Rated E10+. The biggest virtual world of all time! Forget Club Penguin, Dizzywood, and all those other virtual worlds (Webkinz is alright)! MAPLE. STORY. FOOOOREVER!

I used to play this game. But as my parents began watching how this game is played and some of the language that appeared they grew unhappy. I loved this game and not to the point of addiction. Marriage is available in this game but it is only available through money payment of nexon cash. Should you let your child play this game, warn them about sexual predators. No joke. There are TONS of them lurking about on this game. Most naughty language is allowed through the filters. Numbers, email adresses, names, cell phone numbers, race, age,ect. Is all allowed through the filters. On a lighter note, your children may form lasting friendships, develop teamwork skills, and most of all. Patience. While doing quests for either your job masters or to earn Exp ( Experience points ) they may be long and mountainous and any drops from monsters will not always drop when you want them to! I'd say from an innocent child's perspective. It's good. But for a parents perspective? Not so much. Overall it is the parent's call and in my personal opinion it is best to simply tell your child what behavior is acceptable. They will be exposed to this stuff eventually, you know. OH! I almost forgot. One of the maps is a bar. But you cannot buy alcohol or anything. The refrence is there. Product placement is inevitable. Most of the players will spend money on the products. So let your child know ahead of time " If you see any fancy items and you look in the cash shop, they are off limits because they cost real world money " - Ex-Player And Responsible Teen.

I bought the iphone version named maple story theives edition where you getto play as a theive. GREAT GAME

like most MMORPGs they require you kill monsters to gain EXP, but the monsters are very fictional.

I very recently got my account on Maplestory, and so far I love it! I think what I've seen so far is age apropriate for almost everyone, except the interface can be a little confusing. If there's a younger kid that is confused by the interface they should work up to it by trying the really simple Runescape interface. What I've seen so far is all fantasy violence, no PK's. The character customization is awesome, except I haven't found out yet just how many items you need to really pay for. The consumerism is probably the only thing to be careful of in this game, because on the website it shows these characters all decked out in gear but I bet a lot a lot of that stuff is from the cash shop. Overall, Maplestory is an action sidescroller, anime-like MMORPG. My only advice is the same that I give for other RPG's. Casual gamers don't get sucked in and waste your money on the cash gimmick, hardcore addicted people, whatever. Soon they might start out new players with some free cash anyway, because Neopets did this gimmick so I quit and checked it out later to find they gave 150 neocash to new accounts. Overall I say 10+ just because the interface is kind of complicated and the controls are really annoying unless you have bigger, more coordinated hands from gaming.

Its a good game and is very addictive and fun but there is inappropriate language at times even though there are filter and most of the players are between 14-17 so the people on there do act mature with language and all

LOVE IT. my friends play it and i use my account while im there sometimes, but its SUPER addicting. Its the only thing they do except what their parents make them do, and I mean MAKE them. Its really fun though, and should u be thinkiong about letting ur 10 year old have it, its the perfect game.

This game is a good game. There are some problems though. Alot of the players use swear words! Customer Service is sorta bad. IT IS SUPER ADDICTING Good things It is an easy to play 2-d Side-scroller game. This game is actually geared towards 10+ so there are some monster "killings" to level up. The graphics are chibi and kawaii and the game is overall a good game.

MapleStory just sucks. I don't know why a lot of people love it! I agree, is educational, but it is just a letdown. First is addictive, but them becomes a bad game. You need to play it online. You need to complete some stupid quest, and choose your element. Totally disappointing.