METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version
Konami Digital Entertainment BV-
PlayStation 5 - 24/10/2023
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PlayStation 4 - 24/10/2023
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Xbox Series X|S - 24/10/2023
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PC - 24/10/2023
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Nintendo Switch - 24/10/2023
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, depictions of sexual violence, and use of strong language.
Brief outline of the game
Re-issue of the 2004 action-adventure game. This instalment is set in 1964, 31 years before the events of the original Metal Gear, and centres on the FOX operative codenamed Naked Snake as he attempts to rescue Russian rocket scientist Nikolai Stepanovich Sokolov, sabotage an experimental superweapon, and assassinate his defected former boss.
Content specific issues
This game features strong and graphic violence, including blood splatter when people are shot and throats being cut using knives, during stealth attacks, resulting in sight of blood and gurgling noises from enemy characters. There is also violence towards vulnerable and defenceless characters, including already wounded soldiers being shot in their heads, and a female character being kicked as she lies on the ground. The game also includes a scene of sexual violence in which a man places his hand on a woman's breasts before applying an electric shock. In another scene, a male character grabs the protagonist's genitals through his pants in order to check them. There is use of strong language ('fuck').
Pro Cycling Manager 2023
NACON-
PC - 08/06/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 3. Suitable for all ages.
Brief outline of the game
Sports and management simulation game, in which players assume the role of the manager of a professional cycling team. Responsibilities include recruitment, planning of objectives and race programs, sponsor management, future talent scouting, training, race strategy and more.
Content specific issues
No rating issues.
F1® 23
EA Swiss Sarl-
PC - 16/06/2023
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PlayStation 4 - 16/06/2023
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PlayStation 5 - 16/06/2023
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Xbox One - 16/06/2023
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Xbox Series X|S - 16/06/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 3. Suitable for all ages.
Brief outline of the game
Racing game featuring real drivers, teams, vehicles, and tracks from Formula 1.
Content specific issues
While cars can crash, there is no sight of injury to human characters.
Other issues
This game offers players the opportunity to purchase Pitcoin, an in-game currency which can be used to purchase further cosmetic items. 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. There is use of the term 'screw that'.
Evercade THEC64 Collection 3
Blaze Entertainment Ltd-
Evercade - 28/02/2024
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 7 because it features mild violence that lacks any apparent harm or injury to fantasy or mythical beings and creatures, as well as non-realistic looking violence towards characters which, although human, are not very detailed. Not suitable for persons under 7 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Collection of retro games originally released for the Commodore 64, including Summer Games II, Boulder Dash, Heavy Metal Paradroid, Super Cycle, Jumpman Junior, Chips Challenge, Cyberdyne Warrior, Cybernoid II: The Revenge, Netherworld, Deliverance: Stormlord II, Anarchy, Exolon, Street Sports Soccer and Break Dance.
Content specific issues
Various games in this collection feature non-detailed and unrealistic violence towards pixelated human-like and fantasy characters. This violence does not result in any obvious harm. Characters often flash when hit and disappear when defeated.
MotoGP23
Milestone S.r.l.-
Nintendo Switch - 08/06/2023
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PC - 08/06/2023
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Xbox One - 08/06/2023
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Xbox Series X|S - 08/06/2023
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PlayStation 4 - 08/06/2023
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PlayStation 5 - 08/06/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 3. Suitable for all ages.
Brief outline of the game
Sports simulation game based on the sport of motorcycle racing. Players can select official riders from the Official MotoGP World Championship or use their own custom riders. The game offers all the circuits of the official 2023 calendar, as well as a selection of the best historical circuits. The core of the game is the Career Mode.
Content specific issues
No rating issues. Riders may crash but this does not result in obvious harm or injury.
Other issues
This game offers players the opportunity to purchase in-game items, in the form of additional content and DLC, 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.
Tour de France 2023
NACON-
PlayStation 5 - 08/06/2023
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PlayStation 4 - 08/06/2023
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Xbox Series X|S - 08/06/2023
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Xbox One - 08/06/2023
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PC - 08/06/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 3. Suitable for all ages.
Brief outline of the game
Sports simulation game in which 22 teams of professional riders compete during 21 stages from Bilbao to Paris. The game also includes other official competitions such as Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
Content specific issues
No rating issues.
Beholder 3
Toplitz Productions GmbH-
PlayStation 4 - 27/06/2023
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PlayStation 5 - 27/06/2023
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Nintendo Switch - 27/06/2023
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Xbox Series X|S - 27/06/2023
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, set in a totalitarian state, in which a man is forced to become a landlord and spy on his tenants, either reporting illegal activities to the authorities or blackmailing them.
Content specific issues
This game features use of strong language (‘fuck’), as well as milder terms such as ‘bitch’, ‘piss’, ‘shit’ and ‘bastard’.
Other issues
The game also features references portraying the attitudes of a totalitarian state. These include references to gay people being abnormal, perverted and diseased, and to the idea that their sexuality can be changed to be more acceptable to the regime. However, these attitudes are not condoned. There are also references to alcohol and drugs.
Evercade Piko Interactive Collection 3
Blaze Entertainment Ltd-
Evercade - 31/05/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 12 because it features moderate violence towards human-like characters and violence in a sports context. Not suitable for persons under 12 years of age.
Brief outline of the game
Collection of ten retro game titles: 40 Winks, Legend of Wukong, Metal Mech: Man & Machine, Motor City Patrol, Punch King, Radikal Bikers, Stanley: The Search for Dr. Livingston, Super Bubble Pop, Sword of Sodan and Zero Tolerance.
Content specific issues
Some of the games in this collection feature moderate violence. Human characters fall when hit, with some sight of blood, although reactions are unrealistic and bodies disappear when characters are defeated. The game, Punch King, features boxing violence, in which characters recoil from blows and can be knocked out. However, the violence occurs in a sporting context.
Baldur's Gate 3
Larian Studios Games Ltd.-
PlayStation 5 - 02/09/2023
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PC - 03/08/2023
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Xbox Series X|S - 31/12/2023
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, scenes of sexual activity, and use of strong language.
Brief outline of the game
Turn-based action role-playing game in which players must escape from a spacecraft and save the land of Faerun from an ancient evil.
Content specific issues
This game features graphic violence towards human characters. Some scenes feature torture, with the player being able to participate in the violence, including by stabbing, beating and mutilating characters while they scream in pain. There are also depictions of apparently motiveless killing of multiple innocent humans. The player has the ability to attack and kill civilian characters in heavily populated towns and cities. There are depictions of sexual activity with visible genital organs. The player has the ability to develop romantic interests and have sex with non player characters. Some sex scenes feature sight of genitals. The game also contains frequent use of sexual expletives ('fuck').
Other issues
There are some strong gory images, including the player's character removing the heads from corpses.
TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 3
NACON-
PlayStation 5 - 11/05/2023
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PlayStation 4 - 11/05/2023
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Xbox Series X|S - 11/05/2023
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Xbox One - 11/05/2023
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PC - 11/05/2023
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Nintendo Switch - 11/05/2023
Advice for consumers
This game has received a PEGI 3. Suitable for all ages.
Brief outline of the game
Motorcycle racing game themed around the TT races on the Isle of Man. There are various modes, including a career mode in which objectives are completed, on and offline multiplayer modes, a time trial mode, and a free roaming mode.
Content specific issues
None.
Other issues
Players can crash their bike at high speed. Even though the rider is seen colliding with objects and the tarmac, crashes do not result in any visible injuries to the rider. Spectators cannot be harmed.