Call Of Duty ...age

smileysurfer

No sure if im in the right forum or not but just have a quick question and would like some opinions on it.
I have a 14 year old brother that wants me to get Call Of Duty for him. Its 18's rated and I just want to know if it is very rough or unsuitable?
He has the other call Of Duty games and I think there 16's so is this one much worse?

Vim Fuego

The last one is probably more violent than MW2. Not that I'm condoning giving such content to the underaged but I reckon at 14, he's probably seen worse in other games/films etc. Just tell him to shut it in the lobbies and don't glitch like the other U18s

Tallon

Without sounding like a dickhead, it's an 18's game, hes not 18

If you wanna get it, get it
But he shouldnt be playing it!

There are a couple of "18" parts in the game, and as for online.... well, you know yourself

Stuxnet

would you buy him fags and drink ?

the majority of squeaky voices on cod are under agers, and the game is already really annoying with them boosting and wrecking your head, one more wont do any harm i guess! :-p

on a serious note: he'll be grand i'd say

smileysurfer

Tallon wrote: »

Without sounding like a dickhead, it's an 18's game, hes not 18

If you wanna get it, get it
But he shouldnt be playing it!

I understand that, but what i want to know if the content very unsuitable.

BOBBY wrote: »

would you buy him fags and drink ?

Oh course not! :rolleyes:
I think buying an over age game is a lot different to buying 'fags and drink'.

smileysurfer

Vim Fuego wrote: »

The last one is probably more violent than MW2. Not that I'm condoning giving such content to the underaged but I reckon at 14, he's probably seen worse in other games/films etc. Just tell him to shut it in the lobbies and don't glitch like the other U18s

Thanks,
Thats what I was thinking. Is it gruesome though? What way is it unsuitable? Being a ladee im not over familiar with the game.

BobbitoDigital

get it for him he'll be grand

Tommy_NDX

Has he played grand theft auto or similar. Theres nothing in the game that he probaly hasnt seen or done before. Most films these days would be worse and if hes already got world at war i cant see any reason he shouldnt play it. Maybe the airport level would be the roughest part but he's probably heard all about it anyway.

Lab_Mouse

being pedantic but the age limit on games is voluntary,its not enforceable by any law.Its just a guide line.

Yeah he'll be fine.

dicey1664

Hell be grand especially if he has the others

Ardent

I'd say it's fine as long as the airport level is "opted out" at the start.

smileysurfer

Ardent wrote: »

I'd say it's fine as long as the airport level is "opted out" at the start.

Is that level very bad?
Can you block that or something?

Ardent

The game asks you at the start if you want to filter that part of the game out. I don't want to spoiler the level so you should read up about it and decide for yourself if it's something that would be a problem.

Stompy

Tallon wrote: »

Without sounding like a dickhead, it's an 18's game, hes not 18

If you wanna get it, get it
But he shouldnt be playing it!

There are a couple of "18" parts in the game, and as for online.... well, you know yourself

i joined the fca when i was 15 , was in the saving pte movie , and learned how to kill a man from 10 miles away with a spoon , so i dunno

smileysurfer

Ardent wrote: »

The game asks you at the start if you want to filter that part of the game out. I don't want to spoiler the level so you should read up about it and decide for yourself if it's something that would be a problem.

thats ok, thats all i needed to know about that. If I can filter out that bit then thats fine.
Thanks

If anyone else has opinions on it too id like to know, going to make a decision this evening on it.

Stompy

Ardent wrote: »

The game asks you at the start if you want to filter that part of the game out. I don't want to spoiler the level so you should read up about it and decide for yourself if it's something that would be a problem.

tbh i saw ALOT of horror films in my time , and played 75% of all pc games that ever existed at some point , but that filtered content was a bit sensitive, and u dont really know what ur getting into if u click yes , theres no hint of whats to come

Vim Fuego

Details of the controversial level are here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_2

Obvious MASSIVE SPOILERS for anyone who doesn't want to know or who has been living in a cave the past 4 months

smileysurfer

Vim Fuego wrote: »

Details of the controversial level are here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_surrounding_Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_2

Obvious MASSIVE SPOILERS for anyone who doesn't want to know or who has been living in a cave the past 4 months

Iv been living in a cave so il take a look, thanks

Ardent

smileysurfer - I just sent you a PM on what to expect. Hope this helps.

Anti

Personally, unless your brother is mature enough to handle some retard scream " You cum guzzling, arse feltcher" over the mic, you really shouldn't get it for him.

The Shtig

I'd get it for him, i don't really find MW2 offensive apart from the level in the airport but it isn't that bad imo.

I'm 16 and have been playing over aged games since 12 or so. The media tend to stereotype that every underage gamer will turn out to be a murderer but it's a load of bull... games like manhunt and gta i wouldn't advise but COD is fine and is the best game i've played in a while especially the multiplayer.

Your brother would be delighted if he got it

beglee

if you did let him play, which im not sure you should, youd have to make sure he avails of the option to skip the "morally questionable" level.

You dont want him mowing down unarmed civilians with a mahine gun, do you?

UnionOfV

It does sort of depend what sort of 14-yr old he is, doesn't it? I mean MW2 isn't a straight forward FPS, it's got its moments (airport level of course, drowning a guy, extremely closeup shots during breaches) as well as the whole online FPS wankery. Of course I think we've all grown up with 18s games (ah the days) but unless he's completely desensitised already it's gonna be a bit too intense.

gungun

i've seen far far worse stuff on the net than in the game, also cod5 is worse (violence wise) compared to mw2
i'd get it for him, but to be sure, watch a vid of "THE LEVEL" so you know if you think he should see it or not

citizen_p

its fine....its a game.....ive been playing 18 games since i was young....he just has to understand its a game....

for the millions of people who play violent games its not like it means they are going to go stab or shoot somone or "mimic" the game

its a level where you shoot civilans....they are still humanbeings just like the soldiers in the game...
keyword here is game, as in not real life

Shammy

My friend got it for his son(13) and left out the airport bit , he leaves online but doesnt leave him have a mic and has his privacy setting to friends only (content , chat etc).

hypersquirrel

I played the airport level and didn't really see any problem with it. Let's face it at fourteen he'll have seen and heard of a lot worse through the media and that is stuff that actually happened. Naturally if there is any doubt there is no harm in skipping that level.

The one thing I would suggest is to do what Shammy said. Go the privacy settings and set them to friends only so that he can't hear the randomers shouting racist/sexual slurs. It will also prevent him being sent abusive/phising/scam messages.

Dcully

Single player may me voilent and graphic but multiplayer is fine in my opinion,COD WAW multiplayer is a lot more graphic and voilent.
I let my 7 year old have an odd half hour couple of times a week playing it on his 360.
I just make sure voice comms are turned off, after that he realises its just a game.
He will never play the single player however.

guil

if the psn account is registered properly, ie has the proper date of birth, he wont be able to play it
happened to someone on another forum

smileysurfer

guil wrote: »

if the psn account is registered properly, ie has the proper date of birth, he wont be able to play it
happened to someone on another forum

Does this apply on an x box?

guil

dunno i presume so

smileysurfer

Ok I bought it for him and hes delighted with it anyway. He blocked the airport scene and im going to play it with him later.
Thanks for all the advice

Rycn

smileysurfer wrote: »

thats ok, thats all i needed to know about that. If I can filter out that bit then thats fine.
Thanks

If anyone else has opinions on it too id like to know, going to make a decision this evening on it.

If he has previous cod games and all of his mates have the game and you decide to not let him have it, at 14, he'll be laughed at in school because his mammy didnt think it was appropiate for her little angel, no offense.

smileysurfer

Rycn wrote: »

If he has previous cod games and all of his mates have the game and you decide to not let him have it, at 14, he'll be laughed at in school because his mammy didnt think it was appropiate for her little angel, no offense.

no offense taken! :rolleyes:

If you had read my post you'd see that I have already bought it for him..

Luno

There are people alot younger than him playing it, glad you got it for him !:D

robz18

Yep, no problems in you getting him the game, there's an option to skip the "controversial" airport mission if he wants, he'll be gand.

Dr. Nick

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