This week's video game new releases Oct. 30th 2018

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Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! 

(Switch)

Rating: Everyone

This is a rhythm game in which players match on-screen prompts in order to play drums or engage in drum-themed mini-games. Players earn points by accurately matching cues while on-screen characters preform activities. 

Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session! 

(PS4)

Rating: Everyone 10 and up

Content Descriptors: Crude Humor, Mild Violence\

This is a rhythm game in which players match on-screen prompts in order to play drums or engage in drum-themed mini-games. Players earn points by accurately matching cues while on-screen characters perform activities. One game mode briefly depicts images of two human figures punching each other in slow-motion. The game contains instances of crude humor: a character costume that includes a golden “poo coil” as a hat; a sequence in which players can set their drum beat to sound like flatulence.

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Video Game New Releases Oct 23rd 2018

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Just Dance 2019 

(PS4, XBox One, Switch, Wii, 360, Wii U)

Rating: Everyone

Content Descriptors: Mild Lyrics

This is a rhythm-and-dance simulation game in which players perform choreographed routines by following the movements of on-screen characters. Players score points by accurately moving their bodies in time to the music and scrolling indicators. Some song lyrics contain references to alcohol. A handful of song lyrics contain suggestive allusions/references. The word “damn” also appears in some songs.

My Hero One's Justice 

(PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)

Rating: Teen

Content Descriptors: Language, Mild Blood, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence

This is a fighting game, based on characters from the My Hero Academia anime, in which players engage in one-on-one contests of strength. Players uses punches, kicks, swords, and special attacks to drain their opponents' health meters. Battles are highlighted by cries of pain, impact sounds, and fiery explosions. A few special attacks result in a stylized depiction of blood splattering against a wall/background. Some characters wear outfits that reveal large amounts of cleavage. Swear words appear in the dialogue.

Red Dead Redemption II 

(PS4, Xbox One)

Rating: Mature

Content Descriptors: Blood, Intense Violence, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs

This is an "open-world" action-adventure game. Players roam Wild West environments and perform various missions for criminal figures and law enforcement: destroying bridges, helping individuals in distress, delivering packages of drugs, capturing outlaws, and eliminating rival figures. Players use shotguns, pistols, and rifles to kill enemies in realistic gun battles. Players can engage in melee-style hand-to-hand combat and trigger slow-motion effects by shooting enemies at close-range or by targeted shooting. Blood often spurts out of characters when shot; head shots and knife attacks result in much larger sprays. In one sequence, a bloodied and mutilated corpse can be seen hanging from the rafters of a barn. Players have the ability to shoot pedestrians in the game; however, a "Wanted Level"-penalty system discourages these acts by triggering a law enforcement response. The game contains a scene in which two characters have sex on a table; there is a brief instance of female nudity. One sequence depicts a man injecting himself with a syringe filled with cocaine. Swear words can be heard in the dialogue.

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Video Game New Releases Oct. 16th 2018

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Lego DC Super Villains 

(PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)

Rating: Everyone 10 and up

Content Descriptors: Cartoon Violence

This is an action-adventure game in which players create a Lego character to fight alongside the Injustice League to take down a crime syndicate. As a villain, players punch, kick, and use weapons to defeat heroes, villains, and police in melee-style combat. Battles can be frenetic with explosions, gunfire, and cries of pain; characters burst into “cartoony” Lego pieces when defeated. During a handful of sequences, players can shoot projectiles from turrets to destroy enemies and vehicles.

Starlink: Battle for Atlas 

(PS4, Xbox One, Switch)

Rating: Everyone 10 and up

Content Descriptors: Fantasy Violence

This is an action-adventure game in which players follow interstellar pilots battling a robot menace in order to liberate a star system. As players explore alien planet environments, they can collect resources, perform quests, and fight enemies using their spaceships. Ships shoot lasers, missiles, and fantastical weapons at robot enemies; damage is indicated by light flashes, floating hit points, and large explosions. Players can also engage in dogfight sequences in space; some of these fights can be frenetic and involve dozens of enemy ships.

Warriors Orochi 4 

(PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)

Rating: Teen

Content Descriptors: Alcohol Reference, Suggestive Themes, Violence

This is an action game in which players assume the role of Japanese and Chinese warriors fighting to get back home. Players engage in hack-and-slash combat using swords and magic spells against hordes of enemy soldiers on a battlefield. Battles are frenetic with slashing/impact sounds, cries of pain, and colorful light effects; enemies collapse and disappear quickly when killed. Some female characters wear outfits that expose large amounts of cleavage and/or buttocks; their breasts sometimes jiggle while fighting. The game contains several alcohol references in the dialogue.

Soulcalibur VI 

(PS4, Xbox One, PC)

Rating: Teen

Content Descriptors: Blood, Mild Language, Partial Nudity, Violence

This is a fighting game in which players engage in one-on-one combat with a large cast of supernatural and human characters. Characters punch, kick, and throw each other to drain opponents' life meters. Several characters use swords, spears, pistols, axes, and nunchucks while fighting. Finishing moves and special attacks are often depicted with brief slow-motion effects; combat is highlighted by cries of pain and impact sounds. One cutscene, rendered in a painting-like art style, depicts a character sitting in a pool of blood. Several female characters wear skimpy, low-cut costumes that display large amounts of cleavage; one female character is stylized to appear nude, though no discernible details are seen. Swear words appear in the dialogue.

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Video Game New Releases 10/9/18

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WWE 2K19 

(PS4, Xbox One, PC)

Rating: Teen

Content Descriptors: Alcohol Reference, Blood, Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence

This is a wrestling simulation game in which players select real-world competitors from the WWE roster, compete in matches, and progress through multiple storylines. Players can perform a variety of wrestling moves as well as punch and kick opponents. Some matches allow players to use chairs, sledgehammers, and baseball bats to strike opponents. Blood sometimes appears on wrestlers' bodies/faces after being struck repeatedly by objects. The game contains some suggestive material: female wrestlers wearing revealing outfits that expose deep cleavage: dialogue. The dialogue and crowd signs also contain various references to alcohol. Swear words appear in the dialogue. One wrestler can be seen sticking out his middle finger.

Mark of the Ninja: Remastered 

(PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)

Rating: Mature

Content Descriptors: Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Violence

 This is an action game in which players assume the role of a ninja seeking revenge on behalf of his clan. As players traverse through side-scrolling levels, they use various ninja weapons to kill human soldiers in hand-to-hand combat; some attacks trigger zoomed-in camera angles, and slashing/gushing sounds can be heard as enemies are stabbed or impaled. Stealth is a primary game mechanic, and players can execute various attack moves to avoid detection. Though combat and cutscenes are stylized and cartoonlike, kills are accompanied by exaggerated splashes of bright red blood. Cut scenes also depict acts of violence: a guard getting chopped in half; a villain impaling himself with a sword as blood pools underneath him. Swear words appear in the dialogue.

The World Ends With You: Final Remix 

(Switch)

Rating: Teen

Content Descriptors: Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes

This is an action role-playing game in which players assume the role of a dead teenager who partners with other characters to win a second chance at life. Players explore a parallel dimension in Tokyo and use magic to battle other dead souls and creatures. Battles usually begin when players run into an enemy icon on the field map; battles are frenetic with impact sounds, cries of pain, and colorful light effects. Dialogue contains some suggestive material. Swear words appear in the game.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 

(PS4, Xbox One, PC)

Rating: Mature

Content Descriptors: Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Strong Language

This is first-person shooter in which players compete in multiplayer matches within military and fantasy settings. Players use pistols, machine guns, shotguns, and rocket launchers to kill enemy soldiers and waves of zombies in frenetic combat. Some weapon attacks can result in decapitation and/or dismemberment, leaving large bloodstains and body parts on the ground; several environments depict mutilated corpses with exposed entrails/viscera. Cutscenes can also depict intense acts of violence: zombies mauling victims from a close-up perspective; warriors dismembering and beheading zombies; a creature emerging from a man's body, ripping his chest apart. A handful of environments depict packets of drugs and white powder. Swear words are heard in the game.

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Video Game New Releases Oct. 2nd 2018

Hello and Welcome to Parents Guide 2 Games. Here are the games coming out the week of October 2nd 2018.

Astro Bot Rescue Mission

(PSVR)

Rating: Everyone 10 and up

Content Descriptors: Crude Humor, Fantasy Violence

This is a VR action-adventure game in which players help a small robot rescue his robot friends. Players traverse fantasy worlds, collect coins, and battle alien creatures along the way. Players punch enemies and use various tools to defeat characters; enemies generally disappear off screen when defeated. Boss battles depict more protracted, frenetic combat and are accompanied by cries of pain, large explosions, and screen-shaking effects. The game also contains an instance of bathroom humor: a giant creature leaving a bird dropping on the screen, obscuring players' view.

Forza Horizon 4

(Xbox One, PC)

Rating: Everyone

This is a racing simulation game in which players drive real-world cars at the fictional Horizon Festival in England, Wales, and Scotland. Players can earn Influence Points by completing events and challenges to unlock additional venues and activities.

Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise 

(PS4)

Rating: Mature

Content Descriptors: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes

This is an action game in which players assume the role of Kenshiro, a martial artist traveling through a post-apocalyptic wasteland. From a first or third-person perspective, players explore cities, interact with characters, and engage in melee-style combat with thugs and gang members. Players use punches and kicks to kill human enemies, resulting in large blood-splatter effects. Players can also perform finishing attacks that are depicted with close-up camera angles of enemies being decapitated. A handful of sequences depict additional acts of violence and/or gore: a hole appearing through a man's chest after being shot; a man chopped in the head with a sword; a man falling apart into bloody chunks. The game contains some suggestive material: close-up camera angles of women's breasts/cleavage, with dialogue; a Raunchy Book inventory item described as "A book full of sexy pictures.” Swear words are heard in the game.

Mega Man 11

(PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC)

Rating: Everyone 10 and up

Content Descriptors: Cartoon Violence

This is an action platformer in which players control Mega Man as he jumps and shoots his way through futuristic side-scrolling levels. Players use an arm-canon and robotic upgrades to kill enemies in frequent combat. Players can engage in more protracted boss battles at the end of levels. Battles are often frenetic, accompanied by large explosions, laser fire, and screen-shaking effects.

Assassin's Creed Odyssey

(PS4, Xbox One, PC)

Rating: Mature

Content Descriptors: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language

This is an action-adventure game in which players assume the role of Alexios or Kassandra, mercenaries on a quest for vengeance. As players explore an open-world environment in Ancient Greece, they interact with characters, infiltrate enemy bases and strongholds, and kill human enemies. Players use swords, spears, and bows to kill enemy soldiers and bandits in melee-style combat. Players also use stealth attacks to dispatch enemies discreetly. Large blood-splatter effects occur as enemies are killed. A handful of cut scenes depict more intense acts of violence and/or gore: characters stabbed through the head/neck with bladed weapons; young characters thrown off a cliff; a man mauled by a mob as his arm gets thrown into the air. Some environments depict severed limbs and dismembered corpses on the ground. The game contains instances of sexual material: characters kissing and caressing before the screen fades to black; dialogue referencing sex and prostitution; a character hearing sexual moaning sounds behind a door. Swear words are heard in the game.

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