Comments on: My son wants Call of Duty, but how do these video games impact teen boys?

By: mother of gamer

mother of gamer — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 07:04:00 +0000

I like your answer the most. I am mother of the 14 year old and I purchased him Xbox as it was part of the teenage life. I gave him a chance. But now it is discutable what is the point when I should take away: when he keeps swearing, yelling that distructs the whole household and keeps me on the edge of the nerve. The explanation I get that everybody who plays Call of duty gets angry because the programmers made mistakes, and he has to vent through the yelling and swearing. So, the question is: is it true that the swearing and yelling is also part of the social life of the teenagers and I am supposed to accept that behaviour?

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:03:00 +0000

Thank you very much for this information. My son (when went to play at a friend’s house and I was disgusted when he came home and told me he’d been playing 16 games. I would never dream of inviting someone else’s child to our house to play and allow this when I’m supposed to be responsible for them. I’m sure that the parents of these children would be most annoyed if we allowed their children to watch 18 horror films or worse. These parents should be prosecuted for not protecting their children and imposing their low moral standards on others.

By: just another kid :]

just another kid :] — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 07:30:00 +0000

ok wow i think that was the most retarded answer i have ever seen.
im 14 and everybody DOES have this game besides the weird ones or the people nobody likes. i dont see why you have a problem with this. i really doubt a kid will play a video game where he shoots people then acts it out in real life. major media over hype. its stupid. if it was really like that everybody would b running crazy with guns. some people dont even play the storyline. this game is all about online play. i see why you would question yourself as a parent for giving this game to your son but you cant let him miss out on opportunities to “protect” him from what really might not be there. if he goes crazy with it then set a limit on how long he can play. if he starts changing negatively after playing the game then take it away. but at least TRY. he would feel horrible to know that his own mother wouldnt even trust him to play a simple game without turning into a gangster. i think that he would be even more mad to know that rather than not getting the game. and in the game you get killed too. so yeah i dont think you will have to worry about your kid’s attitude changing because he played a game unless you were a bad parent and didnt raise him right or give him the right mindset. at least give it a try. hold him back too much and he will rebel. this is the first time i’ve heard of someones parent not buying the game for them. even my mom understands that its just a game and i think she knows that she raised me well enuff so that i wont act out things in a video game. you never kno until you try.

By: Xloveisbldingx

Xloveisbldingx — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:05:00 +0000

if you were smart, you WOULD NOT get him the game. YOu have NO clue the crap people, kids say on that game. I am 29 yrs old, marrried and it literally blows my mind the things young kids say to me. I had a 12 yr old kid tell me he was going to rape my wife in front of me, then kill her and me. umm yeah.

By: Zach

Zach — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:32:00 +0000

Im a 15 year old. The answer that person gave you is really uneducated. Call of Duty is a series of games that gives the player a first-person shooting experience. I have played these games since I was 9. They are very fun. The only pre-caution I would give you is: dont let your son play all the time. A hour a day is good. I am a huge fan of COD. Its just a game, not real life. Im sure your son has seen movies with worse things that are in the game. The language can be bad sometimes, the gore is not that bad. I would get this game for my son if he was over the age of 8.

By: Ff

Ff — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:55:00 +0000

At the start of the game you have the option to skip this mission and you have the option to turn off language.You are not shooting helpless people and hes probably playing it online/splitscreen witch is mainly for fun and competion

By: Charredpasta

Charredpasta — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:38:00 +0000

In the options you can block the mision in russia and also resctrick all of the blood and gore in the options menu!

By: Orourkej010646

Orourkej010646 — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 20:39:00 +0000

Query: wouldn’t the son just play this game at his friend’s house? the only purpose this will serve is to alienate the parent from the child. Rather, the proper solution would be to sit in on the son while he is playing and provide a voice of reason.