New rating for European HL2

[Atomi]

I just read about this from a finnish gaming site. It says that VU games has announced HL2's 18+ rating reduced to 15+. I searched for a english source but found none. On www.pegi.info (european ratings) it says HL2 is 15+/16+. The 18+ copies in stores won't be changed but when new copies arrive, the rating on them is 15+.

sorry if this has been posted already.

 

[kupocake]

Valve most likely appealed against the original rating... I remember seeing the Euro Box-art on Amazon UK sporting an 18. The work-around in the UK was to submit it to the BBFC, who gave it a far more lenient 15 rating. I don't think you often see the little "15" Film classification sign on games here...

So now it's a 16 throughout Europe? I wonder what made PEGI change their mind?

 

[Atomi]

Yeah, it's 15+ here in Finland but it looks like it's 16+ in most of the countries in Europe.

 

[Freak]

yeah in the UK it has a 15 rating by the BBFC. I think one rating should be used for all platforms. None of this "mature" malarkey

 

[Computer5k]

Now people who bought it right away have a "collector's" box

 

[Atomi]

Now people who bought it right away have a "collector's" box

True. Including me

 

[Beserker]

That's because we're the most uncorrupted country in the world, there is no need for us to worry that someone goes postal in the middle of schoolday.

 

[kupocake]

Yeah, it's 15+ here in Finland but it looks like it's 16+ in most of the countries in Europe.

Yes! I find this really strange... PEGI issues 15+ ratings in Finland, yet in the rest of europe that bracket is 16+

A search (http://www.pegi.info/searchgames.jsp) of Half-Life 2 reveals that the UK version is "?", because the BBFC now have the responsibility. I'm sure people on the streets trust the BBFC better than PEGI anyway

 

[Mr Stabby]

I have a UK 15 rated by BBFC

EDIT: didnt read the whole thing

 

[Ultimape]

I am offended as a person who was once younger (weren't we all?)when things are limted by age when they should be limited by maturity level.