As is often the case with some women, enjoying even the ugliest of video game experiences can be done with enough alcohol in your system. Here is our quick and dirty guide to steering your hard-earned beer money toward something better than a polished turd. Bottoms up!
Iron Man 2: The Video Game (PS3, Xbox 360, PSP, DS, WII, PC)Price: $29.99–$59.99 | Official Site
What It's About: The first game fell flat, and while there are incremental improvements this time around (like not having Iron Man move around like he's stuck in a sped-up 1920s film), there's still much to be desired from the upcoming blockbuster movie's tie-in. Oh, say, like a story...or a video game. This title has as much entertainment value as your grandfather recanting his colonoscopy, so really diehard Tony Stark groupies need only apply.
No. of Beers Required for Enjoyment: 7
Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West (PSN, PC)Price: $14.99 | Official Site
What It's About: This online multiplayer-only game drops you in the middle of the Great American Gold Rush and tasks you with helping your team of five gunslingers retrieve or protect your stash o' loot. It's essentially a watered-down version of Team Fortress 2, allowing you to choose between four unique classes with their own firepower and add-on power called synergies. But there are many missing features standard in the genre, like player customization and a deep well of maps to choose from. There was already a patch available on Day One that fixed up some bugs, so hopefully that means the developers will stay engaged with their community of players and address some of the glaring omissions in future DLC releases.
No. of Beers Required for Enjoyment: 5
Zombie Panic in Wonderland (WiiWare)Price: 1000 Wii Points | Official Site
What It's About: Momotaro, a popular Japanese mythological character, teams up with Snow White, Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz, and Little Riding Hood, and heads off into battle against the brainless "amorous zombie" horde invading enchanted Wonderland. It's the fairy tale you've always wanted...with more bazookas.
No. of Beers Required for Enjoyment: 2
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