Renaming our Game

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  1. Anomalous Interactive

    Anomalous Interactive Well-Known Member

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    We need some suggestions and help in renaming our app!

    We launched our first App, Homemade Shooter at the end of March with very minor results.

    In the time that has lapsed we have applied a very heavy layer of polish on our game to bring it up to a higher level of quality that we are satisfied with. This has also included a push on the games theme to greater highlight the "stop the bullies" angle. We are aiming to relaunch with a major update to the game that will include a new title!

    Polish upgrade example:
    OLD TITLE SCREEN:
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    NEW TITLE SCREEN:
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    The objective of the game is to shoot bullies with your homemade weapons in order to protect a kindergarten's lemonade stand as the bullies try to steal from it.

    So we want to rename the title "Homemade Shooter" to something that describes the game more directly and plays up the "stop the bullies angle".

    Currently the best I have is "Bully Shooter" but that seems a bit to bland!

    We are launching our update in two weeks.
     
  2. Eupatria

    Eupatria Well-Known Member

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    That's the problem
    Big Apple
    Bully Boy
    Raving Shooter

    btw,your game looks cool!
     
  3. Anomalous Interactive

    Anomalous Interactive Well-Known Member

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    Thanks!

    another 2 im looking at are:

    - Schoolyard Vigilante

    or

    - Slingshot Vigilante


    the playable character is a 'vigilante of sorts' but that isn't really conveyed in the game, it just how you would describe him if asked.
     
  4. Eupatria

    Eupatria Well-Known Member

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    That's the problem
    Big Apple
    oh, if what I'm going to play is a vigilante, then the second name you mentioned is better imo.
     
  5. Red1

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    I like the sounds of these names, but kids may have trouble spelling vigilante, which could impact your sales.
     
  6. NickFalk

    NickFalk Well-Known Member

    Bully Bashing
    Bash the Bully
     
  7. Anomalous Interactive

    Anomalous Interactive Well-Known Member

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    Except there is no bashing! all combat in the game is ranged combat



    Its quite tricky to nail a perfect title for our game! haha

    Thanks so far for your responses
     
  8. Jasper Flick

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    ...nail a title... heh, that made me instantly say

    "Nail that Bully!"
     
  9. Game names

    BEAT! the bullies
    Kindergarten Kopz
     
  10. Shaz

    Shaz Well-Known Member

    Super Bully Fighter 2 Alpha EX Turbo :D
     
  11. pinkandpurple

    pinkandpurple Well-Known Member

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    Secretary
    Angry Bullies ?:D

    OR Bully Bash ?
     
  12. blitter

    blitter Well-Known Member

    Lemon Aid
     
  13. bomber

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    May be just "Bully" ?
    And improve the icon please :( The game looks cool but the icon is really bad.
     
  14. #14 BlueSpiral, May 22, 2011
    Last edited: May 22, 2011
    Game Names

    Lemonade Looters

    or going back to my previous suggestion.

    Kindergarten Kopz - Lick the Lemonade Looters :D

    How about :

    Bullseye Bully
    Bullseye the Bully
    Bully Bullseye
    Bullseye Bullies
    Bullseye the Bullies
     
  15. Anomalous Interactive

    Anomalous Interactive Well-Known Member

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    Wow you guys are being insanely helpful!

    ~ Yeah We've been in the process of massively updating all our art and the icon is on the list of things to do! I'll put up a post that shows all our changes during the week!


    I really love these! We're going to send you a promo code for being so awesome!
     
  16. Anomalous Interactive

    Anomalous Interactive Well-Known Member

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    Slingshot Justice

    As awesome as bullseye bully was sounding... we think we have a winner thanks to our friends over at iFans.

    "SLINGSHOT JUSTICE"

    Slingshot Justice is a heart-wrenching tale of warfare... in the schoolyard. When bullies are making everybody's life miserable it is up to YOU to deal out Slingshot Justice and keep the peace.
     
  17. Cool. The very best of luck with the game!!!!!!
     
  18. nantas

    nantas Well-Known Member

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    Don't forget you can only display 11 characters for the name in iOS home screen.

    If you want to use a longer name, make sure the shortened version looks good as well.
     
  19. Moonjump

    Moonjump Well-Known Member

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    It isn't always 11. I tried a game name that wouldn't fit 11 characters if any of them were capitals, I had to go with all lower case. Two 'm' characters were the problem.

    I tried another name that had 'i' several times and could fit 12.
     
  20. Anomalous Interactive

    Anomalous Interactive Well-Known Member

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    Useful! thanks guys
     

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