10 Video Games you shouldn't buy for kids!

Necuno

Necuno

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NY Times has released a brand new list of the top 10 video games you shouldn't buy for kids!

* Assassin's Creed II
* Borderlands
* Brutal Legend
* Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
* Dead Space: Extraction
* Dragon Age: Origins
* Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
* Demon's Souls
* Left 4 Dead 2

A lot of this season’s most talked-about games include ones with excessive violence, negative role models, extreme gore, sociopathic behavior and other things that have been proven to have a negative effect on children. http://www.ggmania.com/?smsid=28236
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sound to me like a top 10 list candidate :D

10 Video Games to Cross Off Your Child’s Gift List

When it comes to video entertainment, my daughter still prefers wholesome sports, arcade and music-themed games. But many young children and teenagers are attracted to the over-the-top characters, graphics and game play found in action-thriller titles better suited for older players.

The Web site for Common Sense Media, which offers guidance on the content of movies, music and video games, offers a list of the 10 “cool” games kids want, but parents may want to veto:

A lot of this season’s most talked-about games include ones with excessive violence, negative role models, extreme gore, sociopathic behavior and other things that have been proven to have a negative effect on children.

Various studies have linked video game violence to increased aggression and excessive game playing to lower grades. But there is also no denying the dramatic and technical appeal of many of the new games on the market. A game like Dragon Age: Origins, from Electronic Arts, has won rave reviews in the gaming community for its movielike images and engaging story line. But the game is rated M for mature audiences of 17 or older, with intense violence, blood and sexual content. As the trailer shows, the game features combat, decapitations and swords plunged into the chests of both people and dragons.

To learn more about video games and ratings, go to the Web site of the Entertainment Software Rating Board. Here are 10 of the most popular games not to give to children, based on advice from Common Sense Media:

Assassin’s Creed II: Realistic action and historical accuracy, but the player takes on the role of an assassin who relies on an arsenal of weapons.

Borderlands: Strong language, human enemies used as target practice, mature humor and lots of blood and gore.

Brutal Legend: A violent cartoon fantasy action game that includes the use of a double-sided axe to hack at demonic armies.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2: Contains an optional level where the player can go undercover as an enemy terrorist.

Dead Space: Extraction: Blood spurting out of victims’ bodies, human carcasses littering the floor, blood-stained walls and floors, and copious screams of torture put it over the top.

The remaining five games on the list are:

* Dragon Age: Origins
* Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
* Demon’s Souls
* Left 4 Dead 2
* Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

To see the full list, more detailed game summaries and 10 alternative games that are more appropriate for teenagers, read the full story on the Common Sense Web site, “10 Cool Games That Are Uncool for Kids.”

What do you think of the Common Sense “don’t buy” list? Do any of these games appear on your child’s wish list? Have you played them yourself? Please join the discussion below and offer your own insights and reviews about popular video games.
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interesting alternatives they are suggesting.

Assassin's Creed II
Alternative: Mirror's Edge

Borderlands
Alternative: Infamous

Brutal Legend
Alternative: Ghostbusters: The Video Game

Call of Duty
Alternative: Battlefield: Bad Company

Dead Space: Extraction
Alternative: Deadly Creatures

Dragon Age
Alternative: Braid

Grand Theft Auto IV
Alternative: Batman: Arkham Asylum

Demon's Souls
Alternative: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Left 4 Dead 2
Alternative: Overlord II

Grand Theft Auto
Alternative: C.O.P.: The Recruit

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/10-cool-games-are-uncool-kids-and-10-alternatives
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I bought Mirrors Edge last night for my X360 for R100. I must say it's a pretty damn awesome game. Very tricky at times. Lots of falling and dying.
 
strangely I dont see manhunt 2 in the list (since it came out on pc last month)
 
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interesting alternatives they are suggesting.
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Yeah, because electrocuting civilians, mowing down hundreds of foreigners and commanding the armies of the underworld are all perfectly fine for the rugrats.

NY Times fail.

On the plus side, pieces like this always remind me of the 'Is Your Son a Computer Hacker?' article, which is always good for a LOL or two.
 
RustPuppet said:
Yeah, because electrocuting civilians, mowing down hundreds of foreigners and commanding the armies of the underworld are all perfectly fine for the rugrats.

NY Times fail.

On the plus side, pieces like this always remind me of the 'Is Your Son a Computer Hacker?' article, which is always good for a LOL or two.
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lol of course they are all better ;)
 
Nice mention of Deadly Creatures! Seriously underrated game and you can get it at BT Games for R200.
 
*sigh* so games are sorted and won't make the Christmas stockings this year, but dad is still keeping his porn in the front of his closet where the kids know to get it. Tisk Tisk.

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If we aren't suppose to buy those games for the kids, what exactly are they suppose to play, Wii Sports resort? God forbid, if I ever catch my child playing such garbage, he won't be able to sit.... EVER.... not that I have any kids =)
 
If you have a child of about 10, um....... is he not supposed to be playing outside, Learing how physics work when falling from his bicycle????

Age Restrictions are there for a reason.

The media is also always fast to blame a game/music/movie for someone that have a few nuts lose, while in the meantime in his past, his Mother used to beat his father, while his grandmother where chairing them on....
 
Voicy said:
I bought Mirrors Edge last night for my X360 for R100. I must say it's a pretty damn awesome game. Very tricky at times. Lots of falling and dying.
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got mirrors edge and dead space and one other game from kalahari for 150...i think it was a good deal, although i wont be playing them until i finish mw2 and shift
 
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