<s>
Pong	B-Application
Toss	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
Frat	O
Party	O
Games	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2008	O
party	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
JV	O
Games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
WiiWare	O
digital	O
distribution	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
premise	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
party	O
game	O
beer	O
pong	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
players	O
to	O
toss	O
ping	B-Application
pong	I-Application
balls	O
into	O
plastic	O
cups	O
filled	O
with	O
alcohol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pong	B-Application
Toss	I-Application
has	O
had	O
a	O
substantially	O
negative	O
reaction	O
from	O
critics	O
by	O
critics	O
;	O
it	O
holds	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
18/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
was	O
released	O
titled	O
Pong	B-Application
Toss	I-Application
Pro	O
:	O
Frat	O
Party	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
received	O
negative	O
but	O
improved	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
motion	O
controls	O
to	O
throw	O
an	O
in-game	O
ping	B-Application
pong	I-Application
ball	O
across	O
a	O
table	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
intent	O
of	O
landing	O
the	O
ball	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
cups	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
end	O
;	O
if	O
successful	O
,	O
the	O
cup	O
is	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
table	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
two	O
game	O
modes	O
:	O
Pong	B-Application
Toss	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
in	O
a	O
traditional	O
tournament	O
style	O
;	O
and	O
Speed	O
Pong	O
,	O
which	O
encourages	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
power-ups	O
to	O
negatively	O
affect	O
their	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Pong	B-Application
Toss	I-Application
Pro	O
:	O
Frat	O
Party	O
Games	O
,	O
modified	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
and	O
added	O
new	O
modes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
tournament	O
mode	O
for	O
four	O
to	O
sixteen	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
adds	O
a	O
gauge	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
heads-up	B-Application
display	I-Application
to	O
help	O
with	O
planning	O
and	O
measuring	O
shots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pong	B-Application
Toss	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
Frat	O
Party	O
Games	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
May21	O
,	O
2008	O
as	O
Frat	B-Application
Party	I-Application
Games	I-Application
:	I-Application
Beer	I-Application
Pong	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
drinking	O
game	O
beer	O
pong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
through	O
the	O
WiiWare	O
download	O
service	O
on	O
July	O
28	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
February	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
designers	O
considered	O
mapping	O
the	O
controls	O
to	O
a	O
traditional	O
game	B-Device
controller	I-Device
,	O
they	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
less	O
fun	O
without	O
motion	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
JV	O
Games	O
announced	O
a	O
sequel	O
for	O
WiiWare	O
called	O
Pong	B-Application
Toss	I-Application
Pro	O
:	O
Frat	O
Party	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pong	B-Application
Toss	I-Application
received	O
controversy	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
reference	O
to	O
alcohol	O
and	O
purportedly	O
lax	O
ESRB	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Community	O
groups	O
in	O
Virginia	B-Application
complained	O
about	O
its	O
Teen	O
rating	O
for	O
ages	O
13	O
and	O
up	O
;	O
they	O
argued	O
that	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
alcohol	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
sold	O
to	O
people	O
under	O
the	O
legal	O
drinking	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parents	O
sent	O
letters	O
to	O
JV	O
Games	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
the	O
producer	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
console	O
about	O
the	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Attorney	O
General	O
of	O
Connecticut	O
Richard	O
Blumenthal	O
sent	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
the	O
ESRB	O
which	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
Teen	O
rating	O
of	O
Pong	B-Application
Toss	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
disagreeing	O
with	O
Blumenthal	O
,	O
Jaeger	O
informed	O
him	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
would	O
be	O
changed	O
to	O
Pong	B-Application
Toss	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
sequel	O
Pong	B-Application
Toss	I-Application
Pro	O
was	O
released	O
which	O
contained	O
several	O
news	O
clips	O
questioning	O
comments	O
made	O
by	O
Blumenthal	O
about	O
his	O
service	O
in	O
Vietnam	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pong	B-Application
Toss	I-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
Pong	B-Application
Toss	I-Application
Pro	O
was	O
received	O
better	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
overall	O
reception	O
was	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
