XBOX games for 13 year old boy?

[DisneyBeagle]

For those of you with young teen boys, what Xbox games are they all wanting? I'm trying to purchase a game for my nephew, but have no idea what the "cool" games are. I was thinking about one of the skating games, but I'm not sure if they are any fun.

Thanks

 

[DISNEY1975]

Without a doubt its..

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (COD4 - 2)

I must warn you though...its very addictive and you may not see your nephew for a long time if you get him this game.

 

[erincon23]

My just-14 DS likes Assassin's Creed 2 (the first one was awful, he said), Oblivion (which was recommended by a counselor to him, despite the fact that it's rated M), and Fallout 3. All of them are M rated games, so you'll have to take his parents' feelings into account. Most of my son's friends play these games as well. Last year he had some anxiety about playing some of the "vampire zombie" games -- Left for Dead was the big one -- but he's ok this year. And I would appreciate it if nobody who fell into the "they're rated M for a reason" group would flame me!

- Erin

 

[java]

Call of Duty is the one that EVERYONE is playing now. It is M rated - so make sure his parents are ok with that. My 15 year old plays it and loves it. He plays online with friends.

Another option might be a Gaming headset- then you avoid the M rated thing all together.
The Turtle Beach ones are highly rated and Skull Candy makes one too.

 

[suejai]

My DS14 wants Assassin's Creed 2 and the new Avatar game. He has Modern Warfare 2 and plays all the time. I'm assuming that your nephew is already playing Halo3, if not that is a big one. Or Fable 2, although it is an older game. I've played Fable 2 and really enjoyed it.

 

[jackemail]

My 13 year old grandson is dying for Modern Warfare 2, but his Mom says no more games that are rated M.....so I ended up getting him a baseball Xbox game....and a Gamestop giftcard.

 

[shortbun]

Does he play online? Ask him for a list and ask his parents if M games are ok. My 14yo has been playing M for two years. I sit and watch sometimes so that I can put in my adult two cents on the content. Is he an athlete? He might like some of the sports games. I'm pretty sure a new basketball game just came out. I don't know if it's NBA or NCAA. My son likes Madden's football games.

A good source of recommendations would be your local Gamestop staff. But...I'd simply ask my nephew what's on his list.

 

[golfgal]

Without a doubt its..

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (COD4 - 2)

I must warn you though...its very addictive and you may not see your nephew for a long time if you get him this game.

That is good to know--I just got this for DS17 yesterday for Christmas.

DS14 likes the sports games -basketball and football.

 

[torinsmom]

DS15 is way into Halo, Call of Duty and Left for Dead 2. He also enjoys the Rock band and Guitar Hero titles. Headphones are always great; if he is like my DS, he goes through them several times a year. And Microsoft Points cards let the kids buy "stuff" they need in the games.

I have given up on using the ratings to determine whether to buy a game. I ask the guys at the local Gamestop WHY a game is rated M. If it is blood and gore and/or language, I don't mind it. If it is simulated s*x, then it's a no. I don't buy the "shoot the police" games either. The ratings are very ambiguous IMHO, just like some movie ratings.

Marsha

 

[jen0610]

Lets see:

Borderlands
CODMW2
Left for Dead 2

There are 2 games coming out after Christmas that he really wants. One of which, DH pre-ordered and put a good amount of a deposit on it. DS is going to get order card and deposit ticket wrapped up.

For anyone who is getting Left for Dead 2 - when you come across a frying pan that you can pick up and use as a weapon - take it if you have a sense of humor. DS was playing at our N&N house and he picked it up. OMG, we have never laughed so hard as we did when he was using it. He wailed on this poor Swat zombie guy with it and every time he hit the guy it gave off a "bong" sound. He was a wailing with it so much, it never stopped "bonging" and the 20somethings all had to come see what he was doing.

 

[dawson5]

For the headsets I would recommend wireless ones. We've spent all kinds of money on the wired ones and they all end up breaking. For the price of a game, you could get a good quality wireless one. I think the one my son has is rechargeable.

As for games, my kids love Halo/ODST. Middle son spent his Christmas/birthday money on Assassin's Creed, it does not get the playing time that Halo does. They all love Fallout also. Youngest son would rather play his sports games, loves Madden.

 

[rgf207]

Without a doubt its..

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (COD4 - 2)

I must warn you though...its very addictive and you may not see your nephew for a long time if you get him this game.

This is my favorite game. I'm 29 though. I will say that this game is for mature audiences and is violent. It has an extremely large online community via XBOX live. Other games include

Left for Dead 2
Borderlands
Assassin's Creed 2

all these games are rated mature

 

[nmmom95]

My son is 11, but he likes:
Halo/ODST
COD-MW2
Assassin's Creed 2

and for Christmas asked for:
Fallout 3
COD6
NHL 10

 

[Tamarak]

For those looking to buy COD-MW2

there is a clip from youtube from the game called " No Russian" - be aware it is a violent game..very violent

If you are concerned about content, maybe look it up.

 

[Scurvy]

My son wants COD:MW2, but he won't be getting it. Although we allow him to play games that are rated "M", we still object to some forms of violence, "adult" situations and really strong language (though given what he hears at school we'll probably give up on that soon) and we don't think he's ready for that one yet. He won't be getting Fallout 3 for the same reason.

(In a way we are lucky because my husband and I are both gamers, so we don't have to rely on the ratings when we decide what our son can play. We play many of the ones he wants to play, so it's easy to decide if we're comfortable with him playing them. In the case of games we don't buy for ourselves, we make sure to read reviews or talk to our gamer friends to find out why a game is rated the way it is before we decide whether to buy it for him.)

He plays Halo 3 and ODST more than anything else right now. He will be getting Forza 3 for Christmas.

OP, I also suggest asking his parents if "M" rated games are okay, and also finding out if he plays online. If he has online access, you could get him Microsoft points for the XBox Marketplace instead of an actual game. He can use those to download games or lots of extra content for some of the games he has. My son will getting those cards for Christmas - he loves getting new maps for the Halo games, songs for Rock Band, or other DLC.