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zOMG! (Windows)

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Fighting MMO game skews older with raw chat, consumerism.


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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that zOMG! is a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) which is part of Gaia Online. The game will attract younger teens with its lively graphics and game play, but because chat (unless the filter is on) can be quite raw, we don't recommend it for kids younger than 15. zOMG! Is a free to play flash-based game, but teens will be tempted to spend real money to purchase in-game items. While the in-game fighting doesn't have blood or gore, an opening trailer shows a woman's throat being ripped open by a monster with blood shown. This game has not been rated by the ESRB and is currently in open beta.

Educational value: Not applicable.
Positive messages: This is an online game targeted at teens. The title itself is a reference to the use of the "leet speak" interjection zOMG (an acronym for "Oh, My God") and according to the developers of the game, perfectly represents the spirit of teenage irreverence and rebellion.
Violence: This is online fighting game (and is part of Gaia Online) where you are required to kill and destroy monsters and zombies. There is cartoon violence with no blood and gore or flying limbs, except in the opening trailer which shows, at one point, a woman's throat being ripped open by a monster and blood spurting out.
Sex: Not applicable.
Language: This is an online world with open chat. Be sure to turn the optional filter on if you want to filter out cuss words.
Consumerism: The game connects to other features of Gaia Online such as the Towns, Cinemas, Market, and Forums, all of which are highly commercial. This is a virtual world where you can use real money to buy in-game items. Also a link to purchase zOMG! gear such as tee-shirts can be found on the front page where the game launches.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.

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Families can talk about online interaction with strangers. How much should you divulge of yourself when you are playing with other anonymous strangers? How do you know that they are kids like yourself? Are you tempted to spend money to buy in-game items? Why or why not?

What's the story?

What's the story?

zOMG! puts you in a world where the inanimate objects have been infused with an evil life force and their main objective is to kill humans. In defense, you have to destroy these anthropomorphized objects before they kill you. Apart from Barton Town, which is your safe zone, there are nine areas to explore. They have different landscapes and themes, which vary in danger and difficulty. The areas may be lush, beautiful, and seemingly tranquil but beware the pink flamingos, garden gnomes, green hamsters, and toaster ovens. You start off in a subway train, which is the tutorial to show you the controls of the game including how to hunt and destroy.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 

There is some unexpected depth to this MMO because it uses a unique "rings system" for combat and leveling. A player can equip up to eight rings at a time and the rings are used for attack, healing, and support. Ring sets will give certain stat boosts and you do not level-up an avatar to get stronger, but rather, you level-up the power of the rings. The more powerful the rings, the more powerful the character.

The narrative and quests are full of humor as they have the player running around the areas delivering items or hunting numbers of monsters and zombies. There are also minigames which can be played and some of them make you play a minigame through the game world, avoiding or destroying monsters as you go along. At time of writing however, the game is still in Open Beta and it suffers from lag, bugs, and too many other people crowding on the small screen.

Game themes & details

Game Details
Available on: Windows
Available online
Genre: Massively Multi-player Online Game (MMOG)
Developer: Gaia Interactive
Released on: November 6, 2008
Price: Free
ESRB Rating: NR

This review was written by Carolyn Koh
 
 

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Kappa Mizu
kid, 11 years old
 
.................................
ummmmm.........zOMG is from gaia online how the heck then dont know gaia online if thay know zOMG?!

xxMimixx
kid, 12 years old
 
Parents nowadays are just overreacting.
Ok.So pretty much, I have more knowledge of GaiaOnline than any other young kid since I have been playing the site since September 7th, 2007. So what, if, a tiny monster rips a woman's neck and blood just spats everywhere like a sprinkler? (Matter of fact, I haven't seen that... Oh wait. the Grunny part. Nevermind.. ) That isn't so violent! It's just a stupid Gramster biting a neck. Big deal. It's just a tiny trailer.

A.lineup
teen, 15 years old
 
I love it
I find this game very good. Its the only reason why I go on gaia* There is blood but only a little. The only "rings" (that's the weapons for fighting the animated aka the bad ones in a way) that show blood are hack and shark attack. Some people do use bad language but you can filter by going on your account settings and put very strong filtering so you won't see that bad words like deadman's pass, for example to me it shows up the deadman's P*** because i used the strong filtering. (its a place where you can fight a giant monster) To me most people are nice, you just need to find the right ones. Its fantasy and has a good enough plot line so yea. So if you like fantasy then you should try it. lol just make sure you understand most of what cl and what rings do for ya. Trust me there's a lot of people in ZOMG who do nothing except chat and so they "die" right away when there is an ambush. That's why they have tutorial for fighting with rings. Use gaia towns for that.

stinker
kid, 10 years old
 
kenyon
iloveit

Miha_Endoh
teen, 18 years old
 
It's fun.
Eh, it's ok. I'd suggest it for ages 14+ just, because it is part of Gaia online and many people swear on it. The violence is not that bad. All you do is fight things like lawn knomes or drums... and random fluff things... but it's definately not good for young children.

♥★Lil_angel34★♥
kid, 12 years old
 
Abit for the older kids
Well it can be very fun to play, but the language can be a issue. with the default chat words like sex come up uncensored but it all really depends on how you play it and use it.

LittleRatersGirl
kid, 13 years old
 
TOO VIOLENT
I played this game at age 10 and 11. This game has some cuss words in the chat and violence. There's a bit of blood when defeating monsters and this game is damaging to the brain. The models of people in the game can contain alcohol drinks though its a character and nasty outfits. I'm more mature then most kids though.

Haleigh666
parent of 5 , 12 , and 13 year old
 
Perfect for teens
It depends on how people play it

harbert99
teen, 14 years old
 
this is better than runescape! but it has chat, therefore there is inapropriate stuff.

lappy45
kid, 13 years old
 
..............
great game! but alot of the people arent that nice, so i dont talk to them

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