Over the years we have seen many amazing games that have been coupled with great names. However, from time to time, there will be the occasional game that offers you a great gaming experience at the expense of horrible and undesirable names. Thanks to our specialists, we have compiled a list of the top five games with lame names. Without further adieu, here they are:
5. Madden
This popular American football series adopted the surname of Joe Madden, a NFL Hall-of-famer, coach and commentator. While this may have seemed pretty cool at the time, it doesn’t seem to have the same appeal that it may of once had. One feels that common sense would tell you that it should be simply named ‘NFL’ seeing as every other sports game points to the kind of sport it is. Madden’s endorsement was great at first, but maybe it’s time to move on. Just a thought EA; use it, don’t use it.
'Hut Hut' would've been cooler.
4. Doom
The Doom series dates a fair way back and have always made for an enjoyable and creepy FPS. Our problem does not lie in the game but rather in its name. Doom sounds all dark and gloomy, but if you meditate over this title, it starts to feel a little cheesy. If you’re South African, the word Doom also points to the widely used insect spray – so it kind of loses its spooky appeal.
Doom? Doom.
3. New Super Mario Bro’s
Whether you’ve played the DS version or the Wii, you’ll know that New Super Mario Bro’s is a fun filed title to play. In order to remain clear, we are not poking fun at the ‘Super Mario’ part of the title. Our issue lies in the simple word ‘New’. Fair enough when its released its ‘new’ but eventually it’s not going to be new anymore. We all understand that the concept is what is ‘new’, but it ends up leading to some serious head scratching. Confusion arises when these games come into discussions. Scenario A. Year 2009. “Have you played New Super Mario Bro’s?” “Are you talking about the DS version or the New Wii version?” ‘New’ makes for a bad title. Nuff said.
Can you tell which version is being advertised?
2. MAG (Massive Action Game)
With its release this year, MAG proved to be a great online title for the PS3. It has the capability to cater for 256 people in one game mode and some great gameplay to go with it. The title however doesn’t do the game the justice it deserves. The acronym doesn’t sound too bad, but the actual meaning of it seems a little boring and self explanatory. Out of a range of titles, Zipper Interactive decided to choose this glorious one. Names such as ’256 Men’, or ‘Killing Men with Guns’ probably seemed cool to them too. While we cannot suggest another name, we can confirm that the current name is kind of lame. Yes, we just rhymed.
Not even a great font can make that mouthful of a title appear cool.
1. Nintendogs
At some point in our lives we have all loved or owned a pet. Nintendo decided to cater for the few parents who want to avoid the trouble of a real pet, yet still provide their children with that company and love. Yes, we judge the concept as well as its name. One can only speculate as to why Nintendo decided to throw in their name into the game title. All we know is that it looks ugly on paper and it also rolls horribly on the tongue. Congratulations to Nintendo as their selfish attempt to plug their name on a game has given them the number one spot on our lame game names list.
Cute dog. Crap name.
Have an awesome weekend and a Happy Gaming Easter!
