Scars Above
PLAION GmbH-
PC - 27/02/2023
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PlayStation 5 - 27/02/2023
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Xbox Series X|S - 27/02/2023
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Xbox One - 27/02/2023
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
Action-adventure shooter game in which players take on the role of an astronaut who wakes up on a mysterious planet after investigating an alien structure that appears in Earth's orbit.
Content specific issues
This game features moderate violence. When the player's character is hit by weapons or laser beams, the reaction is non-realistic. If the character is defeated, she turns to ash, disappears and respawns at the previous save point. When fantasy characters, such as large spiders, are attacked, there may be explosions of coloured fluids, leaving behind items to collect. This violence is more realistic looking.
Dynablaster
holoride GmbH-
Holoride - 05/12/2022
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
Virtual reality version of the game in which players control a small robot character in a grid-like area filled with boxes. Players need to eliminate their opponents by strategically placing bombs and luring them into the blast radius.
Content specific issues
This game features occasional very mild violence. When a robot is hit by a bomb blast, they blow up into separate parts and their ‘spirit’ leaves their body. This is seen from a distance and occurs in a comical and childlike setting.
My Universe - My Baby Dragon
Microids SA-
Nintendo Switch - 01/12/2022
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 3. Suitable for all ages.
Brief outline of the game
Fantasy pet-caring game in which players run a dragon nursery, taking dragon's eggs to help them hatch, then bathing the dragons, petting them, and teaching them their first skills.
Content specific issues
No rating issues.
OmegaBot
Red Art Games-
Nintendo Switch - 09/06/2023
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PlayStation 4 - 09/06/2023
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PlayStation 5 - 09/06/2023
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
Action side-scrolling platform game in which players take on the role of a robot making its way through a destroyed world full of deadly machines.
Content specific issues
There is use of bad language, such as 'bastard'.
Other issues
The game also features non-realistic violence towards fantasy characters. The player's character can use a blaster to destroy obstacles and other fantasy characters. When enemy characters are hit, they flash and a number appears indicating the amount of damage caused. When sufficient damage has been caused, the character falls apart and disappears. Similarly, if the player's character is defeated, it comes apart and disappears.
Persona 3 Portable
SEGA of America, Inc.-
PlayStation 4 - 18/01/2023
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Nintendo Switch - 18/01/2023
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Xbox One - 19/01/2023
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Xbox Series X|S - 19/01/2023
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PC - 19/01/2023
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
Role-playing game in which the player joins a group of high school students as they investigate the 'Dark Hour', a period of time between days which only certain people can experience, and which features monsters that feed off the minds of humans
Content specific issues
This game features moderate violence, including battles between human and fantasy characters. Weapons and magic are used but there are no realistic reactions to the violence. The game also includes use of bad language, including 'bastard', 'bitch', 'shit', 'dick', 'piss' and 'whore'.
Other issues
As with other games in the 'Persona' series, players are able to summon manifestations of their psyches and subconscious to assist them, known as 'personas'. This is done by pointing a gun to your own character's head and shooting. However, it is simply a mechanism for summoning a 'persona' rather than a form of suicide.
My Life: Riding Stables 3
Markt+Technik Verlag GmbH-
Nintendo Switch - 20/10/2022
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PlayStation 4 - 20/10/2022
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PlayStation 5 - 20/10/2022
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 3. Suitable for all ages.
Brief outline of the game
Riding and horse care simulation game, in which the player's character inherits and old ranch and is tasked with taking care of it. The game features various horse-riding activities, including taking parts in tournaments and completing trials, as well as horse-caring activities, such as brushing and cleaning them.
Content specific issues
No rating issues.
Absolute Drift
Meridiem Games SL-
Nintendo Switch - 01/12/2022
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 3. Suitable for all ages.
Brief outline of the game
Racing game in which players master the art of drifting.
Content specific issues
No rating issues.
MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE
Ubisoft EMEA-
Nintendo Switch - 20/10/2022
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 7 because it features non-realistic violence in a child-friendly setting or context, pictures or sounds likely to be scary to young children, and mild violence that lacks any apparent harm or injury to fantasy or mythical beings and creatures. Not suitable for persons under 7 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Tactical role-playing game, which is a sequel to Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, in which Mario and his friends must save the world from a villain who is trying to conquer the galaxy.
Content specific issues
This game feature unrealistic combat between human-like and fantasy characters. These characters are cartoon-like in nature and the violence itself is over-the-top and unrealistic. Damage is indicated with numbers and characters have health bars which reduce when they are hit. Enemies disappear in puffs of smoke when defeated, without any visible harm. The cartoon-like visuals help in making the violence less disturbing. The game also features scenes and designs that would likely scare young children, such as a huge monster with tentacles.
Other issues
This game offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items, in the form of additional content, 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.
Tadeo Jones 3 La tabla esmeralda
SELECTAVISION-
PlayStation 5 - 14/04/2023
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PlayStation 4 - 14/04/2023
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Nintendo Switch - 07/07/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 7 because it features non-realistic violence in a child-friendly setting or context, as well as mild violence that lacks any apparent harm or injury to fantasy or mythical beings and creatures. Not suitable for persons under 7 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Platform game, based on the Tadeo Jones franchise, in which the explorer Tadeo ventures into ruins to uncover lost treasure.
Content specific issues
This game features violence towards human-like and fantasy characters. The player's character encounters various enemies, such as spiders, bats, piranhas and human guards, as well as various hazards such as thorns and spikes. Whenever Tadeo is hit, he falls over, after which the game resets to an earlier check-point. Enemies can be defeated by throwing a rubber chicken at them. Small creatures disappear in puffs of smoke when defeated, whereas human enemies fall down with stars twirling around their heads to indicate this. The cartoon-like nature of the game helps to make the violence less disturbing.
Labyrinth of Galleria: The Moon Society
NIS America, Inc-
Nintendo Switch - 24/02/2023
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PlayStation 4 - 24/02/2023
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PlayStation 5 - 24/02/2023
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
Turn-based role-playing game in which players command a group of puppet soldiers as they fight enemies and collect treasure.
Content specific issues
This game features use of strong language ('fuck'), as well as milder terms including 'bitch', 'bastard' and 'shit'.
Other issues
There are turn-based battles in which a menu system is used to inflict damage on animated images of enemy characters. Damage is indicated with numbers and actual violence is not shown. There are some gory and disturbing images in the aftermath of unseen violence, including a character holding a meat cleaver and entrails, and another character hanging from a tree. The game also includes references to drugs, tobacco and alcohol but no depictions of their use. There are some references to sexual activity, including to a character's 'needs' being "tended to" and to a character wanting to squeeze another's breasts.