The Guy Game isn't that bad..... Is it?

[The_4th_Survivor]

Surprisingly, I managed to find a copy of "The Guy Game" (XBox) at my local GameStop yesterday afternoon. Strangely enough, I went in to see if they had some remaining N-Gage stock and as I was waiting for the clerk to emerge from the back storeroom with whatever titles were left, I noticed a used copy of "The Guy Game" on the shelf.

Judging from the condition (excellent, with extremely minor scratches and a near mint booklet and box), I'd say that it was just traded into this particular GameStop store within the past week or so, considering the fact that it's so rare, especially since it's been banned from all future sales (except pre-owned sales of course) at retail stores.

According to the website for The Guy Game, they state a humorous message, something along the lines of "If you are one of the people who own this game, hide it under your mattress!". LOL

After playing about 30 minutes of the solo player mode, I was finally treated to the wonderfully welcome sight of full-on, bare-breasted goodness (Complete with a 'freeze frame' feature). IMO, this game is just a somewhat tasteless twist on the traditional "Quiz" game genre.

The questions are real and a lot of them are centered on pop culture, science, history, mathematics, music and geography, to name a few of the subjects covered.

Of course, they can only ask these "Hottie" co-eds so many questions, hence, the footage is literally re-used every time you play the game.

That's not all though. There are 3 fun mini-games included as well. All 3 games are pretty much arcade-styled games, with two of them being the funnest (I can only imagine, since I have yet to have my friends play this game with me) in multiplayer mode. Nice programming for such simple games.

As expected, there's a lot of profanity in the game itself, simply because the audience this game is intended for usually uses the same curse words in everyday life. The one thing that sets the game apart is obviously the blatant parading of the upper female anatomy.

Overall, I think The Guy Game is a novelty title that only the truly humorous can appreciate. Plus, if you don't mind watching some "Girls Gone Wild" styled boob flashing, it's not a bad title to have, considering that there are many features to unlock.

At least in The Guy Game, you seriously get rewarded by doing well. In other quiz games, what do you get? The highest score and bragging rights. With The Guy Game, you strive for not just the highest score and bragging rights, but the novelty of seeing young, nubile, college co-eds bare their tops.


So, has anyone else played this game? What do you all think about it?

BTW, if you haven't played it, please don't pass judgement on it, simply because of the 'offensive' content.

Different strokes for different folks, I guess. LOL

[Overbite]

the only thing it has going for it is titties.

but I can see those without paying for this stupid game.

[njiska]

the only thing it has going for it is titties.


17 year old tittes at that.

[dj898]

what's so great about that!?

over here you can see 16 yo if she agrees to it...
our aoc is 16...

[evildead2099]

The feds are coming to take you away for posession of child porn :P

[Balloon Fight]

<---- is 17. ;)

The only way I'd ever buy it is if I find it for $5 at my thrift, and considering how hard it is to find I doubt that will happen.

[Griking]

Judging from the condition (excellent, with extremely minor scratches and a near mint booklet and box), I'd say that it was just traded into this particular GameStop store within the past week or so, considering the fact that it's so rare, especially since it's been banned from all future sales (except pre-owned sales of course) at retail stores.

The funny thing about this game is that the price is still holding at $39.99 at Gamestop. I really doubt that this game is at all rare though because I honestly see it every time I go to a Gamestop.

[The_4th_Survivor]

Judging from the condition (excellent, with extremely minor scratches and a near mint booklet and box), I'd say that it was just traded into this particular GameStop store within the past week or so, considering the fact that it's so rare, especially since it's been banned from all future sales (except pre-owned sales of course) at retail stores.

The funny thing about this game is that the price is still holding at $39.99 at Gamestop. I really doubt that this game is at all rare though because I honestly see it every time I go to a Gamestop.

Really? Is that $39.99 new or used?

I bought my copy used and it seemed to be a title that wasn't traded in too often, according to what the sales person said.

I tried looking for this on Ebay, but no one seems to be selling them as of late. I remember seeing them on Ebay for about $60+ (used, no less) around the time of the announcement that the game was banned, but I suppose Ebay is going to cancel an auction listing for any version of "The Guy Game", considering the fact that you'd be selling a government banned item.

I'll still keep my copy since it's a 'niche' novelty title.

[kevin_psx]

After playing about 30 minutes of the solo player mode, I was finally treated to the wonderfully welcome sight of full-on, bare-breasted goodness (Complete with a 'freeze frame' feature).

This type of thing doesn't appeal to me. In 30 minutes you saw one bare breast. In the same 30 minutes at playboy.com I can see a hundred bare breasts. I prefer the easier non-game route.

[DJ_DEEM]

we still have a assload of copys of this game brand new at my store, if they ever drop the price down to 10$ ill grab it but really to me at least i don't see this title as a rarity

[goatdan]

I got a few copies of the game right when it was pulled the first time, sold them on eBay for twice what I paid and kept one of them.

Personally, I don't think it sucks that bad either. I think it gets a bad rep because the intended crowd for the game is not the group that are hardcore gamers.

The game is intended for a group of college kids to get together, drink and play together at a party. The whole thing is set up for that. If you play it completely sober and without other people, it isn't very fun at all.

The game isn't without fault. The biggest is that it is very hard, even while sober, to unlock the uncensored footage. If you are drunk with a bunch of people, you would have to work together to see anything. Having made the difficulty half of what it was to unlock it would've helped it be more of a party game that you felt perhaps you could beat.

The second problem was that at the price, it doesn't lend itself for walking up to and saying, "Oh, I've got some friends coming over, what the hell?" For $40.00, you expect some serious gameplay, which the Guy Game is lacking in.

Had those two issues been resolved, I think this could've done very well for the college aged crowd, and I think that it could've become a series. With those problems, it will only be made fun of by the people who it isn't trying to cater toward, and it will never catch on with its intended crowd.

[Push Upstairs]

This type of thing doesn't appeal to me. In 30 minutes you saw one bare breast. In the same 30 minutes at playboy.com I can see a hundred bare breasts. I prefer the easier non-game route.

I can see plenty of nekkidness without answering hard questions by looking up porn on the internet.

I sort of view this game as just the video game equivilant of those "Girls gone Wild" videos....popular with the fratboy crowd.


But I always wonder why you would spend money on some drunk girls flashing the camera for 10 seconds instead of buying actual porn or going out and seeing some actual toplessness. :?

[E Nice]

I don't understand the bad gameplay argument. It's the same as Trivial Pursuit on Xbox except it has an added video after the question and minus Whoopi Goldberg's voice. How about comparing this game to those Japanese Mah-jong games and other miscellaneous games in which you try to get to see some woman's top? Then there's those mini-games. No one even really commented on the three mini-games that are also included alongside the trivia aspect. People's main gripe against the game seems more based on it's juvenile college frat humor/fmv rather than the game's aspects itself.

[Push Upstairs]

Considering the main selling point of the game was the fact you could see college girls flashing their breasts....without that all you have is a mediocre trivia game.

Besides, trivia games, are more fun when *NOT* played on an XBOX.

[The_4th_Survivor]

I don't understand the bad gameplay argument. It's the same as Trivial Pursuit on Xbox except it has an added video after the question and minus Whoopi Goldberg's voice. How about comparing this game to those Japanese Mah-jong games and other miscellaneous games in which you try to get to see some woman's top? Then there's those mini-games. No one even really commented on the three mini-games that are also included alongside the trivia aspect. People's main gripe against the game seems more based on it's juvenile college frat humor/fmv rather than the game's aspects itself.

I commented about liking the 3 mini-games (Ballz In, Ballz Out and Ballz Shotz) that were included in The Guy Game. I've never played Trivial Pursuit, but if it's similar, I think I'd enjoy that game just as much. I can't really compare The Guy Game to a Mahjong game simply because Mahjong takes a bit of luck, strategy and planning, whereas The Guy Game is 80% trivia questions, 10% arcade style play and 10% guessing (especially in the "Did the hottie get it wrong" section of the game).

Of course, the humor is college-frat-house-toilet styled, but that's what the designer and the host (comedian Matt Sadler is also the main writer) intended when they produced and engineered this game.

Perhaps it just wasn't time to bring a game like this out? Additionally, the fact that it was indeed banned by the US Government (Supreme Court I believe. Please correct me if I'm wrong) only reaffirms the notion that the American Video Gaming Public isn't ready for this type of 'exposure' (no pun intended) in their software libraries.

[goatdan]

Additionally, the fact that it was indeed banned by the US Government (Supreme Court I believe. Please correct me if I'm wrong) ...

O_O

Um, okay. You're wrong. ;)

The game was pulled from the shelves at one point for supposedly containing the bare breasts of an underage girl. After that case got thrown out (for whatever reason, although most likely due to the fact that she was using false IDs for it anyway), the game went back on sale. Then, the makers of it pulled it to use the footage filmed for the game on a different video release.

Some people complained that the game was in bad taste, although this wasn't for the most part the usual suspects (politicians, the media, etc). Instead, the complaints against it have come from within the gaming community, either from gamers that weren't the intended audience or review places like magazines and web sites who just didn't get it.

[The_4th_Survivor]

Additionally, the fact that it was indeed banned by the US Government (Supreme Court I believe. Please correct me if I'm wrong) ...

O_O

Um, okay. You're wrong. ;)

The game was pulled from the shelves at one point for supposedly containing the bare breasts of an underage girl. After that case got thrown out (for whatever reason, although most likely due to the fact that she was using false IDs for it anyway), the game went back on sale. Then, the makers of it pulled it to use the footage filmed for the game on a different video release.

Some people complained that the game was in bad taste, although this wasn't for the most part the usual suspects (politicians, the media, etc). Instead, the complaints against it have come from within the gaming community, either from gamers that weren't the intended audience or review places like magazines and web sites who just didn't get it.

Thanks for the correction, Goatdan. ;)

Do you have any links to any articles on when this girl's case got thrown out of court? I've tried looking for it on google, but only come back to the original lawsuit and game banning information.

Also, do you think the version I have still contains the 17 year old girl's footage? According to some of the articles I've read online, she was one of the 'characters' (or more likely a 'contestant' who was asked questions) in The Guy Game.

I'm eventually going to unlock everything in this game, so I might as well find out what all the hoopla is about and if the girl is even worth looking at. LOL You have to admit, she does deserve to be publicly scorned, especially since she willingly bared her breasts and then filed a lawsuit because she suffered 'humiliation'. (Yeah, if you run around flashing your ta-tas willingly, you should expect cat calls of some sort. If you don't think that behavior is called for, then you shouldn't be flashing, right?) :roll:

This reminds me a bit of that Kobe Bryant sexual assault scandal that happened a couple of years ago. Although I don't believe that Bryant is a saint, considering he did admit to committing adultery with Katelyn Farber, Farber was a girl who just wanted to have sex with a famous person. She probably figured that now that she did have sex with a celebrity (of sorts), she could milk him (no pun intended) LOL for all he was worth, crying 'rape!' the entire time. Naturally, her case was dismissed because the court was in favor of Bryant and his nearly endless supply of funding for his defense team. I don't think we'll ever know the full story, but I still believe that both parties were never telling the full truth. In the end, it seems that the richer person won the case.

I have a feeling that this still unnamed girl who sued the makers of The Guy Game had dollar signs on her mind as well. She knew full on what she was getting into, but still went ahead with it? It's amazing what a taste of the infamous "15 Minutes Of Fame" will do to some people, you know?