This paper covers variety of issues; the first goal of this study was to document the video games habits of adolescents and the level of parental monitoring of adolescent video game use. The second goal is to explore which age group of adolescent is vulnerable to this addiction, and its risky factors. This study also gathered information about the percentage that meets DSM-style (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) diagnostic criteria for pathological gaming. The respondents were selected by using purposive sampling technique. A sample of 60 teenage video game players was drawn from the study sites. 30 were boys and 30 were girls. Relevant data for this research were collected directly from field by using interview schedule which combined both close ended and open ended questions.
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