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(Contributor: James Fudge)
With production cycles being shortened all the time, game making has become a frantic, frenzied activity not unlike watching a plate-spinner spin plates in 1940's vaudeville. This trend all too often has resulted in game stores being flooded with
E.T.-caliber crap. But one aspect of game development that's considered, reconsidered, then re-reconsidered is the names of these crappy games.
Think about it: At this very moment, around the world, many very smart, very well-educated, very wealthy people -- many of whom are wearing silk ties and eating high-priced hoagies -- are sitting around conference room tables trying to come up with names for their expensive-to-make games. Lists are drawn up. Brainstorming sessions ensue. Papers are wadded up and tossed into an overflowing garbage can. And after much discussion,
voilà, a crappy name is typically born.
And yet one aspect that obviously isn't being considered enough by these smart, talented, tie-wearers is how much these names sound as if they could do double-duty as X-rated titles.
Our sole criteria for a game name making this list was this: Would it appear out of place as a late-night listing on Cinemax?
Without further adieu, here are 50 games deserving of that honor. The soft chuckling will begin in three, two, one...
No, this is not the box cover for
SPRay. But, yes, it certainly could be.
[October 2008/Tecmo]
2. Touchmaster 2[October 2008/Midway]
3. Mr. Driller Online[April 2008/Namco-Bandai]
4. Rhythm Heaven[Q4 2008/Nintendo]
5. Ring of Red[2001/Konami]
6. Big Bang Mini[January 2009/Southpeak Interactive]
7. Imagine: Teacher[August 2008/UbiSoft]
8. Imagine: Babysitters[October 2008/UbiSoft]
9. Ener-G: Gym Rockets[October 2008/UbiSoft]
10. Malibu Bikini Volleyball[1991/Atari]