Ratings are not some magical law set in stone and people under that age are doomed to be corrupted if they watch or playing something rated higer than their age ratings are merely guides for parents and a protection for shops so they don't get into trouble.
If the child has a clear understanding, not only of what they are seeing on screen but also understands the clear different between entertainment and real life then I see no problem whatsoever no matter the game be it Halo, COD whatever. It's all about understanding your child and their mind.
Sure some parents will just let them have a game without checking it and that is bad parenting but all this young kids being corrupted by violent games is just the same old crap they said about horror movies, comics, rock & roll, even books once upon a time. It's all a cover to hide the ills of society and hide the simple fact that teenagers are bloody horrible people (come on we were all teenagers, we were horrible and you know it!).
If the child has a clear understanding, not only of what they are seeing on screen but also understands the clear different between entertainment and real life then I see no problem whatsoever no matter the game be it Halo, COD whatever. It's all about understanding your child and their mind.
Sure some parents will just let them have a game without checking it and that is bad parenting but all this young kids being corrupted by violent games is just the same old crap they said about horror movies, comics, rock & roll, even books once upon a time. It's all a cover to hide the ills of society and hide the simple fact that teenagers are bloody horrible people (come on we were all teenagers, we were horrible and you know it!).
