Sometimes, you see a title that's so weird you stop long enough to ask, "What the hell?" but not long enough to actually play the game to which it is attached. This fall has unleashed many of these strange monikers upon an unsuspecting public, and I have collected some of the craziest ones here. For fun, I tried to guess what these releases were about based solely on their names, and then I researched to see how close I was.

Spoiler alert: I was wrong a lot.

1.) 1950s Lawn Mower Kids (DSiWare)

I thought it was...

I was torn between two possibilities. It was either about kids mowing lawns in the 1950s or the bone-chilling tale of an unholy byproduct of the Atomic Age: a gang of terrifying lawnmower-human hybrids who, I don't know, fight commies.

But it's actually...

Yeah, it's about kids in the 1950s mowing lawns. You simultaneously guide three hardworking whippersnappers with mowers through a variety of lands in dire need of 'scaping. I haven't played it, but the videos I've seen remind me of why I could never really get into the real-time-strategy genre: Multitasking at that level gives me panic attacks.

You might want to check it out...

...if you can pat your head, rub your tummy, and touch your nose at the same time.

2.) MercuryHg (XBLA, PSN)

I thought it was...

I kept reading the title as "Mercury Hug," and that just seemed like a really bad idea. You know, unless you're into paresthesia.

But it's actually...

It's the fourth game in the Mercury series, in which you guide a ball of liquid metal through a series of puzzles by tilting the environment. Sometimes, you have to split your blob to hit two switches simultaneously. Other times, you have to change its hue to access a color-coded door. Later on, you have to do both: dividing, changing the colors of each globule, and then recombining them to blend the colors together. You just can't do these things with marbles, people.

You might want to check it out...

...if you liked Marble Madness but thought it would be more fun if you played as a T-1000.

3.) Catball Eats It All (iOS)

I thought it was...

Honestly, my first thought was a Pac-Man knockoff for furries.

But it's actually...

It's closer to Katamari Damacy. You guide the eponymous sphere through a series of street-mural-inspired worlds (with hand-drawn art by Philadelphia artist NoseGo), gobbling up rows of objects and trying to find the perfect line to build up the highest combo you can and making Catball as big as possible. The smaller bits are just an appetizer, though: Once he's finished Pac-ing down, Catball eats the level. If you don't finish your dinner fast enough, the eater becomes the eatee when a giant "Dogwall" emerges from the background to enforce the time limit. It's bananas.

You might want to check it out...

...if you think your eating-based games could use a little more style (and impossibly round animals).

4.) Stealth Bastard (PC)

I thought it was...

I couldn't think of anything because I was laughing so hard.

But it's actually...

Subtitled "Tactical Espionage Arsehole," Stealth Bastard is aimed at people who like sneaking games but wish they would move a little faster. This free PC download cranks up the pace with "dynamic" (read: moving) hiding spots, precision platforming, and big-ass laser beams.

You might want to check it out...

...if you've ever spent 15 minutes hiding under a truck in Metal Gear Solid 3 and wondered if you were squandering your precious gaming time.

5.) Corpse Party (PSP)

I thought it was...

The least disturbing possibility I could come up with was a Halloween-themed minigame collection. My guesses only got grosser from there.

But it's actually...

Corpse Party is the first North American port of a 1996 Japanese PC adventure-horror title about teenagers trying to escape a hellish dimension filled with the ghosts of murdered elementary-school students. A lot of people in my Twitter feed have been talking about how unsettling and creepy it is, but I scoffed a little when I saw the RPG Maker graphics. Then I saw this video and realized that Corpse Party is not messing around.

You might want to check it out...

 ...if all that pesky sleeping is robbing you of productivity.

We're halfway there! Five more oddities await on the next page.