Video Games for Teens

Visit any top video game store and you will be  overwhelmed by the hundreds of choices. Children and teenagers seem to know their way around video stores as if they were were there every day. But of most parents, video stores are a huge bunch of games that tend to blend together. Where to begin to make it all take shape and make sense to you?

You can find information online, simply open you web browser and do a bit of research. Visit the website and search for the system that your child plays. Refer to the below guide for help.

Wii = Wii Nintendo System
EA Sports = Entertainment Arts System
PS3 = Playstation 3 System
Xbox 360 = Microsoft's gaming system
PC = Personal Computer
PS2 = PlayStation 2 Console
PSP = Playstation Portable System
DS = Nintendo Gaming System

When you have located the section for the video games for your child's gaming system, be careful to verify the ratings for each video game. The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) provides game ratings in an effort to assist parents in choosing a game that is what the parents will permit their child to play.  Here's a guide to what the ratings mean:

C = Appropriate for Early childhood
E = Acceptable for Everyone
E 10+ = Appropriate for Everyone aged 10 and older
T= Appropriate for Teenagers
M = Appropriate for Mature Adults

The illustrations on the both video and PC game cases do a good job of representing the game's content. If you see a picture of fighting on the cover you can assume there will be violence in the game. On the other hand if you see cartoon characters you recognize you can assume the game will be similar to what you know about those characters. 

There are alternatives to buying a game you are not quite sure of, you could always try a video game rental service and test the game prior to buying the game to make sure it is what you would want your child to play.