Game Software Rating Regulations

{{Infobox company

|name = Game Software Rating Regulations

|logo = Taiwan Entertainment Software Rating Information Logo.svg

|type = Incentive

|foundation = {{Start date and age|2006|7|6}}

|location = Taiwan

|area_served = Hong Kong

|num_locations = Southeast Asia

}}

{{Chinese|order=ts|t=遊戲軟體分級管理辦法|s=游戏软体分级管理办法|p=Yóuxì ruǎntǐ fēnjí guǎnlǐ bànfǎ|poj=Iû-hì nńg-thé hun-kip koán-lí pān-hoat}}

Game Software Rating Regulations ({{zh|t=遊戲軟體分級管理辦法}}), also translated as Game Software Rating Management Regulations or Taiwan Entertainment Software Rating Information (TESRI), is the official video game content rating system used in Taiwan, and a de facto rating system for the Hong Kong and Southeast Asia markets. The rating system was established on July 6, 2006, and changed to its current style on May 29, 2012.{{cite web|title=Game Software Rating Management Regulations|url=http://www.gamerating.org.tw/gsgi_way.php|work=Taiwan Game Software Rating Information|publisher=Digital Game Rating Committee|access-date=19 September 2013|archive-date=1 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701003040/http://www.gamerating.org.tw/gsgi_way.php|url-status=dead}}

Ratings

Currently, the system uses five ratings:{{cite web|title=Game Software Rating Management Regulations |date=20 April 2018|work=Taiwan Game Software Rating Information|publisher=Taiwan Entertainment Software Rating Information|url=http://www.gamerating.org.tw/files/Game%20Software%20Rating%20Management%20Regulations_20180420-new.pdf|access-date=19 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330045500/http://www.gamerating.org.tw/files/Game%20Software%20Rating%20Management%20Regulations_20180420-new.pdf|archive-date=30 March 2019|url-status=dead}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Logo !! Rating !! Chinese !! Taiwanese !! Hakka !! Description
80px	General Public (G)	{{large\|{{lang\|zh-tw\|普遍級}}}}	Phó͘-phiàn Kip	Phû-phiên Kip \|align=left\|All ages may use such software. There are no scenes of nudity, violence, blood, horror, inappropriate language, and inappropriate behavior. Use of virtual currency or game results do not directly affect the increase or decrease of virtual currency in the game.
80px	Protected (P)	{{large\|{{lang\|zh-tw\|保護級}}}}	Pó-hō͘ Kip	Pó-fu Kip \|align=left\|Only persons of age 6 and above may use such software. Cartoon characters fighting, and no depictions of character casualties and bloody details.
80px	Parental Guidance 12 (PG 12)	{{large\|{{lang\|zh-tw\|輔12級}}}}	Hù 12 Kip	Phú 12 Kip \|align=left\|Only persons of age 12 and above may use such software. Suggestive themes. No bloody fights and horrifying scenes. Scenes with general obscene speech but no crude language. Game design that promotes virtual love and marriage. Use of virtual currency or game results do not directly affect the increase or decrease of virtual currency in card and puzzle entertainment games.
80px	Parental Guidance 15 (PG 15)	{{large\|{{lang\|zh-tw\|輔15級}}}}	Hù 15 Kip	Phú 15 Kip \|align=left\|Only persons of age 15 and above may use such software. A character is naked with no obscene details, the naked back is shown, a character is naked from a distance, and/or strong sexual references. Bloody, cruel, and/or horrible scenes that are not graphic. Contains crude language. Encourages the use of alcohol and/or tobacco. Virtual game currency will increase or decrease due to game results, such as chess, cards, and puzzle entertainment games (for example: black jack, chess, mahjong, poker, slot machines, etc.).
80px	Restricted (R)	{{large\|{{lang\|zh-tw\|限制級}}}}	Hān-chè Kip	Han-chṳ Kip \|align=left\|Only persons of age 18 and above may use such software. Full nudity, and/or sex scenes. Bloody, cruel, and/or terrifying scenes that are graphic. Use of drugs, repeated hate speech, anti-social behavior, and/or other inappropriate behaviors.{{cite web\|url=https://www.gamerating.org.tw/Grade.aspx\|title=遊戲分級識別標識\|publisher=Game Software Rating Management Regulations}}

References

External links

[http://law.moj.gov.tw/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=J0030086 Full text in Traditional Chinese (Laws and Regulations Database of the Republic of China (Taiwan))]
[http://www.gamerating.org.tw/gsgi_way.php Full text in Traditional Chinese / English (Taiwan Game Software Rating Information)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701003040/http://www.gamerating.org.tw/gsgi_way.php |date=2013-07-01 }}
[http://www.gamerating.org.tw/ Taiwan Game Software Rating Information (Traditional Chinese/English)]

Category:2006 establishments in Taiwan

Category:Law of Taiwan

Category:Communications and media organizations

Category:Entertainment companies

Category:Video game content ratings systems