It’s a juxtaposition that highlights the wonders of both worlds. Men are breaking into sweat and blood at their keyboards and just in the next room lunch is being made. Battles rage on the computer screen, but lush green fields lie a head-turn away. But Summer Wars blends cold technology with a warm family reunion to create a cinematically brilliant oxymoron. Solution? Watch Summer Wars with your parents, and not only will you convince them of how this bastion of electronic entertainment will someday save the world, but you will also treat them to a heartwarming reminder on the importance of family values (which just might induce them to buy you that new Starcraft you’ve been eyeing).

Many of you who are reading this are probably grounded right now. Among adults gaming has acquired a reputation mostly associated with bad grades, lack of self-discipline, and guns.

A golden period of sunshine, vacations, baseball games, and for many of today’s youth, a healthy (or unhealthy) dose of gaming.

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