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All parent reviews for Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Average rating based on 14 parent reviews:
- 36% say there are positive messages
- 29% say there are positive role models
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A great first person adventure
The first thing to note about this game is that it is a first person adventure, not shooter. The focus of this game is slightly more puzzle solving than shooting. I would recomend that the player of this game to be 12+ due to the difficulty of the puzzles as well a the minimal violence. As to the actual shooting, you use beams, missiles, and bombs. The bodies disappear when they are killed and there is a minimal amount of blood.
The controls are awkward if this is the first 1st person viewpoint game on the Wii. After you get over that, it has some of the best controls I've seen in a long time. The graphics push the Wii's limit and are artistically great.
Another thing to note is that the CS note states that you can play online. This is not true. The only interaction online is you are able to send to your friends (the list off of the console) the vouchers you earn during the game. More stuff can be unlocked, like a screen shot tool, and it is no way dangerous.
Note for anyone who does not know, but cares. Samus is a woman.
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All the action of a AAA title without the gratuitous violence
Let me open up by saying this is quite possibly the best game available for the Wii right now. Once you experience the control system, you will think, "This is why I bought a Wii!" I think the game is very appropriate for older kids about 10 and older. The violence in the game is very mild. There is very little blood (just a couple drops of green fluid once or twice) You will never shoot a human being in any mode of this game. You only kill aliens who usually fall to the ground with no blood, and simply vanish. Sexual content is a non-issue. There aren't any inneuendos, the worst thing that ever happens is in a couple parts of the game Samus takes of her battle armor to reveal her jump suit underneath, which while it is form-fitting really isn't skin-tight (think the Star Trek uniforms and you've got it.) There is only one curse word in the entire word. The commander says D**n once. The gameplay is excellent and the controls are very fluid and responsive. This is a game you can feel good about letting your kids and teens play, considering the other stuff out there.
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Good game for 12+
In this game you shoot aliens and this game is not disturbing for most pre-teens and this game is moderate.
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Wonderful fun, and decent storyline
In addition to whats already stated in "What families can talk about". Throughout the game there are undertones in the conflicts between the different civilizations. Though this game is in the Sci-Fi category, its clear the makers of the storyline wanted to ask the player "when does technology cross moral lines?".
You see the remnants of the Chozos, who found a balance between the ways of old and new, their city is very beautiful, and they are portrayed as the enlightened civilization.
And then you meet the Space Pirates, who in a relentless quest for dominance genetically mutate themselves into monstrosities, and have polluted their planet to such extremes that it is covered in a constant cloud of acid rain.
This is great for 9+ kids because you get to discuss concepts concerning technology and morality, and allow them to form their own opinions.
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Great Game
The CommonSense people who said this game takes light reading live off of bologna. If you take you time and use Samus's (main character) scan visor so you can look at the game objects more closely you can get a good look at lost alien races origins behind the games main story. Also you can read the Space Pirates log books and computer information to get their side of what the are doing to teach you dids that there is know good or bad but a matter of perspective. But what I was gettin at is there is heavy reading in the game if you take your time.
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Perfect for anyone if you don't mind some goo.
No gore. No language. No anything. Violence is minimal, playing experience is giant, has a good seventy hours or more of playing time. the only problem is that the bosses are a little creepy, and there is some goop once certain creatures are killed. My favorite Wii game, but that goes without saying.
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Perfect for older kids, but not tweens
This game is SO GOOD that I wanted my seven year old son to play it with me or to at least see how the game evolves. But, my wife, along with the recommendations from Common Sense Media, made me ponder on that situation.
First there is a problem in how parents say that the violence is just "mild". Mild? Violence happens through out the whole entire game. There is a WHOLE lot of shooting in this game.
Looney tunes is a show that does not show gore or bloody scenes yet, we can't say that the vilonce in this show is just "mild". It has more violence and cruelty than a young child should be exposed to.
Now, back to the game. When you're not solving puzzles, and not exploring, you're shooting the lights out of bad guys. Now, don't get me wrong, this game is AWESOME,just not for young children. I think that letting 10 year- olds play this is not appropriate.
Think about this, letting them play first person shooters like this....how can we say no to grand theft auto and call of duty at thirteen when they are already being allowed to play these kind of games?
I almost fell into letting my child play this because I really thought that it had many positive things to it: use of maps, plenty of reading, good story behind it, puzzle solving, but then realized soon after that all these great things can be found in Super mario 64 for the Ds, and above all, is age appropriate.
The experts keep on warning that our children are seeing too much violence, but we don't seem to heed their advice. Our children are constantly witnessing acts of violence EVERYWHERE!!! Could it really be that just another game with "mild" violence won't hurt anyone? If they are allowed to play this, are we ABSOLUTELY sure that is the only source of violence they are being exposed to?
I hardly think so.
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The message is that you can't look new with new stuff. In the game, the other three bounty hunters (grandryda, Ghar, Rundas) are later injected with with a substance that makes them more powerful (samus is also affected), but makes them evil later. Therefore, if you do end up playing this, tell your kids about new and cool stuff.
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good game
obviously some of the people who have played this game can not appreciate how much fun the metroid series is. Metroid is on of the most successful franchises in video games and the whole point of the game is to find the items you need to progress in the game. The violence is not even a issue in this game but I still believe the 2 games prior to this are better and show the aliens more vividly but all and all this is a good game
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Action Packed
Great graphics, good story line and you get to shoot aliens. A great alternative to the many games that depict violence against humans. Boys have to be boys, this game puts them in the persona of a hero, not a thug. Although I did not like the use of the one curse word (D**n) at the beginning, aside from that it's a great game.
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