Parent Gamer

             Maybe parents will remember the Mortal Kombat game found in arcades and on their Sega Genesis.  Terrible graphics, over the top characters, ridiculous finisher moves with neon red “blood” effects.             After nine iterations the game hasn’t really changed. But the graphics and gaming platforms have. Now instead of playing as a poorly rendered cyborg fighting a ninja girl, the gamer will play as a semi-realistic scantily clad ninja woman who is quite busy dismembering her opponent.             The blood effects haven’t gone away but they certainly appear more real. The over the top characters are numerous and some are even disturbing. And the female characters are depicted with, um... generous proportions and little clothing.             And if you recall the over the top but comical end moves (FINISH HIM!) I want to warn you they are back. But instead of being amusing these moves are beyond violent and gory. Tearing a character literally to p