Software:We Dare

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Short description: 2011 video game
We Dare
European cover art for the PlayStation 3 version
Developer(s)Ubisoft Milan
Publisher(s)Ubisoft
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, Wii
Release
  • EU: March 14, 2011
  • AU: April 14, 2011[1]
Genre(s)Party
Mode(s)Multiplayer

We Dare is an adult-oriented party video game developed by Ubisoft Milan, and released by Ubisoft in 2011 for the Wii and PlayStation 3 (PS3), exclusively in PAL regions. Gameplay is based with motion controllers to engage in sensually prankish activities such as kissing, striptease and spanking.

We Dare's age rating by PEGI and ACB has drawn criticism by implying that We Dare is suitable for children. We Dare was released in Europe on March 14, 2011, and in Australia on April 14, 2011. We Dare received negative reviews from critics.

Gameplay

We Dare is marketed as a "sexy, quirky, party game" that utilizes both consoles' wand-based motion controllers (the Wii Remote or the PlayStation Move controller) to engage in sensually prankish activities such as kissing, striptease , and spanking. However, reviewers have observed that the game is, in fact, a relatively tame party game compilation with only very mild sexual connotations.[2]

Release

The Pan European Game Information (PEGI) and Australian Classification Board (ACB) have drawn criticism[3][4] by implying that the game is suitable for children (despite being marketed to adults): As the boards can only classify the game content, not what the players may be doing, PEGI rated the game a 12, while the ACB gave it an even more lenient PG rating. Months later, the PG rating given in Australia was reviewed, but retained.[5] We Dare's YouTube trailer has since been blocked from viewing by Ubisoft,[6] and plans for a North American localization were cancelled.[7] Ubisoft also initially decided against releasing the game in the United Kingdom, citing "[negative] public reaction",[8] but ultimately went back on this decision.[original research?] We Dare was released in Europe on March 14, 2011,[9] and in Australia on April 14, 2011.[1]

Reception

Eurogamer reviewed the game 3/10, citing it as a "poor quality collection of low-rent mini-games, most of which are badly executed rip-offs of ancient ideas".[10]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kozanecki, James (April 10, 2011). "AU Shippin' Out April 11–15: Pilotwings Resort". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. http://www.gamespot.com/news/au-shippin-out-april-11-15-pilotwings-resort-6307701. Retrieved April 11, 2012. 
  2. "Good Game Stories - We Dare". https://www.abc.net.au/tv/goodgame/stories/s3243525.htm. 
  3. "'We Dare': Wii Sexy Spanking Striptease Game Rated PG". Melbourne: Theage.com.au. 2011-02-25. http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/games/a-wii-bit-kinky-sexy-spanking-game-rated-pg-but-mortal-kombat-banned-20110228-1baqx.html. Retrieved 2011-03-02. 
  4. "Daily Mail jumps on Ubisoft's We Dare sex chicanery". Destructoid. 26 February 2011. http://www.destructoid.com/daily-mail-jumps-on-ubisoft-s-we-dare-sex-chicanery-195124.phtml. Retrieved 2011-03-02. 
  5. Sliwinski, Alexander (June 15, 2011). "We Dare Aussie rating under review". Joystiq. AOL. http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/15/we-dare-aussie-rating-under-review/. Retrieved April 11, 2012. 
  6. "IGN Rewind Theater - We Dare: Trailer Analysis - IGN Rewind Theater". YouTube. 2011-02-25. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wCbU0N3s08&feature=relmfu. Retrieved 2012-07-24. 
  7. "Ubisoft blocks 'We Dare' ad in the States, no US release - Neoseeker News Article". Neoseeker.com. http://www.neoseeker.com/news/15908-ubisoft-blocks-we-dare-ad-in-the-states-no-us-release/. Retrieved 2011-03-02. 
  8. Cowen, Nick (2011-03-09). "We Dare UK release shelved". London: The Telegraph. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/8371698/We-Dare-UK-release-shelved.html. Retrieved 2011-03-12. 
  9. "Flirtgewitter: Amazon.de: Games". Amazon.de. https://www.amazon.de/dp/B004IO3DPI. Retrieved 2011-03-12. 
  10. Gibson, Ellie (8 April 2011). "We Dare Review". Eurogamer.net. https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-04-08-we-dare-review. Retrieved 4 December 2019.