Game Title: Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Your name: Lennart
Pretty or ugly: Ugly
Description: The sound of this game is not only horrible but also very repetitive. After playing this for more than 10 minutes you won't be able to get it out of your head. And believe me, you don't want it there! .

Game Title: Killer 7
Your name: Ramana Kleyn
Pretty or ugly: Pretty
Description: FIrst things first: this is a great game. A lot of thought went in to it and it really shows. This doesn't mean that it's a game that's fun all the time. And that's because the designers didn't mean for it be. A lot of time is spent disorientating players and making them feel uncomfortable. The audio really supports this. The music tracks are varied and mostly enjoyable. However sound effects can be incredibly jarring at times and seem very much digital and unreal thus supporting the rest of the design. The choice to give each character but one sentence that is said every time an enemy is killed is at first glance an odd decision and one that could make the game highly irritating (ex. Bloody Roar Primal Fury) but it only adds to differentiate between characters and make them seem all the more surreal. .

Game Title: Bloody Roar – Primal Fury
Your name: Ramana Kleyn
Pretty or ugly: Ugly
Description: This is definitely an example of Ugly audio. Why? Well the main problem is that it's terribly irritating. All the background music is terrible Japanese Arcade Rock. I suppose it adds to the whole arcady feel the game has going but it doesn't help me want to play it for longer than absolutely necessary.

Also all the characters have voice clips attached to each attack. This is something you'll see in most fighting games but as this is pretty much a button masher you'll be hearing a lot of "ai ai ai ai ai etc." .

Game Title: Zoo tycoon 1
Your name: Student
Pretty or ugly: Pretty
Description: When you play zoo tycoon the sound will tell you what is going on. You will hear your zoo visitors laughing when it's a nice zoo and you hear them purchasing different drinks and food. The best thing in zoo tycoon is that you can hear the happiness of your animals. In the last part of this movie clip you can hear the wolves crying because they are not happy. You need to imrpove their exhibition too increase their happiness which will result in a more pleasant animal sound. .

Game Title: Fable 2
Your name: Student
Pretty or ugly: Ugly
Description: When you play fable 2 you often visit towns. When you enter a town all citizens will start to interact with you. When a lot of people are standing around you this means that you hear a lot of sound. If there are only two characters talking to you this is fine, but it gets insane when the ENTIRE town will start to talk to you. This creates one big blurry sound and you are unable to listen to the conversation with for example your family. You can't make the people stop talking unless you run away from them. Really stupid!

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Game Title: Braid
Your name: Sandra da Cruz Martins
Pretty or ugly: Pretty
Description: This entry probably comes forth from personal taste. The BGM of this game soothes me while I play and keeps me from getting frustrated with the puzzles I need to solve. It's a clear, consistent tune that sets a mood and adds to the visual design, or at least clearly aims to do so. I've played it without sound and it instantly became a lot less fun to me, boring even.

Interaction with the world in terms of gaining objects, damage and more is worked out decently.

One of the most special audio features, of course, is the music you hear when you go back in time. The rewinding sound strengthens the experience rather then sounding horribly distorted, something which could have been an easy pitfall. .

Game Title: Assassin's creed
Your name: Rian Franssen
Pretty or ugly: Ugly
Description: Although the game is nice and even the audio and voice acting, there's just one things that won't stop bothering me.

The voice of Altaïr is a very standard white male American voice. Eventhough he clearly is not.

It get's explained in the story, somewhere, I believe. But didn't find a very solid reason for Altaïr to have such a American voice between all the very realistic voices of foreigners. .

Game Title: Go Beryllium!
Your name: Sandra da Cruz Martins
Pretty or ugly: Ugly
Description: At first sight (hearing?) the upbeat, bass-like tunes of this game seem to match the overall feel the game probably wants to portray. To me, the firing of bullets alone creates a drumming sound that makes you feel active and pumped up in the midst of the chaotic swarms you create.

However, to me the audio wasn't designed as thoroughly as could be. It doesn't empower the gameplay, in the sense that the feedback on your actions is extremely minimal.

Visually, it's very difficult to see when you gain damage or get boosted and therefore aknowledgments on doing wrong and right in the audio would have been pleasant. It would probably prevent a lot of new players to fail almost instantly. Now, you just think you'll be fine and move on, only to suddenly die moments later.

The video posted is game footage and not a trailer, but to me it still sounds like a track is pasted over the images. You can Google your way to the official site of the game to check it out yourself. .

Game Title: Shadow of the Colossus
Your name: Rian Franssen
Pretty or ugly: Pretty
Description: This is one of few games where I really noticed the audio. Not only does it have a beautiful soundtrack, but the game handles its sound really good.

When you're walking or riding around in the world there is no music. Only the sounds of nature can be heard. Chirping birds, wind, the hooves on the ground etc.

When you come close to a Colossus the music begins. Within the battle in varies between eerie music and really intensive battle music. .

Game Title: The Land Before Time – Return to the..
Your name: Arthur
Pretty or ugly: ugly and annoying
Description: After browsing around, I found this game.

I have never ever played this game, and by the looks of it, I wouldn't recommend it, not even to my 8 year old brother which I don't have, unless he's annoying.

When the gameplay starts, just listen to the parrot who's giving you hints on what to do. He repeats every hint multiple times with the most annoying intonation.

When you accidentally jump with your dinosaur in the water, and you have to restart the entire level, the last thing you want to hear after you've missed your jump is: "Stay out the water!"

The music (especially in the second level) gives my a headache. .