Entertainment Software Rating Association

The Entertainment Software Rating Association is a video and computer game rating board that rates games in Iran. The organization was formed in 2007 by the self-regulatory organization, Iran National Foundation of Computer Game. The research project of ESRA is managed by Mr. Majd and run by a research team of 17 psychologists and 8 sociologists.
Games that are not rated by the ESRA are considered illegal and cannot be sold in Iran. The games are rated into one of six categories based on age appropriateness.
==Ratings==
icon	Title of Rating	Description
 	3+ 	Appropriate for ages 3 and up.
 	7+ 	Appropriate form ages 7 and up.
 	12+ 	Appropriate for ages 12 and up.
 	15+ 	Appropriate for ages 15 and up.
 	18+ 	Appropriate for ages 18 and up.
 	25+ 	Appropriate for ages 25 and up.
==Content Descriptors==
Title of Descriptor 	Description
Violence 	Display of harm to something or somebody.
Tobacco and Drugs 	Use of or references to tobacco and drugs.
Sexual Stimuli 	Images of or references to sexual activities.
Fear 	Contents of horror elements.
Religious Values Violation	Contains violation of the Islamic religion values.
Social Norms Violation 	Use of vulgar words and uprightness behavior which lead to breaking social norms.
Hopelessness 	Where the player has to do or not to do something which makes them feel sinful.
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