Misleading game box art

The deceptive games that use their covers to convince you they're something they're not

Words: Games_Radar_DaveMeikleham on May 31, 2010

Football Manager 2010

The box says...

All the excitement, thrills, spills and fireworks that come with playing in the greatest sport in the history of the world is right here. You'll be winning so many cups, drinking so much champers and ordering so many call girls, you'll probably forget you've got a team of men waiting for you that need to be told how to kick a ball.

The game says...

Glorified spreadsheets are totally worth dedicating 400 hours of your life to.

Theme Park World

The box says...

The zaniest, most vomit-inducing, kick-ass theme park ever.

The game says...

Your park's just gone under because you blew your quarterly budget investing in attractions that were shaped like giant fruit.

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

The box says...

We've got the most rugged, heroic, grizzled star in all of games.

The game says...

Oh for f*ck's sake.

May 31, 2010

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BellaKazza - June 2, 2010 10:11 p.m.

Gears of war 2 and Red Alert 3 were not missleading. But one does suck and that is gears of war.
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Manguy17 - June 1, 2010 6:55 p.m.

totally agree with gears 2, and to think i hear people boasting about its strong storyline, who needs plot when you have chainsaws?
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symphonicdeathpop - June 1, 2010 3:05 p.m.

Damn, what the hell is going on in that Heavy Rain pic o_O
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itkonlyyou94 - June 1, 2010 2:51 p.m.

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itkonlyyou94 - June 1, 2010 2:43 p.m.

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AuthorityFigure - June 1, 2010 11:27 a.m.

That's why I only ever look at the SPINES of the boxes... That way you get to see how much they really care about their games... RE: He bonded
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philipshaw - June 1, 2010 10:31 a.m.

Good article but them THUG screens are from THUG2 and not THUG. Anyway I love the MGS one at the end
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notthatgoodthanks - June 1, 2010 10 a.m.

I can hear meik's sigh from here with the THUG 1 and 2 mix up haha. Great article however and the MGS2 one, for me, the most relevent to myself. God how i groaned when i realised that i just wouldnt ever be playing as snake for the rest of the game 6 hours in. Damn you raidan.
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HawtKakez - June 1, 2010 2:20 a.m.

I had no clue that there was a sex scene after my first play through of Heavy Rain. The character just commited a horrendous, regretful crime and you ask me he wants to make out? Are you serious? A very enjoyable read indeed.
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Cwf2008 - June 1, 2010 2:12 a.m.

"greatest sport in the history of the world" Uh...theres no way on earth that can be in reference to soccer right? reCAPTCHA: Moans of....of what?!
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michaelmcc827 - June 1, 2010 1:44 a.m.

YOU LAUGH but I actually played Theme Park World...I never said I liked it though.
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JoeMasturbaby - June 1, 2010 1:39 a.m.

also the manhunt 2 one has to do with brainwash, and how the characters perceive things. i really dont get a few of these at all. theres so many other boxes that are more fit for this article.
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JoeMasturbaby - June 1, 2010 1:35 a.m.

HEY that tony hawk one is wrong. 6/7 of those images you took arent even from THUG. load of bollocks this is.
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albinomonkey90 - June 1, 2010 1 a.m.

when i saw the cover for Tony Hawk Underground i thought it meant they were finally burying the series
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groxack - June 1, 2010 12:57 a.m.

I still lol from mgs2.
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IveGotNewSocks - June 1, 2010 12:53 a.m.

Instead of Manhunt you should have had Bionic Commando. The cover says: a modern version of an nes classic. The game says : WIFE ARM!
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Spybreak8 - June 1, 2010 12:48 a.m.

I want to see screenshots on the cover damn it! lol
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shyfonzie - May 31, 2010 10:50 p.m.

MGS2: PSYCHE!!
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n00b - May 31, 2010 9:50 p.m.

actually your talking about tony hawk's underground 2 with the jackass stuff underground 1 made some sense, well the last time i played it was 4 years ago
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bluscorp - May 31, 2010 7:25 p.m.

THUG2 was my favourite Hawk game.
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