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Gaming => General Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: Sega Uranus on April 20, 2010, 08:15:08 pm
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What are some of the worst game titles you can think of? Be serious here, not just names you do not like. Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing is a good example of a terrible title.
One of the worst I have seen just today, when I came along this gem. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/frogger- ... 54454?mt=8 (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/frogger-inferno/id356754454?mt=8)
Frogger Inferno
R U serious Konami??
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Halo 3: ODST - the amazing side story that wants to pretend that it's not a side story with its title. It's not even like a mid-quel to the events Halo 3, it's a story entirely separated from the trials of Master Chief altogether. Why didn't they just call it Halo: ODST then? Why not designate it as a separate spin-off?
Castlevania is a classic example of a dumb game title. Just think about how stupid that name is - an amalgamation of Castle and Transylvania. And yet, nobody pays attention to how dumb the name is very often. :P
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I do not think Halo 3: ODST is a bad name at all, not amazing though. The 3 is in the title because it has the Halo 3 multiplayer disc. I thought "Combat Evolved" was a much much much much worse title than ODST could ever be.
Probably one of the worst titles SEGA's ever brought out had to be Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut. Why call it Deluxe AND Director's Cut?!?
Maybe not terrible names, but I really thought it was retarded how Naughty Dog kept changing the Jak & Daxter titles. Like first was Jak & Daxter the Precursor Legacy, then Jak II then Jak 3 then Jak X Combat Racing? FFUFUFUFUFFFFFFFL
I could probably think of hundreds of bad titles, but I am drunk.g and tired.
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I don't like anything with "unleashed" in the title: Godzilla Unleashed, Sonic Unleashed. Who is taking their leash off, and why did they have one to begin with?
I also don't like any title (book, movie, video game) that has "rise of the..." or "...rising" in the title. That's lazy writing, and it makes me think of Hannibal, the Silver Surfer, The Machines (T3) getting up out of bed. XMEN Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse.
Here's a bad one: Phantasy Star Online Episode III C.A.R.D. Revolution.
Mario Brothers: Really, Mario's last name is Mario?
Donkey Kong: What do you get when you cross a donkey and King Kong?
Q-Bert.
Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game
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Well, the werehog caused Sonic to "unleash" his primal instincts, so the title fit. However, I prefer 'Sonic World Adventure'. Though I don't refer to the game as such.
A few awful game titles in my opinion:
MTV Sports: Skateboarding Featuring Andy MacDonald
Game for the Dreamcast, ridiculously long title.
Who Wants to Beat Up a Millionaire?
Stupid title, stupid cover art probably equals stupid game
Grand prize winner:
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)
The "(2006)" is a big clue as to why this title is awful. As the game took the exact same title of the first game, but had nothing common outside of Sonic vs. Dr. Eggman, the game will FOREVER be referred to as anything BUT what it is actually titled. "Sonic the Hedgehog" will always refer to the 1991 game, while "Sonic the Hedgehog" (in reference to the 2006 game) is ALWAYS given the 2006 date tacked on: "Sonic '06". Alternate titles include "Sonic Next", "The really shitty Sonic game" or "Silver the Hedgehog".
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Shenmue. I don't think it's a bad title, but the simple fact that everyone that tries to read it the first time gets the pronunciation all fucked up is bothering.
FIFA. What does FIFA have to do with anything?? FIFA is an organization.
Same goes for NBA, NHL, MLB, and all the other sports games that have the name of an organization/league.
And don't get me started on Madden NFL.
Let me look at some of my games...
ToeJam & Earl. ToeJam? Seriously? That sounds painfully disgusting lol
Project Gotham Racing. I don't get it. MSR was better suited.
Shadow the Hedgehog.
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I couldn't see Shenmue called anything but what it is. As for the mispronunciation, it's only parents and people who know shit about the series that say it wrong. The cool kids (i.e. nearly all the members here, emphasis on "nearly") probably watched the Dreamcast Demo Disc trailer so many times that they had the correct way of saying Shenmue ingrained into their heads. "It's not an RPG. It's not a movie."
More bad titles:
Boogerman
Adventure
Extreme Sports with the Berenstain Bears
As for titles that I don't get people calling "bad", why the hell is 'Tech Romancer' on all the bad titles lists I'm seeing online? It's not perfect, but it's far from awful and actually suits the game being the mech spoof that it is. I think the haters probably know nothing about the game.
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I couldn't see Shenmue called anything but what it is. As for the mispronunciation, it's only parents and people who know shit about the series that say it wrong. The cool kids (i.e. nearly all the members here, emphasis on "nearly") probably watched the Dreamcast Demo Disc trailer so many times that they had the correct way of saying Shenmue ingrained into their heads. "It's not an RPG. It's not a movie."
Yes. Thing is that includes EVERYONE. When you first look at the game, you don't know anything about it. (okay, not you you.. but a regular person that enjoys videogames)
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When I first saw Shenmue, I thought the "e" was supposed to be pronounced, like it was a Japanese word. Then I saw they have it written in Japanese "Shenmuu" at the bottom of the cover.
People all the time still say "shen-myew".
People also mispronounce Yakuza on the Segabits podcast. The stress should be on the "Ya" YAH-koo-zah", but often non-Japanese people put the stress on "ku" (yuh-KOO-zuh)
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My mom calls Shenmue "Shayn-moo-ee"
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(http://http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2009/12/22/129059637759192731.jpg)
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More bad titles:
Boogerman
Adventure
Extreme Sports with the Berenstain Bears
I actually think the first two are fine. Boogerman was a game about Boogerman, what else would you call it? It's also just an inherintly funny and memorable name. Boogerman.
As for Adventure, you have to remember this is really old school when games were in their infancy. There were games just called 'Bowling' and 'Boxing' on the system, I think Adventure pretty much sums it up. I know it's pretty unimaginative even by the standards of the time, but I don't think it's that bad.
I honestly can't think of many games I really dislike the titles of though honestly.
Scratch that:
'Prinny: Can I really be the hero?'
Worst fucking name ever, I would be too embarrased to ask for that in a game store. Even worse if someone asked what it was while I was playing. *Picture of angry dad from those comics*
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I make a reversal on 'Adventure'. It isn't a bad title, in fact it is rather ballsy. It assumes that any other game is in no way an adventure in the same way that 'Adventure' is.
I think my only problem with the title is that 'Adventure' could be anything, but it is actually a castle quest sort of game with keys, moats and dragons. It would be better titled 'Dragon Adventure' or 'Castle Adventure'. It's like titling a hockey game simply 'Sports Game'.
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Circus Charlie is a pretty dumb name lol.
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Scratch that:
'Prinny: Can I really be the hero?'
Worst fucking name ever, I would be too embarrased to ask for that in a game store. Even worse if someone asked what it was while I was playing.
Wow, sounds like somebody isn't comfortable with their own masculinity. :P
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Child-related games.
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Child-related games.
That's not the title of a game. That's a very vague description of a type of game you apparently don't like. :P
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Child-related games.
That's not the title of a game. That's a very vague description of a type of game you apparently don't like. :P
To tell you the truth, I can't think of anything, other than Driver series.
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Child-related games.
That's not the title of a game. That's a very vague description of a type of game you apparently don't like. :P
To tell you the truth, I can't think of anything, other than Driver series.
Ah! That reminds me of a Godawful title!
(http://http://www.vootar.com/imgs/elementos/1259157840_Driv3r.jpg)
And another game coming out uses a similar idea:
(http://http://www.brekground.com/bg2/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/fear3.jpg)
I have no idea how anyone could think 13375p34k makes anything cooler.
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Wip3out is the only game that I'll accept having 3 in the title in place of an E. Mostly because they were the first to do it, and Wip3out rules.
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Wip3out is the only game that I'll accept having 3 in the title in place of an E. Mostly because they were the first to do it, and Wip3out rules.
This.
Also, Band Hero. I hate that game solely based on how stupid the name is (it's not like it has a remarkable playlist as well..).
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Scratch that:
'Prinny: Can I really be the hero?'
Worst fucking name ever, I would be too embarrased to ask for that in a game store. Even worse if someone asked what it was while I was playing.
Wow, sounds like somebody isn't comfortable with their own masculinity. :P
No, it's just a stupid sounding name. Please stop with the veiled insults and flame baiting. I try to give you the benefit of the doubt at every opportunity, but it's really getting to be a bit much now. I don't mind a joke here and there, but you do it an awful lot. I don't mind if you have different views, but please find a less argumentative way to express them in future :afroman:
Also I agree on Band Hero, that name just sounds silly. I would also probably throw in Red Dead Redemption, it doesn't really make any sense that I can make out, just three words thrown together.
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I thought it was a brilliant title, what do I know?
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I like red dead redemption, I really liked red dead revolver too.
Didn't they have a read dead game just called GUN?
That was a rubbish name.
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I like red dead redemption, I really liked red dead revolver too.
Didn't they have a read dead game just called GUN?
That was a rubbish name.
That was a completely unrelated franchise. I don't particularly hate Red Dead Redemption, but it just doesn't make any sense though. Unless I'm missing sometihng.
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What about RACE? What a stupid name for a cool game.
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No, it's just a stupid sounding name. Please stop with the veiled insults and flame baiting. I try to give you the benefit of the doubt at every opportunity, but it's really getting to be a bit much now. I don't mind a joke here and there, but you do it an awful lot. I don't mind if you have different views, but please find a less argumentative way to express them in future :afroman:
It's not flaming or baiting of any kind, it's what I really think of the situation.
You shouldn't have to keep your interests locked up in the closet. (http://http://forums.sega.com/images/icons/icon7.gif) Feel comfortable with who you are, and admit to everyone your love for "Prinny: Can I really be the hero?" ^__^
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My Horse and Me
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"Street Fighter EX plus Alpha" tends to confuse people.
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No, it's just a stupid sounding name. Please stop with the veiled insults and flame baiting. I try to give you the benefit of the doubt at every opportunity, but it's really getting to be a bit much now. I don't mind a joke here and there, but you do it an awful lot. I don't mind if you have different views, but please find a less argumentative way to express them in future :afroman:
It's not flaming or baiting of any kind, it's what I really think of the situation.
You shouldn't have to keep your interests locked up in the closet. (http://http://forums.sega.com/images/icons/icon7.gif) Feel comfortable with who you are, and admit to everyone your love for "Prinny: Can I really be the hero?" ^__^
I've never played it so I don't really have much love for it. I do think it has a silly name. And don't pretend you don't try to insult/flame bait people, because it's not fooling anybody.
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I've never played it so I don't really have much love for it. I do think it has a silly name. And don't pretend you don't try to insult/flame bait people, because it's not fooling anybody.
Exactly what reason or motive would I have to flame or bait you? Think about that. You're one of the few members I think is cool around here. :P
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What about RACE? What a stupid name for a cool game.
GRID
DiRT
Fuel
Pure
I think someone somewhere though 4 letter, mono syllabic words for racers is cool.
All I know is when I was in a shop I wanted the ATV game but couldn't remember which one it was so gave up looking. (it was Pure)
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Don't forget Blur. :P
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I've never played it so I don't really have much love for it. I do think it has a silly name. And don't pretend you don't try to insult/flame bait people, because it's not fooling anybody.
Exactly what reason or motive would I have to flame or bait you? Think about that. You're one of the few members I think is cool around here. :P
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt for now and assume you really aren't doing it on purpose. Please just try to find a less argumentative/nasty way to post things in future because even if you don't mean to, you're coming off that way to most people here.
Apart from that, I never noticed just how many racing games are named like that, that's really quite funny. :P
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Don't forget Blur. :P
Jesus christ you're right!
I couldn't think of any other racers apart from split/second, and that doesn't really help my point!
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Don't forget Blur. :P
Jesus christ you're right!
I couldn't think of any other racers apart from split/second, and that doesn't really help my point!
IDK, but Blur isn't even out yet :|.
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Who wants it out anyway? That beta sucks.
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Who wants it out anyway? That beta sucks.
Never tried out the beta (cause I never eceived any beta games), so I'm gonna wait for the demo to come out for me to try it out.
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I played it at a friend of mine when I was at UK. I thought it was available for everyone over Xbox Live :/
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Metakraken is a Playstation man, he probably doesn't have access to an Xbox. And Blur seems pretty sweet so far. It's in good hands too.
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I doubt you'll find anything much worse than this:
Sengoku Turb Fanfan I love me Dunce double entendre
The cover art and the game itself is not much better:
(http://http://moeroshop.net/images/large/25-17_11_2007/2DCJN-Sengoku-turb-Fanfan_LRG.jpg)
Why oh why did the curiosity make me buy this? :S
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Gasp! Gagaman is a member here! Welcome!
You deserve a special Sega Memories icon, a Pico is undeserving of you.
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Metakraken is a Playstation man, he probably doesn't have access to an Xbox. And Blur seems pretty sweet so far. It's in good hands too.
Yeah. All the Xbox 360 games are great, except I don't own a 360.
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Blur is pretty fun, except for the fact that cars don't turn shit, powerups are uninteresting to hell and everything looks really bland.
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Learn to drift. I understand the drifting in the game is shit but... learn to drift.
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BlayzeBloo: Super Melee Brawlers Battle Royale
I'm not making this up. (http://http://www.aussie-nintendo.com/news/22236/)
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Learn to drift. I understand the drifting in the game is shit but... learn to drift.
I did drift.
I mean, it's not that the game is bad.. It's just that there are so much better games like that out there that it's quite pointless.
Maybe the full game will be much better, I hope.