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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 17; suggested age 17.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Game over, man.

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This not for kids

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    The films are the culprit here. They should put them on another site.
  • Violence:

    The films are the culprit here. They should put them on another site.
  • Sex:

    The films are the culprit here. They should put them on another site.
  • Language:

    The films are the culprit here. They should put them on another site.
  • Consumerism:

    Sometimes the games stop in the middle for a commercial!
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    The films are the culprit here. They should put them on another site.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Shockwave

Parents need to know that there are some great games on this site, but unfortunately we can't recommend it to anyone but mature audiences. Kids pass around the addresses to the latest trendy Shockwave game or animation, and once they are on the site, parental control is "Game over, man."

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  1. Kid Reviewer
    Age 12
    Lives in Nevada
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Ehh... what?

    This is a site with free 3-D games. I'm completely confused.

  2. Kid Reviewer
    Age 10
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    it is fun

    these games are super fun it is a good website for kids 5 and older it has a lot of games to play and new ones too

  3. Teen Reviewer
    Age 14
    Lives in
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

    its good if you can handle it

    it's awesome the worst you see is ads to a porno or dating site

  4. Teen Reviewer
    Age 14
    Lives in Kansas
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    unjust

    This site has some pretty good games! Not ALL of them have sex drugs and violence in it! The speed racer game was one of my favorites and there is NOTHING bad about that. This site over judges EVERYTHING!!!

  5. Teen Reviewer
    Age 17
    Anonymous
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    oh great, did I just see a sexual content on shockwave.com?

    So far, i haven't seen any sexual content in-game, but I saw several ones on the ads. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a adultfriendfinder ad there with half naked girl with cross arm covering her breasts. unbelievable !!!

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