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Special Achievement

Best Boss Fights

Bosses can be a serious pain. They stand waiting for you at the end of a level, fully rested and raring to go, and you have to figure out how to counter their many moves while landing attacks of your own. It's a fine "how do you do" after making your way through a particularly nasty level, and only a few games make these deadly encounters truly memorable. Developers can't just stick an all-consuming beast at the end, or you'll be frustrated, and presenting you with a weak-willed pushover is hardly rewarding. The best games show an understanding of how well-designed bosses can make a game truly great by making these adversaries a joy to challenge.

Editorial Nominees

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Readers' Choice Voting

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Demon's Souls

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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

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Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?

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Wolfenstein

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Ninja Blade

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Shatter

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LIT

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Batman: Arkham Asylum

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Bit.Trip Void

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Splosion Man

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220 Comments

  • Kwantastic

    Posted Jan 1, 2010 6:54 am PT

    if they mean greatest = most difficult then prinny takes it. However, demon's souls boss fights are more memorable.

  • DEATH775

    Posted Dec 30, 2009 3:57 pm PT

    Why does prinny has the best boss fight? The boss fight is really hard and frustrating, I prefer Megaman if it was on the list. I think Ninja Blade and Demon Soul has much better boss fight.

  • ninjaX226

    Posted Dec 29, 2009 5:51 pm PT

    I agree....I've beaten Demon's Souls already, but to this day I still haven't beaten the last boss on Prinny >_>

  • derk4

    Posted Dec 27, 2009 11:05 pm PT

    Penguins? Seriously!?

  • grootelaar

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 3:41 pm PT

    @chechak7 i agree what where they thinking it isnt greatest boss fight its just a normal boss demon's souls boss fights remind me of shadow of colosus dont know if i spelled that right

  • acerox96

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 3:07 pm PT

    RE5 had some awesome boss fights too.

  • Forsaken_Snake

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 11:02 am PT

    Prinny only won the Editor's choice, and not the people's award o; Demon's Souls it is.

  • AnelZukic

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 9:23 am PT

    I gave my vote to Mario & Luigi, and I didn't thought to see Prinny win it, I should take the PSP from my friends and see what it is like

  • advocacy

    Posted Dec 26, 2009 8:52 am PT

    Batman versus Croc!

  • Peng33

    Posted Dec 25, 2009 10:56 pm PT

    Should have been Demon's Souls, but I won't argue against the choice for Prinny.

  • chechak7

    Posted Dec 25, 2009 2:59 pm PT

    wtf Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?
    is not good as other games .....silly game

  • Umpalumpas

    Posted Dec 25, 2009 2:45 pm PT

    Well DAO is nominee for Best IP..wrong, it shouldnt be there anyway...Noe i love boss fights there :/

  • Geo1676

    Posted Dec 25, 2009 1:09 pm PT

    I've never played Prinny, so I guess I'll go with Demon's Souls'

  • zidan4000

    Posted Dec 25, 2009 6:01 am PT

    prinny was an annoying game and i found it to be too frustrating and hard but i couldnt stop playing it , its weird really weird. and the boss fights was cheap as hell

  • calvinx6

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 10:24 pm PT

    lol

  • lilboikule

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 8:54 pm PT

    I... with my own opinion.. would have chosen demon's souls as the best boss fights since like... each boss was all different and... EPIC!

  • Mafia217

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 4:00 pm PT

    Never played the game, but seems interesting =/

  • bigboss894

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 1:58 pm PT

    I guess you're right DrEvilKoala, but still Arkham Asylum is way better.

  • DrEvilKoala

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 8:53 am PT

    Hmmm, I'll take Arkham, thank you. Dragon Age's were hardly bosses in my opinion, just the same dudes you already encountered, but stronger. They weren't all that fun.

  • bigboss894

    Posted Dec 24, 2009 6:51 am PT

    WTF. Dragon Age is by far the best. Dragons,darkspawn,mages,ogres,wierd-creatures and even more compared to this. Seriously,all awards this year suck. Demon's souls best RPG,Ratchet and Clank best dialogues,KZ" best shooter,Cryostasis best story. WTF IS THIS????? MAybe GS is actually ran by 8 and 10 year old kids.

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Winner Reveal Schedule

  • Dec 21
    Special Achievement
  • Dec 22
    Dubious Honors
  • Dec 23
    Genre Awards
  • Dec 24
    Platform Awards
  • Dec 25
    Game of the Year

Readers' Choice winners are announced Jan. 27, 2010