I agree regarding books. Their content can be more graphic than anything seen in film or in games, but there is no age rating for books. Some of the horror books I read are far more descriptive of torture and death than anything that work be permitted in films. About the only printed age restrictions are for porn!

And the point about games and their age ratings is very true. Parents just don't seem to notice the ratings on games in quite the same way as in films.

I was in a local Game store the other month and a mother was in there with your son who looked about 12. They were stood right next to me and she asked him which game he wanted and to be quick because she was in a rush. He picked an 18 certificate game that I knew was quite violent and was rated as 18 for a reason. He handed it to his mother saying he wanted it and she just said OK and started to walk towards the checkout. She hadn't even looked at the game, just going to pay the £45 for whatever it was her son wanted.

I happened to join the queue for the checkout right behind them a few minutes later and so thought I would mention that the game was an 18 only game, and she quickly looked at the game box and noticed the age restriction, and then thanked me, put the game back and started to drag her son from the store giving him a verbal telling off. Don't think he will be getting exactly what he wants any time soon.

And the age restrictions on games and films between countries is quite mad, as is the policies of publishers and console manufacturers. I'm just glad I don't live in Germany!

BTW, why not just chip your PS2, or by a swap disk, and then download the game?