Rabbids Go Home (Wii, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi)
common sense media says
Fast, fun action and lots of lowbrow bathroom humor.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that while Rabbids Go Home is a creative and ultimately very fun action game, it contains a great deal of bawdy bathroom humor. This is bawdiness on a level that would not even merit a PG rating were this a film, but the frequency of it certainly merits mention. It's probably no coincidence that the rabbids ride around in speeding shopping carts, a trademark of the all-too-human pranksters from the Jackass TV show and movies. Like the Jackass guys, the rabbids flaunt authority, make fart jokes, and cause damage in the name of a good laugh.
Educational value:
Not applicable.
Positive role models:
The rabbids are destructive bullies. They break and steal things, scare and humiliate people, and they laugh the entire time. Players end up laughing with them.
Ease of play:
Play control works very smoothly, with a very well balance difficulty curve.
Violence:
The rabbids don't like humans. They bang them with shopping carts, throw water bottles at them, or scream to scare them at every opportunity. They do the same to dogs. Humans and animals alike will run from the rabbids often shouting things along the lines of, "Please don't hurt me!" Rampant destruction of property is also crucial to the mission of the game. All of this is depicted in a very cartoony, unrealistic way.
Sex:
The rabbids can scream at men and women, or throw things at them, to make their clothing pop off (down to underwear). The de-clothed humans will make reference to their nakedness with comments like, "Aahhh! Close your eyes!" or "I'm in my birthday suit!" Some of the rabbids themselves wear sheer, lacy thongs -- apparently for their own amusement.
Language:
The term "pissed off" can be heard from agitated humans at some points. Bathroom humor, including jokes referencing enemas and constipation, comes flying at the player rather frequently in the quick, shouted dialogue of the passing humans. Visually, there is much ado about sewers (which run with brownish green liquid) and flushing objects down toilets (which are filled with yellow liquid). One extended sequence involves rabbids using a flatulent patient on a gurney to "fly."
Consumerism:
Although it takes a few levels to see it, product placement for Capri Sun fruit drinks, suddenly becomes ubiquitous at about the fifth level. Billboards for the beverage, with the slogan, "Respect the Pouch," are seen throughout the city. And the rabbids actually find and drink a Capri Sun pouch as a special reward.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
There is no smoking seen in the game, but in several office building settings, a voice can be heard over a PA system making "No Smoking" announcements that are obviously meant to poke fun at non-smoking policies. The satirical nature of those announcements is not likely to ring through for many children, though.
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junkmanuk
parent of 7 and 9 year old
parent of 7 and 9 year old
A good healthy dose of silly fun.
It's very easy to slight a game for not providing positive input into a child's upbringing but this game fulfills other essential criteria, Have Fun! Kids enjoy chaos, they enjoy silliness and this game made both of mine giggle endlessly.
At the age of six my son is well aware of what is appropriate behavour and he is all too aware that these are comedy characters in a stylised comedy world. Both of them enjoy the chaos the rabbids cause and their innocent attitude to the things they find (quite simply, if it doesn't make them giggle they're not interested in it). It's very easy to try to read deep messages into a game but in this case take it for what it is. A small oasis of silliness!
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Father_of_3
parent of 11 year old
parent of 11 year old
OK for older kids (maybe) but not for younger kids.
My 10 year-old son played the game for about 10 minutes...and it looked like fun. That is, until I noticed that part of the game is the Rabbids scaring people OUT OF THEIR CLOTHES! Why? What would possess the game designers to add something like that to a game for kids? Or, if they really felt that that was key to the spirit of the game, the ESRB should've rated it "T" for Teen.
We took the game back. I wouldn't have that in my house. I don't want my kids thinking its funny to force people out of their clothes!
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bigmaco2
teen, 15 years old
teen, 15 years old
Great game for the Wii.
This game is really fun and easy to play. but,depending on the family, the game might be little to inappropriate and violent. But mainly its just a great silly game to play and also pretty funny.
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zhp7654
teen, 15 years old
teen, 15 years old
Only for independents (adults), and I mean it!!!
the rabbids are malevolent! you play as a malevolent species and try to make a giant pile to the Earth's moon, but they do it inappropriately. you are also trying to escape the heroes (exterminators) as you make the pile. the game is bad. it mocks jackass series, whereas the rabbids make f--t jokes, laugh, and other bad things. my father is planning on ordering it, but whatever. they can play as long as they want. therefore, it should be M rated by the ESRB, not E and E10 rated. repeat: the esrb should rerate this M like they did to the elder scrolls iv (it was rated T, but they saw inappropriate content and rated it M)
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trickster123
kid, 12 years old
kid, 12 years old
ONE OF THE BEST GAMES IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!
this game is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its easy,fun for the entire family.but the word p***ed is used ONCE in the game and fr**in is also used ONCE in the game but its FUN AND EASY great for family game night they ask for no information whatsoever and on the wii verson you can make your own rabbids! so enjoy the game
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the kid reveiwer
kid, 11 years old
kid, 11 years old
Good for kids like me (9 and up)
great game!!!!!
but would be inapropriate for kids under 8 because I dont think its a good idea to show 7 year old kids how to strip peapal!!!!!
that is... down to there underpants.
theres a mode called "inside ze wii remote" were you can throw rabids around inside a wii remote.someone said it should be rated M but dont listen to him! his name is zhp7654
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ianmahabub
kid, 12 years old
kid, 12 years old
Rabbids Go Home Orginally Been A T For Off Of 8 Years Old
Rabbids Go Home Orginally Been A T For Off Of 8 Years Old
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smartwatcher
kid, 12 years old
kid, 12 years old
Rabbids Go Home! Careful who plays it, but keep saving!
Ok, lets just get clear here. I have alot of things to WARN u about, but this is actually one of the most fun games i own. U just cant look at the "Rabbids" as role models. For violence, all ya need to worry about is charging ppl with a shopping cart and blowing pplz clothes off. The Rabbids are anything but safe, they build a giant pile of random objects to try and reach the moon, which they seem to be strongly drawn to. It really depends on the child and the parent to decide what age is appropriate. I put 8 because i kinda feel like the content is on for 10 and up. My sister is seven, however and she plays it alot. So im not putting 8 as a strict age. U can see the ppl in their underwear when u take their stuff. They use words like "God" and "piss" and in one level they use "freakin". The humans are always working, and in their slivers of free time they shop like animals. The voice on the intercom in the mall levels talks about buying five products a day and stuff, trying to rip off all the other ppl. The Rabbids pay no attention to the influence of the intercom. It is quite fun, however, and has alot of hilarious, if mildly crude jokes. The only issue on drugs is a reference to smoking and drinking over an intercom. I recommend high caution when buying this game, but the appropriate age will quite enjoy this game.
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Gleekitup820
kid, 11 years old
kid, 11 years old
Not the best of the series.
The rabbids get a chance to stand on their own in this fast paced, humorous, and wacky game. It is the most naughty (so far) in the series, with noticeable product placement (Capri Sun ads), thongs and animated naked people, and violence and a word or two thrown in for good measure. I recommend for 11-13 crowd. Ok, but not great.
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aamd13
kid, 11 years old
kid, 11 years old
It may be a little iffy for BELOW 10,but it's a good game. our friend josh has a saved game on our copy. we have it for the Wii.
well in certain scenes people really can be seen in their underwear. but we have the game and have been pretty far and i have not heard the "p" word. by the way,when they're in their underwear,their chests arent blurred,their bellies arent blurred,nothing is except they are in their underwear.
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