It seems today that all you see is violence and movies and sex on TV. But where are those good old-fashioned values on which we used to rely?

While this may be the opening line to the popular TV series, Family Guy, the new Family Guy video game, fails to promise the raucous humor well-known to the show. This new big title from 2K games released Oct. 17, falters when it comes to gameplay, big time.

The plot can be summed up in one word – incoherent. Even more so than an average story line of the actual show.

Players are forced to play as three characters throughout the game: Peter, the fat dunce of a father; Stewie, the evil infant bent on world domination; and Brian, the most reasonable character in the game who just so happens to be the family dog.

Stewie is after Bertram, his archrival, who foils his plan for a mind-controlling contraption by destroying the satellite dish required for global coverage. The dish hits Peter on the head. After waking from his accident, Peter is somehow convinced that Mr. Belvedere, the fictional ’80s television character, kidnapped his family and hires the town to stop Peter from saving them. Brian is arrested on false claims of violating a court order and inseminating a show dog.

While the voice acting is very well done and the character interaction is hilarious to watch, most of the game is recycled material from the television show, leaving many of the jokes old and unrelated to the actual game.

Gameplay is slow, and completely unoriginal, and the constant switching from character to character proves frustrating.

Stewie’s gun combat is uninspired and incredibly easy. Brian’s “stealth” missions are simple levels with a few instances of incredibly difficult moments can seriously aggravate even the most well-tempered gamer. Peter’s “beat-em-up” rampage is boring and straightforward, leaving no challenge or interesting combos for the player to have fun with. Every character is incredibly slow, making levels drag.

Family Guy is a funny show. Its original, non-sequitur humor is the reason it has been such a huge success in recent years. However, the video game is nowhere near as entertaining as the show.

Do yourself a favor and put the money you were going to spend on this game into the DVD instead.

Final Score: 4.5/10