Dont Withhold Violent Games Jessica Robbins starts off her article by saying that today video games are more graphic and violent then they have ever been before, and this may cause concern about young children being influenced by these games. She openly disagrees with the law certain states introduced banning minors from purchasing violent video games without an adult. She does support the rating system on games to identify the level of violence that the game might have. She goes on to say that there is no hard evidence that shows that violent games contribute to criminal or violent behavior. In fact Robbins argues that playing these games can be beneficial in releasing aggression and improving coordination skills. She refutes the argument that video games are linked to antisocial behavior by saying these symptoms are only short term. She ends by saying video games companies should protest against the law banning minors from buying violent games because there is no correlation between violence and video games. Violent Video Games Are Bad for You Jenny McCartney starts off her article by quoting psychologist Dr. Tanya Byron on the effects of violent video games on todays youth. Dr. Byron has worked with troubled children and believes that video games should be rated by the users age, and urged fines, even jail, for those selling them to under aged children. Byron also says my review is not about making moral pronouncements, although I do think that it is important to look at the desensitization to violence. McCartney goes on to say that many parents would be shocked to think that their children are playing video games like Manhunt 2, a game where the main character escapes from an asylum and is tasked in murdering and torturing other players in the most graphic ways. She agrees that although most children who play those games wont carry out real murders, its still morally wrong for anyone let alone children to buy and play thes