Wii beer pong game gets juicy

Oh the joys of adolescence… The time you hit the ground-rule double that scored the tying run in the playoffs. The time that bottle finally lined up with her in the circle and you got to kiss Kelly Carmichael for seven sloppy seconds. Those first few moments when your dad let go of your bike and you felt the world riding beneath you. That time at Jimmy’s eighth birthday party when you sunk the last cup in beer pong on a retort and totally owned Rooster and C-Dawg?

This may seem drastic, but it seems only a few slippery slopes away from inevitable following the release of Nintendo Wii’s upcoming Frat Party Games: Pong Toss. That’s right, finally a game being catered to those who love the sheer sport of beer pong but just can’t stand all that drinking that ruins the purity. The title, formerly Beer Pong: Frat Party Games, was altered by its publisher JV Games in response to an initial wave of protest. Now, all the alcohol references have been cut and the liquid in the pong cups has been changed to “juice.” Riiight.

As Wii Fanboy reported, the change presumably allowed the assumed rating to become an E (suitable for everyone), but Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has now made his views public that he believes the E rating will encouraging underage drinking, continuing the controversy of the game.

For now, it seems as though the game is moving forward. And typically, at worst, alcohol references will earn a game a T (for teen) rating from the ESRB. And if nothing else, the screenshots from the game so far seem to hint that the game has a serious shot of bringing back jorts. So there’s that. It appears to be a cross between an '80s fraternity party and a modern-day hipster get-together gone awry.

So start your trash-talking to C-Dawg now, broseph, and don’t worry about Rooster's feelings. His dad owns a dealership. Get out your polo ensemble and call up all the dudes. Time to get out some, uh, juice, and play some virtual pong. Shibby.

Related links:
Nintendo.com/Wii
FratPartyGames.com
YouTube: Beer Pong - Frat Party Games

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