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PEGI code
It is a standard for regulating the contents of video games. This adjustment is made for the protection of children and has nothing to do with the difficulty or skills necessary to overcome it.
The categories are: 3, 7, 12, 16 and 18.
Pegi 3: are video games for all ages, accepting some kind of violence always humorous (similar to cartoons).
Pegi 7: are, as Pegi 3, considered for all audiences. However, they may contain some audiovisual element that can scare the youngest.
Pegi 12: There may be violence in their content which takes the form of fantastic battles. This violence can also be determined by a profanity but never with sexual content.
Pegi 16: Violence and sexual attitudes are approaching or reaching real levels. The foul language is more elaborate and may contain representations as consumption (legal or illegal) drugs and crime.
Pegi 18: containing extreme violence or any specific violence.
Furthermore, video games are generally labeled with other distinctive elements that warn the type of content, language, fear, sex...