[Margaret Pilkington]

Less, playing Cowboys and Indians was subtly different.....there was no blood or gore.
The guns had no bullets.
They were games of role playing.....and you might argue that video games are just that too.....but there is strong evidence that these DO change how the immature brain functions.

I would not let a young child play some of the video games that are available.
The violent games have age restrictions on them.......(and I know that this means little to the parents who think they are harmless) but they are there for a reason.