The Hometown Treasure November 2013 | Page 40

This Game Rated... by Shawn Byler These days, most kids are playing video games in some way, shape, or form. It might be on a home console like a Playstation, Xbox, or Wii; a handheld system like a PSP, Nintendo DS, Gameboy; or even a phone. As a parent, you’ve seen them playing these games, but have you really sat down and watched what games they’re playing? Games, just like movies, are rated to makes sure younger kids aren’t exposed to certain things such as sexual behavior and excessive violence. This article will be going over each of the ratings and why they are that way to help make you, as a parent, more aware of what your kids are playing, and if they really should be playing those particular games. On the box that each game comes in, or on the cd, or cartridge, or located near its name on the phone will be ??)????????????????????????????MI)I??????Q????????????????????????)????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????)???Q??????????????????????) ???Q????????????????????) ????????Q????????????????????)????????????????????????????????)???)???Q???????????????????????Q?????????????????????????)????????????Q?????????????????)?????????????)????????????????)??????????????)???????)???????Q???)?????????????????????????????)????Q????????????()???????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????) ??????????????????????????????)????????????)P???Q?????????????????Q????)???????????????Q????????????)????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????)??????????????)4???Q?????????????????5????)???????????????Q???????????)??????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????)???????Q???????????????)