It earned its teen rating by having alot of s words in there and when you shoot the enemy like said above for watch out for violence you get a almost cartoon blood when shooting an enemy but you use your fists and feet more than a gun. Great game though

I purchased this game on my 12th birthday, and found it to be fantastic. The great detail in visuals, combined with the quality of sound and realist feel of the gameplay really enhance the game. The language definitely is not an issue. There is only one case when the word S**t is heard, and several minor cases where d**n, and a** are heard. The violence is not bad at all, though there are cases where police and guards are shooting at you, and you do have to defeat several enemies (with either hand-to-hand combat or firepower) the blood is not an issue. There is only one case in the game were, for a moment, minor gore can be seen when you arrive at the site of a level, in a cutscene. You play as a heroic female trying to free her city from a corrupt government, but surprisingly, the game environment is not dark or "evil" seeming in any way. The gameplay itself is absolutely amazing. The main character is a freerunner, and most of the game you are moving across buildings, jumping from rooftops, and running on walls in a very realistic, Parkour-like fashion. The intricate level design, excellent voice acting, and amazing gameplay make this game one of the best game out there. I would highly recommend this game to anyone, it is great.

Great game with just a little language

Mirror's Edge is an awesome new take on the first-person genre. The game is played from the first-person perspective, but is not a shooter. The game contains some violence, mostly melee where you kick and punch opponents. However, the game does allow you to disarm opponents or pick up a fallen enemies gun. The gunplay though is not an integral part of the game and, hence, is not very fluid. The game also rewards you if you can manage to play through the entire story without using a gun. While this is hard, it can be done, it just requires a bit of forethought. There is some language in the game, with a dozen or so instance of s--t, d--n etc. But no really foul language. The game is difficult and requires a lot of trial-and-error to master things. However, frequent checkpoints make this a bit more bearable. One last thing i want to set straight is that the game focuses on Parkour (not free-running). Parkour is similar to free-running except it expels useless show-off stunts in favour of getting to your destination asap. Parkour is the sport of getting from A to B as quickly as possible. Parkour is a French sport founded by David Belle. " Parkour is a non-competitive, physical discipline of French origin in which participants run along a route, attempting to negotiate obstacles in the most efficient way possible, using only their bodies. Skills such as jumping, climbing, vaulting, rolling, swinging and wall scaling are employed." (Wikipedia). This is what Mirror's Edge focuses on, making it a unique and exciting game. Overall one of the best games around and a must-have for Parkour fans.

Love it. Its good for kids because its a high action game about a heroine who has to save her sister. And, you are actually given an achivement/trophy if you dont use the gun.

The lauguage is s**t but other than that its a good game, hardly any blood (only when you get shot) and no gore at all i recomend this game as a 12+ as it has some blood and swearing. BUY THIS GAME!!!

Great for kids over the age of 9 (who have been raised properly that is, e.g. know that the word "sh*t" isn't as big a deal as it's made out to be and that violence is okay in video games or cinema, but not IRL). But for clarification, THIS IS NOT FREE-RUNNING, IT IS PARKOUR. Free-Running is based on doing cool Parkour-like tricks, while Parkour itself is based on getting from A to B in the fastest way possible, no tricks are added for the sake of adding tricks. Brilliant game, beautiful graphics and a great way to get children under 13 off of GTA or other games like that (which by the record is fine for any 12-year-old smart and mature enough to handle it, if your kids can't handle the themes of GTA than that's your fault as a parent).

I like the game, i played it when i was 10. But i don't think little kids should be playing it, i'd say it's for Tweens.

I dont have kids but swearing is not bad I mean compared to Section8 Predjudice but parkour is made exiting in battle and real parkour moves makes me exited for when I start my classes when I`m 13