July 16, 2008

• 德國電子遊戲分級制度

  這一篇也有一早寫好，以預較時間發出的。

  在Civilization IV Beyond the Sword (Civlization IV的expansion pack)的DVD碟面看到這個寫有德文的標誌：

  

  然後找來原來的Civlization IV，看的的竟然是這個標誌：

  

  這其實是德國的電子遊戲分級。為什麼原版的Civlization IV不適合小於6歲，而遊戲模式幾乎一樣的expansion pack則不適合12歲以下兒童？

  有關網站的詳細解說如下：

  ”(USK: 6+) may be unsuitable for children under the age of 6. Games with this rating may be of an abstract or comical nature, may have a darker theme or may be too involving for children under the age of 6.”

  (我想說的：Civlization IV其實不只"too involving for children under age of 6"，對於成年人來說也是too involving。)
  

  (USK: 12+) may be unsuitable for children under the age of 12. Games with this rating may place a focus on wars or fighting of some description. The fighting should be in a historical or science fiction context and the violence should be kept to a minimum.

  (我想說的：吊詭的就是Civlization IV是6+，其expansion pack則是12+，原因大概是後者有更多的戰爭scenario，而且當中涉及第二次世界大戰)

  另外，關於16+和18+也有些有耐人尋味的地方...

  (USK: 16+) may be unsuitable for children under the age of 16. Games featuring frequent one-on-one gunfights and moderate violence will receive this rating. The game may cover adult themes.
  (我想說的：例子包括生化危機3、暗殺希特拉2001年版)
  

  (USK: 18+) may be unsuitable for children under the age of 18. These games may contain scenes of brutal, moderately bloody violence, and they may glorify war or violation of human rights.
  (我想說的：例子包括Halo 3、Half-life 2等不停殺人的遊戲，不過我不明白為什麼生化危機3會比這兩個遊戲低一級)

  [資料來源: wikia gaming]

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