Dissidia 012: Final Fantasy Contains Partial Nudity and Suggestive Themes?

Entertainment Software Rating Board or ESRB released the official rating information for the upcoming sequel of the Final Fantasy crossover hit, Dissidia 012 (Duodecim) Final Fantasy. The board described Dissidia as a game with Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Partial Nudity, and Suggestive themes. While we already accepted as the first two as a mandatory feature that gives the game a little more life, we may very well put the blame of the last two ratings to one character, Tifa Lockheart.

Platform: PSP
Rating: Teen
Content descriptors: Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Partial Nudity, Suggestive Themes

Rating summary:
This is an action game in which players compete in one-on-one battles with characters from the Final Fantasy universe. Players engage in hand-to-hand combat in 3D arenas and use axes, swords, boomerangs, and magic spells (e.g., energy balls, summoned creatures) to drain opponents’ life meters. Battles are highlighted by cries of pain, colorful explosions, and slow-motion sequences that zoom in on defeated characters. A handful of female characters wear revealing outfits that expose large amounts of cleavage; some of these characters’ breasts also jiggle during combat. Some in-game text in also contains suggestive material (e.g., “Here’s a better idea: ‘Zoom camera into Tifa’s cleavage!'”). Various portrait galleries depict partially nude female characters; the general shapes of their bodies are displayed instead of actual detail (i.e., no nipples or genitalia). The words “a*s,” “damn,” and “hell” appear in the dialogue.

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