Super Mario Run
Nintendo Co., Ltd.-
Google Play Store - 23/11/2017
Advice for consumers
This app has been rated PEGI 3, as it contains mild fantasy violence.
Brief outline of the game
This is a platform game set in a colourful fantasy world, featuring Super Mario characters.
Content specific issues
This game features bright, child-friendly graphics and characters must defeat opponents by jumping on them or colliding with them. They flash, fall down and disappear in an unrealistic manner. Characters are small and there is upbeat music and cartoonlike sound effects throughout.
Other issues
The app includes in-app purchases.
Dune
VOODOO-
Microsoft Windows Store - 23/11/2017
Advice for consumers
This app has been rated PEGI 3 and contains no pertinent content.
Brief outline of the game
This is a puzzle game that involves navigating a circle through a desert and trying to keep it above a line.
Content specific issues
This game features simple graphics with no sentient characters or opponents. There is no content that may be unsuitable for young children.
Other issues
The app includes in-app purchases.
Messenger - Text and Video Chat for Free
Facebook-
Google Play Store - 23/11/2017
Advice for consumers
This app has been rated PEGI 3 and contains no pertinent content.
Brief outline of the game
This is an instant messaging service. Users can make calls and send messages, videos and images to people on their friends list. They can share games and add emojis and filters to images.
Content specific issues
Users can send private messeges to their friends on Facebook and create group chats. Content cannot be shared to third parties. It is against Messenger’s policy to send messages that promote hate speech or graphic violence.
Messenger - Text and Video Chat for Free
Facebook-
Microsoft Windows Store - 23/11/2017
Advice for consumers
This app has been rated PEGI 3 and contains no pertinent content.
Brief outline of the game
This is an instant messaging service. Users can make calls and send messages, videos and images to people on their friends list. They can share games and add emojis and filters to images.
Content specific issues
Users can send private messeges to their friends on Facebook and create group chats. Content cannot be shared to third parties. It is against Messenger’s policy to send messages that promote hate speech or graphic violence.
FIFA Football
ELECTRONIC ARTS-
Google Play Store - 23/11/2017
Advice for consumers
This app has been rated PEGI 3 and contains no pertinent content.
Brief outline of the game
This game simulates playing football, featuring realistic physics and real players and teams.
Content specific issues
This football game contains no content that may be unsuitable for young children. The setting, players and rules are true to real life.
Other issues
The app includes a chat feature which is not moderated.
Cooking Fever
Nordcurrent-
Google Play Store - 23/11/2017
Advice for consumers
This app has been rated PEGI 3 and contains no pertinent content.
Brief outline of the game
This is a time management game that simulates cooking a wide range of dishes from many ingredients and serving them to customers.
Content specific issues
This game features nine restaurant locations and over 400 dishes to cook. There are images of various beverages shown, but none are explicitly labeled as alcohol. There is no other content that may be unsuitable for young children.
Other issues
The app includes in-app purchases.
Pou
Zakeh-
Google Play Store - 09/01/2018
Advice for consumers
This app has been rated PEGI 3 and contains no pertinent content.
Brief outline of the game
This is a virtual pet simulation game that involves looking after a round alien character and playing mini-games.
Content specific issues
This game features bright, child-friendly graphics and there are no opponents to fight or crude humour. Players can customise the alien with colours and accessories and play a game that involves avoiding barriers and navigating different platforms.
Other issues
The app includes in-app purchases.
Skype - free IM & video calls
Skype-
Google Play Store - 09/01/2018
Advice for consumers
This app has been rated PEGI 3 and contains no pertinent content.
Brief outline of the game
This is a communication app that allows users to live stream themselves on video and send messages to people in their contacts list.
Content specific issues
This app features end to end encryption and users can enable video chats between a select number of people known to the user. Content cannot be shared to third parties.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
Nintendo Co., Ltd.-
Google Play Store - 09/01/2018
Advice for consumers
This app has been rated PEGI 3 and contains no pertinent content.
Brief outline of the game
This is a life simulation game that features cartoon humans and anthropomorphic animals on a campsite. They can collect resources, make conversation and buying resources.
Content specific issues
This app contains bright, child-friendly graphics. Characters can talk to others, but cannot fight them. They can catch bugs with a net and put them in their pocket. They do not appear to be harmed. They can also go fishing, but the fish are not seen alive in the water before they are caught.
Other issues
The app contains in-app purchases.
Google Translate
Google LLC-
Google Play Store - 09/01/2018
Advice for consumers
This app has been rated PEGI 3 and contains no pertinent content.
Brief outline of the game
This is a tool that translates selected text into over 100 different languages. It also uses voice recognition.
Content specific issues
The user generates text and sounds that can be translated. These may include strong language, but the app does not generate these words without the user's input. The app is primarily for referential uses.