Parents need to know that while kids play a young grim reaper in the game, the main character is very cute, almost huggable. There's nothing frightening here; it's just an adventure with monsters that aren't very scary. Still, there are weapons young Death must wield like twin pistols, an exploding hamster, and burning toilet paper sent airborne with something that looks like a gun launcher.

Families can talk about the fact that death isn't always eerie and creepy. In fact, Death Jr. has a purpose and goal here: to save his father. Movies like The Corpse Bride poke fun at the afterlife and death. What others can you think of? If you can think of more scary death-themed games and movies than funny ones, why do you think that is? Which treatment do you prefer?