Pong Toss! Frat Party Games

The developers conducted a test to see how players play beer pong, and implemented motion controls in an attempt to make the game more fun.

It received negative reception from parents, activist groups, and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal over its premise before its release due to its connection to alcohol as well as what they considered a lax Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) content rating.

A sequel was released titled Pong Toss Pro: Frat Party Games, which received negative but improved reception.

[6] The game was released for Wii systems through the WiiWare download service on July 28, 2008, in North America and February 27, 2009, in Europe.

[8][9] Pong Toss received controversy due to its reference to alcohol and purportedly lax ESRB rating.

[10][11] He used multiple examples of video games and other media that feature things considered inappropriate for children yet get a relative pass to argue a double standard.

[3][6] The Attorney General of Connecticut Richard Blumenthal sent a letter to the ESRB which criticized it for its Teen rating of Pong Toss.

[12] Later, Patricia Vance, President of the ESRB, wrote a letter to Blumenthal, defending its rating by arguing that it did not depict consumption of alcohol.

[6] Blumenthal sent a second letter to the ESRB, which requested that other games containing alcoholic references should be given an Adult Only rating for people 18 and over.

[13] A trailer for the sequel Pong Toss Pro was released which contained several news clips questioning comments made by Blumenthal about his service in Vietnam.

Frat Party Games received a substantially negative reception, holding an aggregate score of 18/100 from Metacritic.

A screenshot of a game, depicting the player's character playing beer pong; they are about to throw a ping pong ball in a first-person perspective in order to land it in one of multiple red cups while people watch.
The player's character lining up a shot. Its gameplay and graphics received criticism.
A diagram of beer pong which shows different ways that a person may get the ping pong ball into one of the cups; the first is by throwing it in an arc into a cup, the second is throwing it in a straight line into a cup, and the third is bouncing it on the table into a cup.
Diagram, which shows the mechanics of the game.
A white man in a suit and red tie.
Attorney General of Connecticut Richard Blumenthal was a vocal critic of the game.