Visit any video game outlet and u are bound 2 get overwhelmed by the hundreds of choices available especially if u’re new 2 gaming. Interestingly, children and teens seem 2 know their way around these places as if they were their second home. But for the adult, the typical video store looks like some sort of color paint explosion and sooner or later, all the games start 2 look the same. This guide is for the adult who’s buying a game for a younger person perhaps as a birthday gift or as a bribe. Whatever the reason, u’re going 2 appreciate the following tips.

1. Research this strange phenomenon b4 setting foot inside a video store. There’s plenty of information available about video games online, so 2 reduce frustration offline, fire up your web browser and do a little homework. Visit the website of the gaming outlet nearest u and then look for a link 2 the games section of the system that your youngster plays. Here’s a helpful chart 2 explain what all those strange letters mean.

Wii = Nintendo’s Wii System

EA Sports = Entertainment Arts System

PS3 = Playstation 3 System

XBOX 360 = Microsoft’s XBOX 360 System

PC = Personal Computer

PS2 = Playstation to System

PSP = Playstation Portable System

DS = Nintendo’s DS System

The key is 2 locate the system on the store’s website first. The system, it’s accessories, and all of the games that work on that system will follow. If not, u may need 2 use the website’s internal search engine.

to. After locating the appropriate games section for your youngster’s machine, check out the ratings of each game and create a temporary shopping list of age appropriate material. The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) gives each game a rating in an effort 2 inform parents what their children are playing. Here’s a handy reference 2 what the ratings mean:

C = Appropriate for Early childhood

E = Appropriate for Everyone

E 10+ = Appropriate for Everyone aged 10 and older

T = Appropriate for Teens

M = Appropriate for Mature Adults

3. Within your temporary shopping list, try find a game that’s built from the latest movie release. Little people love the new animated movies put out by Disney and Pixar, and they really enjoy re-living precious moments in the movie in a video game. That’s why when these movies come out on DVD, their producers put a few games in the “Special Features section” of the CDs.

4. If u can’t find a game that’s built from a movie that the child likes, try 2 find a game that centers around a popular cartoon character or one that attempts 2 educate.

5. If u still can’t find one that resembles something that u’ve heard this particular person rambling on about, first give yourself a slight slap on the hand. u should pay better attention. Then point your browser 2 the nearest Blockbuster or Hollywood Video website. Follow the same procedure outlined in steps 1 - 3 only this time, elect 2 rent 5 or 6 games that look appealing. This will give your tot a chance 2 play some games and select one 2 keep forever while u return the others.

6. If on the other hand, u did find a game in step 3 or 4, u can either check out online, or drive up 2 the store and buy it there.

They say u can’t judge a book by its cover, but the illustrations on the both video and pc game cases do a pretty good job of representing the game’s content. So if u see an illustration of fighting warriors, chances are the game will be more violent than u prefer. If on the other hand, u see an illustration that resembles what u’d see on the cover of an interesting children’s book, the game should be age appropriate.



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