4. Snow White and the 7 Clever Boys (PlayStation 2)
The Box Art: What?
What?
Snow White and the 7 Clever Boys? Whatever Phoenix were smoking when they decided to make a game based around that title as anybody's guess. What's assured, though, is that the box art obviously took around 20 minutes to conjure up, obviously the same amount of time Phoenix took to think up the title. There are too many questions to ask regarding this game, so we'll simply tell you that it was horrible in every way. That title, though... it's kind of super-creepy. Imagine somebody whispering it to you. Or don't. Definitely don't.
The Pitch:Phoenix Executive: "Oh God! Oh God!" Phoenix Marketing Man: "What is it, Frank?" Phoenix Executive: "I've just realised I've been reading this piece of paper upside down. This game has got to go out today, Mark!" Phoenix Marketing Man: "You're kidding? Jesus! Okay, okay, don't panic... I'll take a screen grab from the game and use Microsoft Word to generate the text. It'll take 2 minutes. And the President won't notice because he's obviously insane for starting up this company and green-lighting this game." Phoenix Executive: "Genius. I love you, Mark." Phoenix Marketing Man: "I love you, Frank. More than you'll ever know." Phoenix Executive: "..."