Game Title: Sonic the Hedgehog
Your name: Peter van de Kuijt
Pretty or ugly: Pretty
Description: In Sonic, the world is moving at a pace where you can barely see what's going on.

This was fixed by giving very unique and fresh sounds to different items or actions.

When collecting the 'rings' (which are coins and health at the same time) you directly have feedback (an estimation) on the amount you've collected – just by listening to the audio.

Game Title: Castlevania – Symphony of the Night
Your name: Jan Willem Nijman
Pretty or ugly: Ugly
Description: Skip to the voice acting. About one third. Ruins it really.

Game Title: Ico
Your name: Jan Willem Nijman
Pretty or ugly: Pretty
Description: Ico doesn't have a lot of sound, but the sound that is there (running, echos, panting, shouting, ambient sounds) really puts the focus on the emptyness of the game, and gives you the opportunity to think about the relationship between Ico and the princess Yorna he is guiding. The atmosphere can also be easily changed with some creepy tones. Really good use of silence.

Game Title: Fallout 3
Your name: Nicodemus
Pretty or ugly: Pretty!
Description: This super awesome trailer for the even more super awesome game Fallout 3 contains old-school (40's, 50's and 60's) music and also propaganda from this time in history. The corresponding music even continues to play in-game on your portable radio. This results in gameplay where you are shooting mutants while listening to Bob Crosby & the Bobcats or Billie Holiday

Game Title: Uncharted: drake's fortune
Your name: Laurens de Gier
Pretty or ugly: Pretty
Description: I just love the sound in Uncharted: drake's fortune, because of several reasons. In the beginning you'll here the waterfall going from speaker to speaker depending on where it is in the level (although it doesn't sound that great with these speakers). Second is that the voice of Sully is also placed in the level itself. So it sounds like it's from far away. The third one is just the regular sound, because it captures the mood perfectly.

Game Title: Halo 3 ODST
Your name: Laurens de Gier
Pretty or ugly: Ugly
Description: My example of bad sound design. Don't mind the narrator, that's not important. I just couldn't make this video by myself. Also sorry that it's a bad quality

In this video you'll here two examples of bad sound design. The first is that you'll here two voices talking at the same time (not including the narrator). The second is that you'll here a guy talking about a weak spot on the back of the wraith when the wraith is already destroyed. Although in this movie the second wraith appears at that time, but if you play the scene on your own you can see for yourself that they're not talking about the second one.

Game Title: Chocobo Racing
Your name: Mitch Manderd
Pretty or ugly: Ugly
Description: Hear for yourself. This game has the worst sound effects ever. It's a ps1 title but it sound like Nintendo 8 Bit. I thgink it is that annoing that after 5 minutes I never what to hear the game again.

Game Title: Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater
Your name: Mitch Manders
Pretty or ugly: Pretty
Description: By letting you climb this big ladder the player will relax and because of the woman singing in the backround it will srtongly convince the atmosphere of the environment.

Game Title: Everyday Shooter
Your name: Bart Jan Bultman
Pretty or ugly: Pretty
Description: Everyday Shooter is an arena shooter, but not just an ordinary one. In Everyday Shooter every killed enemy or points collected become sounds embedded in the music. This way the player has, even though they might not notice it at first, a lot of control over the music.

Somehow, it doesnt really matter how well you play. The game always makes it sound nicely.

Game Title: Fire Emblem (7)
Your name: Sven Boers
Pretty or ugly: Pretty
Description: Battle music.

It's just awesome! why? Because!

Na, I really like it. Mainly because it just suits the situation where its used.

It just gives you a feeling of triumph and excitement. Something that's needed in a battle.