[quote name='Quackzilla']
Put AO ratings on shock-value games and the media won't have much to bitch about.
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Exactly. I don't understand what the point of having the AO rating is if it's never used, because there ARE games out there that deserve it (GTA, God of War, Manhunt, etc.) The rating system as it is right now is fine, but it's not being utilized properly. What's going on now is like lumping R-rated movies and PG-13 rated movies together into the same category. For example, I'd let my kid play Metal Gear, but not God of War. and right now both of those games have the same rating, despite the fact that God of War has by FAR more violence (and sexual content.)