my brother is jealous that i get to play when im not 17 yet, so he says its " against the law," and the funny part is..im WAY MORE MATURE than HIM. -.-
2007-11-09 17:34:50 · 15 answers · asked by crazychik 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Video & Online Games
Slap him lol I bet his mad because you beat him in multiplayer haha.
2007-11-09 17:38:03 · answer #1 · answered by I Speak the Truth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The videogame rating system has no legal authority, meaning that it is not illegal for someone under age 17 to play a M-rated game. Stores are not supposed to sell games to minors, but that's merely a matter of store policy (and some states may have laws in place preventing selling an M-rated game to a minor, but those are probably all being challenged by the industry). The ratings are a guideline for responsible parents to decide whether or not their children are ready to play the game. If your parents think you are old enough to play, then you are good to go.
2007-11-09 18:42:14 · answer #2 · answered by Bigfoot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mature means only the age of 18+ can play Mature rated games. It's not illegal to play Halo 3 for any reason at all. I think it's up to the parents to let their children play mature rated video games or not. I've been playing violent games since before the ESRB ratings existed and my mind is not full of violence or anything. I'm a nice guy at heart, seriously. I totally consider violent video games as just a mere entertainment piece of media for me. Meaning, it's something to entertain you, not to tell you to go and kill people for real.
2007-11-09 17:55:02 · answer #3 · answered by TatsuJin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not. It is against ESA (the video game industry's trade group) and most retail chail policies to sell M rated games to minors. But there is no law about it at all. Many have been written, but all so far have been struck down as unconstitutional (and will continue to be until one such law bases it on rating created by a government organization).
2007-11-09 17:48:30 · answer #4 · answered by MagicianTrent 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's illegal to play them, because what you do in your house is your business. But it might be illegal for someone under 17 to buy them.
2016-05-29 01:16:22 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you can't buy halo 3 if your under the age of 17. it doesn't matter what age you play if you are under the age of 17 and something happens it's your parents fault for "bad parenting"
2007-11-09 17:41:08 · answer #6 · answered by tai mai shu ^_^ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hah your in a similar situation like me, it isn't against the law, especially halo 3. Its almost like a cartoon game. You can play anygame you want. They jsut made rating laws because some people are immature like your brother. *lol*
2007-11-09 17:38:16 · answer #7 · answered by Kumar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No the ratings are there just for advising parents how bad the game is and plus if you listen to the people on macthmaking you will realize a lot of them are kids
2007-11-09 17:40:13 · answer #8 · answered by wiiman1103 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its not aginst the law the ratings there are for your parents and if they decided to allow you to play and your age limit doesnt fall within that catagory it aint a big deal besides it just halo you could do worse like crack
2007-11-09 17:40:30 · answer #9 · answered by tlalteutli 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way! You deserve the right to play whatever game whenever! =D And if your brother complains more tell him that all of US said it wasn't and he can go cry. LOL. OR, challenge him and OWN him :)
2007-11-09 17:45:38 · answer #10 · answered by ツ Petar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, its not against the law. your not supposed to be able to buy it though. i bought it for my son who's 12 and my 6 year old son plays it too. they love the game.
2007-11-09 17:44:01 · answer #11 · answered by haikuhi2002 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋