I have three concerns with Lord of the Rings: Conquest. The first is violence: this game is about war and battles, but it doesn't really glorify violence and their is no blood. The second is that you can play as an evil character. I just don't think it's right to be evil even in a video game. That is the negative message. Thirdly it's Lord of the Rings, it contains some magic and such. If you approve of the movies I would approve the game, because the violence is greatly toned down from the gory movies. All in all, its a fun game to play with two player co-op, different classes of units, and occosional opportunities to play as the heroes from the books/movies (Aragorn, Gimli, Gandalf etc.) I would let a 13 year old play it, but nobody younger than that.