Eph's F's: Batman Arkham City Game of the Year Edition

No, do not adjust the screen.  That is correct I am giving the Game of the Year Edition of one of 2011's best video games an F.  Not because of gameplay or anything like that. God no.  It gets an F for an entirely ridiculous reason.

Okay, now that I have your attention, I'm going to let you, the reader, to go and take a couple of minutes and just google Arkham City Game of the Year boxart.  Don't worry I won't go anywhere.

 And for those of you who were lazy to check it out, I have the image for you below.

Is this smart marketing? I mean for one thing, if you've been living under a rock or just awoke from a coma and didn't hear about/play Arkham City, now would be a great time to.  But the thing is, this boxart is just....atrocious.  I think I saw a Brazzer logo somewhere in there.  

Now let's analyze this boxart.  First off the picture, what do we see? It's Batman obviously wiping off what appears to be blood.  Then there's everything else. Funny thing is that the boxart is clearly yelling out at the top of its lungs that this is one hell of a game of the year edition game.  Look at that huge 10 out of 10 and 5 out of 5's. You get quotes stating the obvious and also bonus content.  With this kind of boxart, I'm surprised NOT to see any sort of product placement on it.

So hats off to you Batman Arkham City: Game of the Year Edition. For it is not what is inside that I'm failing, but for what is outside I am.

-Eph