Archive: november 21, 2008
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Recommends MK vs. DC For Families [Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe]
![American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Recommends MK vs. DC For Families [Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe]](/images/news/42083_l.jpg)
Some of our more jaded readers may poo-poo Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe's softer, more broad reaching one-on-one violence, but there's one organization who has no qualms with the T-rated brawler. That would be the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry which has reviewed the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game, finding that it "will likely facilitate an adult joining a teenager in video game play." Not a sexy box quote by any means, but maybe better than we were expecting.
T. Atilla Ceranoglu, M.D. weighs in with his (or her) opinion on the latest Mortal Kombat, talking up the game's decreased...
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