Top 10 most disappointing games this gen by PlayDevil

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10. Lair (PS3) Factor 5 made my favourite N64 and Gamecube series – Rogue Squadron. Sony decided to force them to use the sixaxis controls for theirlaunch title. Unsurprisingly, given that the whole thing was a joke anyway that Sony added at the last minute, the title was a disaster, and the studio went bust- thanks Sony! The patch that allowed you to control the game properly actually made it a decent game- but it was too little, far too late.

9. Bionic Commando (360/ PS3) In fact, I could place any GRIN title here- they all looked great, and promised lots, but never delivered in the gameplay department. Bionic Commando was the worst of the lot though, with terrible checkpointing and linear gameplay that was dull, dull, dull- Capcom have since vowed not to use Western developers again.

8. Haze (PS3) The Free Radical team- responsible for Goldeneye, and Timesplitters, produced, after a protracted development period, a really very average shooter with no personality and really quite appallingly poor multiplayer. Oops. Again, the studio went bust shortly after.

7. Final Fantasy XIII (PS3/ 360) Again, a massive development period. 3 discs of utter nonsense when it boils down to the plot, and 20 hours of tutorials made the game one of the worst JRPGs of the generation so far, and certainly the biggest disappointment.

6. Kane & Lynch (PS3/ 360) Freedom Fighters was one of my favourite games of the previous generation. Io decided to strip out all the good parts and add in some swearing and buggy multiplayer- yay for them!

5. Gears of War 2 (360) A great game, yes- but a real disappointment when compared to the greatness of the first game- who plays the multiplayer anymore, whilst the single player lacked much of the excitement of the first game, just rehashing the same old stuff again.

4. Halo 3 ODST (360) You want to pay full price for an already released multiplayer game and a four hour single player campaign that isn't up to much, and doesn't even add much to the Halo lore? Sign me up Microsoft! Even at the original announced budget price this could have still made the list.

3. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) The world's most frustrating game- with broken AI, courses that don't work with the karts and a healthy dose of rehashed circuits, and abysmal controls using the wiimote, Mario Kart Wii is one of my least favourite multiplayer games on the Wii

2. Lost Planet 2 (360/ PS3) I loved the first game- the demo blew me away. Number 2 looks great, but the generic art design, the bizarre chekpointing and backwards co-op meant I could hardly bear to play this game. Capcom had the best of intentions, but delivered a stinking turd of a game in comparison to the might of the first game.

1. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3) We were promised updates; they never arrived. Graphically, the game looks great, but everything from the ancient control scheme to the lack of any damage- and even the handling, shows that the series has dropped chronically behind Forza in the racing stakes. PS fanboys will rage into the night, but their beloved racing game, which was once king of the simulators, looks and plays like a tired clone of the mighty Forza now, and I don't have high hopes for GT5- I think that 3D and motion controls will just try and gloss over the rancid old driving model.

lol@ mario kart wii

is this guy for realz ? mario kart wii is easily the best mario kart ever made with the best online mode and extremely well designed courses. the whole discussion about the rubberband AI makes me think that the people complaining about this are all noobs

i beat all the cups with gold (although not star rank only achieved 50% of the cups with that rank) in about 2 month after its launch. its not that hard. and if you dont like the motion controlls there is also the option to use the gamecube controller. its OPTIONAL

lair nr 10? lol

it should be nr. 1

Sadly, I agree with the Gears 2 part. I can't even explain how hyped I was for that game. The multiplayer was filled with lag, host bridging, worst host selection known to man and annoying glitches.

I wouldn't even have a PS3 if Gears 2 wasn't such a let down..

Mario Kart wii i agree with....the game was great fun with the controls, but i really never went back to it like i did that other mario kart games...it just lacked a certain feel to me that the others had

ODST i didn't mind getting for $60, imma halo fan so i bought it...yea it should have been $40 from the get go, but whatever....i was just happy to have all the H3 maps on one disc and at the time i still only had a 20gb HDD so that saved me some space by deleting past maps....and i really liked the campain too

FFXIII to me wasn't a disappointment...i really like the game and the combat is purely amazing IMO...sure it was linear, but in reality ALL FF games are linear...seriously, they are

and bionic commando i REALLY REALLY LOVED...idk why, but i just had so much fun with that game

Gears 2 i agree with for the multiplayer...but not for the rest...the campaign was extremely fun especially coop with friends and horde was and still is an absolute blast

those are the only ones i can really speak on

haha when the full gt5 comes out... hahaha!!!

Cant agree with FFXIII either. it has a very good battle system one of the best ATB systems ever actually. the story was extremely lacking and the game world was like a narrow path but the ATB system made up for it. its definately better then any other HD JRPG other then Vesperia

Sadly, I agree with the Gears 2 part. I can't even explain how hyped I was for that game. The multiplayer was filled with lag, host bridging, worst host selection known to man and annoying glitches.

I wouldn't even have a PS3 if Gears 2 wasn't such a let down..

Grawse

Mario Kart Wii was the first console Mario Kart done right since the first one, so I'll have to say 'no' to that.

Mario Kart Wii was the first console Mario Kart done right since the first one, so I'll have to say 'no' to that.

DraugenCP

Almost all his issues seem to be in multiplayer, this is the way that gaming has gone.

[QUOTE="Grawse"]

Sadly, I agree with the Gears 2 part. I can't even explain how hyped I was for that game. The multiplayer was filled with lag, host bridging, worst host selection known to man and annoying glitches.

I wouldn't even have a PS3 if Gears 2 wasn't such a let down..

farnham

1. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3) We were promised updates; they never arrived. Graphically, the game looks great, but everything from the ancient control scheme to the lack of any damage- and even the handling, shows that the series has dropped chronically behind Forza in the racing stakes. PS fanboys will rage into the night, but their beloved racing game, which was once king of the simulators, looks and plays like a tired clone of the mighty Forza now, and I don't have high hopes for GT5- I think that 3D and motion controls will just try and gloss over the rancid old driving model.

herzalot

"We were promised updates; they never arrived."
Actually, yes, there were multiple updates. Do your research?

"Ancient control scheme"
The control scheme is 100% customisable :|

"looks and plays like a tired clone of the mighty Forza now"
Forza is the clone :| the franchise was built on Gran Turismo's formula :|

"I don't have high hopes for GT5- I think that 3D and motion controls will just try and gloss over the rancid old driving model."
Best driving model in the industry according to people who've played it :|

Who are these clowns? :lol:

[QUOTE="farnham"][QUOTE="Grawse"]

Sadly, I agree with the Gears 2 part. I can't even explain how hyped I was for that game. The multiplayer was filled with lag, host bridging, worst host selection known to man and annoying glitches.

I wouldn't even have a PS3 if Gears 2 wasn't such a let down..

Grawse

[QUOTE="herzalot"]

1. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3) We were promised updates; they never arrived. Graphically, the game looks great, but everything from the ancient control scheme to the lack of any damage- and even the handling, shows that the series has dropped chronically behind Forza in the racing stakes. PS fanboys will rage into the night, but their beloved racing game, which was once king of the simulators, looks and plays like a tired clone of the mighty Forza now, and I don't have high hopes for GT5- I think that 3D and motion controls will just try and gloss over the rancid old driving model.

EliteKitteh

"We were promised updates; they never arrived."
Actually, yes, there were multiple updates. Do your research?

"Ancient control scheme"
The control scheme is 100% customisable :|

"looks and plays like a tired clone of the mighty Forza now"
Forza is the clone :| the franchise was built on Gran Turismo's formula :|

"I don't have high hopes for GT5- I think that 3D and motion controls will just try and gloss over the rancid old driving model."
Best driving model in the industry according to people who've played it :|

Who are these clowns? :lol:

Looks a fair list but i would add Farcry2 and alone in the Dark

Gears of war 2, on the other hand was far from dissapointing! Its alot better than the first one imo

Kane & Lynch, couldn't agree more.

Well being disappointed is a personal thing I guess, I strongly disagree with Mario Kart though because its the best in the series imo (including MK DS because excessive snaking looks crap). I disagree about Gears too but I don't overhype games the way some people seem to, Gears 2 improved on every aspect of the original.

Frustrating, Mario Kart Wii ?!?

It's actually pretty easy!

Final Fantasy XIII wasn't the best in thei series, but it was a solid game. MArio KArt Wii is very easy to control and a lot of fun. The fact that Lair is so low on the list is surprising.

This list includes ODST, Gears of War 2, and Mario kart Wii....but leaves out Far Cry 2, Spore, Bioshock, and Alone in the Dark. Yup, this be reeking of fail.

What about alan wake

GT5p wasn't even a disappointment

it was one of the worst made games this gen, and the biggest rip-off this gen

$40 for barely anymore content than GT HD? woopty doo

and some of the races were completely broken, making players cheat just to get past them

and don't even get me started on how horrible the online was for awhile

polyphony had to be one of the laziest top-tier developers this gen when they made that game

This list includes ODST, Gears of War 2, and Mario kart Wii....but leaves out Far Cry 2, Spore, Bioshock, and Alone in the Dark. Yup, this be reeking of fail.

Verge_6

Seriously???

[QUOTE="Verge_6"]

This list includes ODST, Gears of War 2, and Mario kart Wii....but leaves out Far Cry 2, Spore, Bioshock, and Alone in the Dark. Yup, this be reeking of fail.

madsnakehhh

Seriously???

[QUOTE="madsnakehhh"]

[QUOTE="Verge_6"]

This list includes ODST, Gears of War 2, and Mario kart Wii....but leaves out Far Cry 2, Spore, Bioshock, and Alone in the Dark. Yup, this be reeking of fail.

Verge_6

Seriously???

lol@ mario kart wii

is this guy for realz ? mario kart wii is easily the best mario kart ever made with the best online mode and extremely well designed courses. the whole discussion about the rubberband AI makes me think that the people complaining about this are all noobs

i beat all the cups with gold (although not star rank only achieved 50% of the cups with that rank) in about 2 month after its launch. its not that hard. and if you dont like the motion controlls there is also the option to use the gamecube controller. its OPTIONALfarnham

I've only played one other MK (Double Dash), but I feel that MKWii took out a whole bunch of stuff for no reason.

1. There's no double dash option. Really, what purpose does leaving that option out serve?
2. There's fewer battle modes than DD. They took out Shine Thief and Bob-omb Blast (seriously, I loved that one!) and put in a coin-collecting mode. I am disappoint.
3. There's no character-specific specials, so there's no difference between characters of the same weight.

I will admit, however, that driving with the wiimote was fun. And the vehicle stats were far more detailed.

[QUOTE="herzalot"]

1. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3) We were promised updates; they never arrived. Graphically, the game looks great, but everything from the ancient control scheme to the lack of any damage- and even the handling, shows that the series has dropped chronically behind Forza in the racing stakes. PS fanboys will rage into the night, but their beloved racing game, which was once king of the simulators, looks and plays like a tired clone of the mighty Forza now, and I don't have high hopes for GT5- I think that 3D and motion controls will just try and gloss over the rancid old driving model.

EliteKitteh

"We were promised updates; they never arrived."
Actually, yes, there were multiple updates. Do your research?

"Ancient control scheme"
The control scheme is 100% customisable :|

"looks and plays like a tired clone of the mighty Forza now"
Forza is the clone :| the franchise was built on Gran Turismo's formula :|

"I don't have high hopes for GT5- I think that 3D and motion controls will just try and gloss over the rancid old driving model."
Best driving model in the industry according to people who've played it :|

Who are these clowns? :lol:

mario kart wii is there but scribblenauts isn't hmm :P

A GT game, at number 1, I didn't expect that, interesting.:twisted:

Mario Kart Wii was disappointing but it was still good and the wiimote controls were just fine.

why isnt PDZ up there ?Sp4rtan_3