Foto Face: The Face Stealer Strikes (Nintendo DSi)
common sense media says
Creative game uses DSi camera; potential for abuse is high.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that at its heart, this platform-jumping action game is no more violent or offensive than a Super Mario or Sonic the Hedgehog game. However, since kids can use the DSi to take photos and record sounds, and then add those sounds and pictures into the game, the potential exists for Foto Face to become something much less wholesome. Most kids, though, will probably simply enjoy the silliness of seeing a their faces on video game characters and have fun with the opportunites for creativity that the game offers. Parents should know which group their kids may fall into, and may want to make sure to activate the DSi's parental controls.
Educational value:
The only things one can really learn from the game are how to use the DSi's camera and microphone.
Positive role models:
The hero never initiates fighting; it's always the villains and monsters who come after him (or her) first. Plus, the hero is always ready to come to the aid of a side character who asks for assistance.
Ease of play:
On the whole, the game is not difficult, but there are a few incredibly tricky platform jumping sections that may take lots of trial and error to traverse.
Violence:
The hero uses swords, spy guns, clubs, claws, and the like to dispatch sily looking monsters. There is no blood, but the impact of the violence can be magnified if the player puts the faces of friends or relatives on the bad guys he's shooting and slicing. Beaten enemies splay their arms and legs out and simply fall off the screen. As they "die," there can be any kind of noise from a small grunt to a blood-curdling scream -- all depending upon what kind of sound the player records.
Sex:
There is no sexual material inherent in the game. However, as players can incorporate their own photos and sound recordings into the game, it is entirely possible for a player to create his or her own sexual material for the game.
Language:
There is no foul language inherent in the game. However, as players can incorporate their own sound recordings into the game, it is entirely possible for a player to add profanity.
Consumerism:
Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Not unless a player adds it on his or her own.
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