Game Software Rating Regulations

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Game Software Rating Regulations

Company type	Incentive
Founded	July 6, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-07-06)
Headquarters	Taiwan
Number of locations	Southeast Asia
Area served	Hong Kong

Game Software Rating Regulations

Traditional Chinese

遊戲軟體分級管理辦法

Simplified Chinese

游戏软体分级管理办法

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yóuxì ruǎntǐ fēnjí guǎnlǐ bànfǎ
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Iû-hì nńg-thé hun-kip koán-lí pān-hoat

Game Software Rating Regulations (Chinese: 遊戲軟體分級管理辦法), also translated as Game Software Rating Management Regulations or Taiwan Entertainment Software Rating Information (TESRI), is the official video game content rating system used in Taiwan, and a de facto rating system for the Hong Kong and Southeast Asia markets. The rating system was established on July 6, 2006, and changed to its current style on May 29, 2012.

Ratings

Currently, the system uses five ratings:

Rating	Chinese	Taiwanese	Hakka	Description
General Public (G)	普遍級	Phó͘-phiàn Kip	Phû-phiên Kip	All ages may use such software. There are no scenes of nudity, violence, blood, horror, inappropriate language, and inappropriate behavior. Use of virtual currency or game results do not directly affect the increase or decrease of virtual currency in the game.
Protected (P)	保護級	Pó-hō͘ Kip	Pó-fu Kip	Only persons of age 6 and above may use such software. Cartoon characters fighting, and no depictions of character casualties and bloody details.
Parental Guidance 12 (PG 12)	輔12級	Hù 12 Kip	Phú 12 Kip	Only persons of age 12 and above may use such software. Suggestive themes. No bloody fights and horrifying scenes. Scenes with general obscene speech but no crude language. Game design that promotes virtual love and marriage. Use of virtual currency or game results do not directly affect the increase or decrease of virtual currency in card and puzzle entertainment games.
Parental Guidance 15 (PG 15)	輔15級	Hù 15 Kip	Phú 15 Kip	Only persons of age 15 and above may use such software. A character is naked with no obscene details, the naked back is shown, a character is naked from a distance, and/or strong sexual references. Bloody, cruel, and/or horrible scenes that are not graphic. Contains crude language. Encourages the use of alcohol and/or tobacco. Virtual game currency will increase or decrease due to game results, such as chess, cards, and puzzle entertainment games (for example: black jack, chess, mahjong, poker, slot machines, etc.).
Restricted (R)	限制級	Hān-chè Kip	Han-chṳ Kip	Only persons of age 18 and above may use such software. Full nudity, and/or sex scenes. Bloody, cruel, and/or terrifying scenes that are graphic. Use of drugs, repeated hate speech, anti-social behavior, and/or other inappropriate behaviors.

References

"Game Software Rating Management Regulations". Taiwan Game Software Rating Information. Digital Game Rating Committee. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
"Game Software Rating Management Regulations" (PDF). Taiwan Game Software Rating Information. Taiwan Entertainment Software Rating Information. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
"遊戲分級識別標識". Game Software Rating Management Regulations.

External links

v t e Video game content rating systems
Active	Australian Classification Board (Australia) CERO (Japan) Chilean Rating System (Chile) ClassInd (Brazil) ESRA (Iran) ESRB (US, Canada) FPB (South Africa) Game Rating and Administration Committee (South Korea) Game Software Rating Regulations (Taiwan) Games Rating Authority (United Kingdom) Gmedia (Saudi Arabia) IARC (online) Indonesian Game Rating System (Indonesia) iOS App Store (online) National Audiovisual Institute (Finland) OFLC (New Zealand) RARS (Russia) SMECCV (Mexico) PEGI (Europe, Israel) USK (Germany)
Former/Defunct	3DO Rating System (US) BBFC** (UK) ICRA (online) Korea Media Rating Board NMC (United Arab Emirates) Recreational Software Advisory Council (US) SELL (France) Videogame Rating Council (US)
Related	List of AO-rated video games List of banned video games in Australia
Not all of Europe uses the PEGI rating system. *The BBFC still exists as a motion picture rating system. Additionally, it continues to rate video games containing pornographic, or having external video material.

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