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15 Truly Hideous Examples of Game Box Art
We've discussed it before, but it's something that bears repeating: sometimes the art on game boxes just isn't very good. 1up has rounded up 15 examples of poor art direction for a smattering of games since the start of the hobby. They've taken some pains to avoid oft-repeated examples of this malady, and managed to remind me again of my favorite space shooter advertised by a man with a banjo. "E.T. The Extra Terrestrial : Interplanetary mission. (PS1) - This is not a game cover. This is what you see when you lose at Mystery Date. 'I got the Jock.' 'I got the Trust-Fund Brat.' 'I got the Elephant Man and a bouquet of alien flowers that laid eggs in my face.' The whole thing is creepy enough without actually commenting on E.T's robot stalker friend hiding in the distance. There's something to be learned here for future game-cover artists: Don't bother actually filling in your backgrounds. That way the cover can double as a superfun coloring book for the kids."




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http://www.1up.com/do/feature?pager.off ... Id=3158260

This one is my favourite http://www.1up.com/media?id=3237667

That had me chuckling for a good ten minutes in the office

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My favourite has got to be this one..

http://www.1up.com/media?id=3237703

pixie pie wrote:My favourite has got to be this one..

http://www.1up.com/media?id=3237703

This!

I'm glad the European Crazy Taxi box art didn't look like the example in that article.

I was just thinking today how great that game was.

pixie pie wrote:My favourite has got to be this one..

http://www.1up.com/media?id=3237703

seriously....who calls their game 'irritating stick'

thewombleofdeath wrote:
seriously....who calls their game 'irritating stick'

If your game involves an irritating stick, I guess this is all there is to call it. But really you're saying you just want to play it aren't you?

pixie pie wrote:If your game involves an irritating stick, I guess this is all there is to call it.

Not really, they could have at least tried to make it sound interesting.
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Irritating Stick is just something that is not only boring, ie: a stick, but to boot the damn thing is actually irritating, too.

Even Twig of Minor Discomfort would have been better.

FatherJack wrote:Even Twig of Minor Discomfort would have been better.

*dies*

pixie pie wrote:
If your game involves an irritating stick, I guess this is all there is to call it. But really you're saying you just want to play it aren't you?

maybe

Father Jack wrote:
Even Twig of Minor Discomfort would have been better.