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App reviews for ages 15 & 17, action games

27 results
  • Review
    Modern Combat 4: Zero Hour

    Violent shooter with domestic terrorism theme; adults only.
    AGE
    17
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

    Mobile version of console hit just as violent as original.
    AGE
    17
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    AddictingGames

    Free game portal offers dozens of titles, many of them iffy.
    AGE
    15
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Max Payne Mobile

    Flawed port of classic shooter still for adults only.
    AGE
    17
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2012)
  • Review
    Batman Arkham City Lockdown

    Gritty action game heavy on violence and feels repetitive.
    AGE
    15
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Grand Theft Auto III

    Ten years after original release, it's still not for kids.
    AGE
    17
     
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    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies

    Intense violence as expected; surprisingly average gameplay.
    AGE
    17
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Blood & Glory

    Gladiator-themed combat game works best with in-app buys.
    AGE
    15
     
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    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Infinity Blade II

    Action-heavy sword game adds depth; still for older teens.
    AGE
    15
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation

    Well-made shooter, but keep kids far away.
    AGE
    17
     
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    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    ZombieSmash HD

    Lots of bloodshed in defending home from the undead.
    AGE
    15
     
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    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Contract Killer

    "Free" first-person shooter game where you play as hit man.
    AGE
    17
     
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    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard
    Violent first-person shooter action with blood, profanity.
    AGE
    17
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Dead Space for iPad
    Ultra-violent, gory horror game that's not for kids.
    AGE
    17
     
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    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Stunt Junkie HD
    Ragdoll physics let you hurt characters in countless ways.
    AGE
    15
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2011)
  • Review
    Infinity Blade

    Medieval battle game is too violent for young kids.
    AGE
    15
     
    Learning
    1
    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Samurai II: Vengeance
    Martial arts action with mega-levels of blood and gore.
    AGE
    17
     
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    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Rage HD
    Violent mayhem shooting mutants is too much for kids.
    AGE
    17
     
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    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus

    Modern Warfare 2 clone with military violence.
    AGE
    17
     
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    Platforms: Android, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars HD
    GTA mob game comes to iPad with violence, sex, and drugs.
    AGE
    17
     
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    Platforms: iPad
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Brothers in Arms 2: Global Front HD

    Polished WWII shooter features blood and mild profanity.
    AGE
    15
     
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    Platforms: Android, iPad, Kindle Fire
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Samurai: Way of the Warrior
    Stunning graphics seeped in buckets of blood and gore.
    AGE
    17
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Archetype
    Multiplayer first-person shooter would earn an "M" rating.
    AGE
    17
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Face Fighter
    Boxing app to pummel photos of others, friends or foes.
    AGE
    15
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)
  • Review
    Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies
    Scary zombie-shooting game is too intense for kids.
    AGE
    17
     
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    Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch
    (App, 2010)