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Army of Two: The 40th Day

Eric Taylor — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:55:46 +0000

Rating: not-rated

Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language This is a co-operative third-person shooter in which players try to survive the city of Shanghai as it collapses all around them. Players shoot their way out of the city after a mysterious invasion: they assassinate targets, infiltrate guarded areas, and kill many enemies in their way. Sniper rifles, shotguns, machine guns, and grenades are used during the frenetic firefights; knives and bayonets can be used to "stealth-attack" enemies from behind. The gun battles are depicted realistically and are often intense: civilians and enemies scream when shot; the dead can be shot on the ground—sometimes causing decapitation; characters emit frequent splashes of blood that stain the city streets, walls. Precise shots from guns, rifles, or sniper rifles may result in civilians' and enemies' heads exploding in a red blood effect. Players also have the ability to use people as human shields, and can opt to kill hostages at the expense of "morality points"—an "execute" or "release" option is given to players. Characters use profanity such as "sh*t," "a*shole," and "b*tch" in dialogue, in battle.

Third-Person Shooter, not-rated, EA Games, M (Mature)

Batman: Arkham Asylum

Guest Reviewers — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:11:31 +0000

Rating: some-issues

VIOLENCE: The violence in this game is bloodless and not gory for the most part. A drug transforms inmates into a ugly beast, and this change can be kind of gross, but no blood or gore is shown. In normal combat Batman knocks his enemies unconscious (he never kills them), but occasionally he will break their arm or their leg as an 'instant KO'.

LANGUAGE: The language is this game was your usual Teen rated fare. 'Oh my God' is used multiple times, as well as b--ch, d--m, hell, and a--.

SEXUAL CONTENT: Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy both wear revealing outfits, and Joker cracks lewd jokes from time to time.

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DARK ENVIRONMENT: The game features a very, very dark and oppressive environment. The Joker leaves dead bodies strewn across the Asylum, and sometimes in horrifying ways. When Batman is exposed to Scarecrow's gas, the Asylum gets even creepier: Batman imagines himself talking to his dead parents (gruesome white ghouls in body bags), and in one instance Batman sees himself eating a rat.

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adventure, T (Teen), Warner Bros Interactive, DC, action, Some Issues, Eidos

Borderlands

Eric Taylor — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:06:41 +0000

Rating: not-rated

Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Mature Humor, Strong Language This is a sci-fi first-person shooter in which players assume the roles of mercenary treasure hunters on a mission to the fictional planet of Pandora. Players undertake missions/quests that increase characters' skills, eliminate an assortment of mutant creatures, and drive and collide with advanced alien vehicles. Players kill hundreds of enemies (e.g., human bandits and mercenary soldiers) over the course of the game by using a wide variety of guns (shotguns, sniper rifles), explosives, and special ammo types (fire, acid and electricity, etc.). The combat is frenetic, and enemies moan or scream when they are hit. Damage from weapons also results in large spurts of blood, dismemberment, and decapitation. When a human or creature is decapitated, an effect resembling a fountain of blood will shoot from the neck for a few seconds and stop. Some weapons cause enemies to split in half, the top being separated from the waist. During the course of the game, characters make jokes about streaking, body parts, rape, and mothers (e.g., "…more busted than my momma's girly parts"). Strong profanity (e.g., "f*cking," "sh*t," "p*ssy," and "d*ckbag") can be heard in the dialogue.

M (Mature), 2K Games, Gearbox Software, not-rated, First-Person Shooter

Dragon Age: Origins

John Fox — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:38:06 +0000

Rating: strong-caution

Violence: Blood is a theme. Enemies spurt red blood when hit in melee and a pool of blood forms when they die. Blood covers character when in combat (can be turned off). Some gore can be seem like decapitations in melee combat.

Language: Mild to moderate language is used throughout.

Sexual Content: Suggestive and sexual references skittered throughout. Optional romances end in a "sex scene". Characters can visit a brothel and buy services there. One ending requires a male character to sleep with a female one. A couple female characters are topless or nearly topless and one has her buttocks exposed.

Spiritual Content: Magic is used and gods are mentioned. Demons posses or trick mortals.

Other:Characters act drunk and some crude dialog.

PC, PS3, Strong Caution, Xbox 360, BioWare Corp., EA Games, RPG

Lego Batman

SeriousGamer — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:42:07 +0000

Rating: some-issues

Mild Violence: Mild hand-to-hand combat and some gun and projectile combat against LEGO figures, enemies fall apart and disappear.

Destruction: Explosions, some vehicle-to-vehicle combat, parts of the environment can be destroyed

Mild Suggestive Content: One female character wears a skimpy outfit of leaves, a few kisses are seen

Other Negative Elements: Game offers the chance to play villain characters.

Traveller's Tales, action, E10+, Some Issues, adventure

InFamous

Michael Caleb L. Garrett — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:34:10 +0000

Rating: strong-caution

Violence: Death by electrocution, explosion, high falls, bludgeoning, and gunshot; suicide bombers; executions are possible; blood as damage indicator; mentions of rape; cutscenes depict beatings, massacred police officers, complete with blood, and a man's skeleton.

Spirituality: Advertisement for yoga; precognition and channeling are mentioned; powers of electricity, telepathy, and telekinesis play a large part of the story; karma is used to gauge morality; the First Sons' logo is a pentagram with an eye in the center.

Language: Hell, d---, a--, b----, pr---, d-----bag, s---, pissed, bastard, whore, screw, crap, "boob tube", and "sucks donkey b---s".

Adult Content: Sasha attempts to be seductive and makes sexual remarks; poster of a bikini-clad girl; Alden is said to be overcompensating with his tower.

Miscellaneous: Zeke is a jerk; the government is out to get everyone; character mentions urinating on a cop; able to purposely poison people with psychotropic, mind-controlling tar; teaming up with villains; alcohol references.

Positive: Self-sacrifice for the good of all mankind is held up as an ideal.

Sucker Punch, PS3, Strong Caution, T (Teen)

Demon’s Souls

Guest Reviewers — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:29:19 +0000

Rating: not-rated

Blood, Violence This is a role-playing game (RPG) in which players attempt to save the medieval kingdom of Boletaria from demons. Players manage a number of stats (e.g., strength, endurance, intelligence) and inventory items while battling humans, animals, and supernatural enemies. Players use melee weapons (swords and axes), bows for ranged attacks, and magical spells to kill an assortment of enemies (e.g., human soldiers, dogs and rats, giant insects, demons). Attacks usually result in large clouds of dark red blood; blood appears splattered on walls, floors, and around corpses in several environments. During one boss battle, blood continually spurts out of the wound of a demon's stomach and covers a large portion of the floor.

RPG, M (Mature), not-rated, Atlus

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time

Michael Caleb L. Garrett — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:06:38 +0000

Rating: some-issues

Violence: Destruction of property; able to hit, but not kill, innocents; many different methods of killing and being killed, but all deaths are cartoony; greenish ooze left by insectoid enemies; disembodied head is destroyed, but no gore; shrapnel can be added to bomb.

Spirituality: "Praise Orvus," and "Praise Nefarious," both spoken; time travel; unexplained staffs that shoot blue energy; Great Clock is called "marvel of science and sorcery"; spirit walks, yoga, and meditation briefly mentioned.

Language: Insults to intelligence such as "moron" are used; "fackoff" appears as a nickname in the credits.

Adult Content: Quark cross-dresses and requests that enemies, "take it easy on the goods"; a joke about infidelity; double entendres.

Miscellaneous: Crude humor; effeminate salesman; Ratchet breaks the law; evolution is mentioned.

Positive: Difficult decisions are weighed, with characters willing to respect the choices of others; friendship and wanting your children to be happy are exalted.

E10+ (Everyone 10 & up), adventure, Insomniac, PS3, Platformer, Some Issues, action, action-adventure

Need for Speed: Shift

Eric Taylor — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:21:01 +0000

Rating: not-rated

Content descriptors: Mild Violence This is a racing simulation game in which players can select and customize a car to compete against other drivers on city streets and professional race circuits. Players earn "profile points" for performing certain skillful actions in the game (e.g., passing a car, mastering a corner on a difficult track, etc.), and can use their points to upgrade their driver profiles. Drivers also can earn "aggression points" for erratic driving or bumping into other cars; when racers collide with objects and cars on the track, they sometimes grunt in pain.

E (Everyone), not-rated, EA Games, Slightly Mad, Racing

Brutal Legend

Michael Caleb L. Garrett — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:59:00 +0000

Rating: strong-caution

Violence: Death by falling debris, decapitation, amputation, bifurcation, immolation, electrocution, and hearts being ripped out; stray body parts lying around; blood on EA and title logos; and buckets of blood spilled and sprayed throughout.

Spirituality: Price tag shows a price of 6.66; Heavy Metal-based mythology with demons, titans, and gods; multiple pentagrams displayed throughout; demonic relics and powers used for both good and evil; one army centered around occult nuns and priests; songs featuring predominantly negative religious references.

Language: F- and S-bombs dropped within the first five minutes and many times after that; d---, hell, b----, b------, s---, piss, and the finger all used multiple times; "Get the eff out of dodge," is spoken; God is used as an exclamation, but most often with in lowercase.

Adult Content: References to and depictions of french kissing; ogling; General Lionwyhte has a "pleasure tower"; references to "celebrating in the bus"; water erupting from the nipples of a statue; scantily-clad amazon women; one army's outfits based around S&M, with multiple references and jokes about that fact throughout; female characters wearing g-strings.

Miscellaneous: Smoking and drinking throughout; scatological jokes; references to sensitive parts being sunburned and sleeping naked on fur.

Positive: Optional filter for the violence and language; encouragement of allies; redemption of and reconciliation with former enemies.

Double Fine, M (Mature), Tim Schafer, action, RTS, adventure, Strong Caution

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