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: 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: Flower
Your name: Eric
Pretty or ugly: Pretty
Description: Flower offers the player a near border-less and serene gaming experience. The freedom of flight and the attraction to petals is amplified by the music and sound effects.

When you fly through blades of grass you can hear them passing by giving you a sense of speed that exhilarates the experience and emerges the player. .

Game Title: Uncharted: Drakes Fortune
Your name: Arthur Koopmans
Pretty or ugly: Pretty
Description: I think Uncharted did a great job by giving this game the feel of an interactive movie, but I also appreciate the soundtrack that comes along with it.

This game features a lot of cut-scenes, with voice acting that really fits the characters.

The sounds of the environment really compliment to the realistically rendered jungle environments, actually giving you the hot, moist jungle atmosphere.

For the music in the game, a lot of unusual, ancient and etnic instruments were used to give this game unique, exciting and authentic game music.

There is also the possibilty to change the voice overs of the characters to a variety of languages, including Dutch.

Game sounds like explosions and guns etc. sound like you expect them to sound. .

Game Title: Legend of Zelda : The Wind Waker
Your name: Charissa Korebrits
Pretty or ugly: Pretty
Description: The key, cave, Link's weapons,the violin, the sand, and etc. all sound realistic.

When you enter the room,the soundtrack that starts playing sounds ominous, which is a good way to introduce a boss.

Molgera makes a believable sound for a giant earthsnake, and the exotic sound of the song, also fits with Molgera and the dessert environment.

The soundtrack is uptempo, which is always good for battles, because it makes the song more lively, and the player more energetic.

There's also small variation in the song as the song continues, which keeps it still interesting to listen to.

In professional fighting sports, the fighter makes noise to make an attack sound intense, and that same way Link's sound makes his attacks sound more intense.

I can go on, and on, but I think I made my point pretty clear now.

Btw Molgera's soundtrack is really addicting in my opinion, it's also the only boss theme that always stayed stuck in my head.

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Game Title: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Your name: Niels Hansum
Pretty or ugly: Pretty
Description: Where to begin… lets start with the ambient sound you hear throughout the dungeon. It fits the environment well. It has this vibe going on that fits the big hallow tree Link's in. Next to mention are the sounds made by the enemies, they're made to fit to enemy and it's state. Auditory and visual feedback work in harmony to provide the player with the information she needs to know what's going on. .

Game Title: Left 4 Dead
Your name: Tim Bosje
Pretty or ugly: Pretty
Description: In dit teamspel moet je overleven tijdens een zombie epidimie. Het spel bevat hele lichte muziek, die nauwlijks opvalt tijdens het spelen, maar toch onder je huid gaat zitten. Geluiden zijn erg functioneel, elk type zombie heeft een eigen geluid, en vaak hoor je diegene al aankomen. Je blijft dus echt gefoccused op het geluid om je heen. Normale zombies moanen (zoals elke klassieke zombie), maar de sound bytes zijn heel gevarieerd. Ik ontdek elke keer weer een ander gruwelijk geluid.

Het geluid van de geweren voelt goed. Geweerschoten moeten de juiste oemph hebben, en dat is helemaal het geval.

Je teamgenoten geven automatisch aan wanneer ze gewond zijn, of als ze wapens hebben gevonden. De zinnen zijn kort, en functioneel, maar weten toch een groepsgevoel op te wekken tussen de personages.

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Game Title: Music Catch
Your name: Adriaan
Pretty or ugly: Pretty
Description: I remember the first time I played this game. The music was something I fell in love with. The game is fairly simple and very abstract, definitely wouldn't have been so awesome without the music.

I'm not that into classical music, but this song is wonderfull! .

Game Title: Left 4 Dead
Your name: Vincent Kranenburg
Pretty or ugly: Pretty
Description: Collection of sounds from Left 4 Dead that, on itself, show how brilliant the sound design is. Every single line can be used to respond to another line in almost endless combinations. This keeps the gameplay versatile and makes it possible for parodies like these to be made. .

Game Title: Locoroco
Your name: Bor Walch
Pretty or ugly: pretty
Description: Loco Roco combines songs sounds and more to create a complete experience.

You just can't hate this game =) .