The Guy Game

The Guy Game

Infobox VG
title = The Guy Game


caption = NTSC PlayStation 2 cover
developer = Top Heavy Studios
publisher = Gathering
designer =
engine =
released = vgrelease|NA=August 31, 2004
genre = Adult/Puzzle
modes = Single-player, multiplayer
ratings = vgratings|ESRB=M
platforms = PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC
media = DVD-ROM
requirements =
input = DualShock 2, Gamepad

"The Guy Game" is an adult video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC consoles. Presented in a trivia gameshow style supporting up to four players, it consists of 20 episodes containing about 1,000 questions.

Reception

The game achieved some notoriety four months after its release when a suit was brought against Top Heavy Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., Microsoft Corp., and Gathering Of Developers by one of the female contestants who was only 17 at the time. A Travis County judge granted a temporary restraining order prohibiting Microsoft, Sony, and others from selling any game that contained the girl's image, voice, and name. Despite this, new and used copies of this game can still be found in many stores and online. On November 27, 2007, a backwards compatibility update enabled the Xbox version to be played on Xbox 360.

After the lawsuit, Top Heavy released a DVD of the original footage with extras entitled "The Guy Game: Game Over", but it was only available online through its website. Top Heavy eventually closed shop and no longer sell the DVD through its now-defunct website.

The game received mixed reviews from critics, ranging from a 7.7 (IGN) to a 0.83 (Electronic Gaming Monthly, averaged across three reviews).

External links

* [http://ps2.ign.com/objects/640/640053.html "The Guy Game"] at IGN
* [http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/puzzle/theguygame/index.html "The Guy Game"] at GameSpot
* [http://www.statesman.com/news/content/metro/12/21gamesuit.html The original Austin American-Statesman Article, December 2004]
* [http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A260258 Topheavy files appeal - Austin Chronicle, February 2005]
* [http://www.davis.ca/en/blog/Video-Game-Law/2005/09/21/GUY-GAME-INJUNCTION-STANDS Texas Court of Appeals uphold injunction and rejects all appeals - Media Law Reporter, August 2005]
* [http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/11/27/november-07-back-compat-update.aspx November '07 Xbox 360 backwards compatibility update]


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