Worst Game Ever

kyektulu · 02-12-2006, 11:28 PM

I have just realised that we have a 'best game ever' thread and not a worst game ever one, naturally I had to create one.

Here goes:

Cat woman

Crazy Taxi

Dragon Rage

Disgaea- hour of darkness

Eternal Ring

Myth and Magic...

I will probably think of more.

Rane Longfox · 02-13-2006, 01:13 AM

Depends. Single player or Multiplayer? Multiplayer Crazy Taxi took up days of fun a few summers ago?

Urm... Myst. All of them. Absolutely terrible games. I hang my head in shame and say that I actually finished one of them...

kyektulu · 02-13-2006, 08:59 AM

Any game, any genre, any console, any format...

Just things that was below your expectations... the kind of game you regret wasting hours of your precious life on or couldnt bring yourself to play after the initial attempt.
General crap really Rane.

HieroGlyph · 02-13-2006, 05:11 PM

Minesweeper!

I regret wasting so many mindless hours playing that game...

Wait! No I dont

I have a large pile of games that I'd consider 'baaad', only because I actually spent money on them and they didnt captivate me... I mean, if I have spent time learning how to play a game (in my opinion learnt how to play) and the game doesnt give me something in return after another hour... Well, thats one bad game. Definitely bad if I never pick it up again... Maybe I was a sucker for those reviews and didnt know what I myself would truly appreciate :P

Theme Park.
Battleship Galactica.
Earth 2150.

Of course, some games take ages to grow on you. Ive thought many another game was terrible till I bashed my head on it for a while...

kyektulu · 02-19-2006, 12:09 AM

I really dislike the Grand Theft Auto games, mindless violence.

A game designed around stealing and killing.
*shakes head*
Terrible.

Dead Riverdragon · 02-19-2006, 01:14 AM

In what way is it worse than your average rpg? It involves less killing and probably no more stealing, when you think about all that chest looting that goes on. It's more overt, but how is that less execrable just because it's not sugar coated?

Lee · 02-19-2006, 05:33 AM

The worse game I have ever played and/or had the misfortune to own is Superman 64 for the Nintendo 64. No contest.

The game, based off of the animated series on the Warner Brothers cable network, taunted and teased gaming and comic book fans for nearly a year as they continuelly pushed back its release date.

What fans got in the end was a bitter, sick joke. The 3D graphics looked like the forgotten scraps left over from a better game's editing room. The enviroments were bleak, simple, and nonengaging...not to mention terribly flawed. So much so that a player, when shifting just right (wrong?) in any corner, could get stuck behind the scenery, which, of course, resulted in many resets. To make matters worse, the controls were unresponsive at best; utterly against the player any other time. Players even had to earn Superman's powers, which were always quickly used up soon afterwards.

The E.T. Atari 2600 game is fashioned to be the worse game in video gaming history, but I really do believe Superman 64 now holds the "alien of shame" award.

Take a look at gamespot's review of the game. It is a good example of how the industry received it. http://www.gamespot.com/n64/adventur...64/review.html

sanityassassin · 02-19-2006, 09:50 AM

the worst game I've played has to be resident evil dead aim a poor first/third player shootem up. I loved the previous outings but this was just so poor even taking it cautiously I completed it in an hour and 20 minutes then ran through it on a harder level in half an hour far too short and a let down to the series

As for minesweeper what a great game to play to while away a couple of hours

other poor games

Doom - unweildy and boring imho don't know what the fuss was about
soliders of fortune- had a choice between 2 games picked this and how I regretted it

kyektulu · 02-19-2006, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Dead Riverdragon

In what way is it worse than your average rpg? It involves less killing and probably no more stealing, when you think about all that chest looting that goes on. It's more overt, but how is that less execrable just because it's not sugar coated?

I think there is a vast difference between an RPG which involves killing and in some games thievery and a game like GTA.
For one thing an RPG is based in a fantasy world a player can engage in the game and leave that world behind. You cant do that with a game based around a modern city.
I think the reason that this game annoys me the most is that it is glamourising violence, thievery and thuggery.
I often go into a video game store and see perents with children who are obviously way under 18 begging for a game that is age restricted as it is violent and brutal or because you can have sex in it. Often the casheer brings the content to the perants attention and 75% of them just shrug it off saying ''thats the world today'' WTF is that except damn irresponsibility!

I even read that the Los Angeles attorney's office has sued the makers of ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'' for alledgedy hiding pornographic material inside the video game.

Quokka · 02-20-2006, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sanityassassin

the worst game I've played has to be resident evil dead aim a poor first/third player shootem up. I loved the previous outings but this was just so poor even taking it cautiously I completed it in an hour and 20 minutes then ran through it on a harder level in half an hour far too short and a let down to the series

As for minesweeper what a great game to play to while away a couple of hours

other poor games

Doom - unweildy and boring imho don't know what the fuss was about
soliders of fortune- had a choice between 2 games picked this and how I regretted it

I'm sorry I know this is all our own opinion and I know it's dated now but did you play doom in '93? Still I'm seriously biased by rose coloured glasses syndrom, I probably enjoyed Doom more than any other FPS

.

For me, Twisted Metal 3 is way up there, had heaps of fun playing the first two with friends on the PS1, then they sold the rights to another developer. It didn't make it to oz so I imported it, we got about 2 games into it before it was canned, I spent a further 30 minutes on my own later looking for redeeming features before I too had to admit defeat.

There was a game hammer something or other, where you were controlling a drilling station or something,that I remember from the commodore 64, fair enough it was an early example of a managment sim but I came across it once on an emulation site and it seems like there was a hell of alot of people like me who had no idea what the hell you were meant to be doing!

Winters_Sorrow · 02-21-2006, 09:53 AM

I'm quite fortunate I suppose, in that I don't remember bad games very much, so it was a real struggle to try and remember one!

I suppose for me a game I can remember renting out and taking back about 20 minutes after I played it was "The Getaway" - horrible control system, truly awful cocker-nee accents and dumb 'plot'.

I'm sure there's other rubbish games, but that's the first one I can think of.

Mulch · 02-21-2006, 03:22 PM

WWF for the commodore amiga

You could be either Hulk Hogan, the ultimate warrior or The British Bulldog, it was crap

Jason_Taverner · 02-21-2006, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyektulu

I think there is a vast difference between an RPG which involves killing and in some games thievery and a game like GTA.
For one thing an RPG is based in a fantasy world a player can engage in the game and leave that world behind. You cant do that with a game based around a modern city.
I think the reason that this game annoys me the most is that it is glamourising violence, thievery and thuggery.
I often go into a video game store and see perents with children who are obviously way under 18 begging for a game that is age restricted as it is violent and brutal or because you can have sex in it. Often the casheer brings the content to the perants attention and 75% of them just shrug it off saying ''thats the world today'' WTF is that except damn irresponsibility!

I even read that the Los Angeles attorney's office has sued the makers of ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'' for alledgedy hiding pornographic material inside the video game.

its a game it isn't real its fun but no one in their right mind would go out and do the things that you do in the game it is set in fantasy world its a game, the whole thing is a work of fantasy like a film a book or a RPG, its not real. I play it but I not going to do a drive by or rob someone or become a crime kingpin. As you are not going to venture into a dungeon and slay a dragon. It is a complete work of fantasy. It is rated 18 as it should be and I am a adult so it is my choice if some parent doesn't restrict the child it doesn't mean the game is wrong it is clear what the target age for the player is so it is not the fault of the game designer or the store that sells it as long as they are aware of the age of the person who buys it

Winters_Sorrow · 02-21-2006, 10:14 PM

[quote=kyektulu]For one thing an RPG is based in a fantasy world a player can engage in the game and leave that world behind. You cant do that with a game based around a modern city. [/quote]

All computer games are fantasy. Whether you're pretending to be a wizard slaying a dragon or a mafia crime boss trying to 'off' the competition.

Different people are drawn to different games, like most things. I disagree that games are desensitising kids to violence - hell, the same allegations were made about Tom and Jerry cartoons in the 50s.
People will always try and pin the blame on media as it's an easy target Certainly easier than tackling the root causes of crime, alienation & poverty.

Anyway, I've gone way off thread here, but IMO, computer games encourage violence about as much as candles encourage arson.

bendoran · 02-22-2006, 01:16 PM

worst game of all time is NWO on pc, or new world order. A first person shooter that holds the record for quickest unistall ever in my house. Within twenty seconds of play i knew it was the worst game of all time!!! it starts in this bland environment that took ages to load(my pc is fast dammit!!) and you immeadiatly get shot in the head by someone you cant see. repeat once just to check, then delete

other notable crap titles include custers last stand(check that one out for a laugh) et, kick off, driv3r.

02-12-2006, 11:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
kyektulu just here, no explanation Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: I am currently working on my first novel and most likely in the middle of more new paintings. My dream is to set up a animal rescue center. Posts: 947	Worst Game Ever I have just realised that we have a 'best game ever' thread and not a worst game ever one, naturally I had to create one. Here goes: Cat woman Crazy Taxi Dragon Rage Disgaea- hour of darkness Eternal Ring Myth and Magic... I will probably think of more. __________________ Death is just another adventure..... There is always more to see.... the wise words of Tasslehoff Burrfoot!!!

02-13-2006, 01:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rane Longfox Tally ho! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 2,613	Re: Worst Game Ever Depends. Single player or Multiplayer? Multiplayer Crazy Taxi took up days of fun a few summers ago? Urm... Myst. All of them. Absolutely terrible games. I hang my head in shame and say that I actually finished one of them... __________________ O xein angellein Lakedaimoniois hoti tede, keimentha tois keinon rhemasi peithomenoi.

02-13-2006, 08:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
kyektulu just here, no explanation Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: I am currently working on my first novel and most likely in the middle of more new paintings. My dream is to set up a animal rescue center. Posts: 947	Re: Worst Game Ever Any game, any genre, any console, any format... Just things that was below your expectations... the kind of game you regret wasting hours of your precious life on or couldnt bring yourself to play after the initial attempt. General crap really Rane. __________________ Death is just another adventure..... There is always more to see.... the wise words of Tasslehoff Burrfoot!!!

02-13-2006, 05:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
HieroGlyph 70% water... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: ...30% headache... Posts: 66	Re: Worst Game Ever Minesweeper! I regret wasting so many mindless hours playing that game... Wait! No I dont I have a large pile of games that I'd consider 'baaad', only because I actually spent money on them and they didnt captivate me... I mean, if I have spent time learning how to play a game (in my opinion learnt how to play) and the game doesnt give me something in return after another hour... Well, thats one bad game. Definitely bad if I never pick it up again... Maybe I was a sucker for those reviews and didnt know what I myself would truly appreciate :P Theme Park. Battleship Galactica. Earth 2150. Of course, some games take ages to grow on you. Ive thought many another game was terrible till I bashed my head on it for a while... __________________ Veritas odium parit - Truth begets hatred

02-19-2006, 12:09 AM	#5 (permalink)
kyektulu just here, no explanation Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: I am currently working on my first novel and most likely in the middle of more new paintings. My dream is to set up a animal rescue center. Posts: 947	Re: Worst Game Ever I really dislike the Grand Theft Auto games, mindless violence. A game designed around stealing and killing. shakes head Terrible. __________________ Death is just another adventure..... There is always more to see.... the wise words of Tasslehoff Burrfoot!!!

02-19-2006, 01:14 AM	#6 (permalink)
Dead Riverdragon Fuimus, non sumus Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 118	Re: Worst Game Ever In what way is it worse than your average rpg? It involves less killing and probably no more stealing, when you think about all that chest looting that goes on. It's more overt, but how is that less execrable just because it's not sugar coated? __________________ I cannot believe such monstrous energy of grief can lead to nothing!

02-19-2006, 05:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
Lee Ol' Floppy Legs Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Land of Whiskey, Women, and Gold. Posts: 963	Move over Atari's ET The worse game I have ever played and/or had the misfortune to own is Superman 64 for the Nintendo 64. No contest. The game, based off of the animated series on the Warner Brothers cable network, taunted and teased gaming and comic book fans for nearly a year as they continuelly pushed back its release date. What fans got in the end was a bitter, sick joke. The 3D graphics looked like the forgotten scraps left over from a better game's editing room. The enviroments were bleak, simple, and nonengaging...not to mention terribly flawed. So much so that a player, when shifting just right (wrong?) in any corner, could get stuck behind the scenery, which, of course, resulted in many resets. To make matters worse, the controls were unresponsive at best; utterly against the player any other time. Players even had to earn Superman's powers, which were always quickly used up soon afterwards. The E.T. Atari 2600 game is fashioned to be the worse game in video gaming history, but I really do believe Superman 64 now holds the "alien of shame" award. Take a look at gamespot's review of the game. It is a good example of how the industry received it. http://www.gamespot.com/n64/adventur...64/review.html __________________ Some call me a genius. Others are not the sarcastic type.

02-19-2006, 09:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
sanityassassin Lord of the Lance Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: land of the rigante otherwise known as scotland Posts: 464	Re: Worst Game Ever the worst game I've played has to be resident evil dead aim a poor first/third player shootem up. I loved the previous outings but this was just so poor even taking it cautiously I completed it in an hour and 20 minutes then ran through it on a harder level in half an hour far too short and a let down to the series As for minesweeper what a great game to play to while away a couple of hours other poor games Doom - unweildy and boring imho don't know what the fuss was about soliders of fortune- had a choice between 2 games picked this and how I regretted it

02-21-2006, 09:53 AM	#11 (permalink)
Winters_Sorrow Unreg. Mutant Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 1,462	Re: Worst Game Ever I'm quite fortunate I suppose, in that I don't remember bad games very much, so it was a real struggle to try and remember one! I suppose for me a game I can remember renting out and taking back about 20 minutes after I played it was "The Getaway" - horrible control system, truly awful cocker-nee accents and dumb 'plot'. I'm sure there's other rubbish games, but that's the first one I can think of. __________________ "I'm always happy. Which is kind of worrying when you really think about it."

02-21-2006, 03:22 PM	#12 (permalink)
Mulch Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1	Re: Worst Game Ever WWF for the commodore amiga You could be either Hulk Hogan, the ultimate warrior or The British Bulldog, it was crap

02-21-2006, 10:14 PM	#14 (permalink)
Winters_Sorrow Unreg. Mutant Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Newcastle, UK Posts: 1,462	Re: Worst Game Ever [quote=kyektulu]For one thing an RPG is based in a fantasy world a player can engage in the game and leave that world behind. You cant do that with a game based around a modern city. [/quote] All computer games are fantasy. Whether you're pretending to be a wizard slaying a dragon or a mafia crime boss trying to 'off' the competition. Different people are drawn to different games, like most things. I disagree that games are desensitising kids to violence - hell, the same allegations were made about Tom and Jerry cartoons in the 50s. People will always try and pin the blame on media as it's an easy target Certainly easier than tackling the root causes of crime, alienation & poverty. Anyway, I've gone way off thread here, but IMO, computer games encourage violence about as much as candles encourage arson. __________________ "I'm always happy. Which is kind of worrying when you really think about it."

02-22-2006, 01:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
bendoran Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 102	Re: Worst Game Ever worst game of all time is NWO on pc, or new world order. A first person shooter that holds the record for quickest unistall ever in my house. Within twenty seconds of play i knew it was the worst game of all time!!! it starts in this bland environment that took ages to load(my pc is fast dammit!!) and you immeadiatly get shot in the head by someone you cant see. repeat once just to check, then delete other notable crap titles include custers last stand(check that one out for a laugh) et, kick off, driv3r.

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