The 40 Worst Video Game Covers Ever: Part 1

Chalgyr's Game Room writes:

Back before all of us were on the internet watching trailers, flipping through screenshots and reading advance reviews, we did not always have a lot to go on when trying to decide whether or not we were going to buy a game. Sometimes magazines had previews, but most of the time we were left to study the front and the back of the box. The front, which should be a selling point that makes you interested to play the game within, has many times turned into something that was the complete opposite.

Hamza and PY had compiled a list of the forty worst video game covers ever (editor's note: Rival Turf may well have been my pick, so I am using it as our key image to kick these articles off since neither of these guys chose it). Not all of these are older games, but many of them are. We will break this list down into four parts – ten games per day. We will kick off today's installment with half of Hamza's list. Now, in no particular order, let the horribleness begin!

Amnesia (North America)

A single rose lying at the bottom of a well. Amnesia's original cover is full of atmospheric beauty. It emancipates melancholic tones and lures you in with dulcet promises of psychological thrills. For the most part it plays on its promise and I like it all the more for it. However when I look at the NA version, I'm reminded of Fast and Furious. The Grunt is perhaps the most iconic element from the game but this is no way to treat a perennial fan favorite! The extreme use of focal zoom / blur and heavy contrast is befitting for an action game, not one where minimalism and horror is king. An absolute train-wreck if you ask me.