Animated Blood: The main character is an exterminator, so he kills--you guessed it--bugs. The effect of the blood is that of an exaggerated fly swatted on the wall. The bug's blood oozes and splatters in green and purple colors when the main character swats them with his electrified swatter. Actually it's nothing too gross for kids, it pretty much looks like jelly. They will probably think it's cool.

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Cartoon Violence: Again, the main character is an exterminator, so he only kills bugs. However, at the end of the game the boss you fight is human, until you find out he is a giant bug. Other than the electrified swatter the main character uses a gun that dispenses insecticide, a flame thrower and a device that shoots balls of electricity. Also, there are several mini games in the form of the main character's dreams that mimic movies like The Matrix, Indiana Jones, Braveheart and The Lord of the Rings. None of them are near as violent as their movie counterparts; very kid friendly (and fun too).

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Crude Humor: The main character slides down a pipe and falls into view of a female character's chest; he smiles and exclaims, "That ain't no bug!" Throughout the game the main character continually flirts with with this female character, but since the main character is a small, furry animal, she's doesn't pay him too much mind. The main female character wears a revealing top and low cut jeans, showing g-string straps around her hips. All female characters in the game feature exaggerated bust sizes.

Near the end of the game, the main character comes upon a security booth. He then proceeds to flip through all of the camera monitors like he's watching tv. He soon tunes into a camera that apparently shows him the girls' locker room because immediately after, a girl screams and then the main character states, "WOW...Sorry ladies I didn't know Krimzon (name of enemy army in game) girls took showers." He then makes a purr noise. After flipping through more channels, he tunes into the girls' locker room one more time, again a girl screams, and he says "eh...eh just checking." The locker room and it's "contents" are not shown on screen.

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Mild Language: I searched through all the cutscenes in this game twice, and still could not find any language. But, perhaps they are referring to this: In one scene, as a main villain departs from the frame, the main character exclaims, "What crawled up that guy's butt?"

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Content-wise: I think this game is best suited to kids 10+ and adults (especially difficulty-wise). However, there are a few mini-games that younger kids could play and maybe even complete. So, just let your older kids finish a bit of the game first, and when they unlock the mini-game, you can go to Daxter's quarters at any time and play them.

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Closing comment: This is a great translation of the Jak & Daxter series to a handheld system. It has sharp graphics comparable to the PS2 version, varied/fun gameplay, a clever story, and lots of replay value. Content-wise, this game is pretty kid friendly. There is some crude humor, but it is used lightly. It's rated E10+ and I agree, since the game is pretty difficult (I had a hard time beating it), and I really can't see anyone younger completing it (though they could play the mini-games). I recommend this game for ages 10+.