(November 25, 2008)—An annual video game report card is being unveiled to help parents choose games for their children as the holiday season nears.

The National Institute for Media and the Family is warning parents to steer clear of 10 games that it says aren't appropriate for kids and teens under 17.

Those games include some pretty strong stuff:

• Gang members slitting the throats of their rivals and beating up strippers.
  
• Combatants hacking away with chain saw-equipped assault rifles.
  
• Football players taking steroids and celebrating game victories with hookers.

On the other end of the spectrum, the institute is recommending five T-rated games, intended for ages 13 and older:

• "Guitar Hero World Tour,"
  
• "Rock Band 2,"
  
• "Rock Revolution"
  
• "Spider-Man: Web of Shadows" and
  
• "Shaun White Snowboarding."

The full report is expected Tuesday.