How about that Saints Row? That good for the shorties, yo?<\/p>\n
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Subject: Saints Row<\/p>\n
Message: Do you think my 12 year old son should be allowed to play
\nSaints Row 1 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0should i decide through if he is mature enough or
\nthe rating of it<\/p>\n
-Ryan<\/p>\n
No. Saints Row and Saints Row 2 are fairly well-made games that belong in the “Grand Theft Auto” genre of gaming. They are more flexible and less story oriented (players can make their own characters – I made a big fat white lady with red hair) and more concerned with “thug-life” than GTA. Still, they simulate crime in an exaggerated yet realistic manner and allow players to simulate being “gangsta” = murdering people for money, buying\/selling\/using drugs, using a lot of bad language and they do so\u00a0 in a realistic city-environment that does its very best to look and feel like the real world.<\/p>\n
These kinds of games offer an opportunity for satire and parody of the ills of our own urban society, but mainly exist so adults can vicariously and virtual “live” the challenges found in shows like The Sopranos, The Wire and movies like Boyz in the Hood and Scarface.<\/p>\n
While I don’t believe the games harmful to kids as a rule, there’s really no good reason to recommend or allow them to be played by immature minds.\u00a0 It’s up to the parent to determine how mature a child is, but with these games and games like them I agree wholeheartedly with the ESRB and recommend them for 17+.<\/p>\n
Oh, and you’ll never see me recommend an M game for 12-year olds or under – period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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