Should I buy "Death Throes 3" for little Johnny? (Part 3)

In Part 1, we talked about how to find and read the ESRB Ratings on games.

In Part 2, we covered how to use video game reviews to get an idea of the contents of a game.

Next, we'll look at sites containing game-play videos so that you can see for yourself what kinds of things are in the games your kids are asking for.



They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, so video footage is worth... well... a whole lot of words.

Places to look

Here are three sites that should cover most of the games you can find in stores:

• http://www.gametrailers.com/

• http://www.gamevideos.com/

• http://www.youtube.com/
  

I suggest you check out Gametrailers.com first. They combine all of the videos for a game on a single page, so you will get the most "bang for your buck" that way.

You must be this tall to ride...

Another good thing about searching for videos on Gametrailers.com is that they put the ESRB Rating for a game right on the page with the videos.

If a game is rated M (for Mature), then GameTrailers.com and GameVideos.com will show an "age gate" before they will show you the video.


Obviously, a game video that has an "Age Gate" on it will probably have some questionable content in it.

That's it for now! I hope that this post will help you to decide what is appropriate for you child to play.

I'll leave you with a sample video from GameTrailers.com of one of my favorite games. Enjoy!