Parents always want to know if their kid can buy Halo 3 or Dora the Explorer. Halo 3 is rated M, and Dora the Explorer would probably be EC. So of course a group of parent had to rate games, and that's why I can't play anything over teen. Darn. I wanted to play Halo.
The Esrb is the boss of all video game developers and publishers. They say if a game is too violent, or too sexy, or has too much language, they say that it's a big "no-no." They say "you can release it only if you cut back on the______." So that's why Sexy Violent Swear-o-rama couldn't be released. :-) If you look at the back of a game, you see why it's rated E ot E10+ or T.
To me, the Esrb shouldn't exist and every game should be rating pending. But then you'd have a two-year old playing Gears of War and Manhunt 2. So I guess living with a little brother who has a Leapfrog could be potentially dangerous. So at least there's some stuff good that they do.
So when you buy a game, just hope your parents will let you play it. Because in Canada, the ESRB headquarters is getting a copy of those games you know and love and rating them.
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