(written from a Production point of view)
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulating group founded in 1994 for content ratings of computer and video games in North America.
They have rated most Star Trek video games released since 1994.
Ratings for these games have fallen into five categories to date: Kids to Adults (K-A), Everyone (E), Everyone 10+ (E10+), Teen (T), and Mature (M).
Kids to Adults[]
For content suitable for persons ages 6 and older. Replaced by "E" in 1998.
- Games rated K-A
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Crossroads of Time
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger
- Star Trek: Judgment Rites
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (later releases were rated E)
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Starship Bridge Simulator
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity
- Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode Guide
- Star Trek Pinball
Everyone[]
For content suitable for persons of all ages. Replaced "K-A" in 1998.
- Games rated E
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (re-rated from K-A)
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy - Chekov's Lost Missions
- Star Trek: Federation Compilation
- Star Trek: Starfleet Command
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birth of the Federation
- Star Trek: Starship Creator
- Star Trek: Invasion
- Star Trek: Starfleet Command II - Empires at War
- Star Trek: Bridge Commander
- Star Trek: Starfleet Command - Orion Pirates
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Dominion Wars
- Star Trek: Armada
- Star Trek: Conquest
- Star Trek: Starship Creator Warp II
- Star Trek: Armada II
- Star Trek: Starfleet Command III
- Star Trek: Shattered Universe
- Star Trek: ConQuest Online
- Star Trek: Tactical Assault
- Star Trek D-A-C
Everyone 10+[]
For content that may be suitable for ages 10 and older.
- Games rated E10+
Teen[]
For content that may be suitable for ages 13 and older.
- Games rated T
- Star Trek: Hidden Evil
- Star Trek
- Star Trek: Klingon Academy
- Star Trek: Away Team
- Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force expansion pack
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Fallen
- Star Trek: Elite Force II
- Star Trek: New Worlds
- Star Trek Online
- Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
- Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force
- Star Trek: Borg
- Star Trek Generations
Everyone to Teen[]
For releases that feature content that ranges from Everyone to Teen.
- Compilations rated E-T
Mature[]
For content that may be suitable for ages 17 and older. Only two Star Trek games have received this rating, both of which focus exclusively on the Klingons.
- Games rated M
Everyone to Mature[]
For releases that feature content that ranges from Everyone to Mature.
- Compilations rated E-M
External links[]
- ESRB.org – official homepage
- Entertainment Software Rating Board at Wikipedia