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Do you like "Monster Smash", the name of my whack-a-mole style iphone game?
1 points by eddylkh 5408 days ago
Hello!

I want to change the name of my whack-a-mole style iPhone game from "Thick Lips" to "Monster Smash". The official homepage of the game is at here: http://thicklips.eddyl.com

"Thick Lips" is not descriptive enough and sounds like it might be a racist slur against black (African) people.

I am a Chinese living in Hong Kong, and may not be familiar with American culture. So please advice me if "Monster Smash" has some special meaning in American culture.

In addition, other alternatives are "Smash the Monster", "Monster Smack", "Smash the Monster", "Hit the Monster", "Punch the Monster".

Thanks for your advice!

1 comments

A follow up: How about "Tap the Monster"?

"Tap" is a easier vocabulary that more Chinese (who are not good in English) understands, comparing to "Smash".