Tom Clancy's "The Division" is already winning with gamers. In just five days, the game has sold over $330 million copies. The impressive sales record has Ubisoft cheering no doubt, but should parents be thrilled about this game?
Here's what you need to know before you decide to purchase the blockbuster MMORPG for your family:
"The Division" is set as an online game where shooting is the main component. The game's story is played out in Manhattan, where an outbreak has caused the decaying of society.
Players as soldiers are required to follow through missions, such as rescuing hostages, gathering supplies or maintaining peace and order in the Manhattan. These missions can be achieved via group or individually.
"The Division" gamers are required to develop their skill and prowess using guns. They will also have to gather the best weapons so that they can fight better. As such, the game is rated for playing among 17-year-old gamers and above due to its violent content and strong language, per Attack of the Fan Boy.
"Combat is highlighted by realistic gunfire, screams of pain, and large splashes of blood," the rating from the ESRB stated. "Several sequences depict corpses, some tied up or hanging from railings, and players must rescue hostages in some levels of the game. Cutscenes occasionally depict bound hostages being stabbed or shot in the head," the review further stated. There game is also subtitled so that curse words pop in the dialogue box.
On the other hand, Games Rating Authority describes "The Division" as strictly for adults only. "The worst of the violence which can occasionally be seen during gameplay and cut scenes are those in which characters are tied up and placed in the kneeling position and shot or stabbed," GRA stated in its review.
"The Division" is available for playing in the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC platforms. Ubisoft released the game March 8, 2016.
