My daughter, and several other kids in her 2nd grade class, loves this game! I was playing it and after a while she kept coming up and giving me hints! The cartoon images are so clearly not real that there is no fear associated with the mutual zombie/plant violence and since we try to always be matter-of-fact and drama-free, she has no sense of creepiness from it. I think it has really taught her to pre-think her actions and strategize for a desired result as well as contributed to her ability to think conceptually. Overall a really fun game!