Happy Wheels Online Game for Kids.. or Maybe Not

My kids just witnessed me pull up an online game called Happy Wheels, not to be mistaken with Hot Wheels' line of little toy cars. When the screen popped up they both screamed happily, "Mom! You play Happy Wheels?"... to which I responded, "You are familiar with this game?". Apparently, they have played it several times. I should know what my kids are doing when on their computers! Wake up call? Perhaps so.

Talk about a crazy game. I can't decide whether I like it or not for an adult player, but will say this... it's marketed towards kids and I never would have personally introduced my children to this game. As I mentioned in my previous post... I'm not really into games, which is probably why I've never heard of this one . Today I've had the opportunity to do a couple reviews... this game included. It's just a little too bloody for my taste, but the graphics are very low scale, so it's not going to cause nightmares.What you'll see is what amounts to little red squiggles, boxes and splatter shapes.

What is the game exactly? In a nutshell, you're character will be on some sort of wheels and you'll be in control of navigating him//her through some sort of situation wherein he/she could become decapitated, lose a limb, or be expected to shoot someone. I thought the broken legs was somewhat funny, but the shooting guns is not. I don't condone any game where a gun is pointed at another individual. Firing that gun, even if in pixel form, is even worse. What are we teaching our kids?


As for flying bicycles off broken sidewalks and hills, rotating wildly with body parts breaking off here and there... it was actually rather humorous. I know that's sick. Harmless fun? I don't know... but I would recommend playing only after your kids go to bed. If you need a good laugh, this might be it, but kids really should be playing something else... at least that's my take on the matter!

 

Above is a screenshot of Happy Wheels' Elephant game... yucky!

Be aware that when you go to play the full version of the game, you'll be going to a website called Totaljerkface.com. Which is probably another sign that this game isn't fitting for kids. Nearly 2 million people "like" this game on Facebook... and I sorta get that, but I'm praying those are 2 million adults!

 Wendy Lindsey

Wendy is the blessed mom to a 10 year old son with Asperger's Syndrome, a beautiful 9 year old daughter, & 6 children (miscarried) in heaven. She's temporarily given up homeschooling to give her son the peer modeling he was missing at home, essential for proper development in a child with autism. Currently she works full-time with special needs children as a para-educator.

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