Diet Pepsi’s Least Favorite Game Covers

[DietPepsi]

**Once again, big thanks to “Launchbox” and "The Cover Project" for being such helpful resources during this**

Hello again esteemed gamers,
In this post, I’m diving into my least favorite video game covers—ones that failed to sell the game, looked like an afterthought, or just didn’t do justice to the experience inside. Let me know if you agree or if you have some contenders of your own!

Anyways, let's get into it

1. Tekken 2 - PS1
   
   
   
   LOOK AT WHAT THEY DID TO MY BOY HEIHACHI!! THEY GAVE HIM THE TOY STORY TREATMENT AND MADE HIM LOOK PORCELAIN.
   
   
2. Mega Man - NES
   
   
   
   Pardon me whilst I vomit blood at the sight of that medical marvel. The fact that they passed that off as a person is commendable. I heard once, that it was drawn by a child… that child should be tried at the Hague for crimes against humanity.
   
   
3. Bust-A-Move 4 - Dreamcast
   
   
   
   Ewwwwwwwwwwwwww I wanna punt that gross reptile thing into the stratosphere.
   
   
4. World Championship Poker - Wii
   
   
   
   I hate that smarmy jackass on the left, he just makes me want to buy this game so that I can beat him in it, mail this dickhead my score/proof, and then burn the game.
   
   
5. Painkiller: Hell and Damnation - PS3
   
   
   
   It’s so fucking bland, they could’ve hired an angsty 11th grade bass guitar player from a high school slam metal band named “Infant Homicide” to sketch something up and it would’ve looked better than this.
   
   
6. Red Dead Redemption 2 - PS4/PS5/PC
   
   
   
   The colors are off and Arthur just looks like a constipated Clint Eastwood. I actually don’t really have anything witty for this one! Great game, the cover's just a bit of a swing and miss in my opinion.
   
7. Alone in The Dark - Wii
   
   
   
   He looks like he’s about to commit a mass shooting, someone get that gun away from him. This is the only cover for this game, where the word “inferno” isn’t covering the gun, and to compensate for it looking semi-good, they decided to remove all of the color from the background! Wouldn’t want you getting an idea of what your environment is, right?
   
   
8. Fester’s Quest
   
   
   
   Yeah… I shouldn’t really have to explain why I dislike this one so much, but in case you’re colorblind or just regular blind: Fester’s big, ugly head. I saw this in an Angry Video Game Nerd episode and it stuck with me ever since. Something about the weird eyes and the pale white face, it’s got the same unsettling qualities as a Goosebumps book had as a kid, but... ya know, as an adult.

 

[SoraSquood]

Friendly reminder that in the 30th anniversary timeline they used the fuckin' meme edit of the boxart

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

They sucked out all the balls trippiness for generic

 

[SoraSquood]

We got the one on the fuckin right

 

[Yousef]

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We got the one on the fuckin right

Kiryu looks so confused

 

[OmegaPunch's icon OmegaPunch OmegaPunch]

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We got the one on the fuckin right

WE WERE ROBBED

 

[Johnathan Smikey Johnathan Smikey]

Crazy how, despite the cover for Mega Man being the literal worst monstrosity of art imaginable, the game still sold well.

 

[OmegaPunch's icon OmegaPunch OmegaPunch]

Bro looks like he's missing a few brain cells

 

[Shintoki105]

I have no idea what even happened here

 

[OmegaPunch's icon OmegaPunch OmegaPunch]

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I have no idea what even happened here

 

[Zachery2112]

Luke always looked like he was either mid-sneeze or they took the picture before he finished posing.

Yes, this is real.

The awkwardly painted heroes are what seal the deal for me.

Guys, I don't know if this game is critically acclaimed or not. If only they had more reviews on the cover.

 

[SoraSquood]

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Yes, this is real.

“Halligan, Haze, Lowry, and Captain Briggs shall return in........The Avengers.”

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

I know the game and the characters, but who the F—K are these MFs.

 

[OmegaPunch's icon OmegaPunch OmegaPunch]

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I recognize the one in the top left as Emperor Barbarossa.
Don't know who the rest are supposed to be.

 

[SLEDGE_DOG]

My face when the guy standing behind me at a concert is drunk off his ass and won't stop yelling nonsense.