Batman Arkham Origins: Blackgate
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
Rating category: Teen
Content descriptors: Blood, mild language, mild suggestive themes, use of tobacco,
violence
Rating summary: This is an action-adventure game in which players assume the role of Batman as he attempts to stop an uprising within a prison. Battles are accompanied by cries of pain, realistic gunfire and slow-motion effects. Still-image cutscenes also depict violence: a villain shooting a civilian off-screen; a villain impaling a henchman with an umbrella. Cutscenes depict small splashes of blood when villains are shot/injured. During the course of the game, the camera occasionally pans on a female character’s posterior; other sequences contain suggestive innuendo (e.g., a female character licking her lips and saying “What if I make you an offer you can’t refuse…?”). Some scenes depict characters smoking cigars/cigarettes. The words “b*tch,” “a*s,” and “bastard” are heard in the game.
NBA 2K14
Platform: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Rating category: Everyone
Other: Includes online features that may expose players to unrated user-generated content (PlayStation 4, Xbox One).
Rating summary: This is a basketball simulation game in which players can select teams from real NBA rosters, customize players, compete in tournaments and play through regular seasons. Players can also manage individual franchises and control the careers of custom characters.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
Rating category: Everyone
Content descriptors: Fantasy violence
Rating summary: This is an adventure game in which players assume the role of Link, a young hero on a quest to stop an evil villain’s plan. From a top-down view, players explore dungeons, solve puzzles and use swords, bows and magic to defeat “cartoony” enemy creatures (e.g. skeletons, rats, birds, knights in armor). Occasional boss battles depict more protracted fighting. Enemies usually flash or get knocked back when hit, disappearing in puffs of stars and smoke.
