Today I was playing Urbz: Sims in the City. The point to the game is to go around different cities with different people and become friends with them. After about half an hour playing the game I decided to look on the back of it and read what it said, just for the fun of it. What did I read? One line that caught my eye was "Change your look. It affects how people react to you!"

I thought this was funny, for many reasons, most of which Im sure you can guess.

My 9 year old brother has a video game that completely off set me called 25 To Life. The cover seemed to explain the game but I thought I'd take a look on the back. I can tell you that I honestly almost didnt give the game back to my brother. Right on the back where it tells you what the game is about it said, "Play with up to 16 people, make a gang, kill traitors, and run from the police..." I could not believe that my parents had let a 9 year old even look at such a game, but they did.

I will honestly tell you that I am not a big believer on the theory that video games with violence affect a kids decisions in life, but now that I think about it these two games are only a spoon-full of what kids are playing these days. In The Urbz, you have to dress like the people in that city for them to accept you, is this not some how able to influence a kid's mind. In 25 To Life, you have to create a gang, kill people, rob casinos, and steal from stores, if that is not a little extensive for a game I dont know what is. Yes, parents should be watching what kids are playing and buying. In a perfect world everybody under 18 will only play E and T rating games but kids are getting a hold of games that are rated M and even the Devil of Ratings, AO. If a teen cant get a hold of the game from their parents, they go to a friends house, where they might have it.