Call of Juarez: The Cartel

This first-person shooter sees players using modern weapons -- including pistols, rifles, machine guns, shotguns, and grenades -- to kill hundreds of enemy gangsters. Bright red blood sprays from victims, who grunt when struck. Players can also kill enemies with their fists and run them down with cars. Some cut scenes depict torture, including hitting and, in one case, strangulation by noose.

Two levels in the game are set in strip clubs where women can be seen topless and performing for men on stages and tables. Players see prostitutes on the streets of Los Angeles. In one scene, the protagonists walk in on a topless woman straddling a naked man in bed, with frank dialogue suggesting the two had just been or were about to be engaged in sex.

Frequent profanity can be heard throughout the game. Examples include: "motherf--ker," "s--t," "asshole," "bitch," and "c--k." Some characters also swear in Spanish.

Containers filled with drugs occasionally appear in the game. One scene sees bags of marijuana catch fire and begin to smoke, prompting the protagonists to joke about not inhaling. One accuses another of getting "baked."

Parents need to know that Call of Juarez: The Cartel is an adult-oriented first-person shooter with a broad range of mature themes. Players can expect to encounter intense violence, several prolonged scenes of frank sexuality, frequent and extreme profanity, and references to drugs. Players take on the roles of well-meaning government agents and a police officer, but their murky motives and violent actions are clearly meant to be appreciated by an older audience. Note that online play with open voice communication is supported. Common Sense Media does not recommend open online play for pre-teens.