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/^t/Another argument why video games can be harmful is their level of violence. Violence is a proven sales generator in this field and the majority of games on the market are action-packed games that depict bloody and cruel scenes. The most popular titles speak for themselves: "Mortal Combat", "TIE Fighter" or "Doom: Hell on Earth". In such games the images of warriors, who punch, kick, stab or impale each other in hand-to-hand combat are comparatively mild. The action is very often nastier: heads roll, arms are torn off and bodies splatter. These scenes look very realistic, especially in full motion video with stereophonic sound. Playing such games, children begin to treat violence as something natural and they get accustomed to it from the earliest years of their lives. This situation is certainly one of the reasons for the high crime rate among teenagers and this is why parents should pay more attention to what kind of games their children play.