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by TuaAmin13 5412 days ago
I agree with this.

First off, I may consider a name change. Thick lips is ??? whereas Fat Lips means something different. I'm not too up on slang so I don't believe that means anything else other than "giving someone a fat lip" when you hit them. It also works for you because I think what you're getting at is the moles have thick lips. Not sure though.

For "Americanizing" it, you're probably going to have to play with the mechanics/sound effects/art. Wack-a-mole is nothing new; you may have to spice it up with something like bowling pins or baseball bats or chainsaws or ACME anvils or ??? (if you want to keep the melee aspect). I suspect that will keep people playing.

It's like the shooting fishing game that was featured a while back. Fishing games that drop a line is nothing new, but shooting the fish afterwards is novel enough that people will pay for it.
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eddylkh 5412 days ago
So, what's the difference between Thick Lips and Fat Lips? I am a Chinese who doesn't understand the language quite well. It seems Americans will use "fat" instead of "thick" to describe the lips?

Besides that, according to other comments, "Thick Lips" sounds like it might be a racist slur against black (African) people. Do you think "Fat Lips" will get rid of this issue, or I should try another completely different name?

Thanks for your brainstorming anyway :)

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carussell 5411 days ago
> Besides that, according to other comments, "Thick Lips" sounds like it might be a racist slur against black (African) people. Do you think "Fat Lips" will get rid of this issue

It's hard to say. You might want to look into changing the artwork, too:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Minstrel_PosterBillyVanWar...

I'm not sure I would have been put off by the artwork on its own, if I wasn't already aware of the name, though. So as far as that type of negative reaction, it's possible that you don't need changes there.

"Fat Lip" has no similar connotations, and a "fat lip" is used colloquially to refer to the swelling that happens when someone gets hit in the mouth, or more generally, in threats to beat someone up, so it should be apropos, actually.

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