New CD-ROM computer game features panty raids-Truth!

New CD-ROM Computer Game Features Panty Raids-Truth!

Summary of eRumor:
The email says that Simon and Schuster has announced a new CD-ROM computer game where "...to win the game, boys must strip supermodels down to their underwear, then provide photographs of them to aliens who ‘wore out’ their one lingerie catalog - or else the aliens’ ‘hormone driven anger’ will destroy the earth."

The Truth:
According to Simon and Schuster's website, it's the truth. The game is called "Panty Raider: From Here to Immaturity." The publicity says, "Gamers will Seek Out Supermodels to Strip Them Down to Their Bra and Panties."

Here are some other tidbits from the Simon and Schuster publicity:

	PANTY RAIDER takes gamers to Model Isle where a supermodel photo shoot is taking place. The player is on a mission to photograph specific styles and colors of panties worn by supermodels to satisfy three testosterone-driven aliens and keep them from blowing up the Earth.
	One day on a planet far, far away, a catalog from a famous lingerie store inexplicably showed up in the mailbox at one horny alien's home. Some time later, he and his two buddies had worn out the catalog and they needed more! So they hijacked a flying saucer for a joy ride across the universe in search of supermodels in their underwear.
	The player assumes the role of "Nelson," an innocent bystander who is forced to help the aliens in their perverted quest. Nelson's job is to photograph specific models, wearing specific types and colors of underwear (as specified by the aliens). If Nelson does not get the photos that the aliens are asking for, in the amount of time given, the aliens will destroy Earth.
	Once on the island, Nelson can use all the tools available to him: * Pick up lines - Use cheesy pickup lines to lure models out of the woods. * X-Ray glasses - You know the ones seen in the back of comic books? These actually work - allowing the player to see what kind of underwear each girl is wearing, before they go through the process of undressing her. Keep in mind if you waste too much time undressing a supermodel….BOOM! Earth will be destroyed… can you control yourself? * Lures - Items such as tiny mints (lunch!) and credit cards. No self-respecting supermodel can resist these items. * Camera - Once the correct model is found wearing the right panties, and the outer clothing has been removed, it's time to use the camera to photograph the model. These photos are then added to the player's inventory.
	If all the correct models in the correct lingerie are photographed within the given amount of time, Earth is saved. Otherwise, the frustrated aliens are forced to take their hormone driven anger out on the planet. Last updated 11/13/00

For more information:

Simon and Schuster News Release

A real example of the story as it has been circulated:

Hello
Another dubious "advance" in Internet technology.
NOT AN URBAN MYTH.

Alan
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 4:22 PM
Subject: This is entertainment?

Simon and Schuster have announced a new $19.95 CD-ROM computer game, to be
released in May, where "to win the game, boys must strip supermodels down
to their underwear, then provide photographs of them to aliens who ‘wore
out’ their one lingerie catalog - or else the aliens’ ‘hormone driven
anger’> will destroy the earth."

Must be a hoax, right? That’s what I thought until I traced Simon and
Schuster’s own press release: http://www.simonandschuster.com/subs/press.cfm?areaid=58&view=909688574

Positive note - here’s the response that an advocacy group called Dads and
Daughters has apparently already sent: http://www.dadsanddaughters.org/praidpr.htm

Just when you thought the entertainment industry couldn’t get any more
cynical.

Monique Nelson
Enough Is Enough