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AGI, or "American Game Information" is a rating system comparable to the Pan-European "PEGI" system. Like PEGI, the AGI ratings state whether a video game is most appropriate for audiences of ages 3, 7, 12, 16, or 18.

An AGI 3 rating means a game is appropriate for all audiences old enough to play it, and examples include Tetris, Mario, and Splatterhouse 3: Chainsaw Gutsfuck Galore (known commonly as Kirby).

In the USA, a game will be only for ages 13 and up if it has fantasy violence, mild blood, mild swearing, simulated gambling, suggestive themes, and if the characters can be seen drinking.

But in the EU, the exact same game could be marked for ages 12 and up, an entire year younger. And the only parts they warn you about are the gambling and the violence. None of the sex or the alcohol or blood or anything else is an issue!

Slightly off topic, but the back of the boxes will even display different selling points. On the left is the American release, and on the right is Europe. It's interesting that the American box highlights what this version of the game changes compared to it's previous version, while the European box highlights generic basic stuff that you'd find in ANY game.

And for games released in Souteastern Asian regions, there IS no age rating system on the box!

Here I have some Kamen Rider games released in Southeast Asia (I think these copies are from Malaysia?). And as you can see, apparently parents buying games for their kids over there don't need to know about what sort of sensitive content might be in the game. Do they only reserve age ratings for games that should only ever be played by adults over there? I don't know. I hope to learn more someday.

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