Still, with an almost oppressive amount of 7-Up ads on every stage, the fundamental enjoyment of the game gets distracted by needless shilling that steers players straight to a Sprite. There’s action without gore, clean graphics (for the time) and cooperative play with a second controller. CS is actually a pretty good time for younger gamers. The better of 7-Up’s two videogames on the Sega Genesis (Fido Dido was just too…relaxing), Cool Spot gave kids everywhere the illusion that pointing your hand like a gun and making fizzy sounds was enough to defeat hermit crabs and other menaces. Read on to examine the ten corporate games most worthy of snob scorn and hippie hostilities. The quality of these games ranges from simply uninspired to straight up unplayable - smacking gamers with IPs like a canoe paddle to the parietal lobe. Unfortunately the lust for money has pushed many developers into releasing less-than-stellar games in the name of branding over the years.
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Pimping a movie tie-in, cartoon or sports star can be ridiculously lucrative and really, there’s nothing wrong with the practice as long as the games accomplish the prime directive: being awesome and fun. Capitalism is alright most of the time and gamers understand that their precious platforms ain’t a charity – it’s all about supply and demand, which is why historically, the number of games touting established licenses practically merits its own genre. This utopia comes with a hefty price tag, though, and it’s not just free will or individuality or whatever the hippies like to argue – it’s awful videogames. We have cool gadgets, free network TV and junk food available at every whim.