• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 17.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  Tarantino-like bloodbath with acrobatic gunning and slicing.

Why We Rated This

The good stuff

• Ease of play:

  Control issues plague this game, which might frustrate players. It has a steep learning curve to figure out the complicated controls. For example, sometimes Rubi can hop over a small ledge, while at other times, the game won't let her do it while in the exact same spot. Also, every jump goes into slow-motion, which can make it harder to time moves.

   

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  Wet is meant to be an over-the-top, roadhouse-style action game -- heavily influenced by retro Hong Kong and Hollywood movies -- that never really takes itself seriously. But the main character is a gun-for-hire who is above the law, and kills anyone who gets in her way. She is meant to be a heroine as she is exacting justice against "bad guys," but her gory means doesn't send a good message.

   

• Role models:

  With her violence, drinking, and profanity, Rubi isn't a good female role model. She is a hired gun looking for revenge, rather than letting the law handle these thugs. There are far better female role models in video games, such as April in Funcom's The Longest Journey.

   

• Violence:

  Wet is quite violent, bloody, and gory. The game is an over-the-top brawler, whereby the main character, Rubi, can use guns or swords to take down multiple enemies. Blood spurts out of fallen enemies, and characters can have their limbs cut off or be beheaded (in a cut-scene sequence). Blood splatters on the floor and walls.
• Sex:

  While no sexual content is seen or heard by the player, there are inferences and suggestive scenes, such as one where a nurse gets off her knees in front of a male character and wipes her mouth (suggesting that she just performed an oral sex act).

   

• Language:

  The game is chock-full of profanity, including random swear words such as "sh-t," "motherf--ker" and "d-cksucker," as well as phrases like "walk the f--k out the door," "I don't believe this sh-t," and "I f--k you up!"
• Consumerism:

  Not an issue.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Rubi, the main character, drinks alcohol throughout the game, plus there are mentions of drugs and drug dealers. In one scene, green and leafy plants are lined up in a warehouse, as if to imply marijuana.

What Parents Need to Know

This review of Wet was written by Marc Saltzman

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