it’s something you just can’t escape in
today’s society and video games are no
exception and when they appeared so did
the skittles raining force like colored
hail welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’ll be counting down our picks for the
top ten in your face product placements
in video games for this list we look at
instances where product placement is
front and center in a video game title
but is not the base tenant for the game
for games solely aimed at being an ad
for a product be sure to check out our
video for the top ten strange ad based
games number ten
chupa chups Zul ninja of the IMP
dimension our protagonist Zul has landed
on earth in this platformer
only to find a world riddled with
product placement the iconic logo
actually designed by Salvador Dali is
instantly recognizable and admittedly
doesn’t look horrendously out of place
as zuo’s levels run with the same candy
landscape theme throughout
the brand-name Chupa Chups stems from
the Spanish for a meeting to suck and
ironically this product placement
doesn’t suck anywhere near as hard as
the next few entries number nine barack
obama burnout paradise he has inundated
the TV and cyberspace and now he’s
advertising in a video game this carnage
filled open-world racer was targeted by
Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential
campaign and you can definitely say that
this approach to ads was out of the norm
although a number of games ended up
featuring the now president’s face it
was burnout paradise that gained the
most attention as the huge billboards
that lined the in-game roads definitely
did not go for subtlety the ads were
patched out of the game at the end of
the election so even John McCain could
enjoy it with all that extra time he’d
be getting thanks Obama number eight for
Sadie’s Benz Mario Kart 8 this free DLC
in Nintendo’s incredibly popular kart
racer was used by the German car giant
to promote their new line of GLA
vehicles allowing the player to ditch
the Kart for a shiny new Benz
a bizarre series of adverts featuring
live-action versions of Mario Luigi and
Peach first introduced us to the idea of
the crossover but the corporate plug
feels kinda out of place in a world of
flying turtle shells and Piranha Plants
no doubt the cars look cool but do we
really need it in a Mario title it’s
lower on the list because you can choose
to not have the car in your face by just
not downloading it number 7 Powerade
enter the matrix evacuation this game
was released as a side story to the
Matrix Reloaded and was ambitious but
ultimately mired in mediocrity what is
so important about that key the key is
integral to the path of the lung so the
attempt to shoehorn in some marketing
for the sports drink did no favors for a
franchise already struggling to not ruin
a good legacy a television ad released
at the same time unashamedly has an
agent telling you to drink more Powerade
drink your Powerade we have quotas to
meet while the in-game advertising comes
in the form of vending machines where
you can grab a bottle of the electrolyte
infused sugar water for yourself oh and
apparently the bottles are bulletproof
to number 6
skittles darkened sky I’ve held on to my
own piece of the magic low these years
come more like waste the rainbow am i
right here you follow protagonist sky
through various fantastical ends in this
action-adventure title where the
brightly colored candy are the very
items that you have to seek out in order
to grow more powerful throughout the
game
we know that skittles let you taste the
rainbow but it’s a bit of a stretch to
believe that they can give you magical
powers that don’t involve childhood
obesity or diabetes the four times when
rainbows rained and skittles flowed and
magic ruled the day number five
Duracell Pikmin 2 this sequel to the
original realtime strategy game reunites
us with captain olimar and was equally
as popular and well-received yet even
this great title wasn’t afraid to
embrace product placement it wastes no
time in giving the product at their time
as the first treasure to be retrieved is
the classic copper top battery it
seriously breaks the illusion of
unfamiliarity and considering that
treasures are human waste it might not
be the best Association for the brand
you know you’re not supposed to just
throw those out right number 4 Verizon
and energizer Alan Wake
no matter what you’re into Verizon
Wireless can satisfy you’re never in the
air behind your apps in a game where
your flashlight is the key to your
survival what else could you plug as
easily as batteries % flashlights
apparently the people of bright falls
never played Pikmin 2 because bright
Falls is an energizer town through and
through aside from that less than subtle
gameplay mechanic it feels thoroughly
out of place that you can stop and watch
a 30-second Verizon advert on TV in the
middle of a level if you want access to
thousands of applications Verizon
Wireless has you
incredibly you’re even given an
achievement for standing still and
enduring the whole thing Wayne and Garth
would be proud of this one it’s like
people only do things because they get
paid and that’s just really sad
number three airwaves nokia and axe
splinter cell chaos theory this Tom
Clancy stealth title has you playing a
Sam Fisher but it’s product placement
couldn’t be less stealthy if it tried it
could be argued that the best product
placement fits right in with the tone of
the game but neon lights in a darkened
area and a blimp with a chewing-gum logo
emblazoned upon it have really worked
hard to worm their way into the game it
seems that there might be an uncanny
relationship between stealth games and
shameless product plugs as we’ll see
with our next entry you think of a
reason why the world wouldn’t be a
better place without you
number two doritos mountain dew acts and
pepsi Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker
Japanese version the Metal Gear Solid
games are never shy to make obvious
their corporate associations as Metal
Gear Solid 4 showed with the iPod and
playboy yet it is the Japanese version
of peace Walker that takes it to a whole
new level snake can be outfitted in
Mountain Dew and Axe t-shirts while
Doritos and pepsi serve as blatant
in-game power-ups the man behind it
Hideo Kojima justifies the placements in
the interest of keeping it fresh I
suppose by it he means they’re budgetary
constraints
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
yeah
number one Burger King
Fight Night Round three round number
eight kick saw sports and their
videogame counterparts are no stranger
to advertising and product placement as
is the case with this boxing title he’s
looking for his opponent to make
mistakes and help them out so a bit of
Burger King branding on the canvas did
little to stir your suspicion it even
adds a bit of authenticity but wait what
the Burger King can now be your boxing
trainer something is not quite right
here
well other than the blatant attempt to
plug the fast food chain of course he
would be a horrible distraction in your
corner that perma-grin just creeps you
out plus I really wouldn’t trust any
training diet that he gives you do you
agree with our list with so many
corporations cashing in on the
popularity of video games to plug their
products we’re bound to admit the matter
too so let us know which titles you
think sold out and for more shamelessly
plug to talk pens published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
today’s society and video games are no
exception and when they appeared so did
the skittles raining force like colored
hail welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’ll be counting down our picks for the
top ten in your face product placements
in video games for this list we look at
instances where product placement is
front and center in a video game title
but is not the base tenant for the game
for games solely aimed at being an ad
for a product be sure to check out our
video for the top ten strange ad based
games number ten
chupa chups Zul ninja of the IMP
dimension our protagonist Zul has landed
on earth in this platformer
only to find a world riddled with
product placement the iconic logo
actually designed by Salvador Dali is
instantly recognizable and admittedly
doesn’t look horrendously out of place
as zuo’s levels run with the same candy
landscape theme throughout
the brand-name Chupa Chups stems from
the Spanish for a meeting to suck and
ironically this product placement
doesn’t suck anywhere near as hard as
the next few entries number nine barack
obama burnout paradise he has inundated
the TV and cyberspace and now he’s
advertising in a video game this carnage
filled open-world racer was targeted by
Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential
campaign and you can definitely say that
this approach to ads was out of the norm
although a number of games ended up
featuring the now president’s face it
was burnout paradise that gained the
most attention as the huge billboards
that lined the in-game roads definitely
did not go for subtlety the ads were
patched out of the game at the end of
the election so even John McCain could
enjoy it with all that extra time he’d
be getting thanks Obama number eight for
Sadie’s Benz Mario Kart 8 this free DLC
in Nintendo’s incredibly popular kart
racer was used by the German car giant
to promote their new line of GLA
vehicles allowing the player to ditch
the Kart for a shiny new Benz
a bizarre series of adverts featuring
live-action versions of Mario Luigi and
Peach first introduced us to the idea of
the crossover but the corporate plug
feels kinda out of place in a world of
flying turtle shells and Piranha Plants
no doubt the cars look cool but do we
really need it in a Mario title it’s
lower on the list because you can choose
to not have the car in your face by just
not downloading it number 7 Powerade
enter the matrix evacuation this game
was released as a side story to the
Matrix Reloaded and was ambitious but
ultimately mired in mediocrity what is
so important about that key the key is
integral to the path of the lung so the
attempt to shoehorn in some marketing
for the sports drink did no favors for a
franchise already struggling to not ruin
a good legacy a television ad released
at the same time unashamedly has an
agent telling you to drink more Powerade
drink your Powerade we have quotas to
meet while the in-game advertising comes
in the form of vending machines where
you can grab a bottle of the electrolyte
infused sugar water for yourself oh and
apparently the bottles are bulletproof
to number 6
skittles darkened sky I’ve held on to my
own piece of the magic low these years
come more like waste the rainbow am i
right here you follow protagonist sky
through various fantastical ends in this
action-adventure title where the
brightly colored candy are the very
items that you have to seek out in order
to grow more powerful throughout the
game
we know that skittles let you taste the
rainbow but it’s a bit of a stretch to
believe that they can give you magical
powers that don’t involve childhood
obesity or diabetes the four times when
rainbows rained and skittles flowed and
magic ruled the day number five
Duracell Pikmin 2 this sequel to the
original realtime strategy game reunites
us with captain olimar and was equally
as popular and well-received yet even
this great title wasn’t afraid to
embrace product placement it wastes no
time in giving the product at their time
as the first treasure to be retrieved is
the classic copper top battery it
seriously breaks the illusion of
unfamiliarity and considering that
treasures are human waste it might not
be the best Association for the brand
you know you’re not supposed to just
throw those out right number 4 Verizon
and energizer Alan Wake
no matter what you’re into Verizon
Wireless can satisfy you’re never in the
air behind your apps in a game where
your flashlight is the key to your
survival what else could you plug as
easily as batteries % flashlights
apparently the people of bright falls
never played Pikmin 2 because bright
Falls is an energizer town through and
through aside from that less than subtle
gameplay mechanic it feels thoroughly
out of place that you can stop and watch
a 30-second Verizon advert on TV in the
middle of a level if you want access to
thousands of applications Verizon
Wireless has you
incredibly you’re even given an
achievement for standing still and
enduring the whole thing Wayne and Garth
would be proud of this one it’s like
people only do things because they get
paid and that’s just really sad
number three airwaves nokia and axe
splinter cell chaos theory this Tom
Clancy stealth title has you playing a
Sam Fisher but it’s product placement
couldn’t be less stealthy if it tried it
could be argued that the best product
placement fits right in with the tone of
the game but neon lights in a darkened
area and a blimp with a chewing-gum logo
emblazoned upon it have really worked
hard to worm their way into the game it
seems that there might be an uncanny
relationship between stealth games and
shameless product plugs as we’ll see
with our next entry you think of a
reason why the world wouldn’t be a
better place without you
number two doritos mountain dew acts and
pepsi Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker
Japanese version the Metal Gear Solid
games are never shy to make obvious
their corporate associations as Metal
Gear Solid 4 showed with the iPod and
playboy yet it is the Japanese version
of peace Walker that takes it to a whole
new level snake can be outfitted in
Mountain Dew and Axe t-shirts while
Doritos and pepsi serve as blatant
in-game power-ups the man behind it
Hideo Kojima justifies the placements in
the interest of keeping it fresh I
suppose by it he means they’re budgetary
constraints
before we unveil our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions
yeah
number one Burger King
Fight Night Round three round number
eight kick saw sports and their
videogame counterparts are no stranger
to advertising and product placement as
is the case with this boxing title he’s
looking for his opponent to make
mistakes and help them out so a bit of
Burger King branding on the canvas did
little to stir your suspicion it even
adds a bit of authenticity but wait what
the Burger King can now be your boxing
trainer something is not quite right
here
well other than the blatant attempt to
plug the fast food chain of course he
would be a horrible distraction in your
corner that perma-grin just creeps you
out plus I really wouldn’t trust any
training diet that he gives you do you
agree with our list with so many
corporations cashing in on the
popularity of video games to plug their
products we’re bound to admit the matter
too so let us know which titles you
think sold out and for more shamelessly
plug to talk pens published every day be
sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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