In "Judged by the Cover," we pass judgment on games according to the cover of their boxes, not by their content. See which games this week will get picked up or passed up:
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"My Dream Job: Babysitter" (PC)
What the Box Tells Us: Forget doctor, lawyer or astronaut: A girl can now finally have the job of her dreams -- babysitting seven kids.
Pros: With "Come & Play" on the box, the game looks to be fun for its target demographic -- until the runaway baby carriage hits that stray beach ball.
Cons: Something seems off about the proportions of the children. The baby on the bottom left looks humongous, as does the "toddler" with his hands in his pockets. The box doesn't mention anything about babysitting kids with Gigantism.
Love It or Leave It: Leave it.
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"Warhammer: Battle March" (Xbox 360)
What the Box Tells Us: An orc warrior heads into battle with ax and shield in hand. "Waagh!" anyone?
Pros: This cover shows one of "Warhammer'"'s iconic races in great detail, down to his battle-worn chest armor and the spittle in his crusty cakehole.
Cons: A little more color variety would've been nice. I can barely see anything else on the box besides the orange flames. (Color is our friend?)
Love It or Leave It: Love it.
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"The Quest Trio" (DS)
What the Box Tells Us: The box is laden in "Jewel Quest"'s typical Indiana Jones-style font, and it says you can play with "jewels, cards and tiles" with "Jewel Quest," "Jewel Quest Solitaire" and "Mah Jong Quest."
Pros: If you don't know what these games are, they're laid out for you on the box.
Cons: Casual games that show the games on the box have been done. They all look the same to me.
Love It or Leave It: Leave it.
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"Rapala's Fishing Frenzy" (Wii)
What the Box Tells Us: Activision seems to be taking a page out of EA's "All-Play" book, where the Wii versions are more cartoony than their X360/PS3 counter-parts. This box seems to say everyone can fish if you have a fishing pole. And for the hardcore Wii fishermen and women, the box says it comes with the "rod and reel combo."
Pros: The fish is front and center with the rest of the box showing people doing what they should be doing. Plus, there's something I love about self-referential box art.
Cons: Apparently, you can just kick the fish out of the water, like that guy holding the Wii controllers?
Love It or Leave It: Love it.
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"Vampire Rain: Altered Species" (PS3)
What the Box Tells Us: There are dudes with guns and zombie-like things that might be vampires. And birds that might be bats. And rain.
Pros: That one guy sort of looks like young Solid Snake.
Cons: Nothing stands out on this white-washed cover. Blood always helps.
Love It or Leave It: Leave it.
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