![]() When you kill an enemy a corpse appears on the ground, outlined in red. "Blood and guts" is, again, an overstatement. If you play online, however, you will encounter every word in the dictionary, so that is why I gave the game a mark for language, and would warn parents to watch the online can get pretty messy. Especially when, again, I heard nothing stronger than "d-n" or "hell" when playing the game. Also, it's pretty unbelievable that a couple of explicit words would make the game earn 4/5 for language. In playing my way through the first game, I noticed absolutely NO sexual content that would make me question the rating (which is "T" for "Blood and Violence" ). You need to have the right mix of people to take out your enemies and it takes experience and brain power to work your way through the game. ![]() I have trouble playing some of the missions still - they're just that tough. It's a perfectly acceptable game for players aged 13 and up. Again I find it ironic that Commonsense media chooses to criticise the sexual content of a game that has no intent of any sexual references.Īs other people have said, CSM has their rating for this WAY off. ![]() There is absolutley no sexual content that would make me question the rating. When something dies, it turns into a corpse outlined in red. Am I the only one that finds that sentence Ironic?īlood, Guts, Murder? Overstatement. You gave it a 4/5 for language, yet your justification stated "Hidden in the gameplay are a couple of explicit words". You also demonstrate to the audience (who are probably looking for a legitimate review since they are on this website) that you exaggerate over the most miniscule detail, blowing them out of proportion. Commonsense Media's justification made this game sound like it was something in the Grand Theft Auto series. Warcraft is a real time strategy game that revolves around teamwork and co-operation. This just proved that your review is full of biased statements that are unsupported by factual evidence. If you have access to this older game, it'd be great for your kids- it's fun, has an engaging story, and is far and away less dubious than the offical review makes it out to be.Įdgy Humour? Sexual innuendo? Explicit words? Not for kids? This is not the "Reforged" edition of the game, though, so you cannot play online with it anymore. The one thing you need to be worried about is online multiplayer- where there used to be maps that had hidden pornographic images (created by other players) that you could view- and all online interaction is essentially unsafe for kids anyway, even when it's moderated- which it isn't in this game. Overall, you could do far, far, worse than this game for your kids. ![]() The one notable exception would be the "Drunken Master" hero in the Frozen Throne. I'm not sure how they missed this, but there is definitely a few drug/smoking/drinkin references, but almost exclusively in the "easter egg" voice lines you can hear by clicking on a unit a bunch of times. ![]() Otherwise, "hidden in the gameplay" is a lot like saying, "Don't let your kids watch Disney because it has adult references!" I remember a mild curse or two - nothing obscene or gratuitous, though. The game doesn't show or bring up anything weird- that line from a unit is an "easter egg" and very much cherry picked. I looked up Home Improvement, which is rated here as 7+ (it says sexy stuff is not present) and, having watched that show as an adult, there is so much more, and more explicitly referenced, sex references there, so I'm not sure what gives here. The violence is all very cartoony and not often graphic as a result, but "pervasively sinister and violent images" is pretty harsh, although this rating is probably the closest to accurate. There are definitely some positive messages to be found. There are many selfless acts of sacrifice and morally upstanding characters, and although the story follows the main character down a path where they turn evil- it is never presented as those things being good or okay. It's clear that the person doing the official review had some kind of issue with this game. ![]()
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