


Drugs are part of plot and characters are seen using some in a couple of instances. Constant swearing with F words galore and vulgar uses of f-k and some uses of c_ and c-t as well as sexual references ranging from oral sex to pedophilia. Brutal torture scene, including use of a drill, a disemboweled body is hung in a parking lot. Blunt trama sprays surfaces, a villian is fed to an ice chipper in slow mo with gory slushy results, massacre at a wedding with lots of blood and later a hospital shootout. Slashings, butcherings, as well as some more colorful carnage (albiet less frequent) such as people getting faces shredded on woodsaws, head crushed by engine blocks and shredded by metal fans, burn detail after burning opponents, impalement on rebar, swordfish, metal beam, etc. While infrequent compared to many games, gunfights splatter blood and brain matter everywhere. Beating leave opponents and clothes bloodied and melee weapons more. Altho its less morally deplorable and lewd tho. Its WAY more violent than 4 and prior to say the least. Holy crap i laugh at how this kid i saw at the store was bargaining with his dad on how this game has less violent than GTA. I might understand a 16-year-old maybe being ok, but not younger kids. The tenor of the game is just too much for kids. Side missions encourage more shooting, running over people with your car, stealing cars, hacking cameras around the city, and general lawlessness. If I recall correctly, the language (while a wonderfully immersive mix of Cantonese and English) is peppered with swear words. You also take a few women on dates, and while the sex is implied rather than shown, it's there. The main missions involve much punching, kicking, shooting and death, and one mission thread involves freeing women being sold into sex slavery. Spoilers: The main character is an undercover cop, trying to bring down organized crime in Hong Kong.

But I wouldn't let my tweens even watch me play this, much less play it themselves. So if you're an adult - get it and enjoy it.

It's like a Grand Theft Auto set in Hong Kong and mostly with fists instead of guns (still guns, but less frequent).
