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video games ratings

Video games ratings can help you find a suitable game to play for the right age group. Just like when you go to the movies, the right age stamp helps you find what movie to see. Games have a similar but different rating system that is also age based.

A game board, called the ESRB, which stands for the Entertainment Software Rating Board, rates video games based on the content they have.When you look at a video game box you can see a symbol, which gives you an idea who the game is for. These symbols show what audience the game is for.

AO means content is for Adults Only. M stands for mature audiences, players that are 17 and older. The letter T means Teens, and are players, 13 year and older. E is for everyone, and is content for 6 years and older, and the final one is EC, which is content that may be suitable for children 3 years and older.

Finding a game with an E-rating.
Most video games ratings with the E-rating are sport games, and you only have to think about the name of a sports league or association to find a game that matches it. You can probable think of a few like NBA, NFL,PGA, to get the latest of the games you could add the current year.

To give you an even better tip, you can also add the name of known athletes or a coach before the year. One of the most popular sport game on the PlayStation 2 uses this kind of a naming strategy.You may have already guessed its name, if you are familiar with the picture below.The name of that game is...

MaddenNFL2006



Madden NFL 2006 is the game, one of the most popular sports game on the PlayStation 2. You can also see the video game rating on the front of the cover. It has an ESRB rating of E, and is a great sport games for any NFL fan. NFL 2006 was the most popular game sold last year, as it sold more than 2.9 million titles. No other game sold as many titles on the PlayStation 2, and the game was just as popular on the Xbox were it sold about 1.2 million titles.

Many games can be found be just looking at different sport leagues or associations people connect with. Electronic Arts which is the maker of the game, also develops other excellent sport titles. like NCAA Football 06, MVP Baseball 2005, NBA Live 06. All these games were on the list for the most games sold in 2005 according to the NPD group.

Sport games are also a good way to find games with an E-rating to play with others.To find even more games, you can create a list of different sports that people might be interested into. You already have a start of a good list, now you just have to pick and choose.

  1. Football - Madden NFL 2006
  2. Baseball - MVP Baseball 2005
  3. Basketball - NBA Live 06
You could probable complete the list with your favourite sport, and you just have to match your interest with your game.In the year 2005 most people put Madden NFL 2006 for the PlayStation 2 at the top of their list, as it was the game that sold the most titles.

The Xbox also offers great sport games with good graphics, and to find a game that makes a good use of its graphics, a golf game is one place to look. Already you have everything to find the right game. The name of the golfer would be the first thing to look for, and the second would be to look for an association related to golf. Tiger Woods PGA tour 2005 by Electronic Arts is our game, and the E-rating guarantees that it is a game for everyone that is six years and older.

Sport games are not the only games that have an E-rating, and you can also find racing games that offer a lot of fun and entertainment. Need for Speed 2 Underground is one such game, and it matches the need for speed with fast action game play.

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