The Guy Game
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The Guy Game is a 2004 adult video game developed by Topheavy Studios and published by Gathering for Windows, PlayStation 2, and Xbox. Presented in a trivia gameshow style, the game allows up to four players to compete in the game by completing multiple choice questions and minigames complemented by filmed live-action footage of young women in bikinis on spring break. The game's development was led by former Metroid Prime developer Jeff Spangenberg, who sought to create an interactive game with appeal to men inspired by the Girls Gone Wild series of pornographic videos. The objective of The Guy Game is for players to earn points, as well as accumulate bonus points for a meter, titled the Flash-O-Meter, that progressively removes censorship of footage of the women exposing their breasts. Upon release, The Guy Game was a commercial disappointment and received negative reviews, with critics critiquing the game's tastelessness, slow pace, and lack of content, although some praised the game as a niche party title for a college-age audience.
The Guy Game | |
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Developer(s) | Topheavy Studios |
Publisher(s) | Gathering |
Director(s) | Jeff Spangenberg |
Producer(s) | Jeff Spangenberg |
Designer(s) |
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Programmer(s) | Steve Williams |
Artist(s) | Zachary Bolena |
Writer(s) | Matt Sadler |
Composer(s) | Charlie Wan |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows |
Release | PlayStation 2, Xbox
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Genre(s) | Party |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Following release, The Guy Game experienced controversy when a participant filmed exposing her breasts in the game sued the developer and publishers for breach of privacy and emotional distress, and revealed that she was a minor at the time of filming. The plaintiff's lawsuit successfully obtained a temporary injunction against further distribution, after which Topheavy Studios ceased further sale of the game. Due to the ESRB classification of the title as 'Mature' instead of 'Adults Only', authors, groups and legislators in the United States targeted The Guy Game in efforts to restrict minors' access to explicit video games. The Guy Game has been retrospectively assessed as a controversial title in an emergent genre of adult video games receiving a mainstream commercial release on consoles in the mid-2000s in line with other titles including Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude and Playboy: The Mansion.