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Your mom’s taken an interest in video games? That’s great! Just think about how awesome it would be for her to jump in and play along rather than busting your balls every time she catches you in the middle of a World of Warcraft raid or right in the middle of an awesome killstreak. No more nagging, no more complaining, just letting you do your thing and occasionally hopping on to bust a few caps in your friends every now and again.
There are plenty of great games that would be perfect gateway drugs for getting your dear old mother involved in your favourite hobby, but that’s not what we’re going to talk about today. Today we’re going to tell you exactly what not to do when introducing games to your mom. These are by far the worst ideas imaginable when it comes to introducing anyone – particularly your mother – to the world of gaming.
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Pot Farm
Pot Farm
If you’re going to introduce your mom to gaming, Facebook games are probably a good way to go about it. However, you may want to select which one rather carefully. Unless your mom’s an ex-hippy, the likelihood she’s willing to help you grow a digital pot farm is rather slim. As magical as a world where your mom sends you gifts of purple kush daily, it’s probably best to forget that idea lest she realize her kid’s so much of a pothead that you spend your non-smoking time playing games about weed.
Dead or Alive: Extreme Beach Volleyball
Dead or Alive: Extreme Beach Volleyball
Sports titles are easy to pick-up and play, and if your mom's a fan of a particular team, it's a safe bet she's willing to learn how the controller works just to give controlling them a try. DOAX on the other hand is mostly about bikinis and giant breasts parading around the screen, jiggling to and fro.
The last thing you want your mom to think of you is that you're some sort of a deranged pervert - even if you are - and letting her see just how many "special" outfits you unlocked for the DOAX girls probably won't help with your image.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Despite the sexual harrassment she'll recieve if she pops on a headset and joins you on Xbox Live, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a particularly bad game to persuade someone who doesn't understand games that they're not violent murder simulators.
Of course there's the issue of shooting down entire armies full of middle easterners, but the No Russian level in particular is likely to offend your mother's sensitive sensibilities. It's hard to imagine the kind of mom that's completely okay with you running through an airport, mowing down innocent bystanders. If you do happen to have a mom that's into that sort of thing, you probably don't need this guide.
The Guy Game
The Guy Game
Trivia games are light, easy fun that just about anyone can get into. They’re good, clean, family fun that everyone can enjoy. The Guy Game on the other hand is about as perverted as it can get. Where other games reward correct answers with points or gold ribbons, The Guy Game gives you tits; sometimes underage tits. If you’ve ever had the awkward experience of having your mom walk in on you while you watch Girls Gone Wild or had to sit weirdly through a sex scene during a movie, you’ll know why this is a bad idea.
Saint's Row: The Third
Saint's Row: The Third
Naked people? Check.
Drug abuse? Check.
Wanton destruction, murder, and mayhem? Check, check, check.
Did we forget to mention the giant dildo bat that you use to club people to death with? Yeah, it's probably best to leave this one on the shelf...
REZ with Trance Vibrator
REZ with Trance Vibrator
REZ is a wonderfully colorful music-oriented game that - while a little trippy - is probably harmless. That is, unless you include the Trance Vibrator in your play session.
The device pulses and rumbles with the beat of the game, sending shock-waves of exhilaration when placed in the right areas. This might be a fun idea to try on your girlfriend, but with your mom it might get a little creepy. The funny thing is, she might even be down for it... We've seen her reading 50 Shades of Grey.
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Cute and cuddly mascots, that's where it's at, right? Conker is the one exception to this rule, and you don't want to test him. An obnoxious pottymouth with a bladder control problem, he's not exactly Teddy Ruxpin.
Given that most mothers absolutely loathe bathroom humor, this one's best avoided. There's one level where you face off against a giant monster literally made out of shit. He's called The Great Mighty Poo, and he has a song to sing for you.
Postal 2
Postal 2
Moms love animals. Most of them do, anyway. It's probably not a good idea then to show off a game that lets you shove a cat's ass on the end of a shotgun and use it as a silencer.
Maybe your mom's the type that absolutely loathes animals and she'd find it funny, but even in that unlikely event there's still all the pissing and dismembering in Postal 2 she'd have a hard time swallowing.
Wii Dare
Wii Dare
Party games are good fun that the whole family can enjoy. Picking one of these might be your best bet at introducing her to gaming in a casual, enjoyable fashion. Whatever you do though, make sure it's not Wii Dare unless you have some latent Oedipus complex.
The game revolves around a lot of mini-games, like most in the genre. However, they're intensely sexual. Some will require you to bend your mother over your lap and slap her backside, others will leave a controller dangling between your faces while you kiss it. We're not against a little casual fun with relatives, but this takes it to a whole new level of incest that you probably want to avoid.
Boong-Ga Boong-Ga
Boong-Ga Boong-Ga
Alright, you've pretty much exhausted your collection at this point and there's only one place left to try; the arcade! She might be able to stomach the smell of spilled soda and body odor that flows through the place, but if you see Boong-Ga Boong-Ga anywhere on the floor, promptly make a dash for the front door before she plays it.
Playing the game requires you to literally slap a giant prosthetic ass before trying to jam your fingers right up the crack. You can select a variety of avatars to assault, with the goal being to cause them as much discomfort as possible. Do well enough and you'll get a small plastic trophy that looks like shit.
Oh yeah, one of the avatars is "Mother-In-Law", so tread carefully.