Nicholas Lives
Movies/ Music Review
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While it's easy for the media to point to violent video games and label them as "monstrous" or "a deadly influence on youth," not many people stop to realize that many video games can actually teach some valuable life lessons to those who are open-minded enough to see them. Whereas previous generations of kids have grown up watching Sesame Street for their life lessons, many new generations will be playing the latest Zelda or Call of Duty for theirs. Is this a bad thing? Well, let's just see what kinds of lessons games have been teaching us for years.. this time starting with everyone's favorite shoot-em-up: Call of Duty.

Call of Duty: Shooting games aren't the most sophisticated breed of the gaming world, but even mindless games like Call of Duty have something to teach us. The lesson? When there is a will, there is a way. These games are famous for putting the player in seemingly impossible situations. You are always outnumbered. You are always outgunned. Yet despite this, you know that there is always a way to overcome it. No matter how many times you die, the game always reminds you that despite the odds, you can do it. A friend can come in at any time, when most needed. As you look down the barrel of a Desert Eagle, Captain Price tackles the attacker to the ground, and you both fight together and live.The lesson we can take away from this game is that even when life is at its worst, there is always a way to beat it.