The Top 5 Signs a
Game Has Been Over-Hyped

5> Charlton Heston is hawking the realistic firepower graphics.

4> Last year’s E3: “When completed, this game will introduce ground-breaking concepts and technologies in 3-D rendering, artificial intelligence models and multiplayer interaction!” This year’s E3: “Hey look! Half-naked bikini models!!”

3> The marketing team receives a gift basket and a letter from the “Survivor” series execs expressing their sincere awe and admiration.

2> Sure, Will Wright is a genius, but only Maxis’ marketing machine got SimPaintDry to pre-sell it’s entire first run.

and the Number 1 Sign a Game Has Been Over-Hyped…

1> You’ve eaten the cereal, watched the cartoons, played the collectable card game, you have the action figures on your monitor — and you just found out there’s a game, too!

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Credits:

Selected from 17 submissions from 5 contributors
Today’s Top 5 Gaming List authors are:

Bill Wickart, Hillsboro, OR — 1, 5 (High score! 3rd #1)
John Mozena, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI — 2
Greg Preece, Toronto, ON — 2
Neil Davidson, Mississauga, ON — 3, 4
Guybrush Threepwood, Plano, TX — Topic
Brian M. Klesc, Joliet, IL — Gaming Commissioner