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The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), the content rating board for games released in North America, has issued an "Adults Only" (AO) rating for 24 released video games. AO is the highest rating in the ESRB system, and indicates that the organization believes that the game's content is suitable only for players aged 18 years and over.
The "Adults Only" (AO) rating has attracted a negative stigma among the video game industry—one which has been criticized for stifling the ability for developers to have creative freedom in their portrayal of certain themes in a game, at the risk of being commercially unviable due to publishers' objections to AO-rated content. AO-rated games ...
Pages in category "Lists of video games by reception or rating" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... List of AO-rated video games; B.
List of AO-rated video games; a list of games given the "Adults Only 18+" rating by the ESRB; NC-17 – Adults Only; assigned to films by the Motion Picture Association of America film rating system (MPAA) List of NC-17 rated films; a list of films rated NC-17 by the MPAA; 18 rating (many variants), a common "adults only" rating used by ...
The AO rating is the only rating that is legally restricted (except in the United States). The ESRB Retail Council “Ratings Education and Enforcement Code” requires that AO-rated games are not supplied to minors, and that M-rated games are not supplied to customers under the age of 17 unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. [6] EC
However, the game would spark controversy for its violent content, leading to the establishment of video game rating systems. Selling 24,000 cabinets, "Mortal Kombat" became a cornerstone of the ...
Pages in category "Video game content ratings systems" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... List of AO-rated video games;
[citation needed] Manhunt 2 has been labeled as possibly the most violent video game ever made and is infamous for being one of only four video games to have received an "Adults Only" rating due to violence. Further controversy surrounds the Wii version, due to the fact that it actually simulates the violence through motion control, causing it ...