Target Audience: Violent Video Games

I'm developing a <somewhat> violent sprite-based game. I wonder if this is a good idea. Usally, addictive, non-violent, and cutsey, stylistically cartoonish games are on successful websites.

Should I follow this trend - or can you still be sucessful appealing to the 12-17 year old?

 

Hi,

We've developed a non-violent choose-your-own-adventure cartoonish WW1 war game. We tested it in junior and high schools, kids liked it but guys would have love to be able to control the character's gun and to shoot the Germans instead of seeing the gun firing on its own at the end of some scenes, after they selected their next action.

Our goal to make it educational and so that teachers could use it to complement their programs on WW1, but also to attract kids to visit our website on their own.

If you want to make it edutainment, I advise against violence (teachers don't like violence). Otherwise, put some in. Anyway, kids see much worse on tv these days. Just don't make it too gory.

http://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/overtop/index_e.html

Dji-man

 

thanks for your help. Maybe I can send you a demo of the unfinished game sometime? I'd appreciate your advice on how to best distribute it.

 

Sure, np. I'll be happy to check your demo.