should i get my son halo 3?

hi everyone i dont play games much. my son has been bugging me for sometime now. Ido know if its anything like gears of wars he can forget it. Halo 3 has gotten a M rating and thats fine as long as i dont see anyone getting cut in half im fine. So whats the most violent part about halo? BTW my son is only 11.

thanks

No, don't get it for him.

hi everyone i dont play games much. my son has been bugging me for sometime now. Ido know if its anything like gears of wars he can forget it. Halo 3 has gotten a M rating and thats fine as long as i dont see anyone getting cut in half im fine. So whats the most violent part about halo? BTW my son is only 11.

thanks

prettynice422

It's really not that violent, you do kill obviously, but that's about it. There's a minimal amount of blood maybe left on the ground where the person died, but it's NOWHERE near as bloody as Gears. Ultimately though, he's your son, you should be able to decide for yourself by watching some vids. I've been playing Halo since I was 8, it hasn't effected me, and frankly I think your kid would be fine playing it.

[QUOTE="prettynice422"]

hi everyone i dont play games much. my son has been bugging me for sometime now. Ido know if its anything like gears of wars he can forget it. Halo 3 has gotten a M rating and thats fine as long as i dont see anyone getting cut in half im fine. So whats the most violent part about halo? BTW my son is only 11.

thanks

Shinobi1234

buy it for him but dont let him play on xbox live because 2 reasons

1) they have soem perverts and I dont think you want your son to know the way of making life lmao

2) If he wants xbox live dont let him talk or listen so that people wont be annoyed of him and he wont listen to bad stuff

It's really not that violent, you do kill obviously, but that's about it. There's a minimal amount of blood maybe left on the ground where the person died, but it's NOWHERE near as bloody as Gears. Ultimately though, he's your son, you should be able to decide for yourself by watching some vids. I've been playing Halo since I was 8, it hasn't effected me, and frankly I think your kid would be fine playing it.

jamejame

[QUOTE="jamejame"]

It's really not that violent, you do kill obviously, but that's about it. There's a minimal amount of blood maybe left on the ground where the person died, but it's NOWHERE near as bloody as Gears. Ultimately though, he's your son, you should be able to decide for yourself by watching some vids. I've been playing Halo since I was 8, it hasn't effected me, and frankly I think your kid would be fine playing it.

GIJesse77

hi everyone i dont play games much. my son has been bugging me for sometime now. Ido know if its anything like gears of wars he can forget it. Halo 3 has gotten a M rating and thats fine as long as i dont see anyone getting cut in half im fine. So whats the most violent part about halo? BTW my son is only 11.

thanks

prettynice422

Nothing like Gears. People aren't going to get sawed in half, etc. Personally, I don't think there's a problem letting someone 11 years old play Halo 3, but as mentioned, why not watch some gameplay vids and judge for yourself? Also, if you have xbox live, you probably don't want them using the headset.

The M rating is too wide a net, I agree. Even when a parent pays attention to the rating, there's discussion on if it's a light M, or a heavy M. (Like The Matrix and Hostel are both rated R.)

So is Halo 3 really going to be inappropriate? I'd say there is certainly less violence, gore, and language than Gears of War, and might only earn its M rating from the relatively mild bloodsplatter. Still, eleven years old wouldn't even qualify him to play a teen-rated game, so even though I would say Halo 3 is really only barely above a T, it would still probably be inappropriate for a person his age, but that's for you to decide.

Halo isn't violent or scary/gory at all. So just buy it for him, if Gears of War is a 10 in violence, Halo is about a 4....

oh and take his headphone and put it where he cant reach it lol j/k...

as long as he dosent play online it should be okay. the game is not as bad as GOW but online people will be swearing and you dont want him talking with those sort of people. chaces are if he does he will soon start swearing onliner himself. I hear too many high pitched voices online swearing and shouting at others. dont get him a headset and if you can block chat. but then I think that if you do that you cannot play online.

the game is god though and there is not that much blood in it at all, its oonly just worthy of an M, I think that with just a little less blood and stuff in it it would have just about achived a 12+ in the uk.

It's really up to you, since we don't know how mature your son is, but Halo 3 is not going to be as gory as Gears of War. Obviously there is killing, but not to the point of dismembered body parts and the like.

Oh, and keep in mind that now enemies in the campaign say things like "F*** humans!!" and stuff, if that bothers you.

I dont think its that violent, because your killing aliens and not real people, the blood is blue and differnt colors. However, xbox live is not appropriate for him becaause of the use of bad words. Time magazine had the top 3 games that are worst for kids they were 1. Resident Evil 2. Grand Theft Auto 3. Halo

Hes not gonna be those kids who yell! NO SCOPE !! OMG I OWNED YOU!! Because if he is, i don't think xbox live needs another one of those "things".Hammerdinz

HAHA that's the truth... no but really you should just get it for him. just take his mike away or something. too many bad words for an 11 year old on it i'll bet and the violence probably wont be that bad...(we could always use a few more targets...er..i mean "buddies") XD

[QUOTE="Trickshot771"]Don't get it for him. The less 11 year olds playing Halo 3 the better.SpaceDragonMan

Who the hell do you think you are? Everyone deserves to play it you elitist snob...

The game is rated M for a reason I don't like playing with little kids over Xbox Live. Just because I have a different opinion from you doesn't mean I'm wrong.

I think you should, it certainly isn't as bad as some of the games out there. And personally, the combat always seemed a bit cartoonish to me anyways. (not that that is a bad thing in some cases)

[QUOTE="jamejame"]

It's really not that violent, you do kill obviously, but that's about it. There's a minimal amount of blood maybe left on the ground where the person died, but it's NOWHERE near as bloody as Gears. Ultimately though, he's your son, you should be able to decide for yourself by watching some vids. I've been playing Halo since I was 8, it hasn't effected me, and frankly I think your kid would be fine playing it.

GIJesse77

same here! a played quake 2 on ps1 when i was 7

[QUOTE="GIJesse77"][QUOTE="jamejame"]

It's really not that violent, you do kill obviously, but that's about it. There's a minimal amount of blood maybe left on the ground where the person died, but it's NOWHERE near as bloody as Gears. Ultimately though, he's your son, you should be able to decide for yourself by watching some vids. I've been playing Halo since I was 8, it hasn't effected me, and frankly I think your kid would be fine playing it.

jamejame

nice dude yeah i was 8 as well when i first started playing (im 14 now). that was back when halo was 50 bucks then i got halo 2 for 50 now im getting halo 3 for 60 :D

good times tho

hell no dont get your kid halo3 i can hear it now Squeeky voice:"hehe i did it yayda da i pwnd'd him right right i pwnd'd him daddy" i cant stand little kids playing on the xbox,ps3 or w.ewith there mickey mouse voices and actually kick my a$$ and then talk sh1t when there parents aint home and if the kid is 17 below he shouldnt play the f-ing game anyways

There are way too many of you telling him not to get it because of his sons age while playing Xbox Live. Here's a suggestion to you all, STHU. I have met some 11 year olds on Xbox Livethat are cool

@ TC. There is nothing wrong with Halo really. I believe I started playing it at the age of 12 and I've turned out ok :). There's very little blood really. Every kill in the game is just a little spec of blood on the floor. I don't even notice it when playing the game actually. Or playing the beta. It's not very noticeable. But I suggest you watch him while playing Xbox Live. I've known tons of 11 year olds who play on Xbox Live and because of all of the "anonymity" they act like complete asses. Not saying your son will, but it does usually happen. Just make sure you don't let him play online when he's alone.

hi everyone i dont play games much. my son has been bugging me for sometime now. Ido know if its anything like gears of wars he can forget it. Halo 3 has gotten a M rating and thats fine as long as i dont see anyone getting cut in half im fine. So whats the most violent part about halo? BTW my son is only 11.

thanks

prettynice422

personally i think u should but that is my decision, i think u should buy halo 2 n play it urself cuz thats prolly goin to b like halo 3