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Introducing the Terrible Trio...

By SuperPhillip 01-13-2010 11:30 PM
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I introduce to you the terrible three-- three of the worst pieces of video game garbage that I've played in the past decade. They're a chore to play through, they have next to no redeeming qualities if any, and they're on the cusp of just falling into gaming Hell. So what three titles are some of the worst I've had the misfortune of playing? Put on your $@$% boots. We're going to be stepping in a lot of it.

[SIZE=4][B]Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) (PS3, 360)[/B][/SIZE]

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What was supposed to be a return to form for the blue blur was anything but. Shipped out to retailers as an unfinished product, this game is the most disappointing on my list. I loved Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Heroes-- heck-- even Shadow the Hedgehog, but nothing could prepare me for the sheer bowl of butt nuggets that was Sonic the Hedgehog's 2006 outing. The enemies weren't the badniks or whatever the Eggman robots are called. No, it was the glitches and bugs that were the true villains of the game. And those mach speed sections were nothing but absolute frustration as the physics were so wonky, you'd fly off the screen into nothingness. The only positive I can surmise from this title is the excellent soundtrack, but that's sort of like listening to your favorite song while you're getting your face punched in. Don't ask me how I know this. Just accept and move on.

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[SIZE=4][B]YuYu Hakusho: Dark Tournament (PS2)[/B][/SIZE]

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Coming off the great Dragon Ball Z Budokai franchise, the team moved onto the YuYu Hakusho series, a much less popular bishounen anime. What players received was some of the worst fighting controls I've ever had the displeasure of playing with. In normal fighting games, you hit a bunch of buttons and whatever button you hit first is the action your character performs. In Dark Tournament, every button you tap, your character will do. So if you hit punch, kick, punch, kick, punch, punch, kick, kick, punch, special punch, special kick, punch, punch, punch, kick within the span of three seconds, your character will perform all of those moves which takes about ten seconds for him or her to actually do. It makes combat in this game incredibly arduous to do! You have to worry about tapping the wrong button, blocking at the wrong time, and just a general cluster%#$% of wrong button inputs. I remember breaking a controller playing this game-- just being so freaking frustrated at this piece of pummeled poop.

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[SIZE=4][B]Ninjabread Man (Wii, PS2, PC)[/B][/SIZE]

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The Wii is notoriously known as the shovelware console. Sure, it has its great classics and awesome games, but it's a pain in the proverbial butt to find them under all the sheer amount of crap that covers Wii store shelves. I rented Ninjabread Man on the off-chance of seeing how horrible the game was. It had a funny premise-- a gingerbread man as a ninja. Cool enough. How could they possibly screw this up? Firstly, the motion controls are wonky at best. Trying to attack is like trying to win at one of those slot machines-- it's just luck. The platforming is generally acceptable, but it's nothing to write home about. I think the biggest problem with the game is that it's just three levels long. That's it. No story, no "the end", not even "a winner is you"-- nothing! You play for less than forty-five minutes, and the treacherous journey of Ninjabread Man is over. To those children out there who got Ninjabread Man as a birthday, Christmas, or any other kind of gift, I salute you. Your ruined lives will not be forgotten, dammit.

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So I've spilled my guts on three horrid pieces of garbage I wasted money buying (Sonic) or renting (YuYu and Ninjabread Man). Now it's your turn. Tell us what games you think are the worst you've ever played. I'm not talking crap like "Killzone 2 becuz i want 2 troll!!! lololol", I mean truly bad games! Let us know in the comments section.

 Comments (Total Comments: 10)  

EarthBound Sucks's Avatar
You forgot GTA4.
raarar's Avatar
The only 2 games I touched last year and were instantly turned off of were Quake Wars: Enemy Territory and Infinite Undiscovery. I vote them in.

I don't remember what happened in 2008.
It's hard to think back at all the games I've played over the last decade and I'm sure there were plenty of bad ones, but I have a few that stick out. Those are:

3. Sonic Rivals - I love Sonic games, but for some reason, I can't get in this game. I don't know what it is about it, but it was actually the first game I have ever traded in my life because I never played it.

2. Anubis II - This was actually the first "deal" I found after joining CAG. I was excited at what I found and even though I read how horrible it was, I kept it because of it being a "deal." When I first played the game, I hated it, but the more I played it, the more I liked it. I beat the game, 100% in only a few hours (I never finish games quickly, so that already says something about the game) and I'm glad I played through it, if you look beneath some of the really bad parts, its an okay game underneath. It was okay to play through once, but I never plan to play it again.

1. Rig Racer 2 - This is by far, my least favorite game that I can think of. I bought this not too long before Mario Kart Wii came out, thinking a racing game was a racing game and why pay more for the same thing...ooops! I absolutely cannot stand this game, I think I've played it a total of 20 minutes (that includes going back to it after a while to see if I just wasn't giving it a fair shot) and it was just awful. The controls were horrible, trying to get down a straight path could even be a challenge. The designed the game so that you drove a semi, but made the tracks almost too small for regular cars, you would crash and end up in an area that wasn't even on the track. So, overall, it was just a horrible game and I definitely learned me lesson after getting this one.
Chronis's Avatar
I did not like Sonic Heroes in the least.
blaked569's Avatar
@Earthbound: you're a real douche if whatever you don't fancy automatically equals horrid garbage
Phokis's Avatar
@blaed569 take comfort that there is a special ring of hell for trolls. They are forced to play nothing but Sonic games and matches of street fighter 4 vs. non-Americans as Dan.
IRHari's Avatar
@opinions
omg theyre different than mine your such a douche lulz

"three of the worst pieces of video game garbage that I've played in the past decade."
EarthBound Sucks's Avatar
@blaked569 You should play that game then. I wish you the best of luck.
To be fair, Saints Row 2 kicks GTA IV's ass imo.
IRHari's Avatar
I agree SuperPhillip. GTA4 wasn't a fun game, it was a ing chore to play. One of the worst purchases I've made in the past 10 years (along with the new Prince of Persia.)

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