Many will compare games like Call of Duty to other shooters like Fortnite by saying that Fortnite is too tongue in cheek and puts our kids at risk because it doesn’t take combat seriously enough. They believe that playing games with violence and blood and gore can help kids understand the true danger of gun violence and lower the risk they they themselves become violent. Another group feels that these games are no big deal. There is little actual evidence to back up this opinion but there are those who will always feel this way. Obviously there are some who think they are bad for everyone, decreasing sensitivity to violence, and causing people to act out. There are different schools of thought on the dangers of violent first and third person shooter video games. I would like to address something I see often when discussing violent video games and first person shooters. The most important information about this specific game is already mentioned above. You could argue that the cruelty shown in this game can be a commentary on how awful war can be but the fact that you spend 99% of your time in the game participating in combat would likely overshadow any lesson the game is trying to teach. Kids who experience anxiety and anxiousness could be seriously harmed by the extreme situations in Call of Duty Modern Warfare. The campaign story is very dark in places and, while intriguing and well performed, is intended for adult audiences. This game puts players through situations that those who experience PTSD from actual combat often describe as what gave them their condition. It sets up the Russians as enemies and the US and the UK as the heroes. Modern Warfare is honest about the cruelty and awful things that happen in modern war. There are some character models/outfits that could be considered revealing, especially with cleavage in the multiplayer modes.
Early in the campaign you interrupt a man who is abusing a woman, it is hinted that he was possibly going to abuse her sexually. There isn’t any obvious sexual content in CoD Modern Warfare.
The gore/content filter will turn off language from characters in the game but, again, it isn’t password protection and online play is not affected by these settings. Commentary from non-player characters contains extreme language and obviously online multiplayer modes is likely to contain adult language from other users as well. Every mature word in the book is used in the game and in every mode of the game.
Language ĬoD Modern Warfare is full of profanity.
If you set the gore settings to off they can be easily turned back on without any trouble. Like many of the most recent Call of Duty games there is an option to disable gore effects but this option is in the settings and not password protected. The rag doll effect is used to increase realism causing enemies to fall limply to the ground and fly through the sky when an explosion takes place nearby.
Explosions blow people apart, every bullet hit causes a spray of blood that can be seen from far away. I recommend it for those mature enough to play as long as you have a strong constitution. Overall, Call of Duty Modern Warfare, as much as the campaign is concerned, is one of the best games of 2019. While the game does ask you to make some pretty difficult decisions, the realism is unlike any other FPS game I’ve ever played, mostly because of the gruesome situations you are put in during the campaign. The story is rich and the characters include soldiers you’ve fought with in different games, giving an instant buy in and causing you to care about these characters from early in the story.
The campaign mode takes you through the story through the eyes of British, American, and Middle Eastern soldiers and insurgents who are fighting to free a country from a Russian general and his armies. 2019’s Modern Warfare seems to be a tribute to the original games in that the story of the latest release is as good as any in every other CoD game to date. (The higher the rating, the safer the game is for kids.)ĮSRB Rating – M for Mature Ĭall of Duty has set the standard for realistic first person shooter gaming for more than 15 years. Online interactions will always increase the risk of unwanted content. The rating below is based on the game content. Call of Duty Modern Warfare Parent’s Guide