question for gamers with small children.

i am a ps3 owner and enjoy fps and games like GoW. i work with idiots at work so i enjoy going home and killing stuff as a destresser. problem is i have a 4 year old and my wife is having a problem with him seeing the violence and blood/gore. i am debating on getting a Wii so that he and i can play some kid friendly games or possible sell my ps3 for a360 w/kinects so he can play games.so here is my question. does anyone with small kids know of any ps3 games that are light on the gore kind of like uncharted or batman or should i seriously think about the Wii for him and i to play when he is around or would i get better bang for my buck by switching to 360 w/kinects. thanx in advance for any advise.

Little Big Planet 1,2.

Little Planet 1 and 2 are two excellent games that I think your child will love. I think the majority of PS3 games are more suited to the adults than kids though...but I could be wrong. Sorry that I am not of much help!

Each PS3 game has a 'Parental Level' setting or something like that. If you don't want him to touch your games (Say, maybe GoW is like a Level 9 or something), just lower the maximum level in the Settings. On the note of games, there are quite a few kid oriented games like (the aforementioned) LBP 1 & 2, Ratchet and Clank, Sly Collection, and most of the Move games. There are also a few kid-friendly PSN games, too.

did not think about the sly collection or ratchet. does LBP have to grow on you cuz i tryed the demo and had a hard time really seeing the point of the game. i agree and think ps3 was geared towards adults. i had a 360 a while back and could have sworn there was an option to turn down the gore but maybe i am mistaken. thnx for the advise and i still welcome morespecial77j

Each PS3 game has a 'Parental Level' setting or something like that. If you don't want him to touch your games (Say, maybe GoW is like a Level 9 or something), just lower the maximum level in the Settings. On the note of games, there are quite a few kid oriented games like (the aforementioned) LBP 1 & 2, Ratchet and Clank, Sly Collection, and most of the Move games. There are also a few kid-friendly PSN games, too.

Ian_K2772

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Each PS3 game has a 'Parental Level' setting or something like that. If you don't want him to touch your games (Say, maybe GoW is like a Level 9 or something), just lower the maximum level in the Settings. On the note of games, there are quite a few kid oriented games like (the aforementioned) LBP 1 & 2, Ratchet and Clank, Sly Collection, and most of the Move games. There are also a few kid-friendly PSN games, too.

special77j

[QUOTE="Ian_K2772"]

Each PS3 game has a 'Parental Level' setting or something like that. If you don't want him to touch your games (Say, maybe GoW is like a Level 9 or something), just lower the maximum level in the Settings. On the note of games, there are quite a few kid oriented games like (the aforementioned) LBP 1 & 2, Ratchet and Clank, Sly Collection, and most of the Move games. There are also a few kid-friendly PSN games, too.

special77j

[QUOTE="Ian_K2772"]

Each PS3 game has a 'Parental Level' setting or something like that. If you don't want him to touch your games (Say, maybe GoW is like a Level 9 or something), just lower the maximum level in the Settings. On the note of games, there are quite a few kid oriented games like (the aforementioned) LBP 1 & 2, Ratchet and Clank, Sly Collection, and most of the Move games. There are also a few kid-friendly PSN games, too.

special77j

Batman?! Isn't that the game with a bunch of psychotic looking clowns and stuff?

I think the Wii is a good solution with Kirby, Donkey Kong etc...

However, for PS3 perhaps some kind of jrpg. I was gonna mention a few other obvious games but someone else already did. Maybe Eternal Sonata, or Disgaea? :D

LittleBigPlanet 1&2. My little 11-year old brother plays it all the time and he never gets bored. If you wanna invest in another console dont sell your PS3 to get a 360, because the 360 doesent have better kid-friendly titles, get a Wii. I would recommend just buying LBP2 though.

In addition to LBP, Ratchet&Clank, and Sly, there are all the Lego games (star wars, batman, indy jones, harry potter, Pirates of the Caribbean), Deblob 2, Mini Ninjas, Maijin and the Forsaken Kingdom, almost all the Move games are family oriented, there's also the music games (Singstar, Guitar Hero, DDR, etc), the trivia games (Buzz, You don't Know Jack), sports and racing games, lots of games based on kid's movies, and there are lots of psn games that are 2d scrollers, etc type games like you find on the Wii.

I definitely don't think the Wii is the only option for people with kids. I personally would rather just have the kid get used to the better tech in the other consoles, but it's a personal choice. As a side note, I know some small kids have problems holding the wiimote – you can buy a special smaller kid-sized wiimote that is better for really young kids. If you really want a Wii due to nostalgia, you might want to hold off a little bit as they are about to release their HD Wii any time now. So you should either wait for the new machine or wait for the price drops on the old Wii (definitely don't pay full price for the Wii, there are lots of sales going on now in anticipation of the future price drop so make sure you get a good deal if $$$ matters to you).

Edited to add: oops can't forget about Katamari since its in my avatar. I know there are other kid friendly games I'm forgetting, you just got to look and you can find plenty of family enteretainment on the PS3.You don't have to feel forced to get a Wii just because you have kids.