call duty black ops

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clue · 09/11/2010 20:58

I have a 13year old boy nearly fourteen and keeps on about wanting this game but it is rated 18 which I don't agree with him playing. he sees his dad every weekend and plays 18 games which causes conflict when he comes back home. Do most parents have this problem with the call of duty game.

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AgentProvocateur · 09/11/2010 21:41

I have a 14 - nearly 15 - year-old-boy who is currently huffing in his room because I have said no. "All his friends" are getting it, allegedly. It's 18 for a reason. If he was 16 or 17, I'd probably relent (seems odd that you can get married at 16, but not buy an 18 game or DVD!), but I'm sticking to my guns.

DandyDan · 09/11/2010 22:39

I've posted on this in the Chat section. My 14-nearly-15 yr old got this today (he got CoD last November). He is a mild, generous, kindly boy and the main thing he gets from these games (besides a lot of enjoyment) is a positive sort of confidence because on Xbox Live he is usually asked to be team leader by his mates - he socialises a lot with them on Live, as they all live in different villages, and it really has developed his confidence and leadership skills. The rest of his time he likes baking and cooking and reading. He hears worse language from his older brother.

It's personal choice thing. I think there are far worse things - it's a creepy strategy game with zombies and shoot-em-up guns, and the Live mode of the game encourages team work.

webwiz · 10/11/2010 08:10

DS is almost 14 and knows he isn't allowed 18 games and he accepts it. I'll go up to a 16 rating but I feel 18 is a step to far. I'm the same as AgentProvocateur - I'll go with 18 games when he is 16 or 17.

DandyDan - DS gets a bit angry with people on Xbox live (we can hear him yelling from the other end of the house) so I don't want to encourage anything that ups the adrenaline!

DandyDan · 10/11/2010 09:18

Yes, ours does shout occasionally too but I've heard his mates over the earphones and they're all doing it too, all at each other - sheer enthusiasm and humorous engagement with the game: they're all best of friends despite the shouting. It's like hearing them playing army games in the back garden - "get over there behind that window, you idiot [or other word]. Use that weapon...no, not that one. There's a zombie coming from the right, if you leap out and fire in, three, two, one..."

happyhappyperson · 21/11/2010 22:39

If you are in any doubt about this game watch the trailers on youtube, or search for gameplay footage on youtube. The level of violence is sickening, don't let them tell you they can restrict levels either, the standard play is sick & shocking. My 14 year old wants it, he will not get it, it's rated 18 for a good reason, & that's not to spoil younger teenagers fun. Well done if you've stuck it out & said no, you're one of the few and I salute you!

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