There aren't many boxes left to be released this year. Do the games in this year's final round of box art reviews stack up? Let's find out...
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"Wordfish" (DS)
What the Box Tells Us: It's an "outrageously fun word game." Three fish float by amidst a few bubble-encased words with missing letters.
Pros: There are words on it. And fish. So it's true to the title.
Cons: How can a game be "outrageously fun" if its cover is outrageously boring?
Love It or Leave It: Leave it.
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"RPG Fantasy Action Pack" (PC)
What the Box Tells Us: It's an "RPG Fantasy Action Pack" with three games in one box.
Pros: It's obvious that you get three games all in one box.
Cons: But what is "RPG Fantasy Action"? Even though there are three covers, I still don't know what's going on.
Love It or Leave It: Leave it.
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"Rise of the Argonauts" (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
What the Box Tells Us: A Greek hero stands upon a cliff overlooking the sea while wielding a blood-drenched sword and a blood-drenched shield. Blood drips onto the cliff's surface.
Pros: There's a lot of blood in it! Albeit orangey blood.
Cons: The armored, swashbuckling, blood-drenched warrior thing has been done to death already.
Love It or Leave It: Leave it.
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"Happy Cooking" (DS)
What the Box Tells Us: A girl and a bunch of food items are smiling.
Cons: Why are girls always happy to cook? And why is the food overjoyed at their impending death?
Pros: Anthropomorphic food always amuses me.
Love it or Leave It: Love it.
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"Calvin Tucker's Redneck Jamboree" (Wii)
What the Box Tells Us: The box shows two people standing in front of a mobile home, a car on cinder blocks and even an outhouse.There are "12 Redneck inspired events" to play.
Pros: Wow. This game exists.
Cons: Wow. This game exists. Stereotypes in tow.
Love It or Leave It: Leave it.
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