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by rawmeatcowboy
16 August 2015
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Guitar Hero Live

Platform: PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360

Rating Category: Teen Rating Symbol

Content Descriptors: Lyrics

Other:
Includes online features that may expose players to unrated user-generated content (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U)
Features downloadable music content that may be inconsistent with the ESRB rating (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii U)

Rating Summary: This is a music and rhythm simulation game in which players simulate performing songs on a guitar. Players are scored based on the accuracy of notes hit. Some song lyrics contain the word “sh*t” and references to alcohol and drugs (e.g., 'Smoke crack for me, read jack for me”; “But I done did enough codeine to knock Future into tomorrow”; “Eating babies, drinking black brandy”; and “Acting stupid getting drunk with my best friends.” ).

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Stella Glow

Platform: Nintendo 3DS

Rating Category: Teen Rating Symbol

Content Descriptors: Blood, Drug Reference, Fantasy Violence, Language, Partial Nudity, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol

Rating Summary: This is a strategy role-playing game in which players lead a company of heroes on a quest to stop a destructive villain. From a 3/4-overhead perspective, players position characters around a grid-based area to fight human soldiers and fantasy creatures (e.g., orcs, fairies, jellies) in turn-based combat. Players use swords, spears, and firearms to attack enemies; damage is indicated by flashes, impact sounds, and occasional blood-spurt effects. A handful of sequences depict still-images of characters stabbed/impaled by swords and knives; some of these scenes depict large bloodstains on clothing. The game contains suggestive/sexual material: female characters partially nude in hot springs and/or wearing outfits that barely cover their breasts; dialogue/text that states, “Those massive knockers float around like they own the place” and “Do you want your boobs grabbed?” During the course of the game, characters engage in several discussions about alcohol; one extended sequence portrays a character drunk and slurring her speech. The game also includes references to drugs (e.g., “Mopium...This is a drug harvesting field” and “This is what has been driving the Port Noir economy...The exportation of the illegal drug mopium.”). The words “sh*t” and “a*shole” are heard in dialogue.

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