 | ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids. |
 | OFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | NOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age. |
Naughty Bear
- Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
- Price: $49.99
- Genre: Action/Adventure
Common Sense Media says
Violent game about mental torture and murdering teddy bears.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Naughty Bear is not for kids in any way, shape, or form. This is a video game about bullying and mental torture. While the characters are teddy bears and there is never any gore (murdered bears spill stuffing instead of blood), players get extra points for torturing and bullying other bears to the point that the victim bear commits suicide. Creativity in injuring and killing is encouraged and rewarded. You can hurt a bear by slamming a car door on its head, jumping on it, and impaling it with sharp weapons. There's also a narrator who encourages players to be extremely naughty. Parents should note as well that this game supports online play with open voice chat. Common Sense Media does not recommend open online play for pre-teens.
What's it about?
Imagine a cute, cuddly plush, fairy tale bear. Then imagine him experiencing a homicidal mental break. That’s the premise of NAUGHTY BEAR, an open world video game that portrays the title bear as a character who’s been teased, taunted, and bullied for so long that he snaps. He kills his fellow bears -- or scares them to the point of suicide -- in massive numbers using bats, machetes, car doors, guns, golf clubs, and a wide variety of other implements to exact his revenge.
Is it any good?
There’s no blood or gore, but Naughty Bear is definitely not for kids. Like the recent Fairytale Fights, it satirizes a cultural icon -- the teddy bear -- by adding something jarringly out of place: extreme violence. Offering an open world to explore is commendable, but sadly, the story isn’t much more than hacking, slashing,
and the occasional bit of humor. What's more, killing and bullying other bears
quickly becomes repetitive.
Naughty Bear just doesn't feel quite finished. The controls are horribly dizzying, and bad camera angles lead players to miss approaching enemies. While the premise of mixing fairy tales (which have a history of violence) with pop culture could have been compelling, this game didn't get the balance right. As is, it's a game that glorifies thrill kills without much humor and storyline.
Online interaction: This game supports open voice chat, which means players could be exposed to inappropriate language or share personal information with strangers.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about whether witnessing acts of extreme violence perpetrated against fantasy creatures is any less disturbing than seeing similar acts committed against human characters. Does the impact of the violence have more to do with the act, or the creature that suffers it?
Families can also discuss the game's sense of humor. Does this game qualify as satire? Do you ever find violence funny? Why or why not?
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Kid, 11 years old
October 21, 2010
AGE
Only an idiot plays this.
I mean, murdering teddy bears? Definitely off for all ages.
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Kid, 12 years old
September 3, 2010
AGE
teddy bears are supposed to be CUTE. what are they gonna imagine next, a FIG TREE?!
sounds very violent
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Kid, 12 years old
May 28, 2011
AGE
Not a good game for anybody
This game is something even worser than OFF, it is not even a kids game, I hope it will one day be sued by the FBI because this is the wrong game for everybody! Not even appropriate for teenagers and adults! Why do some people like this game? Risturo and Starscore13, Please do not lie about this game, It will never be a rated E 10+ game, Nobody is allowed to like this game, It is a law. This is why 2010 was such a bad year! It sold horrible games like this. I say it is the wrong game for everybody! Do not play this at all!
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AGE
13+ for violence and torture!!!
Fun but is actually quiet violent my character killed a un-ted with bone and jammed it down the bears throat. u can kill, murder, assassinate, snap, choke, and gag your enemys.
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AGE
Teddy bears are loving friends for kids. Not in this game!
Wow! Another phsyco game! Makes me wanna destroy these games and throw them in space! Well, anyway, this game is boatloads of violence! Shooting, stabbing, smashing, and burning innocent teddy bears is the point of this game. You can even scare teddy bears so much, that they will commit suicide! Horrible! Violence is not cool! This game should have been rated M! No, not even M! It should have been rated Ao! And in case you didn't know already, Ao stands for adults only. Ok, maybe I was being over dramatic about it being Ao but, M is good. Even though there is no blood, the violence is way too intense! Just because it uses cute teddy bears, it does not mean it is a good game. I actually felt bad for the teddy bears that got killed in the game. I didn't actually play it. I just saw the game online. But, even if I did not play, you can tell it is one of the worst games ever! I seriously thought I was going to have nightmares from watching gameplay... good thing I didn't. Ok, the point is, this game is way too intense for pre teens and is a very iffy choice for teens. Because, last time I checked, kids and teens who play these games (some) have done the same things in real life. Some adults have even done them! It's really sad once you think about it.
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Kid, 11 years old
May 20, 2011
AGE
Defluff?
I shall NOT defluff them all.
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Kid, 12 years old
October 3, 2010
AGE
Stupid for adults, pointless for teens, and disturbing for kids.
Its really disturbing, and only the idiot in my grade plays it. Its not funny, just violent. And its not "cute" like iloveigs said, unless your a murderer or a kidnapper.
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AGE
Terrible game that no one should play.
Horrible game. Should not have even been released. No one should be allowed to play this. I felt sick playing it. You can slaughter other bears or make them kill themselves by frightening them. Don't ever play this!
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AGE
It's just wrong
I watched my son play this game. Even though there is no blood or gore, the game just bothers me. I think what bothers the adults goes over the head of the kids playing it. I've played some nasty bloody M games and they haven't bothered me as much as this one. It just seems so wrong.
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AGE
the back of it says teriible things (shoot, stab, and beat the stuffing out of any huggable creture that crosses your path/pyscho bear) no kids
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| Platforms: | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 |
| Available online? | Available online |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Developer: | 505 Games |
| Release date: | June 29, 2010 |
| Price: | $49.99 |
| ESRB rating: | T for Violence |
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