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Video game rating were unheard of when I was younger. You see the graphics were not very good and the games were not very complex. A video game rating system would have been unnecessary. After all, there was nothing excessively violent or graphic to rate!

Nowadays, things have changed quite a bit.  Video game reviews and ratings are a huge business. You see, the video game industry has grown tremendously in the last 20 years. Small children to pros play video games nowadays,  which was not the case when I was a kid. It was something that was done by pre-teen or teen boys. The game stores do a massive amount of sales every year, and video game magazines have nationwide followings.

All of this brought about a brand new video game ratings business. Movie and video game ratings are pretty much the same. They are pretty self explanatory. Usually on the box it tells you whether it is desirable for teens, all audiences, or only adult viewers. For the younger viewers it’s important that it will tell you if the videogame has appropriate content. This usually means violent or adult content is involved.

Of course, video game reviews are as important to a possible buyer as ratings are nowadays. There are hundreds of video games that come out every year, but most of them are not very good. The first person shooter has become such a successful platform that it has spawned a whole industry of basically similar games. Don’t get me wrong – there are many unbelievable first person shooters, but there are also plenty that are a spin-off and unnecessary. Before you buy one, you want to make sure that it is the best one for you. Otherwise, you’ll be let down and have to go out and buy another one.

I like the fact that everything is very detail oriented when it come to video game ratings and reviews. A lot of them deal with issues of playability, graphics, storyline, addictiveness, and other areas as well. That way, you can learn everything about a game before you begin playing it. A good video game should give you dozens, if not hundreds of hours of enjoyment, so looking at the video game ratings is important before you purchase a game. Don’t purchase something just because it has good screen shots. You will never know if it is a fantastic game until you to try it out or read about it.

Make sure you check out the ratings on your favorite video games for the xBox 360 to make certain they are age appropriate for your home.