Halo - Child Friendly?

Some people don't act that way and are mature enough to play those kind of games...I mean come on, Mario gets kind of boring...

it isnt acceptable at all. I didnt get my first shooter till I was 12. doesnt mean I hadnt played em, but it just isnt appropriate.
ESPECIALLY HALO 2

if they were a few years older, then by all means, the first halo would be fine. BUT halo was originally created with the T rating in mind. Halo 2 was created with the M rating in mind.
T= pg-13
M= rated R

Star Wars Episode II was rated PG and had a head cut off and an arm cut off, ratings do not mean a thing.

I agree cal31...ratings are just warnings for parents who are too over-protective...

Being as it's rated M, it's probably not an appropriate game for a 6 and a 10 year old...but as far as M rated games go, it's pretty mild.

thx alot and I appreciate all your posts

But who cares!!!! In halo they don't really curse and the game isn't that gorey...

I think you guys are giving six year olds too much credit. They dont even know how to write very well for god sakes.They play hide and go seek, and eat Alphabits.
They are alot of games out there that a perfect for kids. Let them grow up and then they can play more mature games.

And its really funny Phoenix saying that a 6 year old is mature.

Halo is definitely child friendly. The grunts even sound like Ewoks! 🙂

Hahaha...then...if a child doesn't know what he is doing why not let him/her play as long as they are having fun?

the only way I think you'd need to coach them about gunplay is if they started showing signs of physical violence or something... but I dont believe that happens often so..

If you're willing to take the time to create a thread on a message board to see if it's appropriate enough for your children...

Then I think you should either:

a.) sit down and play it to see if you approve of it as a parent
b.) sit down and play multiplayer with your kids...they'll love the bonding...and you can make sure they don't get all psycho as they grow up.

dude their are plenty of more age appropriate games

"Make sure they dont get all psycho when they grow up." Would not letting the kid play a violent game stop that?

yea its child friendly enough, hell the 6 year old will most likely beat the game in a few hours...

Heh....the worst that can happen is a kid immitating the game...

nah its soo easy that the game will be over before the kid has time to immatate anything..

In multiplayer mode, I think it's alright... But playing through the story is different. I wouldn't so much be worried about the violence as the fact that it might really freak a six year old kid out...

No way....the worst that would happen is if a child immitates the master chief...which I have never seen happen before...

Me and my large group of 6 year old friends hold Halo tournaments at eachothers houses every Saturday night.