How are content descriptors chosen?
As the games are reviewed, reviewers take careful notes of any elements that could be offensive or not appropriate for certain age groups. Special statements, or content descriptors, are used to describe the level of violence, gore, sexuality, drug references, blood, gambling, mature language and lyrics, and other possibly offensive themes, such as crude humor, present in the game. These statements are sometimes prefaced with qualifiers, such as the words “mild” or “extreme,” and are printed on the back of every video game.
