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Titanfall Gets An 'M' Rating From The ESRB
There is a lot of excitement surrounding Titanfall (which just entered alpha) so even the smallest details about the game, like its ESRB rating descriptors, are worth taking a look at.
Titanfall receiving an 'M' rating isn't surprising considering it is a game where you shoot other people, but the ratings description for the game does offer some humorous hints about what level of violence to expect, and how much we will hear words like “f**k” and “sh*t”. You can check out it below, and on the ESRB website.
This is a team-based first-person shooter in which players fight as either members of a militia or as soldiers from the Interstellar Manufacturing Corporation. Players use a variety of firearms (e.g., pistols, machine guns, missiles, grenades, mines, sniper rifles) and mech-style robots called Titans to seek out and kill enemy forces. Titans use their robotic arms to punch soldiers and vehicles and can also use large-scale firearms (e.g., chain guns, mine launchers, electric pulse guns) to kill enemies. Combat is frenetic and realistically depicted, with frequent cries of pain, impact sounds, and blood splashes. Some weapons blow enemies apart into small chunks of flesh; Titans can also punch enemy soldiers or crush enemy Titan pilots until they burst into chunks. The words “f**k” and “sh*t” appear in the dialogue.
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[Source: ESRB, via Dualshockers]
Our Take
I can't wait to use my "robotic arms to punch soldiers and vehicles" and "punch enemy soldiers or crush enemy Titan pilots until they burst into chunks." It just sounds like it will be a fun time for everyone involved.
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