Laid Off? No sweat - 11 Games to Pass The time With (page 1)

So, the economy sucks, people are losing their jobs left and right, the Stock Market is crashing down all around you…what's a guy to do to cope with all of the craziness that's happening in the world? Well, besides the obvious choices of drinking, drugging, and f**king, the answer is simple. Play video games that will take your mind off of the world's ugliness and give you some semblance of control. Here's our list of a few games that'll help take the edge off and give you a modicum of power…

Dynasty Warriors 

Had a stressful day dealing with the masses? Have no fear. Dynasty Warriors offers hours upon hours of mindless ass kicking with no regret, remorse, or, with any luck, rebooting. Dispatch hordes of carbon copy soldiers with style and panache as you hack and slash your way through the nearly infinite armies. Just watch out for those androgynous bosses…some of those "hot chicks" are actually dudes, dude.

Fight Night 3

Take out your frustrations by taking on the role of a heavyweight boxer, and then, just to make it "interesting," set your opponent as a flyweight. Hilarity and ass-kickings ensue as you pound the shit out of the unsuspecting virtual boxer. Just don't let any of your friends watch you or you'll be labeled as a virtual bully.

GTA IV

Want to get some things out of your system without consequence? Here's the perfect place to do it. Beat people up for money and get stacks that you can't have in reality. Hire prostitutes without fear of STD's (insert joke about computer virus here), and if you really wanna be a bastard, kill them after they've done the deed and get a full refund (What's that, Niko? "Now I know I'm scum…" There, there.). Go on a killing spree, and off everyone in your neighborhood, as well as the cops, SWAT team, and anyone else that comes at you…then reset, and carry on with the game…Ahhh…If only life could be so consequence free.

Dead Rising

Hating the fact that you can't go shopping as you once could because money actually IS an object now? Take it out on the hapless zombie shoppers of Dead Rising. Kill hordes of Dawn of the Dead style zombies…who were at one point out shopping to their hearts' content at the mall, and get your mental revenge on the economy. Now, if only you could shoplift those kicks from the sports store…

Sim City

Need more control than just being a player in the world? Fine. SimCity's your thing. You play as the mayor and run the whole fucking city, from the ground up. Best part? All the money goes to you, without question of how you're spending it…and even if they do question it, who cares! Torch the whole place and start over! Put 'em on 23 hour lockdown!! King Kong…ain't got nothin'…on you!! …sorry…Training Day flashback. Moving on…

Mortal Kombat

What's a better stress reliever than ripping someone's spine out? Well, having ripped out a spine or two in my day, I can tell you that it is slightly stressful when the witnesses don't clap, and instead try to call the police on you. Then you have to kill them before they can get to their cell phones, and if you're not careful you slip on the blood…ugh, it's just a mess. Instead, stick to the video game version. Less mess, and your costume is almost always MUCH cooler than that homemade one.