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All parent reviews for Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony

Age
12
Average rating based on 33 parent reviews:
  • 42% say language is an issue
  • 36% say sexual content is an issue
  • 33% say violence is an issue
  • 33% say there's too much drinking, drugs, or smoking
  • 30% say there are positive messages
Parent of 14 year old
January 23, 2010
 
Yes turn off the bad parts
My son really wants to get this game. He is 13 years old. I said yes because ive heard it got great reviews. I was watching him carefully playing it and luckly there is a setting where you can skip sex parts and no F bombs. My son didnt want to turn those parts off ut i made him so if your a parent on the border of buying this game game for your kid, id say get it and turn off all bad settings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Parent of 10 year old
February 22, 2011
 
The Game Is Good And If You Dont Get Your Kids This You Really Boring And Not Letting Them Hve Any Fun Stuff

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Parent of 17 year old
March 13, 2011
 
Perfect for older kids, but not for tweens
Released on: 10/27/2009, Price: $19.99, online enabled ESRB Rating: M for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs online mba

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Parent of 3, 4, 7, and 11 year old
February 2, 2011
 
BAD PARENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IF YOU LET A KIDS 14 AND UNDER PLAY THIS GAME THEN YOU ARE BAD PARENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Adult
February 20, 2011
 
awesome but you need to read this
ok grand theft auto is a great game this one is one of the best way better then grand theft auto 4 the full game and this is just an add on the brought back parachutes and a tank but they need a bigger much bigger free roam and more easter eggs and so much more vehicles so many that you can even count and plane and i want it to take like a half an hour to like dirve to the other side of the map like sanandreas ..... can anyone say road trip and there needs to be nudity you should see them a having sex and control it srrry personal opinion of a teen age boy you know .... but the game is awesome but they need to remake sanandreas

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Adult
February 23, 2011
 
this game depends on weather you dont want your kids being exposed to nudity,drugs/alcohol,violence or harsh language or if you don't mind.

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Parent of 18 year old
February 4, 2011
 
Love it
Great game for everyone. No complaints from me. Nothing my kids dont know already.

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Parent of 13 year old
April 25, 2011
 
13 is ok
This game is beast but shouldnt be played under the age of 13 mostly becase of the content that it has.My son Jerimy asked if I would get it for him well i researched it and saw that it was inappropriate for someone his age so I sat down and asked him if he new that things in games should not be done in real life and understanding that the language used were words that he should never say..he said he new and i just rented the game for him.so far it's not as bad as some people think but I would HIGHLEY suggest that you talk to your child or teen about how its a game and should not be done in real life.

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Parent
January 31, 2011
 
bad
I just cant stand the messages

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Parent of 19 year old
October 14, 2010
 
11 and uppers
My 11 year old, Cameron loves this action packed, funny, open-world game. Okay for 11 and up (nothing they won't know anyway).

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Educator and Parent of 16 and 16 year old
August 9, 2010
 
Good game for older teens
The thing we all need to understand for us as well as for our kids is that this game (as well as the game of life) is full of choices. I am well aware of that this game is violent but lets be real here, you can't turn on the news today without hearing about bombings and killing all over the world. It is something that my kids will be facing in the near future as they progress through school and through there lives. I would rather teach them about these things in a controlled setting at our home than throw them out to the dogs and expect them to know the RIGHT way to deal with these things. I put emphasis on "right" because I frequently use movies, games, and other media as learning examples to teach my kids the difference between how things should be done and how there are done in reality. I also am aware of the sexual scenes. These can be skipped by pressing the A button on an Xbox 360 0r the X button on a PlayStation3. The sexual scenes are also only on the story mode of the game which not many people follow. As for the foul language, my kids are at the age where they here those things at there school. I make it very clear that I can't control what they say to other outside of our house but they will not use those words when they are in the house. Because you have free choice over your character, you can turn a rated M game into a rated T game without taking away the fun parts. As parents we need to understand that things now are not what they were when we were in our kids position and we need to trust them and show them that we can see that they are growing up and becoming more mature. Over all a great game. Dr. John Parker Jparker3599@yahoo*

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Parent of 8 and 10 year old
November 27, 2010
 
Horrible. Off for kids 17+.
This game is horrible. There is no sense in it. All it is is violence, bad language, drugs, and, here is the worst, sex. The sex is nonstop. You can pick up prostitutes straight from the street. The star gets his privates sucked on. It is really bad.

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Parent of 15 year old
September 12, 2010
 
Bad for young paople but good for old mature people
Very bad i heard that people copy acts like this and its disgraceful

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Parent of 17 year old
June 9, 2010
 
PERFECT FOR "ADULTS ONLY"!
WELL WHAT CAN WE SAY, BUT, WE LOVE THIS GAME FOR "ADULTS ONLY".... IT IS A PERFECT GAME FOR "ADULTS ONLY". THANK-YOU, JIM & PHYLLIS FLORIAN peflorian2010@hotmail*

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Parent of 12 year old
April 22, 2010
 
perfect for infants
its the best game ever

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Parent of 5 year old
March 9, 2010
 
great for kids 2 and older
It is great for my three year old! He is just starting to play video games and this is a good one for him to start with!

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Parent of 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 year old
July 21, 2010
 
best game
love it

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Adult
June 6, 2010
 
Sexual content is overspoken
This is suitable for teenagers. I know a lot of teens who have this game, The content isn't as bad as you think. The violence, Is very ruthless and you kill, run over or whatever random people. Its just about the worst thing on there. The sexual content is moderate, Its very suggestive. But there is no visual sex. That's what people have to realise. Yeah you have semi naked pole dancers. But its not too bad. The language is awful though. They swear a lot, At everything. Someone gets in your way F$$$ off. Its pretty stupid. Overall its got some bad content, But its a hell lot of fun.

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Adult
May 28, 2010
 
great game..sex scene is not bad

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Adult
March 30, 2012
 
Good fun
This is actually more fun than the original GTA IV and TLaD, although they were pretty good too. I like how the brighter, more Vice City-like atmosphere of this game contrasts with GTA IV and the other episode TLaD. If you're a fan of GTA, get this. Make sure you press pause when your mother walks in the room, though. The sheer number of unneccessary F words, and if I'm not mistaken, a couple of C words, mean that this game could easily outswear the South Park movie! The game also contains strong violence and some scenes of sex, but if you're familiar with GTA then you'll know what to expect.

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