When Halo 4 was first announced it was some of the best news I had heard in my life. I was excited not only for a new Halo game, but for a new chapter in Master Chief's excellent story. Now after nearly a year and a half of long anticipation, Halo 4 is here. At first I was somewhat fearful for Halo 4 and I had good reason to be. Halo was changing developers and the new 343 Industries was very unfamiliar. Nobody knew if they knew what they were doing and it seemed everyone came to the assumption Halo 4 would be terrible. But the deal is, Halo 4 is excellent. I think it would be a understatement to call Halo 4 a sequel to Halo 3 because it is so much more than that. Instead of just holding on to Halo 3's hand, Halo 4 goes in new directions that take Halo into some very unfamiliar but amazing places to see, stories to hear, and guns to kill with. The story in Halo 4 is very well written. It has a very deep personal story between the Master Chief and his AI sidekick Cortana. The story is all about Cortana going into rampancy because she is sort of coming to her expiration date. It is interesting and makes sense and and raises the standrad for story telling in Halo. The gameplay is also fantastic with a ton of new guns thanks to the new promethean enemies in Halo 4. They have like six or seven different promethean guns and they are all outstanding. The multiplay is also back and it is better than ever. Not to mention, the graphics in Halo 4 are stellar. This game really proves how powerful the Xbox 360 really is. Parents keep in mind, this is a M rated game so don't let your six year olds be playing this. Although compared to many other M games Halo 4 is mild and is probably appropriate for any young teen or old preteen. The game has some intesene violence but it is nothing too graphic. Also, Cortana somewhat appears nude but she is a computer AI hologram and nothing sensitive is shown. It is similar to the female Navi in Avatar. The bottom line is that Halo 4 is brilliant. 343 has proved themselves worthy of Halo and anybody who cares about videogames should pick up a copy of Halo 4.

"Not for kids?!" Are you kidding, CSM?! That is the most outrageous thing I've ever heard (video game wise!) Halo 4 is no more violent than the other Halo games! There was only one part on Halo 4 that I think was slightly more on the disturbing side, which is when a woman deteriorates after an energy blast, exposing layers of muscle tissue. The CSM review said, "For the first time in this series, melee kills sometimes result in the camera pulling back to show a more cinematic shot of the Master Chief violently beating his opponent to death." THAT IS NOT TRUE! Melee kills were first used in HALO: REACH! The only thing I agreed with in the CSM review was that Cortana's body did seem a little more noticeable than in the other games, but it's not anything to worry about. She's not portrayed in a sexual way, nor does she act sensual or do anything inappropriate. The language is uncommon but fairly moderate (Cortana calls someone a "condescending b---h," and "s" word is used occasionally, but not very commonly at all.) In some ways, Halo 4's campaign had a different vibe than the other Halo games (not necessarily in a bad way, but it was odd for me, and it left me slightly wanting more.) I think it would have possibly been a little better in certain areas if it would have been made by Bungie, but it's still an awesome game! Good storyline, strong characters, great voice acting, and a really fun multiplayer make this worth buying! Bravo 343 :) I'd say 8 or 9/10.

Best video game ever! Call of Duty sucks get this instead! Halo games are actually worth the money unlike CoD. There may be some scary images for young children, but my 4-year old brother plays this with me sometimes! I don't have the slightest clue as to why Common Sense would rate this "Not for Kids". Even parents prefer Halo over Call of Duty!

Well, I played nearly halfway through it, and is not nearly as bad as what people seem to say it is like. It is true that there is some minor language and yes there is some blood, but 95% of the blood in this game are from aliens. As for letting your kid play the game, It all depends on what the kid is like. This is WAY more appropriate than the Call of Duty series and most Rated M games out there.

this Halo is nowhere near as violent as the others. That's the only thing that's bad about it. But it shouldn't be M. The blood is blue and yellow and there's nothing else wrong with it. This game should be T.

Halo isn't a bad game, and it's pretty fun, I've had halo 4 since it came out and there is no swearing, barely any blood, and you are most of the time killing aliens instead of humans. Also, It isn't as bad as call of duty or any of those games. The game has great graphics and is totally worth buying, and it is one of the first m rated games I got, should be rated 10+.

This game is definitely not that bad. Sure, there is the video that zooms out and shows Master Chief beating his opponent to death, but that was also in Halo: Reach. It is no worse than Reach, and probably better, since this game includes a feature of being able to SHUT OFF BLOOD. This is good if you don't want your kids seeing this kind of things. There are no swear words through the entire game, and though Cortana is involved in a lot of detailed cut scenes, it is obvious that the game designers meant to make her a computer program.. This game is much better in terms of violence than Halo: Reach.

WHAT THE HECK. Another inaccurate rating by Common Sense Media.I mean, here in the UK Halo 4 is rated 16. And It should have the 16 rating on common sense media.

CommonSense has once again made a very inaccurate parenting for Halo 4. It's an excellent game. But it's nowhere near as violent as what CommonSense says. All the time your shooting alien's (excluding multiplayer) and the blood is green and blue. Halo 2 has the most blood out of all. Spartan Ops you are still shooting aliens. Multiplayer, you are killing other players, but the weapons are so alien-ish (except for human weapons) that it kinda balances out. But there's barely any blood when you kill someone (read my COD BLOPS 2 review for more details). Overall, it's very non-violent. More of a T game then a full on M game.