Game Software Rating Regulations
Taiwanese video game content rating system
Company type | Incentive |
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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 | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 遊戲軟體分級管理辦法 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 游戏软体分级管理办法 | ||||||||||
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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.[1]
Ratings
Currently, the system uses five ratings:[2]
Logo | Rating | Chinese | Taiwanese | Hakka | Description |
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General Public (G) | 普遍級 | Phó͘-phiàn Kip | Phû-phiên Kip | All ages may use such software.
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Protected (P) | 保護級 | Pó-hō͘ Kip | Pó-fu Kip | Only persons of age 6 and above may use such software.
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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.
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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.
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Restricted (R) | 限制級 | Hān-chè Kip | Han-chṳ Kip | Only persons of age 18 and above may use such software.
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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
- Full text in Traditional Chinese (Laws and Regulations Database of the Republic of China (Taiwan))
- Full text in Traditional Chinese / English (Taiwan Game Software Rating Information) Archived 2013-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Taiwan Game Software Rating Information (Traditional Chinese/English)
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