I recently bought the game SWAT 4 for my computer. Some friends of mine invited me over to their house to play it, and since I won’t play games that are illegal copies, I went and bought it. I had trepidation about playing it because it looked like it might have some objectionable elements to it (impure images, profanity, graphic violence). Well, some of my fears were realized, but after weighing the factors I still felt morally okay playing the game.
.
One of the main reasons I can play it is that your goal as a SWAT team is NOT to kill everyone, but to peacefully detain suspects and bring them into custody. You can equip weapons that are lethal (assault rifles, handguns, etc.), but there are actually more weapons that are non-lethal, like stun guns, pepper ball guns, stinger grenades (explode rubber balls everywhere), tear gas grenades, pepper spray, and flash-bang grenades.
.
The other neat thing about the game is the teamwork element. You play with a team, ideally of four people I think, and you talk to your buddies about covering the doors, planning how you are going to go into a house or room. There is a lot of strategy involved to avoid getting killed and protecting your teammates, as well as in trying to capture people who are trying to kill you, without killing them.
.
There are some objectionable elements to the game, because of which I recommend this game for people 18 years or older. Here are some of them and their degree:
.

  • Language: Sometimes the bad guys say cuss words
  • Serious content: Your missions are capturing people involved in evil things: drugs, murder, etc.
  • Violence: Sometimes you are forced to use lethal force to save hostages or to protect your teammates

.
God bless you and keep you!

Share:
  • Facebook