Halo games are actually worth the money unlike CoD. There may be some scary images for young children, but my 4-year old brother plays this with me sometimes! I don't have the slightest clue as to why Common Sense would rate this "Not for Kids". Even parents prefer Halo over Call of Duty! Helped me decide. Teen, 13 years old Written by Leondaboss May 11, Had useful details.
Teen, 14 years old Written by. October 6, Very very awesome If I were to sum up this game in one word, that word would be "awesome". But there is some swearing, like "hell", but I am halfway through the game so I don't know if there is any more. Onto the violence. You are playing as Master Chief, trying to defend our world from the Covenant.
Blood is visible throughout, and weapons skins can have blood. Covenant blood is just a violet-blue color. There is nothing sexual, but Cortana's hologram body is a little revealing. The controls are easy to learn. And like it's big brother, Halo 5, there is incredible graphics. The cutscenes can be violent, but you can skip them. Now, one more thing.
There are secrets in the game, my personal favorite is the printing of "Big Scary Laser" on the Spartan Laser. I cannot tell all the secrets myself, so just Google "Halo 4 secrets". Anyways, I would just say this is a fantastic game! Definitely worth money buying.
Read my mind. Kid, 10 years old September 17, Teen, 13 years old Written by leakingrye May 15, The best one yet!!! I lo e this game!! Dot's sutible 4 kids 13 and up. Kid, 11 years old February 23, Teen, 15 years old Written by JellyfishJam38 December 24, Common Sense Media must really hate M-rated games. Halo 4 is absolutely amazing.
I don't think it's as good as Skyrim, but I still love it. Thought Halo 3 and Reach were good? This is ten times better than them.
The graphics are splendid, almost like you're watching real people, and the story is fast-paced and exciting. New vehicles, enemies, and features have been introduced to Halo 4. A problem is that the game is a bit too hard, and some levels should only be played co-op because of their difficulty.
However, there is an "Easy" mode, for the novices. I think Halo, as a shooter, is somewhat better than Call of Duty in originality and introduction of new features. One minor complaint, is that some of the multiplayer Custom Games have been removed, and the existing ones are harder to find on the interface.
During most of the game, you will be pitted against aliens known as the Covenant, and a new robot-like race called the Forerunners. As you can tell, there is plenty of violence in this game, but none of it is especially graphic. Shooting an enemy results in a small spray of blue, purple or orange blood, which can splatter on nearby surfaces.
There is no sign of dismemberment or injury detail and the violence is justified as you are fighting against evil aliens. Humans can be killed, but you generally receive penalties for doing this. Also, you can perform "executions" during melee combat, where you finish the enemy off with a third-person blow such as a curbstomp or neck-break. Trust me, this is not as bad as it sounds, and shows no blood whatsoever.
This website decided to give this game a "Not For Kids" rating based on just that. Executions were also seen in Halo: Reach, but slightly less frequent. Common Sense Media, you've really gone crazy with your ratings this time.
There is a character called Cortana who is an AI artificial intelligence , who has a somewhat revealing costume, with only wires covering her sensitive areas. She is featured prominently during the game. The language is nothing you wouldn't hear in a PG movie though. Helped me decide 5. Had useful details 5. Read my mind 5.
Adult Written by bubbleman December 25, A must buy! Helped me decide 4. Had useful details 2. Read my mind 2. Parent of a 13, 13, and year-old Written by A. Nguyen February 15, Bought this as a present I purchased this game as a Christmas present for my younger son, who is thirteen years old. He enjoys video games, mostly as a social exercise he loves to chat with a buddy as they play FIFA or Madden together, and I have never bought him a shooter before.
I did some research with my husband, who was dissenting the idea, and after a week of some research in our spare time, we both came out with entirely different perspectives. My husband was also worried our son might become spoiled, and said that the amount of gifts he receives should be moderated. Meanwhile, I had done a bit more research. To me, psychologist, it was worrying at first that the first-person-shooter gameplay style would instill ideas of glorified killing in my child.
With this as a mindset, I dove deeper into the world of Halo. As it turns out, in the story mode, the main enemy are these glowing, partially floating aliens, who, when killed, flake into golden pieces and disappear into the air. I then watched a little bit of gameplay I found on Youtube. Suddenly, the blood and guts images of gore that had been painted in my head by soccer moms and overprotective parents seemed ridiculous. Admittedly, some of the firearms used in the game that don't glow or shoot light pellets do look realistic, but no worse than anything seen in daily city news.
The map building feature included in the game intrigued me. The amount of freedom that it gives the player to create, in HD and 3D was fascinating. This could actually rationalize a shooting game for most parents wondering whether or not to buy Halo for their child.
But all in all, Halo 4 is no worse violence-wise than the latest Star Trek remake, or any sci fi PG movie. But back to my son. He had been anticipating its arrival in stores for a month or two, and had wanted it since it came out. After the research and revelations mentioned above, I convinced my husband to buy this for our son for Christmas.
Now, he plays this during his free time on weekends, sometimes in split screen cooperative mode with his older brother, sometimes with his buddies, online or in person. Even his twin sister plays the multiplayer once in a while.
I once caught her and her friends having a tournament in the basement, late at night during one of her sleepovers. In the end, I believe that as long as my son isn't playing those ultra violent, ultra realistic shooters like Call of Duty, or playing video games every day, I have done a swell job with my media parenting.
Had useful details. Parent of a 10 and year-old Written by SafetyParent September 9, When they said: Violently beating aliens to death, They meant: punching a alien once and running away. My 10 year-old is fine with it and it does not really encourage violence or anything. It is quite fun I've played it with my son!
There is not much violence besides mild shooting and no bad language at all. The blood is obviously fake and I recommend it if your kids want Call Of Duty!
There is only chat if you are on multiplayer. Many people do not chat and they do not use bad language! This title contains: Ease of Play. Helped me decide 2. Had useful details 1. Read my mind 1.
Parent Written by Gorge r February 12, Halo 4 Halo 4 is the best halo game ever. Not only the storyline but it is great for kids 8 and up because you can turn of the blood well the is not much only blue and yellow blood from the alians. I let my son play halo combat evolved and he loved it so for his 9th birthday I got him halo reach now he has halo 4 that he got himself I would give this game a 10out of 10 because there's no blood and good for kids.
Parent of a 11 and year-old Written by tenaciousddude December 31, Halo 4 This has minimal violence with almost zero blood. Read my mind. Okay for teens Halo 4 is a high quality space opera that really demonstrates the shortcomings of the ESRB rating system.
From a gameplay standpoint, Halo 4 is the best Halo game yet. Unfortunately, the story isn't quite as engaging. Multiplayer and Forge are still great fun, and the game is worth a purchase for those features alone. Content wise, there is little reason for this game's M rating. It has moderate violence and a bit of blood, but is probably the tamest Halo game released, with a story that is nowhere near as dark as Halo: Reach.
Helped me decide 1. Adult Written by mohammed67 January 18, Great game! Helped me decide 3. Adult Written by dead gamer May 22, Get it Anyone can get it. It is the best game ever. Not necessarily. According to the ESRB, the impartial body that assigns game ratings, Halo 5 is rated T due to blood, mild language, and violence.
That sounds like what we've come to expect from a Halo game. First, Industries' devotion to the needs of the story it set out to tell unintentionally resulted in a violence level that's less severe than usual. Or, the more likely explanation, the ESRB's "objective" standards have changed over time to match society's expectations. It happens at the movies; flicks that earn PG ratings today might have gotten R ratings ten or twenty years ago.
As society's standards of what's acceptible are altered, entertainment ratings follow suit. Be sure to follow T-Lounge on Twitter and visit our Facebook page.
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