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Violence
Bad Language
In-Game Purchases
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PlayStation 4 - 10/11/2023
  • PlayStation 5 - 11/11/2023
  • PC - 11/11/2023
  • Xbox Series X|S - 11/11/2023
  • Xbox One - 11/11/2023

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

Sequel to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, in which Captain Price and Task Force 141 face-off against the ultranationalist war criminal Vladimir Makarov as he tries to extend his grasp across the world. The game contains a single player campaign, multiplayer battles, and a zombie game mode.

Content specific issues

This game features strong and realistic violence, including blood spurts from bullet impacts. Shotgun blasts at close range may result in more graphic injuries, including decapitation and dismemberment with copious blood. Incendiary weapons can result in characters being engulfed in flames, with sight of burned bodies afterwards. There is a scene in which multiple innocent characters are executed in a stadium, and it is possible for defenceless prisoners in a jail to be shot. The 'zombie mode' includes copious dismemberment and decapitation with large amounts of blood. The dialogue includes occasional use of strong language ('fuck').

Other issues

This game offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items, in the form of an in-game currency ('Cod Points'), which can then be exchanged for in-game items, 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.

Violence
Bad Language
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PlayStation 4 - 01/02/2024
  • PlayStation 5 - 01/02/2024
  • Xbox One - 01/02/2024
  • Xbox Series X|S - 01/02/2024
  • PC - 01/02/2024

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features strong violence and use of strong language. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Remake of the 2008 Japanese role-playing game in which players take on the role of a high school student who is investigating the 'Dark Hour', a period of time between the days that only certain people can experience.

Content specific issues

This game features strong violence towards human-like characters. Some cutscenes show characters being shot, with realistic reactions and large blood effects. Violence during general gameplay is less realistic, with damage indicated by numbers and impacts mostly covered with brightly coloured effects. The game also includes use of strong language ('fuck'), as well as milder terns such as 'shit', 'whore' and 'bitch'.

Other issues

The game's dialogue features some sexual innuendo. There is also some sexualised posturing by characters.

Violence
Sex
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PC - 30/11/2023

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 12 because it features moderate violence and scenes of a sexual nature. Not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Action platform game in which players must revisit the data of old Mega Man games to recover and repair the games' memory units.

Content specific issues

The game features non-realistic violence against obviously fantastical robotic characters, as well as more human-like androids. In one animation, a humanoid character is impaled using a light saber. His body goes limp and is thrown away. Weapons used during gameplay include lasers, swords and guns. Characters flash when hit, with numbers indicating damage. When health is exhausted, enemies disappear. Some of the female characters wear revealing outfits, including bikinis that barely cover their breasts. In the character overview, players are able to zoom in on these elements.

Violence
Bad Language
In-Game Purchases
In-game purchases (includes random items)
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PC - 22/08/2023

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 12 because it features non-realistic violence to humans and bad language. Not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Role-playing game in the Sword Art Online series, in which players travel through and attempt to escape from video game worlds, stopping incoming attacks with the help of friends.

Content specific issues

This game features non-realistic violence towards human-like and animal-like characters. Players use weapons such as swords and axes to attack enemies, causing bright blue slashing effects to appear on each swing, with damage shown using numbers. There is no sight of blood or injury and characters fall to the ground, before disappearing into pixels, when defeated. There is infrequent use of bad language, including 'bastard' and 'piss'.

Other issues

This game offers players the opportunity to purchase an in-game currency using real money, which can then be used to obtain in-game items such as cosmetics, skills and weapons. This includes packs which contain random items, each with different percentage chances of winning a particular item. Some parents or carers may want to be aware of this. 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.

Violence
In-Game Purchases
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PlayStation 5 - 26/01/2024
  • Xbox Series X|S - 26/01/2024
  • PC - 26/01/2024

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features strong violence. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Latest entry in the fighting game series, in which Jin Kazama seeks to destroy his evil father.

Content specific issues

This game features frequent strong violence. Violence during gameplay is fast-paced and includes some sight of blood spray from mouths when characters are hit. However, the strongest and most realistic violence occurs during cutscenes, including sight of a character being choked by another using an arm.

Other issues

The game also features use of bad language, including 'shit' and 'bastard'. This game offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items, in the form of cosmetics, stages and playable characters purchasable with real-world currency. Some parents or carers may want to be aware of this. 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.

Bad Language
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PlayStation 5 - 27/10/2023
  • Xbox Series X|S - 27/10/2023
  • PC - 27/10/2023

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features use of strong language. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Adventure game, based on the sci-fi novel of the same name by Stanisław Lem, in which players take on the role of an astrobiologist who has been sent to the planet Regis III. Players must look for a missing crew and investigate an evolved lifeform on the planet.

Content specific issues

This game contains use of strong language ('fuck') as well as milder terms such as 'shit', 'arsehole' and 'goddamn'.

Other issues

The game also includes a sense of dread and threat throughout, with occasional jump scares. In one scene, a robot is blown apart by another, although this is shown from a distance.

Violence
In-Game Purchases
In-game purchases (includes random items)
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PC - 28/09/2023

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

Battle royale shooter game, set in the 'My Hero Academia' universe, in which players team up with two others to defeat rival teams of three before time is up.

Content specific issues

This game contains frequent depictions of moderate but non-realistic violence towards human characters. During each match, characters have to fight, knock down, and then finish their opponents until they are the last team standing. All characters have special abilities as well as punching and kick attacks.  Attacks result in brightly coloured effects when characters are struck. No blood is shown but characters may recoil and grunt in pain.

Other issues

This game offers players the opportunity to purchase an in-game currency which can then be used to buy various items, 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. 'Roll tickets' can be purchased which allow random items, such as costumes, emotes and voices, to be won by the player. A 'drop rates' list can be viewed by the player, which lists the percentage likelihood of items being won. There is use of very mild terms, such as 'dumbass' and 'jerk'.

Violence
Bad Language
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PC - 13/02/2024
  • PlayStation 5 - 13/02/2024
  • Xbox Series X|S - 13/02/2024

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 16 because it features strong violence and strong language. Not suitable for persons under 16 years of age.

Brief outline of the game

Action role-playing game, set in colonial-era America, in which players take on the role of two ghost hunters who are investigating a curse.

Content specific issues

There are cinematic sequences in which characters are threatened and physically attacked by a supernatural entity, resulting in realistic depictions of human death. Violence during general gameplay is less strong, with damage mainly shown using life meters. While characters flinch and make pained sounds when hit, by weapons or magic, there is no sight of injuries and limited blood. The game also contains historical dialogue, common to the era in which the game is set, that some players may find racially offensive.

Other issues

The game also includes sight of dead bodies and supernatural enemies that may be scary to younger children. There is use of bad language, including 'prick', 'bitch', 'bastard', 'piss' and 'shit'.

Release Dates & Platforms:
  • Nintendo Switch - 27/10/2023
  • PC - 27/10/2023
  • PlayStation 4 - 27/10/2023
  • PlayStation 5 - 27/10/2023
  • Xbox One - 27/10/2023
  • Xbox Series X|S - 27/10/2023

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

Platform game in which players must work to save the Troll Kingdom from a melodic mastermind who's trying to alter the Trolls' musical harmony.

Content specific issues

This game features very mild violence, which is always directed at fantasy characters and unrealistic in nature. Enemies explode into puffs of smoke when defeated and leave behind colourful gems. The player's character and bosses flash when hit, although they do not display any visible harm. The colourful visuals and whimsical nature of the game help make any violence less disturbing.

In-Game Purchases
In-game purchases (includes random items)
Release Dates & Platforms:
  • PC - 29/09/2023
  • Nintendo Switch - 29/09/2023
  • Xbox One - 29/09/2023
  • Xbox Series X|S - 29/09/2023
  • PlayStation 4 - 29/09/2023
  • PlayStation 5 - 29/09/2023

Advice for consumers

This game has received a PEGI 3. Suitable for all ages.

Brief outline of the game

Football game in which players control real players and teams.

Content specific issues

No rating issues.

Other issues

This game offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items, in the form of card-packs with randomised contents, 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.