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You know how it works. With the help of each other, try to figure out all of the disguised video game covers. They all share a common theme that, once solved, can help you figure out the harder ones. This week has a simple theme, but I used some really obscure cover disguises to make each game harder to solve. Don't be afraid to shout out a few ideas even if you're not sure -- this week might take a lot of team work to finish. Good luck!

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Brass's Avatar
Brass at 07/16/2007 22:46
Easy 1 is Omniusha 2
BahamutZero's Avatar
BahamutZero at 07/16/2007 22:47
hey fronz we got ten minutes till midnite.
Brass's Avatar
Brass at 07/16/2007 22:55
I can't be certain, but Medium 1 looks like some sort of sword to me, while the scimitar in Medium 2 resting on the hexagonal box reminds me of a title of some sort. Blargh... sword theme? I'm having trouble with this one.
Lord Helmet's Avatar
Lord Helmet at 07/16/2007 23:05
@ Brass:
Well, it's not any of the Prince Of Persia games...
Kyuzo's Avatar
Kyuzo at 07/16/2007 23:08
Neither is ninja gaiden or soul caliber
Iron Gamer's Avatar
Iron Gamer at 07/16/2007 23:11
Hard #3 is Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon
Brass's Avatar
Brass at 07/16/2007 23:17
-Lord Helmet
That was my immediate thought as well... a quick Google search corrected me though.

-Iron Gamer
Are you certain?
http://www.lovefilm.com/lovefilm/images/products/4/59374-large.jpg
Doesn't look quite right to me, but I could be wrong.
Kyuzo's Avatar
Kyuzo at 07/16/2007 23:18

I don't think it is
Brass's Avatar
Brass at 07/16/2007 23:20
Medium 1 is driving me nuts! It's so familiar...
Fronz's Avatar
Fronz at 07/16/2007 23:27
Looks like I've finally challenged you guys a bit for a change. The only correct guess so far has been the Onimusha 2 guess, and the theme is still up for grabs as well. keep trying!
Jacki Jinx's Avatar
Jacki Jinx at 07/16/2007 23:39
I know people are saying scimitar, but I can't help but see a crappy yet familiar feather in hard #1...or a giant banana boat? Leaf boat? Blarg. It looks so familiar too!
Brass's Avatar
Brass at 07/16/2007 23:44
I find it hard to be anything but a sword, but it's within the realm of possibility. Lord. I won't get sleep until I figure these out.
Jacki Jinx's Avatar
Jacki Jinx at 07/16/2007 23:47
Is hard #3 Double Dragon?
Kyuzo's Avatar
Kyuzo at 07/16/2007 23:47
Lets assume it's not a sword theme for a second. Onimusha 2 uses the likeness of Jean Reno and Takeshi Kaneshiro (or is that just Onimusha 3? I don't know haven't played either). So maybe it's games that use the likeness of actors? Hard 3 looks like it can be someone famous. Almost looks like Chow Yun Fat, but that's not the cover to Stranglehold.
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Brass at 07/16/2007 23:50
It isn't a sword theme, I'm almost certain. I was only bouncing around ideas... however, as for the the actor idea...
Omniusha used that famous Japanese Actor (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and Omniusha 3 is the one with Jean Reno. I have no idea if Omniusha 2 used anyone like that...
Dennen's Avatar
Dennen at 07/16/2007 23:50
Is it a sequels theme?
wario67's Avatar
wario67 at 07/16/2007 23:51
Kyuzo,
its the 3rd game

Brass's Avatar
Brass at 07/16/2007 23:54
We'll need at least one more game before we can ascertain anything resembling a theme.
Jacki Jinx's Avatar
Jacki Jinx at 07/16/2007 23:54
Meh, I just was assuming it was a game theme of numbers, which is why I guessed Double Dragon. Oni means one. Maybe it is a sequel thing though.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 07/16/2007 23:54
Hm...well, if we’re taking stabs in the dark at the “likeness” theme, though I don’t think that Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny used anybody’s likeness, Hard #3 definitely isn’t Jet Li: Rise to Honor.
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Samit Sarkar at 07/16/2007 23:58
@Brass: I agree...does Medium #1 look to anyone else like somebody holding a pair of garden shears (hedge clippers, if you don’t know what I’m talking about), or is it just me?
Brass's Avatar
Brass at 07/16/2007 23:59
Hah, I tried the Jet Li game too... it's because it got in our damn heads that it would be a famous kung fu actor.

Hoooowever... Onimusha 2 used
* Jubei Yagyu. Jubei was modeled after the late Japanese actor Yusaku Matsuda
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Brass at 07/17/2007 00:01
-Bronxbomber
I've run the gambit from sword to giant shuriken in my thought process... frankly, I still think it looks like a sword of some sort, with a gem or something set at the hilt. I could be way off though.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 07/17/2007 00:01
Hahaha...here’s an aside: I Googled the phrase hedge clipper “video game” and one of the results was this, because the entry contained the phrase, “Don't play hacky-sack with a hedge clipper?”
Jacki Jinx's Avatar
Jacki Jinx at 07/17/2007 00:02
If we're going actors, then I'm guessing Strangehold for the last one. The way his arm is, he could be taking out a gun instead of posing.
wario67's Avatar
wario67 at 07/17/2007 00:02
hard 3 looked so much like Zhao Yun from dynasty warriors
I looked at all the dyansty warriors games but non of them looked the same as hard 3
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar
the GAMEGOBLIN at 07/17/2007 00:03
I immediately looked up Clock tower when I heard "Clock Tower" but otherwise nothin.
Dennen's Avatar
Dennen at 07/17/2007 00:04
I gave Bujingai a shot what with the famous people theme... There was one picture that was close to Hard 3, but it wasn't a match, as well as mirrored on the other side.. Meh.
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar
the GAMEGOBLIN at 07/17/2007 00:04
I'm stupid. When I heard Hedge Clippers. Sorry.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 07/17/2007 00:05
Don’t think so, Jacki...

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Samit Sarkar at 07/17/2007 00:05
Dang it...I wish my laptop’s resolution went above 1024×768, because now my image screws up the page’s display.
Dennen's Avatar
Dennen at 07/17/2007 00:07
Hah i'm playing at a high resolution and that's still messin up my display =P Gonna have to turn on Firefox' image resizing.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 07/17/2007 00:09
Nah...I can just set Firefox to block images from joystiq.com, which is where I linked the pic from
Kyuzo's Avatar
Kyuzo at 07/17/2007 00:09
Ok, so far we got:
Brass's Avatar
Brass at 07/17/2007 00:10
We've made a lot of progress in the past hour and a half.
wario67's Avatar
wario67 at 07/17/2007 00:11
indeed
OpTiMaL's Avatar
OpTiMaL at 07/17/2007 00:13
Medium #1 is Tales of Destiny. I believe the theme is games with Destiny in the title.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 07/17/2007 00:14
Well, to me, Hard #1 could be nothing other than a scimitar. I mean...maybe it’s a scimitar on top of a building or ledge or something...?
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar
the GAMEGOBLIN at 07/17/2007 00:14
I was just thinking about the destiny thing.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 07/17/2007 00:15
Hot damn, OpTiMaL, so it is; well done:


Well, this should expedite things significantly...
gomeja's Avatar
gomeja at 07/17/2007 00:19
Hard #3 - Fighters Destiny
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 07/17/2007 00:19
Aha! Hard #3 is Fighters Destiny, on the N64:
Brass's Avatar
Brass at 07/17/2007 00:19
I KNEW it is a freaking sword!
gomeja's Avatar
gomeja at 07/17/2007 00:19
Hard #1 - Mage Knight: Destiny's Soldier
Fronz's Avatar
Fronz at 07/17/2007 00:20
hehehe, good job you guys. the theme IS games with "destiny" in their title. shouldn't take long now...
Dennen's Avatar
Dennen at 07/17/2007 00:23
I believe you may be right since Hard 3 is Fighters Destiny

Kyuzo's Avatar
Kyuzo at 07/17/2007 00:24
Hard 2?
the GAMEGOBLIN's Avatar
the GAMEGOBLIN at 07/17/2007 00:25
Don't think so Kyuzo.
Brass's Avatar
Brass at 07/17/2007 00:27
Okay, so.
Easy = Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
Medium 1 = Tales of Destiny
Hard 1 = Make Knight: Destiny's Solider
Hard 3 = Fighter's Destiny

Just leaves Hard 2... could be a LOT of games from what I'm looking at. Destiny games have a lot of bubbles. For starters,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Atelier_Iris_2_Box_Art.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Destiny_2
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 07/17/2007 00:30
Yeah, once we figured out the theme, I also came across Atelier Iris 2, but it didn’t appear as if the bubbles matched up (no big bubble in upper left part). Same thing with Tales of Destiny 2...like, there’s no big bubble in the upper right corner.
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