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All teen and kid reviews for Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony

Age
13
Average rating based on 35 kid and teen reviews:
  • 57% say there's too much drinking, drugs, or smoking
  • 57% say sexual content is an issue
  • 54% say language is an issue
  • 51% say violence is an issue
Teen, 16 years old
September 7, 2010
 
Awesome Game
Love this game! Also to all the parents that want too boycot the games, why dont you not buy them instead

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Teen, 18 years old
March 20, 2011
 
e.g. Perfect for older kids, but not for babies
Like any other GTA,this GTA isn't exception. Pure masterpiece. 11/10 from me.

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Teen, 14 years old
March 4, 2011
 
Most adult game in the world?
How can you say that this is not as bad as left 4 dead? the violence isnt too gory, but you can kill civillians and police man. there are sex scenes, plenty of swear words, and more unmentionable stuff. this is WAY not for children. I admit though, ive played it once and its a pretty good, and easy to play game.

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Teen, 15 years old
February 11, 2011
 
I LIKE PLAY THIS GAME, BUT I AM FROM RUSSIA

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Teen, 16 years old
April 18, 2011
 
Wow...that's pretty gosh darn gruesome...
Great game. Good graphics, best story in a free roam yet... But it unbeliebaly controlveral. Now alot of my friends at school can take the stuff in this game, which i can too, I love it. But, this game is NOT for the faint of heart. Alot of blood, drugs and swearing are in this game. But in the end, it has a positive message. Protect your family, the are a priceless jewel that you cannot lose. That's a good message. But if you can't get past all the violence and gore. DON'T PLAY IT!!!

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Teen, 16 years old
March 12, 2011
 
Good game
Fun game, if your mature enough to know not to do this stuff in real life.

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Teen, 17 years old
December 27, 2010
 
GREAT FOR EVERY BODY
YES IT IS

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Teen, 14 years old
January 25, 2011
 
love it
this is a good game abit violent okay alot violant but kids like me know wats the differance between games and life kids just want to be entertained for the people that make thre kids play 6 yr old games and are like 10 or 13 u need to actully play it to understand

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Teen, 16 years old
December 17, 2010
 
17+
I think that although is game is a great game, it probably is not for kids below the age of 17, however, I agree with how the ESRB rated this game, 17+. Although the game features tons of violence, from gun fights and to fist fights, sexual content including prostitutes, and drugs, I found that playing this game gives teenager acess into a new stressless virtual world where they can just forget about all their problems and play on as Luis Lopez, the main character of the timeline. So no, its not exactly for any children do to its inapropraitness, but at some point I there should be a line drawn closer giving people 17+ acess to this game, which is just what the ESRB ratings did, and I totally agree with that.

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Kid, 11 years old
December 10, 2010
 
Deserves the M rating
This game has no pros from me, so let's go through our cons, in GTA IV TBOGT, you are encouraged to kill innocent civillians and law enforcment, there are prostitutes on the streets, the language is excessive, the use of alchahol is permitted, the message in this is to steal vehicles, have sex, and kill like there's no tomorrow, and your role model is a anti-hero who kills police officers.

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Kid, 13 years old
June 30, 2010
 
wierd game
wierd

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Kid, 12 years old
October 23, 2010
 
WOW
THIS IS SO BAD I CANT EXPLANE. you can beat the crap out of a old lady and anybody else. you can run over people with a cop car and rocket lanch a old mans head off. go in to a hospital and kill everybody in that place. you can atomic bomb new york with a plane. and recreate 9\11. funest that i have herd of but olso god hates this game.

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Teen, 18 years old
July 19, 2010
 
for teenagers that arent stupid
this game allows you to commit practically any crime in the book

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Teen, 15 years old
July 5, 2010
 
Great Game don't get me wrong.. But if you are looking for a Great Open World game go get Red Dead Redemption
Great fun game. All the sex scene parts may be skipped by pressing A on the Xbox360 or X on the PS3, so.. the violence, killing civilians, killing cops, delievering drugs, ect. That's Grand Theft Auto. Also- keep in mind that this is a game. Not REAL it is VIRTUAL, lol.. So you should be able to tell the real world from this.. Anyways its a game. Swears over the top.. Wow.. They use the F-Bomb over and over again.. Swearing in this game is my biggest issue.. otherwise iffy for 14. fine for 15+

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Teen, 15 years old
March 30, 2010
 
While this game might be fun for older teens, it's way too inappropriate for young children and young teens. I've seen this game a couple times and read reviews. There are too many inappropriate concepts. Such as having sex, R-ing women with a cheat, (just now recalled.) And bad Language. Do not let your kids play this game people!

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Teen, 13 years old
February 25, 2012
 
A great expansion to the GTA series.
I downloaded this game for my XBOX expecting a great expansion pack.As usual for a GTA game,the game is awesome and a value for money deal.However,there is non stop violence,blood,gore and language and sexual scenes and the game is not recommended for anyone under 13.

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Kid, 10 years old
February 13, 2012
 
Lots of Consumerism. Forget it, kids.
Whoa, kids. I am only allowed to play this game an hour a day. Sometimes around 30 minutes! First up, the violence. Level 5 (Corner Kids), Level 24 (Party's Over) and Level 26 (Departure Time) are all involved with bombs, rocket launchers and baseball bats being used. (baseball bats are used too as weapons to whack people with) This is a strong, bloody game. It's an 18+ already! But it doesn't end there! Consumerism is used a lot. There is a shop named Burger Shot, which probably copies Burger King a little bit. Furthermore, there are three club houses in the game. (as far as I know), and language? Words such as f--k, s--t, c--k, d--k, b--ch, a--, p-ssy, motherf--kers and s-ut are used around 20-30 times every LEVEL.In addition to this, s-x in this game is 100% ordinary. Missions like 'S-xy Time' and 'Caught With Your Pants Down' are all about the s-x, and Yusuf Amir always boasts that he has naked ladies in the jacuzzi upstairs. I'm just lucky I completed the game, cos if you replay missions from your NOKIA, (more product placement) you will never see the beginning cutscene again, unless you restart the game. Plus, if you hang out with Armando and Henrique, you could get drunk by visiting the pub. An easier way of doing this is by visiting Masionette 9, a night club, and doing a champagne competition. A last point to raise is that there is a hidden Mitsubishi Lancet on the very top of Alderney Island, and Antonio Di Napoli is a character in this. So that was a review of GTA TBoGT.

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Kid, 10 years old
December 27, 2011
 
not good for kids
this game is highly not for kids it is bad and very horrible they have lots iam telling you lots of romace,drinking/smoking/drugs and way iam telling you way too much violance please do not let kids play this nasty game even if they want it for christmas/bhirthday let 18 or higher play this game . even i a kid says is bad

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Kid, 10 years old
December 19, 2011
 
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GREAT FOR KIDS I WOULD DATE NICO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Teen, 15 years old
August 30, 2011
 
Awesome game, but not for kids
An awesome game, but tons of language and drug use. Don't recommend for kids though.

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