Bevis and Butthead
Game Title: Bevis and Butthead Your name: Mitchell Karna Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: The game is okey, but the sound makes it bad. The voice is recorded badly, and …
Pokemon
https://youtube.com/watch?v=twH-hic-a-AGame Title: PokemonYour name: Chiel BrandPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: The tune is really high and gives me a really bad headache when as listen to it for to long. It …
Heavy Rain
https://youtube.com/watch?v=7wL-jj3MX6k&feature=relatedGame Title: Heavy RainYour name: Chiel BrandPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: This is the scene where Ethan loses his son Jason in the mall. He tries to find him in the …
Robot unicorn Attack
https://youtube.com/watch?v=i1QUX6–waAGame Title: Robot unicorn AttackYour name: Jethro JongeneelPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: First time playing this game you’ll find the soundtrack rather catching. But I can tell you, when someone, who’s …
Pokemon
https://youtube.com/watch?v=twH-hic-a-A?fs=1&hl=nl_NLGame Title: PokemonYour name: ChielPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: The tune is really high and gives me a really bad headache when I listen to it for to long. It is …
Penumbra
https://youtube.com/watch?v=47y2TdsUew8Game Title: PenumbraYour name: Astrid HuntjensPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: Penumbra has a very strong use of audio, because what you hear is correct: you hear the right sound when opening …
The Wand of Gamelon
https://youtube.com/watch?v=7TsXjHyF91YGame Title: Zelda: The Wand of GamelonYour name: Hung PhamPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: Wow, where to start. The first thing you will notice is the music, it totally does not …
Tomcat Alley
https://youtube.com/watch?v=9DdacZajeh0Game Title: Tomcat AlleyYour name: Tom WeelandPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: Go to 3 minutes in the clip for some gameplay. The sounds themselves aren’t that bad at all, especially not …
Monster Hunter Tri
https://youtube.com/watch?v=OLKV1iBLgKoGame Title: Monster Hunter TriYour name: Hung PhamPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: What makes this pretty for me that it’s very immersive, whether you walk into the jungle or on the …
Enemy Territory
https://youtube.com/watch?v=3vo2Lpjdb1sGame Title: Wolfenstein: Enemy TerritoryYour name: EonfgePretty or ugly: UglyDescription: Some samples of voicechat in Wolfenstein Enemy Territory. The voice sound it self got mixed reviews, but that’s from a …
Urban Terror
https://youtube.com/watch?v=j2dzIobRGNQGame Title: Urban TerrorYour name: EonfgePretty or ugly: UblyDescription: Some samples of voicechat in Urban Terror. Although the game is very good, and it has a large player base, the …
Aion
https://youtube.com/watch?v=hfnkqhId_1IGame Title: AionYour name: Mitchell KarnaPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: The sound and music in Aion was to me, pretty much impressive. It’s catchy and enjoyable to listen too. It also …
Phoenix Wright
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Itgh0T4hSks&NR=1Game Title: Phoenix WrightYour name: Ies WierdsmaPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: The area where Phoenix Wright excels in is immersion in the storyline. And to me, the music of the series …
Silent Hill 1
https://youtube.com/watch?v=fDWTGrz3XT4Game Title: Silent Hill 1Your name: Tom WeelandPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: A little bit of gameplay from the first Silent Hill. Why pretty? Because of the way sound ties in …
Noby Noby Biy
https://youtube.com/watch?v=xKW0gLHneuIGame Title: Noby Noby BiyYour name: Rick JacobsPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: Noby Noby Boy is a weird game without any purpose, even the developer himself said “I don’t know what …
Toy stories 1
https://youtube.com/watch?v=BMuWETIVLdkGame Title: Toy stories 1Your name: MartijnPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: The sound in this game is bad in my opinion. the background music is just a short loop. And the …
Guild Wars (Prophecies)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=1oFGagjD18oGame Title: Guild Wars (Prophecies)Your name: Kevin van NesPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: There are a lot of MMORPG games that have epic music, such as World of Warcraft and Aion …
Area 51
https://youtube.com/watch?v=OdJCIWSMP3YGame Title: Area 51Your name: MartijnPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: Personally i think the voice acting is slightly above average. But i like the sound of the pistol as well as …
Runescape
https://youtube.com/watch?v=J1lvBBw0AOcGame Title: RunescapeYour name: Kevin van NesPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: RuneScape is an MMORPG with a few of the worst songs and sounds in such games so far. Not only …
Commandos 2 – Men of Courage
https://youtube.com/watch?v=3AJbYjJFdVEGame Title: Commandos 2 – Men of CourageYour name: Rick JacobsPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: This brings up some good old memories
Phantasy Star Online
https://youtube.com/watch?v=H1K2MiMi1dEGame Title: Phantasy Star OnlineYour name: Ies WierdsmaPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: PSO is great. Sadly, the game’s sound design isn’t. I spend hours upon hours in this game and hearing …
Unreal Tournament
https://youtube.com/watch?v=oq-37V_CayAGame Title: Unreal TournamentYour name: Jethro JongeneelPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: Who does not not know the Unreal Tournament announcer sounds? It’s (unofficially) been used in almost every online shooter and …
Journey to the Center of the Earth DS
Game Title: Journey to the Center of the Earth DS Your name: Admin Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: Very ugly (inconsistent, repetitive) character sounds in: Journey to the Center of …
Top 50 Worst Video Game Voice Acting
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ulbotKa5LnM Game Title: Top 50 Worst Video Game Voice Acting Your name: Admin Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: This is a compilation of some of the worst examples of video …
Dead Space
https://youtube.com/watch?v=we1oLVRobYQGame Title: Dead SpaceYour name: Ronald v. WonderenPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: The attention to detail in the sounddesign of this game is just amazing. Everything sounds believable and interesting. The …
Rhythm Heaven
https://youtube.com/watch?v=RDzfy5XYoUEGame Title: Rhythm HeavenYour name: Eri ShiroyamaPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: These effect sounds which are affected by touching screen is quite interesting. sometime these are funny sounds unexpectedly. But That’s …
Ugliest Game Sound Ever
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Best Game Sound Ever
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Assassins Creed
https://youtube.com/watch?v=1QKkNFWPnYcGame Title: Assassins CreedYour name: Oscar OrtonPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: This clip shows one of many examples of the lousy conversational skills of the guards roaming the cities in Assassins …
Icewind Dale
https://youtube.com/watch?v=NUh_94Ur4SIGame Title: Icewind Dale Your name: L VerscheldenPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: I like the soundtrack from this game, the background music is calm for peacefull area’s and more upbeat for …
Dead Space
https://youtube.com/watch?v=nho-1oz92hAGame Title: Dead SpaceYour name: Cas BeenkerPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: If you have to try this boss for a few times in a row, i would go nuts from the …
Uncharted 2
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ljq6MXgPiSU&feature=relatedGame Title: Uncharted 2Your name: Davy JacobsPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: The soundtrack is only being played when necessary. When it’s not, it’s replaced by the sound of the environment. You …
Crazy Frog Racer 2
https://youtube.com/watch?v=wvZpZUoYBZUGame Title: Crazy Frog Racer 2Your name: Davy JacobsPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: The sound effects don’t suite the environment at all. It sounds as if it’s all happening inside of …
Oblivion
Game Title: Oblivion Your name: Cas Beenker Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: The sound in this game is very good. It changes whenever an enemy is chasing you. The dialogs …
Oblivion
Game Title: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Your name: Nicky Pelupessy Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: This is an example of having a bad asset in your game. In this …
Syndicate Wars
Game Title: Syndicate Wars Your name: Nicky Pelupessy Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: The game is set in a futuristic city. The ambience is very dark and hostile. You feel …
C&C Generals
Game Title: C&C Generals Your name: Dennis Haverhals Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: [Dutch] Opzich lijkt de sound design hier vrijwel allemaal goed te kloppen, al mis ik een groot …
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
https://youtube.com/watch?v=QMaqcEPyzOg />Game Title: Your name: Eveline Albers Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: ‘Unfortunate you have fallen so easily’ A nice taunt. Were it not that the Crow master miniboss is …
Grand Theft Auto 4
Your name: Brian Smit Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: This game’s environmental sound is pretty awesome in my opinion it really makes the whole city come to life. And not …
Heroes of Might and magic 5
Your name: D Harmsen Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: I really like how every unit in the army has a soft and neutral default sound, that plays constantly, really giving …
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Your name: Paul Suurmeijer Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: I believe that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is perfect example for a game that uses audio in a …
Mass Effect
Your name: Bram Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: Watch this clip from 1:34. Great sound effects, with lots of attention to detail (guns unfolding etc.) Most notably a very memorable …
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
Your name: Bram Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: Watch from 1:16 to 1:32. For anyone who has played this game, for some reason all people sound russian in this game. …
F.E.A.R.
Game Title: F.E.A.R. Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: This is not really “pretty” game audio, but I think it is very good. The sound contributes to the general atmosphere created …
Operation Wolf (NES port)
Your name: Joost Blom Pretty or ugly: (F)ugly! Description: Operation Wolf finds it’s roots somewhere in the late 80’s, starting off as an arcade game. Like so many other arcade …
Kirby’s Adventure (NES)
Your name: Joost Blom Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: It was 1993 and there came Kirby! Our pink inflatable made his debut earlier in 1992 on the gameboy and now …
Castle Crashers
Your name: D.Harmsen Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: I love the game, but the constant “swooshswoohswoosh” drives me completelly insane. It ruines the background music as well. No that that …
Painkiller
Your name: Dennis Kloos Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: The music in Painkiller is nicely linked to the gameplay. When you are just walking in the creepy areas a spooky, …
Gran Turismo 5
Your name: Brian Smit Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: Although the overall sound of this game is really good, the sound of the car engines and stuff, the sound of …
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Game Title: Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Your name: Paul Suurmeijer Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: In my opinion, Warhammer 40k Dawn of War (1) is flawed in audio design. …
Portal
Game Title: Portal Your name: Joram Wolters Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: Man, whats not to like about Portals sound design? First of all theres the awesome voice (though maybe …
Deathrow
Game Title: Deathrow Your name: Joram Wolters Pretty or ugly: ugly Description: Deathrow is a pretty old xbox title, one of the first in fact.. But that doesn’t excuse the …
Metal Gear Solid
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Bkh_DHInxFsGame Title: Metal Gear SolidYour name: Jonathan Barbosa DijkstraPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: The sound of enemy choking takes the player out of the immersion of the game by being dreadfully …
MegaMan X
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Uvt-4rAtx10&feature=relatedGame Title: MegaMan XYour name: Bas DabroekPretty or ugly: prettyDescription: My favorite part from the first megaman game out of the megaman x series. It always pushed me to do …
F.E.A.R.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VCcVy8-nHOU&feature=relatedGame Title: F.E.A.R.Your name: RhénaPretty or ugly: GoodDescription: This is what I would consider good sound in a game. You can hear the echoing in the footsteps, which is great …
Monkey Island
https://youtube.com/watch?v=1-9my0tsutwGame Title: Monkey IslandYour name: RhénaPretty or ugly: Bad but funnyDescription: This is an excerpt from the game Monkey Island. I did not isolate parts of the clip, because the …
Beasts and Bumpkins
https://youtube.com/watch?v=wMP-6wvC9vQ&feature=relatedGame Title: Beasts and BumpkinsYour name: Bas DabroekPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: I like the game but this music is very frustrating and ruining the game. This shouldnt be music to …
Forza Motorsport 2
https://youtube.com/watch?v=vVwq1DcTZuUGame Title: Forza Motorsport 2Your name: TomPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: Great car soundeffects (video features a Superleggera) This is an example of what a car should like like in a …
Metal Gear Solid 4
https://youtube.com/watch?v=mdjLBYxAcUIGame Title: Metal Gear Solid 4Your name: Jonathan Barbosa DijkstraPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: In this split-screen scene the music and volume of different sounds define how the player experience this …
Super Mario Bros3
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VDq8x5Iz0YU&feature=PlayList&p=0E4132BC49557638&index=1&playnext=2&playnext_from=PLGame Title: Super Mario Bros3Your name: Guus HoevePretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: Verything in this game just sounds great. The feedback through sound is just simply amazing. Just watch this video …
Wii Fit (Aerobic Step Plus)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=qVLIh6fqLJI&feature=relatedGame Title: Wii Fit (Aerobic Step Plus)Your name: AndreaPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: In this Wii fit game you need the music for your rhythm. But as soon as you take …
Aion – Tower of Eternity
https://youtube.com/watch?v=kX9pHlKYfXoGame Title: Aion – Tower of EternityYour name: Jeffry van der HeulPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: Here is a good example of not thinking things through in therms of gamedesign/audiodesign. This …
Half Life 1, break a leg
https://youtube.com/watch?v=HeYsloewe94&feature=PlayList&p=0C70E8CD69DBC1A4&index=10&playnext=2&playnext_from=PLGame Title: Half Life 1, break a legYour name: Guus HoevePretty or ugly: UglyDescription: Fast forward to exactly 3.00 minutes in this movie. This is exceptionally bad game audio. It …
Crash Bandicoot
https://youtube.com/watch?v=zUhGVNnA10gGame Title: Crash BandicootYour name: AndreaPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: The pretty sound is the music that plays when you get the aku aku powerup (at 1:30 in the video). I …
GTA – San Andreas
https://youtube.com/watch?v=pMyDlPWOaJcGame Title: GTA – San AndreasYour name: Marvin NooitgedachtPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: GTA sound glitch. Found the sounds tacky as well, not that realistic.
Silent Hill 2
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VZhMbUWMztEGame Title: Silent Hill 2Your name: Eveline AlbersPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: Part of the ‘endscene’ fragment of Silent Hill 2. Emotionally very heavy as in just a few minutes a …
Eternal Sonata
https://youtube.com/watch?v=TyeJmVhRBE4Game Title: Eternal SonataYour name: Rami IsmailPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: Sadly, while Eternal Sonata focusses completely on music, the voice acting is lacking in many parts. Polka’s voice, for example, …
Dead Space
https://youtube.com/watch?v=rqqSgZNWrAQGame Title: Dead SpaceYour name: Rami IsmailPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: In space, noone can hear you scream. They nailed that in this video. At 1:16, you can hear a weapon …
GTA – San andreas
https://youtube.com/watch?v=lJLMIBq5O9k#movie_playerGame Title: GTA – San andreasYour name: Marvin NooitgedachtPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: Halo, has always been a game that I think dedicated a lot of time and energy into the …
Deathrow
https://youtube.com/watch?v=-Oa_2lqKLto&fmt=18Game Title: DeathrowYour name: Joram WoltersPretty or ugly: uglyDescription: Deathrow is a pretty old xbox title, one of the first in fact.. But that doesn’t excuse the horrible, horrible soundtrack, …
Runes of Magic
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Wt503PdCEGame Title: Runes of MagicYour name: Dennis KloosPretty or ugly: UglyDescription: The free-to-play MMORPG “Runes of Magic” an overall good game, but there is no music most of the time! …
Tomb Raider 2
https://youtube.com/watch?v=4iFm44oZjbA Game Title: Tomb Raider 2 Your name: That One Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: while not to bad considering the age of the game I find this one of …
Ocarina of Time
Game Title: Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Your name: Nicodemus Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: While the other sounds in Zelda: OOT are quite good, there is one sound …
Ico
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, …
Castlevania – Symphony of the Night
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.
Sonic the Hedgehog
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 …
The Longest Journey
Game Title: Dreamfall: The Longest Journey Your name: Peter van de Kuijt Pretty or ugly: ugly Description: Dreamfall is the sequel to the Longest Journey. It’s a narrative game; it …
Fallout 3
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 …
Halo 3 ODST
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 …
drake’s fortune
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Er28eOjB_6I 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 …
Chocobo Racing
https://youtube.com/watch?v=R4MFFGvL1Fk 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 …
Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater
https://youtube.com/watch?v=u9U_iRV58TY&feature=relatedGame Title: Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake EaterYour name: Mitch MandersPretty or ugly: PrettyDescription: By letting you climb this big ladder the player will relax and because of the woman …
Everyday Shooter
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 …
Fire Emblem (7)
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 …
Pokemon (platinum)
Game Title: Pokemon (platinum) Your name: Sven Boers Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: I know my health is low!!! That freakin sound really gets on your nerves, cus it goes …
Anno 1602
Game Title: Anno 1602 Your name: Gerard Bossenbroek Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: However I liked to play this game, there are some very annoying sound effects in it. Most …
Legend of Zelda – A Link to the past
Game Title: Legend of Zelda – A Link to the past Your name: Roos Schultheiss Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: I think it’s really annoying how the soundtrack of the …
World of Warcraft
Game Title: World of Warcraft Your name: Daan van Zwieten Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: World of Warcraft has some pretty nice music, but Stormwind’s music is one of those …
Donkey Kong Country 2
Game Title: Donkey Kong Country 2 Your name: Daan van Zwieten Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: The music has been made with very natural sounds which suits the game. Besides …
realMyst
Game Title: realMyst Your name: Roos Schultheiss Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: I like the sound in this game because it blends over so nice. Special items have sounds/music too …
World of Warcraft
Game Title: World of Warcraft Your name: Michelle Reints Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: This is an example of how nicely composed the music in World of Warcraft is. The …
Myst III: Exile
Game Title: Myst III: Exile Your name: Gerard Bossenbroek Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: The story in Myst is very important. In this part of the walkthrough you just learned …
Command & Conquer red alert
Game Title: Command & Conquer red alert Your name: Hans Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: Do not mistake me, this one of my favorite rts games to play. The music …
Metal Gear solid Guns of the Patriots
Game Title: Metal Gear solid Guns of the Patriots Your name: Mitch Manders Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: This is beautiful in my opinion. Because in this end battle the …
Mass Effect
Game Title: Mass Effect Your name: Jeffry van der Heul Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: I like a lot of things about this game in therms of gamesound, but for …
Golden Sun
https://youtube.com/watch?v=dNDO5LIX7f4&feature=related Game Title: Golden Sun Your name: Hans Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: It’s a beautifull song empathizing the end lighthouse of the first part of the series. You really …
Duke Nukem – Time to kill
Game Title: Duke Nukem – Time to kill Your name: Michelle Reints Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: I played this game in the early days and I liked it very …
Counter Strike Source – Weapons
Game Title: Counter Strike Source – Weapons Your name: Martijn Prins Pretty or ugly: Pretty Description: I just like the sound of these weapons.
Baldur’s Gate II – Voices…
Game Title: Baldur’s Gate II – Voices… Your name: Martijn Prins Pretty or ugly: Ugly Description: You’re fighting a boss. And what happens when you click on one of your …
Aero the Acro-bat
Game Title: Aero the Acro-bat Your name: Susan Schoonberg Pretty or ugly: Ugly! Description: It starts with the first sound the game makes.. My ears.. help! The tunes are annoying, …