10 Video Games to Avoid
November 26th, 2008 by djyoung
The National Institute on Media and the Family, a conservative media watchdog group that has repeatedly criticized the game industry for failing to adequately warn families about inappropriate content, issued its 13th annual video game report card on Tuesday. The NIMF has red-flagged ten violent games concerned parents should keep away from the under-17 crowd this holiday, citing excessive bloodshed and brutality:
- Blitz: The League II
- Dead Space
- Fallout 3
- Far Cry 2
- Gears of War 2
- Legendary
- Left 4 Dead
- Resistance 2
- Saints Row 2
- Silent Hill: Homecoming
Notably, all ten are already rated M for Mature, so for once the industry and the watchdog are in agreement. On the flipside, the NIMF recommends these Teen-rated alternatives: