Hullo there.
A work colleague is completely baffled by what games to buy her two grandsons for Christmas. She doesn't want anything too violent but she's also concerned that if left to her she'd accidently buy something terrible. As I remember as a kid there being nothing worse than misguided grandparent present buyage, I swore I'd find out the answer.
The kids in question are 13-14. Brutality etc is a no-no, but I explained Street Fighter 4 as having no gore or blood, and being just poundy cartoon fun (I think I'm right, aren't I?) and she seemed fine with that level of things.
So far she seems most intrigued by my proposal of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, which seems to have top reviews. How violent is that? I imagine it's Indianna Jonesy fun, but it's not too bloody is it? Are there lots of gun battles? She seems happy with action-adventure games but doesn't want war as a raison d'etre for them ala CoD.
So help me, BETEO-mites! What should I recommend?
(Also thought of Wipeout HD and Ratchet & Clank)