For those who can't follow that link (or don't want to) here's how the Entertainment Software Rating Board likes to define the different categories.EARLY CHILDHOOD
Content is intended for young children. [img]http://www.esrb.org/images/deepyellow.gif[/img] [img]http://www.esrb.org/images/ratingsymbol_e.gif[/img] EVERYONE
Content is generally suitable for all ages. May contain minimal cartoon, fantasy or mild violence and/or infrequent use of mild language. [img]http://www.esrb.org/images/deepyellow.gif[/img] [img]http://www.esrb.org/images/ratingsymbol_e10.gif[/img] EVERYONE 10+
Content is generally suitable for ages 10 and up. May contain more cartoon, fantasy or mild violence, mild language and/or minimal suggestive themes. [img]http://www.esrb.org/images/deepyellow.gif[/img] [img]http://www.esrb.org/images/ratingsymbol_t.gif[/img] TEEN
Content is generally suitable for ages 13 and up. May contain violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, minimal blood, simulated gambling and/or infrequent use of strong language. [img]http://www.esrb.org/images/deepyellow.gif[/img] [img]http://www.esrb.org/images/ratingsymbol_m.gif[/img] MATURE
Content is generally suitable for ages 17 and up. May contain intense violence, blood and gore, sixual content and/or strong language. [img]http://www.esrb.org/images/deepyellow.gif[/img] [img]http://www.esrb.org/images/ratingsymbol_ao.gif[/img] advltS ONLY
Content suitable only for advlts ages 18 and up. May include prolonged scenes of intense violence, graphic sixual content and/or gambling with real currency. [img]http://www.esrb.org/images/deepyellow.gif[/img] [img]http://www.esrb.org/images/ratingsymbol_rp.gif[/img] RATING PENDING
Not yet assigned a final ESRB rating. Appears only in advertising, marketing and promotional materials related to a game that is expected to carry an ESRB rating, and should be replaced by a game's rating once it has been assigned.
