The buzz around the gaming world concerning Ubisoft‘s up-coming release of a new interactive party game for adults, “We Dare,” has been skeptical at best. Although the gaming community is infamous for underestimating the power and draw of simple social games, it seems the sexuality is what “We Dare” is under fire for. Early forum reactions to the advertisement above have held slightly disgusted undertones. Not to mention, the original ad has been banned in the United States. As a former hardcore gaming addict myself, I have also been guilty of slandering games in this genre with practically the same distaste. Fortunately, time moves on.
“We Dare” attempts to take the wildly successful interactive turn-based social gaming structure found in titles like “Mario Party” and “Carnival Games”, and focus it in a much more coy direction. With the original “Nintendo Generation” now reaching their late 20′s and early 30′s, I believe it’s far overdue bringing the dating atmosphere and the gaming community together. If the “International Sexy Ladies Show” can hold a successful time slot on “G4″, then pretending to spank a girl with a Wii remote in her belt line should not be too far of a stretch.
Different partnered activities pit couples against each other in a competitive, yet laid back “tongue-in-cheek” adventure. Finally, there’s something to do for couples on the Wii other than giggling at how the “shake the soda” mini-game in Mario Party makes everyone look like they are masturbating. Whether the ‘leet speakers of the United States think “We Dare” should be melted down and sterilized or not, I believe it will be the first in a long line of future coy adult gaming titles. Of course, time will tell.

























