Bonetown
Encyclopedia
Bonetown is an adult
adventure
video game developed and published by D-Dub Software and released for the PC
as a digital download
in 2008. The game follows the player as he completes missions and has sex with various women.
, in that it is sexually explicit in nature. The premise of the game is that as the player completes more missions, his testicles become larger; the player is able to have sex with more attractive women as they become bigger.
The character wakes up to a fraternity brother
urinating onto the player's face; the game then begins with a tutorial explaining how to beat up the brother. A blond
woman explains to the player that the point of the game is to have sex with as many women as possible, and then performs fellatio
on the player character. After finishing, a man in a suit approaches and explains that he is part of an organization called "The Man
". He warns the player that public indecency
is illegal and if the player is caught, he will be arrested. The player goes through the game completing missions for various individuals in a style reminiscent of the Grand Theft Auto
video games; missions include participating in pornographic films and beating up someone who believes they are Jesus
.
The player explores the game's locale, Bonetown, and its various neighborhoods which are sexual puns, such as "Missionary Beach". Women are scattered throughout the city, and the player is able to have sex with any of them; sex can either be for the player's enjoyment, or to recover in-game health, depending on the positions selected. The game requires the player to match the desires of the woman in order to last as long as possible. Temporary power-ups are given through recreational drug use
.
's South Park
"our number one influence" for the humor in the game. The company set out to create a new industry and marketing model for adult games as most retailers refuse to sell Adult Only rated games by the ESRB.
's Mike Splechta stated that the game, "... is essentially an interactive porno that, while is intriguing at first, is limited in scope." The reviewer noted that the game's dry sense of humor would only appeal to certain people. IGN
in their "Year in Sex: 2008" summary, called Bonetown "an exploitation game of the first rank" and calls the gameplay mechanics "standard fare".
Adult video game
An adult video game is a video game which has significant sexual content , and are therefore intended for an adult audience. Adult games can fall into many genres and have diverse gameplay.-PC and console:...
adventure
Adventure game
An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media such as literature and film,...
video game developed and published by D-Dub Software and released for the PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
as a digital download
Digital distribution
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in 2008. The game follows the player as he completes missions and has sex with various women.
Gameplay
Bonetown is an adult video gameAdult video game
An adult video game is a video game which has significant sexual content , and are therefore intended for an adult audience. Adult games can fall into many genres and have diverse gameplay.-PC and console:...
, in that it is sexually explicit in nature. The premise of the game is that as the player completes more missions, his testicles become larger; the player is able to have sex with more attractive women as they become bigger.
The character wakes up to a fraternity brother
Fraternities and sororities
Fraternities and sororities are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. In Latin, the term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in the United States, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations...
urinating onto the player's face; the game then begins with a tutorial explaining how to beat up the brother. A blond
Blond
Blond or blonde or fair-hair is a hair color characterized by low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin. The resultant visible hue depends on various factors, but always has some sort of yellowish color...
woman explains to the player that the point of the game is to have sex with as many women as possible, and then performs fellatio
Fellatio
Fellatio is an act of oral stimulation of a male's penis by a sexual partner. It involves the stimulation of the penis by the use of the mouth, tongue, or throat. The person who performs fellatio can be referred to as the giving partner, and the other person is the receiving partner...
on the player character. After finishing, a man in a suit approaches and explains that he is part of an organization called "The Man
The Man
"The Man" is a slang phrase that may refer to the government or to some other authority in a position of power. In addition to this derogatory connotation, it may also serve as a term of respect and praise....
". He warns the player that public indecency
Public indecency
Public indecency refers to conduct undertaken in a non-private or publicly-viewable location, which are deemed indecent in nature, such as indecent exposure and sexual intercourse or masturbation in public view. Such activity is often illegal...
is illegal and if the player is caught, he will be arrested. The player goes through the game completing missions for various individuals in a style reminiscent of the Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto (series)
Grand Theft Auto is a multi-award-winning British video game series created in the United Kingdom by Dave Jones, then later by brothers Dan Houser and Sam Houser, and game designer Zachary Clarke. It is primarily developed by Edinburgh based Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games...
video games; missions include participating in pornographic films and beating up someone who believes they are Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
.
The player explores the game's locale, Bonetown, and its various neighborhoods which are sexual puns, such as "Missionary Beach". Women are scattered throughout the city, and the player is able to have sex with any of them; sex can either be for the player's enjoyment, or to recover in-game health, depending on the positions selected. The game requires the player to match the desires of the woman in order to last as long as possible. Temporary power-ups are given through recreational drug use
Recreational drug use
Recreational drug use is the use of a drug, usually psychoactive, with the intention of creating or enhancing recreational experience. Such use is controversial, however, often being considered to be also drug abuse, and it is often illegal...
.
Development
Andrew Hall, the CEO of D-Dub Software and one of the designers of Bonetown, set out to make a game which featured gratuitous sex and drug use but contained no violence; although the game contains weapons and fighting, there is no blood and people are only knocked out, not killed. He called Comedy CentralComedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
's South Park
South Park
South Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics...
"our number one influence" for the humor in the game. The company set out to create a new industry and marketing model for adult games as most retailers refuse to sell Adult Only rated games by the ESRB.
Reception
Bonetown received mostly negative reviews for its mediocre gameplay and juvenile humor. GameZoneGameZone
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's Mike Splechta stated that the game, "... is essentially an interactive porno that, while is intriguing at first, is limited in scope." The reviewer noted that the game's dry sense of humor would only appeal to certain people. IGN
IGN
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in their "Year in Sex: 2008" summary, called Bonetown "an exploitation game of the first rank" and calls the gameplay mechanics "standard fare".