Pan European Game Information

The Pan European Game Information (abbreviated PEGI) is a self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings to consumer video games in the European countries. It was developed by the Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE) and came into use in April 2003, replacing many national age rating systems with a single European system. The PEGI system is now used in 39 countries and is based on a code of conduct, a set of rules to which every publisher using the PEGI system is contractually committed. PEGI self-regulation is composed by five age categories and nine content descriptors that advise the suitability of a game for a certain age range based on the game's content. The age rating is not intended to indicate the difficulty of the game or the skill required to play it.
==Ratings==
Rating	Description
 	Games that are rated 3 are suitable for all ages from 3 and older. Most games at this rating may contain comic mischief, infrequent use of mild violence, crude language, and mild crude humor.
 	Games that are rated 7 are recommended for those who are aged 7 and older. Otherwise, parental guidance would be recommended. Most games at this rating may contain violence, crude language, crude humor, and some mild suggestive content.
 	Games that are rated 12 are recommended for those who are aged 12 and older. Games at this rating contain a high volume of violence, infrequent use of strong language, suggestive themes, partial nudity, simulated gambling, some substance abuse, and crude humor.
 	Games that are rated 16 are recommended for those who are aged 16 and older. Games at this rating contain intense violence, blood and gore, strong language, nudity, substance abuse, and sexual themes.
 	Games that are rated 18 are recommended for mature audiences ages 18 and older. Games at this rating contain high levels intense violence, blood and gore, strong language, strong sexual content, nudity, substance abuse, and mature sexual themes.
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