Marvel Super Hero Squad (Wii, Nintendo DS, PSP, Nintendo DSi, PlayStation 2)
common sense media says
Loads of fighting with heroes but has funny, spoofy vibe.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this bright, colorful adventure, featuring a pantheon of well-known superheroes -- depicted in more childlike, cartoonish style than usual -- will appeal to kids far younger than its intended audience. In comparison to other superhero games -- especially other Marvel hero games, like the recent Ultimate Alliance 2 -- Super Hero Squad is far more family-friendly. However, it is still a fighting game, full of beatings and explosions and laser gunfire. Parents should just know what's in store if they plan to let children younger than the targeted audiance of age 10 play.
Positive role models:
It's hard to call anyone who resorts to physical fighting a role model, but these heroes -- in these incarnations -- are very likable. They always express desire to help one another, as well as the populace at large.
Ease of play:
Controls are simple to grasp, although there are some unfortunate camera problems that make it difficult to see where you are going at certain times.There's an easy mode that lives up to its name, and plentiful health-bar power-ups make staying conscious a simpler task.
Violence:
Superheroes punch, kick, and shoot energy beams at villains (and each other during "battle mode"). Wolverine has sharp claws, but his attacks don't appear to damage people in a way different from other combatants. Some villains use laser rifles and energy bazookas (all beams, no bullets). There are grunts and shouts of pain when characters are hit, but defeated villains simply disappear.
Sex:
Some of the female heroes wear slightly revealing uniforms (mostly in the thigh area), but the characters are all depicted in a very unrealistic, cartoony style.
Language:
Silly (and sometimes hard to decipher) insults, like "canary head."
Consumerism:
The game features the long-running Marvel Comics characters. More specifically, it ties into the new Cartoon Network series, The Super Hero Squad Show, which is animated in a spoofy, unrealistic style that this game shares.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Not an issue.
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dochnwillow
parent of 11 and 12 year old
parent of 11 and 12 year old
Neat Game Lots of FUN!!!
Kids get to work together as their favorite super heroes.
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