defender is correct, though the avs and sigs can get out of hand if guidelines aren't set for what size they can be. with as many members as this forum has, I wouldn't suggest avatars unless they are small and unanimated.
I already knew about the AO rating, but it's very rarely used. If people think a game is too violent, then they should just up the ranking to this ranking. I heard that a game for xbox was to have this rating a long time ago as well, but it was never finished.
the ownership mode in this year's Madden is addicting as hell to me since I like working with numbers so much. I played Fever, thought it was a good game and made my choice between these 2 games before ownership mode won me over in Madden. I've also found the actual gameplay to be much better in...
if they think the game is too violent, just create another rating, something like an Adult rating (21 or over, something like that). just about everything should be allowed in video games, the parents just need to pay attention to what their kids are buying. don't try to push the responsibility...