Hood: Outlaws & Legends

There's lots of brutal, bloody melee combat, including characters getting stabbed, having their throats slit, and being beaten with blunt objects. Blood's sometimes splattered on the camera and often covers the attacker's clothing. Ranged attacks, including headshots with arrows, are frequent, as are explosive blasts that kill targets.

Occasional threats of violence and death are spoken by non-playable enemy characters. The game's online nature allows players to speak to each other over chat, where offensive language can potentially be used.

Some in-game environmental props -- bottles, barrels -- look like items that may contain alcohol.

Parents need to know that Hood: Outlaws & Legends is a competitive online multiplayer game available for download on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Windows-based PCs. While the game's loosely based on the legend of Robin Hood, it's primarily a combat-focused action game pitting players against each other in a competitive heist mode. As such, there's plenty of bloody melee and ranged exchanges, resulting in both live participants and non-playable characters dying in brutal fashion. Throats are slit, chests are stabbed, heads are pierced with arrows, and characters are bludgeoned with battle hammers. There's lots of blood, but not much graphic imagery or gore beyond that. There's a heavy focus on teamwork and communication, as well as some subtle messaging around helping the less fortunate by sticking it to the man. The gameplay will feel familiar to fans of third-person action games, while a dedicated tutorial nicely teaches newcomers the ropes. As with any online multiplayer experience supporting in-game chat, there's always the potential to be exposed to offensive language used by other players.