Stretching With Barbie!

As I'm sure you've noticed from similar Cover Critics' Sports Games are extremely tough to do wrong. Just as long as you throw a picture of your star athlete that year on the cover you're good to go. Nope, not a lot of originality when it comes to sports games, but then, who needs it ... it's based on a tried and true American tradition. So be it what it may, this cover is your generic sports cover done, well, generically.

No you are NOT looking at that wrong. It is NOT too early, and you did NOT just wake up from a drunken stuper. At first glance you may think it's "Indiana Jones". Upon a second glance you'll consider "Lara Croft". By the time you've fully come to grips with this cover you'll know that Barbie needs to go back to the beauty circuit.

I usually sit here and complain and compain about the quality of "kids games", and even though I'm not a fan of the game itself, the cover isn't half bad. It's bright and colorful, and I'm sure it hits its target audience ... which isn't me.

Such an interesting game should have a much more interesting cover. This dark dark depressing "cartoon" cover makes the game look like a cute Resident Evil, when the game is the furthest thing from that. And then you'll stare at the cover wondering if those are bugs, aliens ... no matter, it's dull and dreary cover.

This is kind of a hold over from the KING OF ALL MONSTERS weekend. You know me, I love simplicity ... but not if it involves this much red!! Perhaps a healthy gray or white or something, but what's with all that red? No matter, it sure beats the heck out of that Tomb Raider Barbie game!!