakes up in a labyrinth littered with traps and monsters.
Content specific issues
This game features moderate violence as the player's character uses weapons, magical powers and spells to defeat enemies. When the player's character, or any enemies, are hit, damage is indicated by numbers and is often accompanied by pixelated red blood effects. However, characters are seen from a distance and lacking in detail. When enemies are defeated, they disappear. When the player's character's health is diminished, she falls to the ground and the level restarts.
Rift Keeper
Red Art Games-
PlayStation 4 - 18/03/2022
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features scenes of bloody violence in an arcade setting. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Side-scrolling action platform game in which players must fight through dungeons, travel through rifts and restore balance as the Rift Keeper.
Content specific issues
The player's character must fight against a variety of enemies, both human and fantastical. Impacts result in copious blood effects but no graphic wound details. Life bars deplete when characters are struck. After a sufficient number of blows, defeated enemies disappear, whereas the player's character respawns after a message that says "You are dead".
Other issues
The game also includes some very mild bad language ('hell').
Stranded Deep
U&I Entertainment Limited-
Nintendo Switch - 25/03/2022
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features sustained depictions of violence. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Survival game in which players take on the role of a plane crash survivor who is stranded on a tropical island in the Pacific Ocean. Players must compete a number of objectives such as building a refuge, making a fire, creating weapons and obtaining food.
Content specific issues
The player uses local materials to make tools and weapons, such as knives, axes, harpoons and bows and arrows, which are used to hunt animals for food. Most of the violence is non-realistic in nature. However, when a wild boar is killed using a bow and arrow, it squeals when struck and there are some blood effects. When it falls to the ground, after numerous hits, it continues to squeal and shakes its legs before dying.
Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-shot Adventure
Take2 Interactive Software Europe ltd-
PC - 11/11/2021
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PlayStation 4 - 11/11/2021
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PlayStation 5 - 11/11/2021
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Xbox One - 11/11/2021
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Xbox Series X|S - 11/11/2021
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features strong and sustained depictions of violence, graphic violence towards fantasy characters, and use of strong language. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Role-playing shooter game featuring characters from the DLC for Borderlands 2.
Content specific issues
Gameplay violence involves the use of a variety of weapons, including firearms, swords, clubs and axes. Dependent upon the type of weapon used, human characters may be defeated fairly quickly or may require a number of shots or hits. Some blood effects are used and corpses remain in view for a time. Violence towards fantasy characters, such as orcs, is similar in nature, although the use of grenades can cause explosions of blood and chunks of matter. The game also contains use of sexual expletives in Spanish and Italian.
Other issues
In the main town there is a tavern in which slot machines can be used. The slot machines only accept in-game currency, which can be obtained by defeating enemies, and real money cannot be used. The machines offer the opportunity to obtain more in-game currency, weapons, equipment and cosmetic items. The machines are not a prominent part of the game and weapons and equipment can be obtained in other ways, such as by looting dead characters or opening crates.