ESRB - This week's ratings (July 19th, 2015)

Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?

Platform: Nintendo 3DS

Rating Category: Everyone Rating Symbol

Content Descriptors: No Descriptors

Rating Summary: This is a trivia game, based on the TV game show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, in which players answer questions from a variety of grade-school subjects (e.g., science, math, history). Questions range in difficulty, and players can rely on 5th-grade partners to help them answer questions.

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DRAGON BALL Z: Extreme Butoden

Platform: Nintendo 3DS

Rating Category: Teen Rating Symbol

Content Descriptors: Cartoon Violence

Rating Summary: This is a fighting game in which players battle characters from the Dragon Ball universe. Characters mostly punch and kick each other in an attempt to deplete their opponent's health meter. Each character can perform special attacks that usually involve dramatic bursts of energy in the form of balls or beams. One-on-one battles are highlighted by frequent yells/cries of pain and impact sounds. Cutscenes sometimes convey characters dying through text/dialogue descriptions.

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Rodea The Sky Soldier

Platform: Nintendo 3DS

Rating Category: Everyone 10+ Rating Symbol

Content Descriptors: Fantasy Violence, Mild Language

Rating Summary: This is an action-adventure game in which players help a humanoid soldier (Rodea) defend a kingdom from a robot army. Players fly between floating islands, collect crystal stars, and defeat enemy robots and machines. Player use boost/charge attacks and weapon gears to destroy enemies. Enemies disappear amid colorful light effects and large explosions. A handful of cutscenes depict characters falling off cliffs. The word “damn” is heard in the dialogue.

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Rodea The Sky Soldier

Platform: Wii U

Rating Category: Everyone 10+ Rating Symbol

Content Descriptors: Fantasy Violence, Mild Language

Rating Summary: This is an action-adventure game in which players help a sky soldier defend a fantasy kingdom from a robot army. As players fly between floating islands, they collect crystal stars and defeat enemy robots and machines. Player use boost/charge attacks and weapon gears to destroy enemies. Enemies disappear amid colorful light effects and large explosions. A handful of cutscenes depict characters falling to their demise. The word “damn” is heard in the dialogue.