Parents Guide 2 Games: Video Game New Releases February 14th 2017

Hello and Welcome to Parents Guide 2 Games. The games on this list are coming out the week of February 14^th 2017.

For Honor

(PS4, Xbox One, PC)

Rating: Mature

Content Descriptors: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence

This is an action game in which players control one of three factions (Samurai, Vikings, Knights) in a protracted battle for dominance. As players complete mission objectives, they use swords, axes, and spears to kill enemy warriors in melee-style combat. Blood-splatter effects occur frequently as enemies are killed; some areas depict large bloodstains and impaled heads on spikes. Players can also perform finishing attacks (e.g., decapitation, impalements) that are sometimes highlighted by close-up camera angles. Cutscenes depict additional acts of violence: bound warriors decapitated by swords; characters executed with weapon strikes to the head.

Sniper Elite 4

(PS4, Xbox One, PC)

Rating: Mature

Content Descriptors: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language

This is a third-person shooter in which players assume the role of a US Army sniper. From first- and third-person perspectives, players use machine guns, scoped rifles, trip mines, and grenades to kill enemy soldiers and complete mission objectives. Players employ stealth tactics to dispatch enemies from various ranges (e.g., crouching behind rubble to take a shot; sneaking up and stabbing enemies). Firefights are highlighted by screams of pain, realistic gunfire, explosions, and large splashes of blood. Performing accurate shots sometimes triggers a “kill cam,” which follows the bullet in slow motion to its intended target. These sequences depict X-ray views of enemies' bones, ligaments, and organs shattering or bursting apart. The word “sh*t” can be heard in the dialogue.

Deformers

(PS4, Xbox One, PC)

Rating: Everyone 10 and up
Content Descriptors: Animated Blood, Cartoon Violence
This is an action game in which players control round animals, alien blobs, and food items in fast-paced combat events. Characters roll around whimsical environments collecting power-ups and smashing into each other in attempts to deplete opponents' health. Power-ups include the ability to shoot projectiles at opponents; shooting is accompanied by realistic gunfire. Characters burst into chunks and splatters of colored liquid when defeated. Action is frenetic, with characters jumping/flying around and repeatedly colliding with opponents.