WhatTheyPlay.com: A Great Videogame Resource for Parents

Want to know which games your kids really want to play? For those who care concerned about the violence, language, provocative imagery, or gameplay of some of the most popular video games, never fear: you have a solution.

WhatTheyPlay.com is a great website for parents like you. It has reviews of almost every game out there and gives the real deal on whether it is age-appropriate or as fun as advertised. Touted as “Video Game Rating and Review Guide for Parents and Kids”, this website is worth a visit.

Here is  smaple excerpt from WhatTheyPlay.com’s review of Super Mario Galaxy: “Super Mario Galaxy is rated “E” and marked for “Cartoon Violence.” Though some of Mario’s acts can be considered “violent,” the outcome is never any harsher than what might be shown on a cartoon. For example, if Mario jumps on an enemy, that enemy goes flat and disappears. One battle involves a dinosaur-plant with a heavy weight in its tail. To win, Mario must knock that weight into the dinosaur’s head. There’s never any blood or gore.”

With new games and new platforms coming out weekly, it is important to understand what your kids are playing. This site is  great resource. And every review I have read about games that I already own, I agree with.

Check it out here.