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Worst Titles to Cover Up Bad Gameplay with Sex Appeal

August 06, 2010 in Top List comments 14

Go Fanboy runs down the worst games that are guilty of trying to fool gamers into buying a game with scantily-clad females to cover up poor gameplay or broken mechanics.

Videogames have long been a male-dominated hobby despite the fact that study after study shows a growing number of gamers are actually female. So why then is it that we see one horrible game after another being tailored to male gamers? We’re not talking about the action-packed warfare of Call of Duty and Gears of War. We’re not even looking in the direction of the intense and bloody goodness of God of War. Instead we’re looking at the shovelware that’s been heaved onto our game machines because developers have cloaked horrible gameplay behind glossy girls.
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  • 0
    Gamesta100 Aug 6, 10
    2 games on that list I own and actually liked. Those being Rumle Roses and Outlaw Tennis.


    X Blades despite the fact it got bad reviews, I actually want to try.


    Now Tomb Raider, I actually like TR Revelations maybe the best.
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    Aussie Legend* Aug 6, 10
    How BMX XXX is not on this list is quite worrying.

    Also, Outlaw Golf wasn't that bad tbh.
  • 1
    Big A2 Aug 6, 10
    Isn't this the same site that has that "cosplay of the week" thing?
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    Dark Arcanine Aug 7, 10
    I'd forgotten about Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers, I wanted to get that. Then again, I haven't seen it in stores around here. The woman in the SiN Episodes picture is making me feel like I've done something wrong, it's an accusing stare... or perhaps a failed attempt at "serious and sexy".
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    hoggys2much Aug 7, 10
    Who is this guy and what the heck is he smoking?

    I take it from his inane ramblings that he hasn't played Tomb Raider since 1998.

    I would like to tell him something. Crystal Dynamics worked wonders with a dying series and created two of the best games out in Tomb Raider: Anniversary and Underworld.

    The rest of the article I actually agree with but to the writer never ever say anything against Tomb Raider the greatest game franchise ever.
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    Solid Snake 4Life Aug 7, 10
    Yeah 4 years ago Tomb Raider would of been on this list for it's shoddy sequels but Anniversary and Underworld were excellent games combined with the psone originals means it should be off the list.
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      hoggys2much Aug 7, 10
      Excellent reply mate.

      Nice to see I am not the only Tomb Raider fan angry and upset by this BLEEPING BLEEPS insane ramblings.

      Just who is this AcFreeze?

      Something to point out to him. Anniversary got 9/10 from PS2 magazine and 360 magazine called Underworld "The Tomb Raider we have been waiting for" "OUTSTANDING" Even Legend got great reviews.

      If he had said that during TR 4, 5 and AoD I would have agreed with him but not now.
  • 2
    Hideo1 Aug 7, 10
    Sure is fanboy in here ;;
    • 0
      legendary one Aug 11, 10
      I think another game that should be added to the list should be Dead or Alive extreme 2.
      • 0
        hoggys2much Aug 11, 10
        Totally agree with you on that.

        The only reason i got it was to eye up Tina Armstrong.

        I just dont get this guy. he ignores games like DOA Xtreme 2and puts down Tomb Raider.
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    Gamesta100 Aug 12, 10
    It's easy to see why he didn't put DOA Xtreme 2 up. He put up DOA Xtreme as the whole series, not just the one game and because of that he didn't need to put on Xtreme 2.


    But why on Earth he didn't put BMX XXX on the list is beyond me. Man that was a BAD game.
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      Shadow of Death Aug 15, 10
      You're not the first to say that, and I think it wasn't added because it was just too danged obvious.

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