Common Sense Media Review
By Erin Brereton
,
based on child development research. How do we rate?
Game site with too much blood and guts.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 13+?
Any Positive Content?
What's It About?
GAMEGECKO.COM has a lot of free games in categories like Action, Adventure, and Sports, but while many look like they were designed for kids, most are full of adult stuff. Some even include excessive violence -- such as "Celebrity Girl Fight," which offers players the chance to pummel celebs like Paris Hilton using select keys for different punches. As the battle wages on, blood shoots out from your opponent's face. And then there are games like "Teletubbies Mercy Killing" -- which gives you a chainsaw, rifle, or pistol to slay sweet Teletubbies playing in a field -- that are not only inappropriate for kids, but just plain disturbing.
Is It Any Good?
The games are easy to access and play right on screen; click on some and you're taken to different gaming sites. A few feature fun, familiar characters and even impressive graphics -- the Transformers game, for example, looks like an animated comic strip. On the positive side, many of the games on GameGecko.com do involve good, clean gaming fun, such as its dress-up games. It's just too bad that overall, the site may have enough content to provide hours of entertainment -- but it's often not valuable entertainment for younger players.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about why it's dangerous for users to be able to contact you without being screened first. Why is it bad to answer a random IM, even if you're logged in under a username? Also, what's OK to share with someone online and what's better left unsaid?
Website Details
- Genre : Gaming
- Pricing structure : Free
- Last updated : October 25, 2022
Did we miss something on diversity?
Research shows a connection between kids' healthy self-esteem and positive portrayals in media. That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. You can help us help kids by
Suggest an Update
Common Sense Media's unbiased ratings are created by expert reviewers and aren't influenced by the product's creators or by any of our funders, affiliates, or partners.
See how we rate