Prey
(2006, Video Games - First Person Shooter, Rated M, Play it on: Xbox 360)
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Common Sense says
Gory shooter gets blood pumping – for adults.
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Prey was written by Bobbi Dempsey
Parents need to know that this is a bloody first-person shooter (although most of the blood belongs to the aliens). There's also lots of bad language, and a female character is shown partially nude. Also, it can be played online; Common Sense Media does not recommend unsupervised online play for anyone under the age of 12.
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What’s the Story?
PREY is a sci-fi first-person shooter that takes place on a huge ship orbiting the Earth. Players take on the role of Tommy, an American Cherokee living on a reservation, who's bouncing off the walls with boredom and wants to leave with his girlfriend, Jen, another Cherokee. When the game opens, Tommy is at Jen's bar -- weird lights appear and players (and the whole bar) are abducted into the mother ship. From here the story pretty much fades into the basic "save the world from aliens" plot.
Is It Any Good?
Prey contains a multi-player mode either online or using Xbox Live. It contains all the guns from the story mode, but the story boils down to a race for the rocket launcher. Players should know that there is no offline multi-player with this game, which is disappointing.
All in all, Prey is an exciting shooter with some fun puzzles. The game is relatively short and quite easy for the avid gamer. Tommy's journey to appreciate his Cherokee heritage -- and his ability to use the special powers he receives -- are a creative addition, but, overall, the story isn't groundbreaking. It is, of course, left open-ended for a possible sequel.
Publisher’s Details
Developer: Take Two
Released on: 08/26/2006, Price: $36.99, not online enabled
ESRB Rating: M for violence, nudity, language
Released on: 08/26/2006, Price: $36.99, not online enabled
ESRB Rating: M for violence, nudity, language
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Most Recent Reviews
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I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Easy to play
Simplistic and boring, dont waste your money on this game.
This is one of my least favorite games in my Xbox360 collection. The game is boring, the plot isn't thought out very well and the puzzles are no better than an ordinary jigsawl puzzle. If your looking for a fun action adventure game with plenty of puzzles, look at bioshock, though I do recomend bioshock for people under the age 14-13 at least. Please do not waste your money on prey!
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
fun, but not quite up to the hype
the invention was good, like walking through portals in boxes, and mini worlds, but the action wasn't as frenzied as it could be because whenever you die you can just shoot a few spirits in the spirit realm and come back to life. the story is good, especially near the end, as was the integration of Tommy's coming to terms with his being Native American and not wanting to stay on the reservation. Content wise, it's pretty bloody, and there a good amount of f-bombs, even in the beginning. sexual content amounts to one brief scene of partial nudity, and that's basically it. It's definitely worth buying, but I'm still going to be playing older 360 games like call of duty 2 online over this. never gets old!
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
Innovative art design makes Prey
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I rate this title pause for age 0 and give it
not good for young kids
Very creative game and well-made but not for younger than 17, I only played the demo but the use of the f-bomb was all over the place. The violence is gory and even young kids are killed, I even got a queasy stomach when the wraith possesed this one kid and made her throw her sister up against an impaling spike, not nice.
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Ratings at a Glance
| 100% | of parents say it gives kids positive messages |
| 100% | of parents say there are good role models |
| 100% | of parents say there's too much drinking, drugs, or smoking |
| 100% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 100% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
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