Parents' Guide to

Singularity

By Chad Sapieha, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 18+

Gruesome shooter with novel concepts, but not for kids.

Game PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 2010
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this game.

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age 12+

Based on 5 parent reviews

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TaCTiCaLxReFLeX Adult
April 12, 2012
age 11+

Really Fun, nothing to bad

This game is really fun, BLOOD- the envirement in this game is usually bloody and dead corpses are everywhere.LANGUAGE- cursing is used in only the very beginning of the game when your with another military soldier who has a bit of potty mouth. he says F about once S about 2 and D about 3. Violence- You shoot and kill people, and you get a device that can age people instantly and they turn to skeleton

This title has:

Too much violence
callofduty5
callofduty5 Adult
January 7, 2011
age 16+

not for kids

Really great game! the story is awesome and also its very creative game; alltough it has lots of shooting and the gore isnt that bad it happens but thats about it nothing gruesome if you want a gory game go play Cod: Black Ops. Nothing too explicit but its not for kids

This title has:

Too much violence
Educational value
Great messages
Great role models
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What’s It About?

Time is a weapon in SINGULARITY, an innovative sci-fi shooter in which our hero doesn't just bounce back and forth through time but also wields it to manipulate his environment and even kill his enemies. The game is set in an alternate history in which the Soviets have discovered a new mineral called E99 that carries temporal distortion properties. U.S. marines are sent to a remote Russian island on which E99 experiments have been carried out. They arrive to find the island in ruins. The bodies of researchers and their families are everywhere, and horrible, mutated creatures are running amuck. When our hero finds a gauntlet that alters the flow of time, a way to right the altered and potentially disastrous last half-century of history, he begins a quest that only he has the power fix.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (5):
Kids say (8):

A better than average sci-fi shooter, Singularity offers players novel weapons and tools as well as an intriguing, time-bending tale. The ability to progress or regress a particular object in age makes for some interesting game scenarios. We can un-collapse fallen tunnels to clear a path and restore decrepit boxes to make the ammunition and supplies they hold usable. Conversely, players can age a safe to make its door fall apart, or make their enemies grow old and die in seconds.

It's just too bad that it takes more than two hours of pretty standard first-person-shooting slogging to get to the innovative stuff. Also, the graphics feel as old as some of the objects players age in the game. The blurry textures and rough-hewn character models might have seemed modern at the start of this generation, but they're definitely dated now. Still, it doesn't detract much from the overall experience. There's plenty of entertainment here for grownups who enjoy gory gun games; just keep in mind this brand of fun isn't family-friendly.

Online interaction: Players can go up against one another online. Open voice chat is supported, which means potential exists for players to share personal information and encounter inappropriate language and topics of conversation while playing multiplayer games. Common Sense Media does not recommend open online play for children under 12 years of age.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about varying levels of violence in shooters. Singularity could have been designed without blood or gore, potentially resulting in a sci-fi adventure suitable for a slightly younger audience. Is its gruesomeness essential? Does it have a purpose aside from shock value?

  • Families can also discuss the use of profanity in action games. Does the occasional vulgarity make dialogue feel more natural and realistic? Does it somehow enhance the narrative? Have you played games in which the profanity was just too much, swearing used simply for the sake of swearing?

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