Poll: Of the people rushing out to play MW2, Who is actually legally old enough to play it?
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I'm 16 at time of publishing. I'm not actually sure what the designation is for MW2, however. I'll get it for christmas if I decide to get it.
Suppose I should have supplied some background reasoning to my question.
Basically, I work in a shop where we are strict on age ratings (have to be in the UK anyway, by law) and will be going double-strict on this because of the level of hype and controversy around it (and any game with the same such as Manhunt 2 and GTA4). Now, knowing full well that 'the law' and 'real life' don't always correlate, I was just curious to find out the level of abuse of such strictures in the face of popularity. I'm fairly confident that almost nobody we sell MW2 to will be under-age (18 in the UK), but that doesn't mean the game will not be played by those legally too young to do so.
And yes, the ratio of people under 18 looks very high at this point.
Basically, I work in a shop where we are strict on age ratings (have to be in the UK anyway, by law) and will be going double-strict on this because of the level of hype and controversy around it (and any game with the same such as Manhunt 2 and GTA4). Now, knowing full well that 'the law' and 'real life' don't always correlate, I was just curious to find out the level of abuse of such strictures in the face of popularity. I'm fairly confident that almost nobody we sell MW2 to will be under-age (18 in the UK), but that doesn't mean the game will not be played by those legally too young to do so.
And yes, the ratio of people under 18 looks very high at this point.
I'm 22, perfectly old enough to play it, thank you.
I kinda just assumed that the underage people got their mums to buy their games for them, though when I was underage I mostly used Amazon (still do) and the odd times when I would go to a shop, I was never asked.
I kinda just assumed that the underage people got their mums to buy their games for them, though when I was underage I mostly used Amazon (still do) and the odd times when I would go to a shop, I was never asked.
I'm old enough to get it, but I used to work at a Circuit City and we completely ignored the game ratings. I remember walking in one day to start my shift when I see a kid and his Mom at customer service. The Mom was screaming her head off at my manager because the kid was 14 and he was allowed to buy it. After that though, we started enforcing the age limits.
Im 20, I wont get it but I still remember being 16 and not allowed to buy gta:san Andreas; good times.
I'm 15.
And considering age ratings are a joke pretty much all over the world, does it matter?
I'm just hoping they use the BBFC rating on AC2 so that I can actually buy it. PEGI seem to enjoy being arse holes when they rate games.
And out of interest, if you're an ignorant parent, how is making a separate age rating from films specifically for games supposed to help you? Surely it would make more sense to use the one that people actually recognise?
Not that it makes a difference. I've still seen people get 'bullied' by their 4 year old son into buying him World at War.
EDIT: Out of interest, I'm under the impression that most age rating systems often don't actually play the games, can anyone confirm? I would guess they only play the AAA titles (if any at all).
And considering age ratings are a joke pretty much all over the world, does it matter?
I'm just hoping they use the BBFC rating on AC2 so that I can actually buy it. PEGI seem to enjoy being arse holes when they rate games.
And out of interest, if you're an ignorant parent, how is making a separate age rating from films specifically for games supposed to help you? Surely it would make more sense to use the one that people actually recognise?
Not that it makes a difference. I've still seen people get 'bullied' by their 4 year old son into buying him World at War.
EDIT: Out of interest, I'm under the impression that most age rating systems often don't actually play the games, can anyone confirm? I would guess they only play the AAA titles (if any at all).
Uhm, I'm turning 17 in January *whistles*
Though I always buy on internet so rating doesn't matter.
(Damn civilian murders turning my long awaited sequel to an 18+ rating...)
Though I always buy on internet so rating doesn't matter.
(Damn civilian murders turning my long awaited sequel to an 18+ rating...)
Assassins Creed 2 is currently rated 18.Woodsey said:
A few months ago, a vote was held and BBFC was dropped for trade-wide PEGI ratings to bring us into line with the rest of Europe. However, PEGI kept the colour style for their ratings so as to remain easily identifiable by those who remember the BBFC system (so 18 is red).
BBFC now only relates to video product (DVD and Blu Ray), though some games that came out (or rather, had their sleeves produced) before the legislation may still bear BBFC symbols, and it should be noted that they are still valid (so you can't go and buy an 18 BBFC game if you aren't 18 just because we now officially use PEGI)
And you are right, part of this discussion is to see if ratings actually work. The great thing is we have something to use as a shield, of sorts, against Daily Mail negative press and 'Ban this game!' hyperbole, but at the same time, like any defence, it only works if people use it properly.
I dont really care about CoD, but i personally feel that as long as you are emotionally and mentally stable (i.e. not trying to do it in real life or yelling when you get when you mortals are killed by what you call n00bz) go ahead and play it, for any game. To me age means nothing, only about shit that can fuck up your organs (beer is good for your liver!!!)
Ahhh yes. This is the interesting bit. I've looked into when this is supposedly enforced, but no one actually seems to know, and whilst I've seen PEGI crop up a fair bit more on the shelf, the BBFC seems to still be used.Tzatziki3301 said:
I'm also hoping that the fact I saw pre-order boxes with the BBFC 15 on them not too long ago mean it'll be a BBFC one.
It seems very hard to actually find what the rating for a game is going to be before hand (as in the one they use on the front of the box).
I remember for Splinter Cell: DA I always saw the cover of the box in various articles with a PEGI 18+ on the front. When it came to release time, it was a BBFC 15 on the front.
Oh well, I'll just have to drag my Dad out to pick it up.