You are asking a question about a broken system. The ESRB is broken. It is opinion and nothing else. Parents need to sit down and make sure they know what their kids are doing instead of letting an agency do it for them.
I would like to know what morals ESRB chooses to use to rate games. As far as I know we haven't taken a nationwide vote to choose what these ratings mean or what is considered good or bad. How do you judge good or bad? A gut feeling - a thought in your brain? Obviously some countries might consider shooting someone in the head ok for children. We have children soldiers in some countries.
Personally I agree with those posts above mine. Maturity is being able to enjoy a good game that doesn't have a bunch of blood and guts and nudity. I'm not saying that games that have blood and guts and various lude subjects are not "smart" in their own rights, but I think more of the younger kids are enthralled by these games because it makes them feel like "adults" since it is new to their senses.
