| Ever since games became available in the | | | | most visited categories are action and |
| late seventies and early eighties to the | | | | war games, these are violent in nature |
| masses they have caught the attention of | | | | and portray several "killings" as they |
| millions of people who became addicted | | | | advance from level to level, the fact is |
| to their innovative interface and | | | | that most players are not thinking about |
| rapidly changing technology. Parent's | | | | the killing they are doing in the game |
| bought these games because they | | | | but instead they want to overcome all |
| represented a nice gift for kids and | | | | obstacles to using the resources given |
| teens who have always been fascinated | | | | to them, just like when they play super |
| with entertainment and technology | | | | Mario or Donkey Kong. |
| related items. Children and teens on the | | | | With today's international problems |
| other hand thought of them as a good way | | | | several parents have formulated the idea |
| to kill their free time. | | | | that these games are intended to train |
| The first few graphics Nintendo games | | | | kids for war, the fact of the matter is |
| featured were not very realistic so any | | | | that if they are playing these games |
| killing or war game was pretty much | | | | online they have several other choices |
| innocent, but as technology evolved so | | | | such as board games, racing, cards, |
| did the graphics, consoles and variety. | | | | puzzle, memory, strategy, and so on, in |
| Today we have free games available | | | | other words they will not become fixated |
| through the internet as well as stand | | | | in just one type of game due to the |
| alone and portable consoles, which has | | | | variety. On the other hand parents who |
| completely changed the rules of the game | | | | buy expensive games to play in stand |
| sort to speak. | | | | alone consoles at home might indeed be |
| Nowadays, we have kids and teenagers of | | | | feeding this mentality to their children |
| all ages playing games almost all the | | | | because purchased games go to a |
| time, this is why parents have grown | | | | different level, the violence and |
| concerned of the types of games they | | | | graphic nature makes them too intense so |
| play. The internet has made available | | | | it is important to read the warnings and |
| thousands of flash games at no cost at | | | | recommended age labels that each one |
| all, so anyone can access them and spend | | | | has. |
| hours browsing through them, some of the | | | | |