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MySims Agents (Wii)
Age 8+
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MySims Agents (Wii)

Why We Recommend It

Cool secret-agent sim challenges kids to solve entwined mysteries. Nifty spy gadgets help players outwit adversaries.

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Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles (Nintendo Wii)
Parents Need to Know...

this first-person shooter is quite gory and bloody. Gamers can use an assortment of deadly weapons -- from pistols and machine guns to melee attacks using knives -- to kill human-like characters infected by a "mutagenic" virus ... read more

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Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
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Left 4 Dead (Windows, Xbox 360)
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this game contains graphic violence and gore not suitable for young players. It is a first-person shooter in which the player is fighting zombies and other mutated creatures. Gamers can blow off enemy heads and limbs using a variety of ... read more

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Left 4 Dead
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Dead Space (Xbox 360)
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that they should take heed of the "Mature" warning. Just like horror films that served as an influence in this video game thriller, players will shoot at alien creatures who spray blood and fall in a bloody heap to the floor. ... read more

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Silent Hill: Homecoming (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
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that this game is sometimes scarier than anything in the Saw movie series. Although horror movie-loving adults will relish it, this game is full of unapologetically gory and bloody scenes, especially when you fight with a knife. It ... read more

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Vampire Rain: Altered Species (PlayStation 3)
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that this game is full of gratuitous blood and gore. Vampires attack humans, and when they get you, they rip you to pieces and copious amounts of blood flow. read more

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Alone in the Dark (PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii)
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this game is a pretty gruesome survival horror game. Your character must kill zombies and other supernatural creatures with a handgun, incendiary devices, and other fire-based tools (players learn alot about how to make fire bombs). ... read more

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Condemned 2: Bloodshot (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3)
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that this game isn't just scary, but also quite graphic with violent and gory imagery, including beating an enemy to death with blunt weapons, grabbing their neck and throwing them into a wall, shooting them with guns or breaking their ... read more

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Silent Hill Origins (PSP)
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that the game is violent, scary, and gory. Players can smash a creature over the head with blunt instruments, shoot them, light them on fire, or punch them. Blood comes out of the fallen baddies, and also appears on walls and items. These ... read more

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