Net Ten: BARF! Ten Games You Should Never Play While Drunk (page 1) Subscribe to this RSS feed

Whether you're pounding some beers with friends at home, or capping off a night of drunken revelry, there are a few fun games that lose their appeal when your blood alcohol content grows. Here's some otherwise fun games that aren't recommended for when you're three sheets to the wind.

#10 Dance Dance Revolution - [ Xbox 360 ]

The presence of this game at the many "barcade" chains (Jillian's, Dave and Buster's) is baffling. Sure, there are many folks that can't dance unless properly imbibed, but there's very little actual dancing involved with DDR. If you head up to a machine after a few well-timed Harvey Wallbangers, you'll soon learn that the ability to move your legs spastically is much easier sober. Don't even try it at home with those less-sturdy dancemats.

#10 Dance Dance Revolution
70% average
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#9 Prey - [ Xbox 360 ]

First person shooters and alcohol are generally a bad mix, but Prey takes the cake for being the absolute worst game to stomach while drunk. From the nasty and slimy stages to the stomach-churning wall-walking sections and teleport stations to the nauseating voice acting, Prey will have you puking more than a bulimic on a binge.

#9 Prey
82% average
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#8 Time Crisis 3 - [ PS2 ]

Yes, picking up a lightgun while trashed is certainly preferable to the real thing, but there's many reasons not to. The civilians and enemies start to look alike after a few brewskis, and forget about keeping track of your bullet count--the word "RELOAD" seems to become illegible when you're soused. Adding Time Crisis' tricky hiding mechanism makes it the worst of the lightgun bunch.

#8 Time Crisis 3
87% average
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#7 WarioWare: Smooth Moves - [ Wii ]

It may be marketed as a party game, but WarioWare isn't very conducive to a kegger. Between the bright colors, constant movement, and breakneck pace of the many microgames, WarioWare is the worst Wii game to break out after a few drinks. As long as you don't mind triple bogeys, a leisurely game of Wii Sports Golf will do the trick.

#7 WarioWare: Smooth Moves
84% average
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#6 Rez - [ PS2 ]

Oddly, one of the best games to play while high is not recommended to play while drunk. The sweet music may be reminiscent of a dance club, but the crazy visuals and constant movement will have you tossing your cookies in no time.

#6 Rez
71% average
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