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Track & Field

Review · Sports · Commodore / Amiga · NES · Nintendo DS

Track & Field

Reviewed: 21 May 2026

Commodore / Amiga · NES · Nintendo DS · Game Boy · Atari 2600

Konami Digital Entertainment · 1983

Ludograph rating

D

Caution

44 /100

06010030BenefitLow riskB 29 · R 10
The Ludograph reading, plotted from the published benefit and risk sub-scores.

Growth (BDS)

29

Risk (RIS)

10

Daily limit

120min

Age guidance

6+

Developmental benefits

B1Cognitive
0.26
B2Social-emotional
0.03
B3Motor
0.75

Track & Field promotes hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and reaction time through its fast-paced, button-mashing gameplay. It offers a moderate adaptive challenge as players strive for better scores.

Design risks

R1Compulsion-loop pressure
0.17
R2Monetization
0.00
R3Social risk
0.11

The game has minimal risks. While competitive, it lacks features that would lead to social toxicity or manipulative compulsion loops. Its content is entirely benign.

Content (not in risk score)

R4.1Violence Level
0.00
R4.2Sexual Content
0.00
R4.3Language
0.00
R4.4Substance References
0.00
R4.5Fear / Horror
0.00

Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.

Regulatory design checks · DSAAssessed: meets criteria·GDPR-KAssessed: meets criteria·ODDSAssessed: meets criteria

  • DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.: Estimated from review data. No dark pattern or child-targeting concerns found.
  • GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
  • ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.

These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.

Parents ask…

Is Track & Field safe for kids?

Ludograph gives Track & Field a rating of 44/100. There are notable risks worth knowing before letting kids play.

How long should kids play Track & Field?

Our session recommendation for Track & Field is up to 120 minutes per day. It is derived from the game's own structure (natural stopping points, compulsion-loop design, monetization pressure, and social dynamics), not from a universal screen-time dose.

Session recommendations are design-based heuristics. Evidence linking specific daily durations to child outcomes is limited, and context matters as much as time; treat this as a starting point for household rules, not a clinical threshold.

What are the main risks of Track & Field?

The game has minimal risks. While competitive, it lacks features that would lead to social toxicity or manipulative compulsion loops. Its content is entirely benign.