Top 12 bad video game cover arts

Hey everyone, my name is Anthony and welcome back to my countdown.

You know, before we release the game in the store, we need an artwork of character design, the background few other stuff and the most important thing, is the cover art. Its pretty common to see when it comes to an anticipation if its good or bad.

But some games that has a questionable, ugly or it has nothing to do in the game. So im gonna pick 12 game cover arts that are pretty bad. As you already know, its only my opinion for my pick. If you have a crappy game cover art on my list, let me know on the comments bellow.

Lets get started, shall we?

Number 12: Megaman on NES

Well, we're off to a good start when people in America bought the game back in the 80's.

The background of the artwork looks kinda interesting with a futuristic castle. But the most common problem in the cover is Rockman's (Japanese Megaman's name) design, i mean look at him. He looks like he's either ugly or depressing? His armor sleeves is way to big that they cover his neck. And of course, why does he holding a blaster than his signature arm-canon?

Didn't they looked at the game before making a cover art?

In Megaman 2, the design of him looks good, but still, he's holding a gun. Later on like Megaman 3, he looks much better. When Megaman 9 came out as a downloadable game, they made a parody cover from the past by saying "Yeah, i think we get the joke of the cover..."

The PAL version of Megaman looks much better than what we got. Even better than a PAL version of Megaman 2 cover.

Number 11: Castlevania: Dawn of sorrow on Nintendo DS

Although this game is one of Konami's best in 2005, but the cover style is rather questionable.

Most Castlevania covers like Symphony of the Night and Aria of sorrow, they're drew by a same man, Ayami Kojima. He did a great job for the dark and a cool character design. But when Dawn of sorrow came in, it was rather disappointing artwork.

I mean it looks like it was something straight out of anime, i mean somebody should make an anime of Castlevania.

But what it really messed it up is the "Konami's best" cover. Whats with the game with in the game? Why can't they put something like... I don't know, a fake sticker or maybe a special Nintendo DS case color?

The same thing happened for Ghost house, but that was on SEGA card game in the 80's.

The European version of Dawn of sorrow is just Soma behind a castle. What happen to the other characters in game, i think European had no enough time to draw more characters...

Number 10: Phalanx for SNES

If you ever see a game cover like that, you probably think that its about a banjo game with an old man, right?

But nope, its just nothing but a biggest joke, this game is space shooter an X-Wing ripoff aside from a old man in the cover.

Its as if they borrowed a Santa Claus as a redneck farmer with a banjo that has something to do with space shooter, right? Well, no. Because our guess is good as we expected back in the 90's.

The European version looks much better than what we got.

Number 9: Ultimate Stuntman on Camerica NES

There plenty of NES games that we're familiar with gray cartridges. But then there's Camerica cartridges, its pretty rare to tell that they're silver or gold.

Unless there's the infamous Ultimate Stuntman by Codemaster. The cover itself looks pretty damn badass that makes you think its Dolph Lundgren in the cover. He will break you with his ultimate stunts.

I mean, you have guns, a Ferrari, an American Eagle and...  Octopus, really???

But if you look in the game, it has nothing to do in the cover, he looks  like John Tanner from Driver, not Ivan Drago look-a-like in the cover. I mean, the artist should've give a character in the cover with a leather coat, it would be even more badass, right?

Number 8: Irritating Stick on Playstation

 

For those if you don't know, its game where you have to keep going from the path or a line without touching the edge of shocking.

But in this cover, it doesn't feel like a shocking game. Here its just a bad CGI drawing with Mario arms holding a Lightsaber shoto from Star Wars. Or maybe a battery lightsaber that its dead with depressing gray.

Also, they could've include a line of electrocution  to fit in, but they decided to make a dark blue or purple with a flashy thunder.

What are we look at the cover before playing, is it Irritating Stick, or a toy lightsaber fight? Because you thought might be good as mine.

Number 7: Cock'in on Commodore 64

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What the hell is wrong with a name?  Cock'in? Its sounds like a pornography or a violent game where you try to cut dudes balls and show it to everyone in the public, i mean its just playing stupid for a name... XC

But no, the original name was called "Chicken Chase" where you play as a roster who chasing at hens with a bang. And by bang, i mean he hangs out with a female chicken to have a chick.

But in the cover of "Cock'in" is just wrong, very wrong...  Whats with them in half-human/half-chicken. The male one holds a fish string in sleeveless shirt and a female one holding an egg or maybe it looks like it belongs to man's crotch.

The color of this so called "humans" is just putrid and the faces is pretty lifeless.

You really want to buy a game with this cover, right? Im pretty your parents will easily felt disgusted while looking at it.

Number 6: X-man on Atari 2600

Speaking of porno, here's one of the rarest and offensive game since Custer's revenge.

In this game, you play as a dude running around in a maze to having sex with a girl for a random reason.

But the cover itself is must questionable as "Beat'em and Eat'em". As you can see, there's a woman in lingerie, even though her torso is little bit slender and her nose seems to be a little mistake.

But lets not forget that there's a dude is running towards her with his right hand in his pants. Its as if he's going to pull out his Dick at her. And good lord, look at his face, that explains that he's a pedophile. And whats with a crab, a scissor and mouth running behind him, are they're gonna bit his Dick off??? 0_0

And the game was made by Gamex. They should've put two extra Xs for this sexual game.

Number 5: Tongue of the Fatman on PC



Wow... I mean, wow...

This probably the most ugliest artwork i've ever seen. Although the game was bad that we don't care, but its the cover that is the worst.

What i try to know, is that its some sort of a fighting game, but a badly version of Street fighter or something since this game came out of 1989.

Fatman in the game looks rather ugly, but in the cover is probably the stupidest. Like why he has an eyes and eyebrows on his nose???

I think its because they're trying to look like what he's in the game, but they act like "Nah, lets have a picture of me look like Fatman with Photoshop! :D"

And... *start to gag* God, lets just moving on, because im getting sick while staring at... XC

Number 4: Action 52 on NES



Here it is, a so-called "The ultimate challenge 52 games in one cartridge" that came out in 1991.

As we all know, its one of the worst package game in one cartridge with over 200 flippin dollars in America. I mean it should be a good price on consoles, not a game cartridge to making it too expensive. If you bought the game, its totally broken to describe, it crashes almost every games, so many glitches and plenty of no logic.

The cover of the game is just random with no reason. Like there's Phalanx ship, a ninja, a dragon, robot eye and a so-called "Action Gamemaster" was picked up by a hand to pull him in a TV where he meets The Cheetahman to fight against Dr. Morbis.

But as we all know, its an unlicensed NES game with a transparent cartridge. They even made a sequel of it, but a lot worse.

If you have a game like this, there's no fun fact of this game, its broken down and the cover doesn't help to pumping up of exciting.

Number 3: Snow white and the 7 clever boys on PS2



Oh god... This is just terrifying...  This cover is work of nightmare to ruin our childhood of Disney.

When i say Disney, i mean made a cover with Snow white and the seven dwarfs in a creepy CGI.

I guess its because they don't wanna get a lawsuit from Disney that they decided to make a title of Clever boys. And no, its not a game, its more likely a kids game with drawing, memory cards, puzzles and main event is a crappy cartoon that was pretty bad as Animal Soccer world. (And yes, both of them was done by Phoenix games)

When i saw this cover, i feel like my childhood is ruined from this cover art.

But i've seen even more creepier than this...

Number 2: Karnaaj Rally on GBA



Well, by creepy, i mean lets get some laughable covers.

But, why did they called "Karnaaj Rally"? Its as if they're trying make something creative for the name, but failed for a poorly grammar at school.

But its not the name of this game, the real deal is the cover art, i mean what the heck is going on there. Here we have a purple car that is blurry in checker flag background and then there's a dude with a Photoshop blue hair and going BatS*** crazy with "Herrrr!!! I wanna race, Bitch!!!"

Well, i heard that the game was great, but why would you made that cover art that its just laughable and stupid?

Its as if Jaleco are out of thier mind for this cover.

But not as worst than...


My Number one worst game cover art goes to....






Number 1: The Mystery of the druids on PC.



*snicker and burst to laugh*

Oh... Oh my... *keep bursting my laugh*

*several minutes later*

Oh man... Its one of the game cover that we will never forget...

Its obviously a cover with a druids's mouth wide opened of hilarity with a poor texture of his beard.

Even though this game is buggy and ugly, but the is like a main star of this game of the worst and it made a meme since Big Rigs over the road racing's "You're Winner!"

And that makes my reason why its on number 1, not pnly its laughable, but its also creepy to staring at your souls....


So this ends of my countdown, if you have your opinion, your honorable mention or suggestions, let me know on the comments bellow.

Thanks for reading, and im Anthony, signing out. ;)