It seems as though many games in this generation are based off of war and shooting. Games such as "Call Of Duty" and the alien war game of "Halo". These games take the intensity of battling in war, and transfers them to a controlled universe where when you take a bullet for a comrade, you can just hit "reset" or you will spawn again in another area. Sadly we all know that in life and real war, this does not happen. Due to these games, some young children have violent anger spasms or signs of aggression in their daily lives. Some people might say that games like this should not be even made because of the violent content. All though these are the same people who BUY their six year old child the violent game, when the label says "M for mature". These games are made for mature ages because for them, it is an activity to do when they have free time, and relives some stress. As apposed to the six year old child that is playing it twenty-four seven every day. Though these games are somewhat educational as they give players the ability to see into a war infected area. Even as the player goes throughout the game, they are only playing a "simulation" of actual battle for their life. So violent war based games to a point do diminish some feelings and violence of ACTUAL war. I personally think, that with the right boundaries of playing these games should still be allowed. Due to the fact that yes in reality these are just games, nothing more. An account of times the player may get even more intrigued and go look up history on the war they are doing battle in willfully just to get a better understanding of what they are up against. Also for those that wish to enter the military, though its not accurate as it could be, it could give a feel for battle overseas. It also gives players the ability to get out some post aggression and stress from their everyday life. The rate of players are high among high school students and college students as well. As the stress of school work and social pressure gets to them, they use the video games to escape and break free of their dilemmas for a couple for hours. Ever wonder how veterans would view these games ? Well I would think that they would either appreciate and tell their grandchildren of the stories that the games reminded them of, or they would be insulted because people are just playing without seeing and experiencing the true feeling of losing your companion to a land mine or enemy soldier. You never know though, grandpa may surprise you and jump in the game with his PS3 controller and kick you and your online friends' butts ! Player- "Granpa how did you do that ? ",Grandpa- "I was the actual soldier this is based off of", Player- "Woah"
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