You can't deny that this is an awesome game, but without control, it will ruin your life. I started playing about 6 mths ago, and my next report card showed a drop of nearly 20% in my marks. Everything started to go wrong, and my life went out of control. I would sit there for 10 hours on end, eat, and carry on playing. My parents bought Norton Safety Minder, and it saved me. I started to go outside again, and I got my life back. I would recommend this game to anyone, as long as you have the control. I wouldn't give it to children under 7, because if they play multiplayer, there is vulagar language on some servers.