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Rise of the Ronin box cover, warrior looking out on stormy body of water.
GAME

Rise of the Ronin

age 16+

Violent adventure game about revenge; tons of blood & gore.

Platforms: PlayStation 5 (2024)
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Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft box cover has three different visuals of Lara Croft.
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Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft

age 13+

Remaster of popular series has violence and stereotypes.

Platforms: Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 5 , Nintendo Switch , Xbox One , Windows , PlayStation 4 (2024)
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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown box cover, main character jumping while hold a large sword.
GAME

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

age 13+

Action adventure game full of fighting, not blood and gore.

Platforms: Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 5 , Nintendo Switch , Windows , Xbox One , PlayStation 4 (2024)
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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

age 16+

Violent superhero action game is a real misfire.

Platforms: Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 5 , Windows (2024)
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The Last of Us Part II Remastered

age 18+

Horror game remaster is compelling but very violent.

Platforms: PlayStation 5 (2024)
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GAME

Marvel's Spider-Man 2

age 13+

Teen-friendly superhero game is exciting and inclusive.

Platforms: PlayStation 5 (2023)
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Mortal Kombat 1 box cover. Fighter with glowing eyes stands in front of dragon symbol.
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Mortal Kombat 1

age 18+

Epic fighting game has lots of blood, gore and language.

Platforms: Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 5 , Nintendo Switch , Windows (2023)
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Diablo IV

age 18+

Gory and violent fantasy action/adventure game not for kids.

Platforms: Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 5 , Windows , Xbox One , PlayStation 4 (2023)
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GAME

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum

age 13+

A sneaky but unsatisfying fantasy game for teens on up.

Platforms: Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 5 , Nintendo Switch , Windows , Xbox One , PlayStation 4 (2023)
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Ace Racer

age 13+

This racing game's simplicity makes it way too easy.

Devices: iPhone , iPad , Android (2023)
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