Why is Halo rated M? Theres really no blood, no "Swearing", so whats the big deal?

I honestly have asked the same question a ton of times. I think they wanted it to be rated M because studies show that games rated mature sell a whole lot better than games in other ratings.

Because Cortana is way too hot for T

"I honestly have asked the same question a ton of times. I think they wanted it to be rated M because studies show that games rated mature sell a whole lot better than games in other ratings.
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If you shoot someone blood spurs out, and can spill onto walls and vehicles.

Also there's some swearing. It's a fairly low M rating, I always thought that M should be split up into two. Sort of like in the UK (I think) where there's a +15 and +18. so RE4 and GTA would get +18 but Halo and MGS2 would get the lower +15 rating.

The whole point of the game is killing things.  It's that over all objective that makes the game made for mature audiences.  That's probably the main reason.  I think it's more of a teen game, though. 

I think they should treat them like movies, have 14+ and have 17+ and have pg-13 basically what Artie said.

Umm, there is a lot of teen rated games that involve killing people.

Because robots with accents are frightening.

Oh yeah you guys are a little more strict than us aren't you?

(By us I mean Canada and US)

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I do not know why, but yeah, the fact that Halo and Suffering: Ties That Bind have the same rating is just bizarre to me.

"If you shoot someone blood spurs out, and can spill onto walls and vehicles.

Also there's some swearing. It's a fairly low M rating, I always thought that M should be split up into two. Sort of like in the UK (I think) where there's a +15 and +18. so RE4 and GTA would get +18 but Halo and MGS2 would get the lower +15 rating.
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so those little 10 year olds dont have Fucking seizures while cussing you out

Halo 3 gets a M rating because the flood is in it.  Duh! Every game the flood is in there is an M rating.

Yeah, it's just the way that there are some movies that barely make an "R" rating, and then there are those movies that are a "Hard R."

There are still like 9yearolds playing it.

YOu can see some blood when shooting. A lot of times you see it on the ground too. And Flood. 'nuff said

Blood, violence, some swearing.

IMO, I think it should be rated teen...

Violence and language are good enough reasons.

Look at when people get sniper heasshots theres blood everywhere.

Because esrb doesn't like black people and sergeant is black.

"Artie said:

"If you shoot someone blood spurs out, and can spill onto walls and vehicles.

Also there's some swearing. It's a fairly low M rating, I always thought that M should be split up into two. Sort of like in the UK (I think) where there's a +15 and +18. so RE4 and GTA would get +18 but Halo and MGS2 would get the lower +15 rating.
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That would make a lot of sense but then again why would they implement something that made sense?
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This is why we need a 15+ rating for games.

the m rating is probably because of all that religious propaganda... Master Chief being a demon and all .. !

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