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[Tarazet]

I have an odd fetish for bad games - I bought a copy of Drake for Xbox just to find out how bad it could possibly be (answer: worse than you ever could have imagined). I bought Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern for the Dreamcast the day it came out, beat it twice and almost finished it a third time. Back in the Genesis days, I finished Chester Cheetah 2. That's pretty bad, folks. I've been eyeing the four copies of Kabuki Warriors at CompUSA, too.

So what's the worst wide-release (read: no cell phone games) title of this year? Here are some of the contenders I can see, based on Gamespot scores (listed in order of release, with newest last):

MC Groovz Dance Craze (GC) - 2.9
Chicago Enforcer (Xbox) - 2.7
World Poker Championship (PC) - 2.2
Sega Classics Collection (PS2) - 3.2
Dragon Ball Z: Sagas (multi) - 3.8
Motocross Mania (Xbox) - 3.1
Pac-Man Pinball Advance (GBA) - 3.4
Necromania: Traps of Darkness (PC) - 3.7
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (PC) - 2.5
Bet on Soldier: Blood Sport (PC) - 3.1
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects (DS) - 3.1

I haven't played any of these, but DBZ Sagas has been the most visible one on that list for me. A month after its release Fry's put it on sale for $14.99 - all platforms. The worst game I've actually played from this year is Shining Tears, which is really just pitiful more than it is bad.

 

[Coop]

MLB2k5-So many bad things Ill list only the good things...

online leagues

THATS IT THATS THE LIST

 

[Amir0x]

Well I haven't played too many shitty games this year, but I'm about to get Samurai Musashi Legend for free so maybe that'll be my game!

 

[jman2050]

Well I haven't played too many shitty games this year, but I'm about to get Samurai Musashi Legend for free so maybe that'll be my game!

WHat happened to Wild World? You disappoint me and GAF

*kicks Ami in the shin.

 

[Link1110]

I'm going to have to nominate Xenosaga ep 2 (Haven't played it, but if its half as bad as the first one....)
Also 50 Cent: Bulletproof.

 

[Kiriku]

Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects (DS) - 3.1

Yeah, I played this one. Thanks for reminding me.

 

[Amir0x]

WHat happened to Wild World? You disappoint me and GAF

*kicks Ami in the shin.

I haven't played it! Thank God for that, and for GAF!

Edit: Nevermind, you saying AC reminded me of Nintendogs which I have played. That is the worst "game" of the year, hands down.

 

[Ghengis Cohen]

Well I haven't played too many shitty games this year, but I'm about to get Samurai Musashi Legend for free so maybe that'll be my game!

It got my vote

 

[TTP]

Red Ninja: End of Honour (PS2, XBox) - that Buddah platform section still hunts me in my nightmares.

 

[Amir0x]

It got my vote

*tee-hee*

I hope Musashi's voice acting makes my head explode

 

[Musashi Wins!]

*tee-hee*

I hope Musashi's voice acting makes my head explode

they shame the name

 

[Ghengis Cohen]

*tee-hee*

I hope Musashi's voice acting makes my head explode

Your eyes will surely fall out before that

 

[Rodriguez]

SpikeOut Battle Street

What a fucking piece of garbage. Ugly as sin, horrible controls, voice and connection problems over Live.

 

[Matlock]

Zoo Tycoon DS. And unlike 9/10 of the people who reply to this thread, I've actually played it.

 

[Tarazet]

SpikeOut Battle Street

What a fucking piece of garbage. Ugly as sin, horrible controls, voice and connection problems over Live.

Aha. You know, Sega only printed 3500 copies - and to date, they've only sold about 1500 of them. It's hard to bomb harder than that. :lol

 

[Matlock]

I think that has to be the winner. Sega only printed 3500 copies - and to date, they've only sold about 1500 of them. It's hard to bomb harder than that. :lol

 

[C- Warrior]

Oh that's easy.

God of...ah, nevermind. We all know where this is gonna go :lol

 

[Tarazet]

Virtua Quest bombed pretty badly, yes. But not that badly.

 

[Matlock]

Oh that's easy.

God of...ah, nevermind. We all know where this is gonna go :lol

God of...DEVIL MAY CRY 30,000 COPIES SOLD?!

Virtua Quest bombed pretty badly, yes. But not that badly.

What about Puyo Pop Panic? Where's ye olde Sega LTD thread when you need it?

 

[Amir0x]

they shame the name

I didn't think about that! I heard the music is pretty good at least!

Your eyes will surely fall out before that

Manga shading am teh cutting edge

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

Oh that's easy.

God of...ah, nevermind. We all know where this is gonna go :lol

Don't be stupid now. There are honest to god bad games and then there are preferences. It's a joke after a while C.

 

[C- Warrior]

Don't be stupid now. There are honest to god bad games and then there are preferences. It's a joke after a while C.

Dude, of course it was a joke.

God of War is by far the best game ever made.

>.>

wait for it...wait...wait...

sorry the punch line isn't coming =/

 

[Musashi Wins!]

Virtua Quest bombed pretty badly, yes. But not that badly.

Even worse than SpikeOut quality wise...and I played both

I'm not sure what my worst was...I'm thinking on it.

 

[Tarazet]

What about Puyo Pop Panic? Where's ye olde Sega LTD thread when you need it?

Spikeout is the worst Segabomb. Beach Spikers is #2, then Virtua Quest.

 

[Unison]

The Sega Ages Golden Axe port is unbelievably bad. I beat it and it was kinda fun as a guilty pleasure, but it's wholly indefensible, and it's clearly Renderware made software of the lowest level.

 

[C- Warrior]

To be serious, the worst game -I've played this year-

KEYWORD: "I'VE"

Would be Castlevania Curse of Darkness (PS2)

 

[Matlock]

Spikeout is the worst Segabomb. Beach Spikers is #2, then Virtua Quest.

I somehow doubt Spikeout outbombed PPF DS.

edit: holy hotdamn, it sold 16k out of fucking nowhere

 

[Rodriguez]

I'm not sure what my worst was...I'm thinking on it.

Damn, we may not get your answer for quite a while. I'm just thinking of some of the crap you bought. I'm sure there is a ton you were too embarrassed to tell me about.

 

[Tarazet]

Oh shit, maybe not. I was totally off. Puyo Pop Fever sold worse than the discontinued-after-two-days GC college basketball game. :lol

GC:

SAMURAI JACK 9,251
NCAA BASKETBALL 2K3 5,931
PUYO POP FEVER 5,928
VIRTUA QUEST 4,685

Xbox:

OTOGI 2 28,297
HEADHUNTER REDEMPTION 9,308
SPIKEOUT 1,342

PS2:

REZ 21,084
SAMURAI JACK 20,797
FERRARI F355 CHALLENGE 20,320
VIRTUAL-ON MARZ 14,646
BLOOD WILL TELL 14,237
HEADHUNTER REDEMPTION 9,937
VIRTUA QUEST 3,337

 

[Drinky Crow]

Magna Carta and Mario Kart DS

 

[Musashi Wins!]

PS2:

REZ 21,084
BLOOD WILL TELL 14,237

damn, that's a crime.

 

[Matlock]

Mario Kart DS

:lol

 

[Emotions]

Spikeout is the worst Segabomb. Beach Spikers is #2, then Virtua Quest.

For shame, Beach Spikers is a quite good game one of the best volleyball games out there, very underrated as for virtua quest i didn't find it so bad i have yet to finish it though.

 

[Tarazet]

For shame, Beach Spikers is a quite good game one of the best volleyball games out there, very underrated as for virtua quest i didn't find it so bad i have yet to finish it though.

I was wrong, actually - it sold a lot more than I thought it did, 66K or so.

Which means now I have to get rid of the copy I bought for $10. Oh well.

 

[Speevy]

Conker: Live and Reloaded is the worst one I've played this year. Pretty good year overall.

 

[BobTheFork]

That Yu Yu hakusho Fighter. It just played awful, had no balance, and was generally annoying. The show is one of mine all time favorites, and I knew the game would suck, but damn did it suck. Those DBZ fighters seem to go over fairly well, I was hoping it would be fun.

 

[demi]

Psychonauts

 

[Unison]

I would have said Advent Rising, but I got confused because it looks like a PS1 game.

 

[demi]

Or the fact that you know, you never played it.

Step off, boy.

 

[dark10x]

Well I haven't played too many shitty games this year, but I'm about to get Samurai Musashi Legend for free so maybe that'll be my game!

Musashiden II isn't actually a bad game, seriously. There is some decent gameplay in there...along with plenty of problems. The framerate is garbage (wants to be 60, but constantly drops to 30 fps and sometimes lower) and the combat can become repetitive...but I found it to be decent overall, for some reason. Perhaps part of that is related to the truly amazing soundtrack (we're talking REALLY REALLY good stuff)...

 

[demi]

No, Musashi is pretty crap.

Especially the parts where you hold the maiden and carry them alllllllllllllll the way back

Oh, and the final "battle" and ending

Laaaaaaaaaaaame

 

[elostyle]

I must resist the urge to say SotC.

So I say Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy instead.

You can read what I think about it here.

 

[Rocket Punch]

Magna Carta and Mario Kart DS

HERE FISHY FISHY!

 

[Speevy]

Psychonauts is probably among the best multiplatform games released this year.

It's my second favorite, right behind Resident Evil 4.

 

[Tarazet]

Psychonauts is probably among the best multiplatform games released this year.

It's my second favorite, right behind Resident Evil 4.

RE4 is multiplatform?

 

[demi]

RE4 is multiplatform?

Psychonauts is multiplatform?

 

[Drinky Crow]

Ooh, I forgot about SotC. Magna Carta, Mario Kart DS, and Shadow of the Colossus for the win!

 

[cvxfreak]

RE4 is multiplatform?

For all intents and purposes, yeah.

 

[Mejilan]

Worst game released this year that I've played? OK, I'll bite:

Castlevania: Curse of Darkness

Note - I haven't actually PLAYED Magna Carta yet. Bought? Yes. Played? Hehehe. No.

I'm pretty sure I own games released this year that are worse than CoD (such as Pacman Pinball Advance, to name one), but I just haven't experienced their horrific anti-glory just yet. Perhaps one day.

 

[dark10x]

I can't believe how much shit you buy, Mej. I mean, if I buy a game, I'm sure as shit going to play it. If I end up disliking it, so be it (though that doesn't happen too terribly often)....but I at least give it a shot right away. I can't imagine stock piling games and not even opening them...

Insanity!