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NIMF Lists 2008's 'Games to Avoid for Children

As part of its annual video games report card, the National Institute on Media and the Family has issued a list of games that are not appropriate for children, along with a selection of child-friendly Everyone and Teen-rated titles.

While NIMF and the Entertainment Software Rating Board have have disagreed in the past, all of this year's "games to avoid" were rated Mature by the ESRB, with NIMF further embracing the ESRB ratings in its suggestions of "great games for kids."

To scope out the entirety 13th Annual Video Game Report Card and all of its parent-friendly tips, such as how to set a console to restrict gameplay based on a title's rating, check out the full report here. The organization's list of recommended games for children and not-so-child friendly to avoid follows below:
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