April 5th, 2002



The Top 5 Signs a Game Is Vaporware


5> The advertisement “screen shots” show evidence of coloring outside the lines.

4> “Optimized for the Intel Amazium processor!”

3> MSRP is “something in the $30-$150 range.”

2> Advance marketing quotes only one reviewer: Nostradamus.

and the Number 1 Sign a Game Is Vaporware…

1> You complain that there was no CD in the box, and they tell you the problem will be addressed in the first patch.




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Credits:

Selected from 18 submissions from 5 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Neil Davidson, Mississauga, ON — 1, 5 (12th #1)
Bill Wickart, Hillsboro, OR — 2, 3, 5 (Hat trick!)
Kim Moser, New York, NY — 4
George Schmidt, Sunnyvale, CA — Topic
Brian M. Klesc, Dallas, TX — Gaming Commissioner