This is one of the best games I've ever played. There is alot of violence in this game, but, hey, what game doesn't have any violence these days? It hardly has any blood and absolutely NO gore whatsoever. The language is very minor with a few "d" words here and there. DMC3 has a very dark plot and very evil villains who all want open the door to Hell. Dante, the leading character, is the hero that hates evil. Dante's objective is to save the human world, AND settle the score with his evil twin brother. It's actually a complex storyline. This could be frightening to certain kids, but could be alright for other kids too. I would not recommend this game to anyone under 14.
I bought this game for my boyfriend as soon as it came out. We had a lot of fun playing it...the game is hard, esp. without cheats, but with practice, you'll get it. Kids who are easily impressionable/scared shouldn't play this though. Most kids would be fine, there's not a lot of blood/gore. At any rate, it's well worth the play!!
This is one of the best games i own. i let my kids play it and there fine.Sure there is a lot of violence but nothing you wouldnt see in a T rated game.Both common sense and ESRB are wrong.
It is a violent game but even though there is blood, most of the time it looks like SAND(aside from the humans).Small bits of bad language creep in on rare occasion.The rest is just depending on the kid.If they can tell the difference between fantasy and reality and are not easily impressionable it is fine.This is one of our family favorites but if you are looking for easier difficulty get the special edition.