My basic philosophy for naming games:
Try for one syllable or at most two (ok maybe three if it's an intrinsically memorable name). If you don't, someone else will. Hence "Trivial Pursuit" is called "Triv". "Master of Orion" is called "Moo".
Examples of Good Computer Game Names:
Doom
Quake
Myth
Halo
Tetris
Thief
Unreal
Virus
Pushing it:
EverQuest
Grand Theft Auto
Wizardry
Arena
Daggerfall
If you simply must have a longer name, try for a name that will abbreviate to one or two syllables OR has a short dominant name, e.g.
Myth II: The Fallen Lords (known as "Myth II")
Heroes of Might and Magic (known as "Heroes")
Final Fantasy VIII (strangely enough, known as "FF VIII")
Examples of Bad Computer Game Names:
Neverwinter Nights (known as "NWN")
Alien Drug Lords (known as "eeeeew!")
Prince of Destruction (unknown)
Try for one syllable or at most two (ok maybe three if it's an intrinsically memorable name). If you don't, someone else will. Hence "Trivial Pursuit" is called "Triv". "Master of Orion" is called "Moo".
Examples of Good Computer Game Names:
Doom
Quake
Myth
Halo
Tetris
Thief
Unreal
Virus
Pushing it:
EverQuest
Grand Theft Auto
Wizardry
Arena
Daggerfall
If you simply must have a longer name, try for a name that will abbreviate to one or two syllables OR has a short dominant name, e.g.
Myth II: The Fallen Lords (known as "Myth II")
Heroes of Might and Magic (known as "Heroes")
Final Fantasy VIII (strangely enough, known as "FF VIII")
Examples of Bad Computer Game Names:
Neverwinter Nights (known as "NWN")
Alien Drug Lords (known as "eeeeew!")
Prince of Destruction (unknown)