Gorvenmental Supervision
In recent news, it has been reported that according to a survey by the folks at Hill and Knowlton, 60 percent of Americans believe that the government should regulate which video games are made and sold.
I find it disturbing. The problem is not what is being made, it’s what you buy your kids. There is the ESRB has a rating system which parent often will disregard or ignore because “little Billy” wants it.
Following that thought, here is a list of video games that you SHOULD NOT buy your kids this holiday season (According to the National Institute on Media and the Family along with their reasons in parenthesis). No matter what “little Billy” says he wants.
1. Assassin’s Creed (stabbing)
2. Call of Duty 4 (shooting)
3. Conan (loin cloths)
4. The Darkness (gangland monsters)
5. Jericho (Clive Barker)
6. Kane and Lynch: Dead Men (not very good)
7. Manhunt 2 (murder)
8. Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (zombies)
9. Stranglehold (balletic violence)
10. Time Shift (gratuitous time manipulation)
(Apparently Cliver Barker is an excuse not to play a game… so is time manipulation)
Games your “little Billy” SHOULD play:
1. FIFA Soccer 08
2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Teen)
3. Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour
4. Madden NFL 08
5. Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
6. Need for Speed Pro Street (10+)
7. The Sims 2: Castaway (Teen)
8. Super Mario Bros 3
9. Super Mario Galaxy
10. Viva Piñata
(If you see Mario on the cover, it’s golden when it comes to kids. Even if the game was released 16 years ago. I’m surprised PONG wasn’t on the list.)