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The 50 Worst Videogame Names of All Time

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the avoid-the-noid-indeed dept.

Game Revolution has a great feature looking at fifty of the worst-named games ever to require a controller. They dig deep here, unearthing gems like 'Yo! Noid!', 'Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt!', and 'Huygen's Disclosure'. From the article: "From Dick Butkus to Hootie and the Blowfish to Lake Titicaca, bad names have been with us forever. But thanks to the inevitable collision of reclusive nerds, bizarre artists and painfully unhip marketing execs, the video game industry enjoys some of the worst names of all. The following list was compiled after hours of lively debate, pages of exhausting science and one actual geek fistfight."

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  1. How about... by dlc3007 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial?

  2. Superman 64 by BigDork1001 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Holy crap was this a game bad. So, so bad. I wanted to beat my friend for making me spend 5 minutes playing this game. I cannot believe that they didn't put it on the list Gamerankings.com Wikipedia

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    1. Re:Superman 64 by Saedrael · · Score: 0, Redundant

      Game... NAMES!!!!

  3. Gamespot's Take by cloudkiller · · Score: -1, Redundant
    I found something interesting when checking gamespot's ratings against some of these so called "worst videogames."

    #21 Divine Divinity
    You can say that again.

    Platform : PC
    Publisher : CDV
    Year : 2002

    Bringing the term "God complex " to retarded new heights, this recent RPG's titular redundancy is truly unholy.
    Aside from the fact they use "retarded" in their description, Gamespot actually gives this an '8.6 Great' rating. http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/divinedivinity/inde x.html?q=Divine%20Divinity.

    So, who am U supposed to believe? How will I ever know if the game is any good? Do all angels have nice boobs?
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    1. Re:Gamespot's Take by Saedrael · · Score: 0, Redundant

      Repeat after me: worst videogame names. Worst videogame names. Worst videogame names.

    2. Re:Gamespot's Take by badboy_tw2002 · · Score: 0, Redundant

      Congrats! You're the 5000th person to make this mistake today! Worst NAMES. NAMES. Apparently this article had a bad name too. But good detective skill none-the-less. You've discovered what U see as one of the great cons of our day!