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Monday, November 22, 2010

How to Choose a Video Game System for Your Kids

By Mike Strenzel


In the past, choosing a video game system for your kids wasn't that hard to do. The games back then contains nothing threatening for the kids, such as Space Invaders and Pac-Man, which was played in the old Atari video game system. However, if you take a look at the video games available today, a lot of it contains mature content, such as violence and other profanities.

As a parent, you want to know which video game system offers the most kid-friendly games, which your kids will really enjoy and also one that you will not regret spending money on.

Today, one of the best selling video game systems is the Sony PlayStation 3. This video game system offers great graphics and realistic games. However, most of the titles here are rated "M" by the ESRB or that it contains mature content. Although there are kid-friendly games here, most of it is complicated for young kids to play with. The great thing about PlayStation 3 is that it offers plenty of games that are movie-based titles that feature Shrek, Chicken Little, and even Dora.

You may also want to take a look at Microsoft Xbox 360, which is also one of the leading video game systems available today. The Xbox 360 is known for offering a wide variety of game library. This means that you have a lot of choices when it comes to choosing games for your kids. Although a lot of games available for Xbox 360 have mature content or content that is not suitable for very young kids, you will still find plenty of games that are considered kid-friendly. Games such as Feeding Frenzy, Astropop, LEGO Star Wars, and popular movie titles like Madagascar are available for the Xbox 360.

Xbox 360 also offers very efficient parental control feature. This feature will let you set the limits of the games and films played on the video game system. For example, if you set the system to play only E-rated games, then your kids will not be able to play games that have Teen, Mature, or Adults only rating.

You should also try taking a look at another popular video game system called Nintendo Wii. The Nintendo Wii is known for offering some of the best kid-friendly and family-friendly games. The great thing about Wii is that it is highly interactive and the games here are so educational for kids that they will be able to learn while they play and have fun. Nintendo Wii is known for providing the most video game titles suitable for children. And, most of the titles are exclusive only for the Nintendo Wii.

The great thing about Nintendo Wii is that it is highly interactive. The games here will not require your kids to know a lot of techniques. With simple instructions shown on the TV and simple body movement, your kids can start playing their favorite games.

All in all, every gaming console has kid-friendly games. Each video game system will be able to offer great games that your kids can play and each also features great parental control option. Whether you choose the PlayStation 3 or Nintendo Wii, or the Xbox 360, you will be able to find great games for your kids to play with without worrying about the content of the game.




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