Ten video games that families can play together

#2 Splatoon

Platform: Wii U

Splatter enemies and claim your turf as the ink-spewing, squid-like characters called Inklings in Nintendo's third-person action shooter game. Violence for kids? Not really! You’re firing globs of paint, not bullets. Challenge your friends in chaotic four-on-four matches, in which the goal is to get your ink on as many places as possible and claim your turf, all while strategically submerging yourself in your team's colors and blasting your enemies. You can even move faster by diving into a nearby pool of ink to transform your character into a squid, allowing it to swim underwater much faster than it can walk.