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Gamerace on 05 March 2009
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Avalach21 said:
Gamerace said:
theRepublic said:
I'm surprised that people think that this game has zero appeal.

Ask yourself, "Who loves insects?"

Answer: Little boys

A few commercials on Nickelodeon, and this game could have been a lot bigger.

 

 Wrong.  Little boys like to collect and maybe kill bugs, not pretend to be a bug.  A pokemon bug game might work but not one where your cast as a bug.

Want proof?   Sectaurs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sectaurs

In the 80's Coleco launched a toyline on the premise that boys like bugs.  It had HUGE marketing.  A cartoon.  A comic series.  You name it, it had it.  It was trumpeted as the next 'big' thing.   Stores bought a ton.  And it failed completely.

 

Every hear of Creepy Crawlers?  I sure did when I was growing up. Whatever you brought up didn't fail cause it was bugs.  It failed cause it sucked.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creepy_Crawlers

 

 

They should have totaly got the the creepy crawlers license for this game lolol

 

Do you realize you're inadvertantly agreeing with me??  I said kids like to collect bugs, play with bugs just not be cast as a bug (unless it's cute).  Creepy Crawlers you make, collect and play with bugs.  Yes I agree this appeals to boys.  With Sectaurs (how did you not hear of this?) you tend to take on the role of the hero thereby casting yourself as a bug-like hero with a bug ride.  Not as appealing.  Same with Deadly Creatures.