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    Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 16; suggested age 13.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0

  • Common Sense says

    Games have blood, guts, booze; some educational.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 13–16

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Some puzzle games teach math and logic skills and logic games involve planning skills; other games are mostly mindless.

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Violent games show blood and death.

  • Sex:

    Not an issue.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    Pop-up ads promote everything from games to screensavers. Full versions of many games run around $19.95.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    At least one game involves serving beer.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About ArcadeTown

Parents need to know that this site features some violent games -- blood spurts from zombies as they scream in one game; Endless War 3, one of most popular free games, includes so much gunfire that it's hard to realize what's happening until opponents bodies split apart and spurt blood -- all to a samba beat. Although users 13 and under are supposed to seek parental permission, no checks exist to confirm user's ages. Full versions of many games run around $19.95.

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  • Families can talk about the frequent sales pushes on the site for the premium versions of the game. Telling a friend about the site gets users 15 percent off; ordering two or more of certain games gets you 35 percent off. Is promoting the site right? Why would you have to pay for more complete games when some versions are free?
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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    turhfh
    Lives in Alabama
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 4.0

    Relaxing

    Just Make sure what your children download on this website i say about 70% of there games are relaxig the other 30 is shooting or gore

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