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Prey
- Xbox 360
- Price: $36.99
- Genre: First Person Shooter
Common Sense Media says
Gory shooter gets blood pumping – for adults.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this is a bloody first-person shooter (although most of the blood belongs to the aliens). There's also lots of bad language, and a female character is shown partially nude. Also, it can be played online; Common Sense Media does not recommend unsupervised online play for anyone under the age of 12.
What's it about?
PREY is a sci-fi first-person shooter that takes place on a huge ship orbiting the Earth. Players take on the role of Tommy, an American Cherokee living on a reservation, who's bouncing off the walls with boredom and wants to leave with his girlfriend, Jen, another Cherokee. When the game opens, Tommy is at Jen's bar -- weird lights appear and players (and the whole bar) are abducted into the mother ship. From here the story pretty much fades into the basic "save the world from aliens" plot.
Is it any good?
Prey contains a multi-player mode either online or using Xbox Live. It contains all the guns from the story mode, but the story boils down to a race for the rocket launcher. Players should know that there is no offline multi-player with this game, which is disappointing.
All in all, Prey is an exciting shooter with some fun puzzles. The game is relatively short and quite easy for the avid gamer. Tommy's journey to appreciate his Cherokee heritage -- and his ability to use the special powers he receives -- are a creative addition, but, overall, the story isn't groundbreaking. It is, of course, left open-ended for a possible sequel.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about violence in first-person shooters. Does it make a difference that most of the shooting is aimed at aliens as opposed to people? Does the addition of challenging puzzles and authentic Cherokee mythology help compensate for the objectionable aspects?
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April 9, 2008
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not good for young kids
Very creative game and well-made but not for younger than 17, I only played the demo but the use of the f-bomb was all over the place. The violence is gory and even young kids are killed, I even got a queasy stomach when the wraith possesed this one kid and made her throw her sister up against an impaling spike, not nice.
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fun, but not quite up to the hype
the invention was good, like walking through portals in boxes, and mini worlds, but the action wasn't as frenzied as it could be because whenever you die you can just shoot a few spirits in the spirit realm and come back to life. the story is good, especially near the end, as was the integration of Tommy's coming to terms with his being Native American and not wanting to stay on the reservation. Content wise, it's pretty bloody, and there a good amount of f-bombs, even in the beginning. sexual content amounts to one brief scene of partial nudity, and that's basically it. It's definitely worth buying, but I'm still going to be playing older 360 games like call of duty 2 online over this. never gets old!
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Simplistic and boring, dont waste your money on this game.
This is one of my least favorite games in my Xbox360 collection. The game is boring, the plot isn't thought out very well and the puzzles are no better than an ordinary jigsawl puzzle. If your looking for a fun action adventure game with plenty of puzzles, look at bioshock, though I do recomend bioshock for people under the age 14-13 at least. Please do not waste your money on prey!
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This is a bad as it gets
Think of cannibalism, porn, murder and excessive violence, and whether you want those images flashing on the screen in front of you, before you purchase this gem.
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Adults can enjoy.
Or rather, with your permission, kids. Why? Cause with all those exciting elements like walking on walls, portals, and spirit walk, you are required to think more. Otherwise, kids need to beware. But you can learn some good facts about Cherokee.
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April 9, 2008
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A funny, yet scary experience
Unlike many games that take on the "save the wold from aliens", Prey has been able to create a new world with twisted reality and the ability to walk in Spirit mode and also on the ceilings and walls. If you are a gamer that liked Doom 3 or Quake 4, then you'll certainly enjoy this game. The game is not particularly violent, if truth be told. It is more of a shocker, with aliens attacking you from the ceiling or walls and things appearing from places you wouldn't think they would. I feel that any gamer who would like a mildly challenging game that does not end too quickly would really enjoy this.
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Kid, 11 years old
May 10, 2011
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Good for teens not for most under teen
I play it rarely it has bad language but you can switch it the language of, also the puzzels are are good like portal, my conscernce is not the violence but the half naked women I havent completed it so I dont know if I have seen it or not
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| Platforms: | Xbox 360 |
| Available online? | Available online |
| Genre: | First Person Shooter |
| Developer: | Take Two |
| Release date: | August 26, 2006 |
| Price: | $36.99 |
| ESRB rating: | M for violence, nudity, language |
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