Best/Worst Game Name

[RobbinHood]

MAG (Massive Action Game)

Creativity must have been on overload that day.

I am with ya on that one!
When I heard what it stood for I just shook my head.

 

[kmg90]

Black by Criterion Games

 

[muckinscavitch]

Halo. Dumb name. Yeah, I went there.

ooohhhh. Edgy AND Original!! How Clever of you!*
*post may contain sarcasm

Honestly I think that Metal Gear Solid and Donkey Kong are really odd names. I Like the Donkey Kong Country series but really, DONKEY Kong?

ooh edgy AND original indeed

try that attitude in the real world, and you will meet great success in life

anyway on topic...lolll
I never understood "DONKEY Kong"...it seems silly but I guess when you're a giant gorilla throwing barrels no one's gonna say anything about it

honestly many titles these days I don't think are by any definition outright BAD (if anything, adjectives such as tacky, generic, silly, egregious, pompous, oxidizing...are more appropriate)

waiiit has anyone discussed any of the "best" game names yet? guess society tends to jump for the negative haha

Apparently with Donkey Kong, the original wording in japanese was monkey/gorilla Kong, but when they tried to translate it over, the accidentally translated to Donkey instead of Gorilla/monkey...... (Kong being said gorilla's name) Hence: Donkey Kong is probably supposed to be Gorilla Kong, but someone screwed up.

 

[Pingieking]

http://www.gamerevolution.com/features/worst_game_names
Irritating Stick.

The game holding second place on that list is awesome.
A shooter called "If It Moves, Shoot It!"
I actually think Wild Woody is an even worse/better name than Irritating Stick.

All kinds of crazy English language shit happening today. I just learned the word "Geranylgeranylation" 2 hours ago.

 

[Kodlak]

Zool! Best name ever! I want to name my kid it.

 

[Kodlak]

Irritating Stick - http://psx.ign.com/objects/010/010466.html

where's my cookie?

Irritating stick..?! I think the doctor could get you something for that... (sorry, couldn't resist) and here you goes

Spoiler: A cookie for you

 

[Chancie]

"I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream"



Can't think of the "best" one though.

 

[FalloutJack]

Me no likey Halo

whats wrong with halo?

Well, to me, Halo is just another FPS and not in a sort of genre I can't relate to. It's science fiction, but the cold kind of sci-fi that lacks the subtle 'something' to make me wanna play it. I will use examples, and please understand that this is just MY opinion. (I couldn't give a rat's ass about how much hate this'll draw from Halo fanatics.)

First, it's a sci-fi FPS, but so are other FPSs that I've played that I ultimately more liked. Why? Because I like Doom and AVP games. Yes, it has the war and an alien race, but it's not one I can relate to. I know it's all very nice-looking, but it's just not the same for me.

Second, it's all too bloody serious, isn't it? War is hell, I know, but the only giggles you get out of Halo is Machinima. Someone had to go and work like hell, basically, to make this anything you can really crack a smile about. The rest is blam blam shooty Christ-we're-going-to-die business.

Third, the hype. Lemme tell you, I didn't need a loud guy from Australia to know that "Dear god, anyone into this game is on it like a sun worshipper at high noon.". I don't go for the blatant hype of the war-of-powersuited-guys-I-don't-care-about. When I think powersuits, I think Fallout.

So basically, what's wrong with Halo is that it just doesn't look fun to me, or at least not as much fun as I could be having with other games, even if they don't have the same graphics. And I'm especially turned off about all the people talking about it when it does nothing for me.

 

[IamQ]

Jak 2. When you hear it, it's not a bad game, but concidering that the previus game was called Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, it get's a bit confusing as to why they suddenly remove Daxter from the title.

Sure, Jak and Daxter 2 doesn't sound that great, but why not just call it Jak and Daxter: Haven City Chronicles (Just an example...a bad one, but an example non the less.)

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

Tony Hawk: Ride
This name is just so bland, unimportant, boring etc.
I mean, come on, Tony Hawk: Ride? Tony Hawk: Steer?n Tony Hawk: Skate (whoopsies)?

 

[TPiddy]

Well, to me, Halo is just another FPS and not in a sort of genre I can't relate to. It's science fiction, but the cold kind of sci-fi that lacks the subtle 'something' to make me wanna play it. I will use examples, and please understand that this is just MY opinion. (I couldn't give a rat's ass about how much hate this'll draw from Halo fanatics.)

First, it's a sci-fi FPS, but so are other FPSs that I've played that I ultimately more liked. Why? Because I like Doom and AVP games. Yes, it has the war and an alien race, but it's not one I can relate to. I know it's all very nice-looking, but it's just not the same for me.

Second, it's all too bloody serious, isn't it? War is hell, I know, but the only giggles you get out of Halo is Machinima. Someone had to go and work like hell, basically, to make this anything you can really crack a smile about. The rest is blam blam shooty Christ-we're-going-to-die business.

Third, the hype. Lemme tell you, I didn't need a loud guy from Australia to know that "Dear god, anyone into this game is on it like a sun worshipper at high noon.". I don't go for the blatant hype of the war-of-powersuited-guys-I-don't-care-about. When I think powersuits, I think Fallout.

So basically, what's wrong with Halo is that it just doesn't look fun to me, or at least not as much fun as I could be having with other games, even if they don't have the same graphics. And I'm especially turned off about all the people talking about it when it does nothing for me.

First all, you're painting everything with a really broad brush here. Not every fan is a raving lunatic who thinks it's the best thing ever. I'm a Halo fan... I've played and beaten every game in the series, and have done some of the multi-player as well. I enjoy the story and the game play, but I know it's not the best game ever and that everyone is entitled to their opinions.

Your main points for not liking it are basically as follows:

1. It's a sci-fi FPS that's not Doom or AVP... that's basically what you just said up there, offering no justification or reasoning behind this other than you can't relate to it. Can you try and explain how you can relate to Doom and AVP, but not Halo?

2. Because it's serious? You only play funny FPS games? Cuz really, I'd think Timesplitters is the only entry in that category. How is it any more serious than other FPS titles like Call of Duty?

3. Now we get to the heart of the issue. You hate it because everyone else likes it and you feel the need to be different. I can understand that hype for anything can be overbearing, but this is not a reason to hate something.

Ultimately, if you don't like something, you don't like it, and that's fine, but at least try to explain why. For example...

I don't like the Call of Duty series because I find the SP to be too short and cliche while the MP is cheap and filled with 10 year old kids. I also don't really like any shooter where you die in 1-2 hits. Takes the fun out of it for me.

 

[Hiphophippo]

Infinite Undiscovery for the fail. If you're going to make up words, at least make it relevant to the story.

We're likely not going to find any name worse than this. I didn't play it for many reasons, one of which being the name.

 

[Kud]

Me no likey Halo

whats wrong with halo?

what's wrong with Halo is that it just doesn't look fun to me

have you even played halo before, or are you just basing your opinions on the opinion of others?

its true, halo has a REALLY shitty campaign, but halo wasn't made for campaign, it was made for multiplayer, and it has probably the strongest multiplayer around.

 

[Sleipnir]

I like the name Canis Canem Edit, but renaming it "Bully" was a bit... lame I guess...

It was the other way around if I recall. It was meant to be called Bully, but was renamed Canis Canem edit for countries that didn't appreciate "Bully" as a name... like Australia and the UK, for example.

Well, it's called Bully here (UK)

Really? I'm in the UK, and I'm staring at a copy of Canis Canem Edit

http://i609.photobucket.com/albums/tt179/Cantankerous_Coati/c427fda2.jpg Looks like Bully to me ...

I see what's happened though, I believe the PS2 version is Canis Canem Edit.

 

[TheWerewolf]

'left 4 dead 2', am I the only one who thought that 'left 2 die' would have sounded much better?

Would be better for a second game yes, but I dont like games that fuck around with their titles.
Final fantasy is a perfect example
They made left 4 dead and I want l4d 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 not left 2 die left 3 rape left 4 ...dead

Yeah, well, if you want "Left 2 Die" to feature only 2 survivors. Valve made the title into a kind of a joke with having 4 survivors and 4 in the title.
OT: Killing floor. A floor of killing... That kills... Yeah, I don't think so...

 

[Tharwen]

Best: Battlefield: Bad Company - bringing an age-old pun to a new market.

Does that even count as a pun?

 

[kawaiiamethist]

Wait! I almost forgot!

Final Fantasy 10 2

I win!

You lose.

First direct sequel to FF. It was a supplement to X and did not need to be the next main numbered game. When you think about it. X-2 Can be read as: ten part 2. As in the next part of the same story. I think I'm one of the < 1% of FF fans that actually liked X-2 due to the reusing of Spira and a continuation of the story of X which was definitely a plus. Plus I fell for Yuna...ahem...

If it was called FFXI then a little more outrage would have been heard for making the game a main part of the numbered series. Also, we would be staring at FFXV if it was part of the main series.

I understood the numbering after about five seconds of reading the back of the box. And staring at Yuna's ass *cough*

Glad to be of help.

Agreed. I'm part of that 1% btw. Even earnt myself 100%...after three playthroughs ^^0

 

[Kitacular]

Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard

Good character name, not a great game name.