Video games notable for negative reception

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Some video games have become well-known for negative reception for various reasons, such as criticism about its gameplay, graphics, sound, or other elements. Some of these games have also been additionally labeled by gaming publications as "the worst game ever made". The following is a list of video games which have had a history of negative reception from video gaming publications and by players (in factors such as sales and community reaction).

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[edit] 1980s

[edit] 1982

[edit] E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial received significant criticism for its poor quality graphics and redundant/confusing gameplay.

(Atari 2600)

  • Listed as the worst game of all time by PC World,[1] Electronic Gaming Monthly,[2] and Michael Dolan, editor of FHM magazine.[3] Some considered it so bad that the title screen was the only good part of the entire game.[4]
  • Many copies of the game were returned to stores, which led to the Atari video game burial, in which Atari dumped truckloads of E.T. cartridges into a landfill in New Mexico after they failed to sell.[5][6]
  • The game is commonly cited as one of the main causes of the video game crash of 1983, as Atari had hoped that brand loyalty would keep consumers buying their games regardless of quality.[6]
  • Ranked as the second worst movie game on the "Top Ten Worst Movie Games" (losing only to Charlie's Angels) by GameTrailers.[7]
  • It was ranked #2 Worst on GameTrailers' "Top Ten Best and Worst Games of All Time" losing only to Superman 64.[8]

[edit] Pac-Man (Atari 2600)

(Atari 2600)

  • Based on an unfinished prototype in an attempt to release by the holiday season of 1981.[9]
  • Contained many differences from the arcade version due to the limitations of the console, such as "flickering" ghosts and lower-quality sound effects.[9]
  • The game, even with its flaws, still managed to sell well.[10]
  • It, along with E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, have been credited as significant factors in the cause of the 1983 video game industry crash.[11]

[edit] Custer's Revenge

(Atari 2600)

  • Features a crude simulation of an apparent rape of a Native American woman named Revenge,[12] and has been called one of the most violent games of all time.[13]
  • Listed as the most shameful game of all time by GameSpy,[12] as the third-worst game of all time by PC World,[1] and GameTrailers[8] and as the ninth-worst game by Seanbaby in Electronic Gaming Monthly.[14]
  • Named the third-naughtiest game of all time by Seanbaby.[15]
  • It was declared #3 Worst on Gametrailers' "Top Ten Best and Worst Games of All Time." On it, GameTrailer editor Geoff Keighley said, "It pissed me off as a gamer to see a game like that because... those kinds of games give the industry a bad reputation."[8]

[edit] 1984

[edit] The Great Space Race

(ZX Spectrum)

  • The hotly anticipated follow-up to Legend's popular and influential graphic adventure Valhalla. Pre-release publicity boasted that the game contained "technical effects never before seen in home computer software", with "true solid 3D graphics".[16] The game was actually coded largely in BASIC.[17]
  • Described by Sinclair User as "one of the most vacuous products we have seen."[18]
  • In the words of Big K magazine, "Graphics are great - by 1982 standards. In 1985 they look amateurish and unprofessional".[19]

[edit] 1990s

[edit] 1991

[edit] Action 52

(Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis)

  • Renowned for being among the all-time worst games ever made for that system, especially the Cheetahmen, which was released with the cartridge.
  • Received a score of 0.6 from MobyGames based on user ratings.[20]
  • Numerous glitches plagued most, if not all of the games, making many of them practically unplayable. It is rumored that the game did not go through quality assurance due to the glitches, which ranged from minor (music half-ending when certain criteria are met in Operation Full Moon and Sharks, or the music programming completely malfunctioning in Lollipops) to major (impassable point in Fuzz Power and level restarting halfway in Non Human). Also very few of the games can line up multiple sprites efficiently, resulting in flicker.
  • There were grandiose plans for a line of merchandise including action figures, t-shirts, a comic book series and even a television cartoon based on the Cheetahmen, but these were eventually scrapped due to bad word-of-mouth, as well as scathing reviews, citing the numerous technical issues of the game.[21][22]
  • Some also criticised it for parts that they said had potential to induce a seizure, for instance the sprite flicker and flashing in one level of Cheetahmen.

[edit] 1992

[edit] Count Duckula 2

(ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC)

  • Your Sinclair awarded the game 9%,[23] and it was also voted by readers as the worst game of all time.[24]
  • Amstrad Action awarded the game 3%.[25]

[edit] 1993

Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon and Zelda's Adventure

(CD-i)

  • Wand of Gamelon: Named the #6 worst game of all time by Seanbaby[26] and the #5 by GameTrailers[8]. The cut scenes were called "infamous" and "cheesy" by IGN[27], and other reviewers as "bizarre" and "an absolute joke".[28]
  • Zelda's Adventure: 1UP.com called the game "unplayable" due to the jerky frame rate, unresponsive controls and long load times and criticized the acting as unprofessional. They also called the box art one of the worst ever.[29][30]

[edit] 1994

[edit] Shaq Fu

(Super Nintendo, Sega Mega Drive, Amiga)[31] (1995; Game Boy, Sega Game Gear)

  • Listed as the worst game of all time by Netjak[32] and was rated as the worst fighting game of all time by ScrewAttack.[33]
  • Shaqfu.com is dedicated to destroying every copy of Shaq Fu by buying the game from anyone who owns it.
  • It is ranked #4 Worst on "Top Ten Best and Worst Games of All Time."[8]

[edit] 1995

[edit] Waterworld

(Virtual Boy)

  • Waterworld is widely regarded as the worst Virtual Boy game out of the 22 games released in its short life. It is the lowest reviewed game at Planet Virtual Boy[34] and has the lowest reader review average at sites such as GameFAQs.[35]
  • Steven L. Kent, author of The Ultimate History of Video Games and The Making of Doom 3, selected it as his choice for worst video game of all time.[36]

[edit] Hong Kong 97

(Super Famicom)

  • Hong Kong 97 is a game made in Japan, and is set around the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong in 1997.[37] In the game it is said that, at the time, people from Mainland China started immigrating to Hong Kong and generally increasing the crime rate. As a countermeasure, Chin (Jackie Chan), a relative of Bruce Lee, was hired by the Hong Kong government (represented by Chris Patten) to wipe out all 1.2 billion people of China. Meanwhile in China, research was under way to bring the dead "Tong Shau Ping" (Deng Xiaoping) back to life as an ultimate weapon.[38] The game features poor quality graphics, difficult gameplay, and character control, and a bizarre storyline.[39]
  • The game has gained a cult following in Japan and Taiwan for its notoriously poor quality - it has been ranked as a kuso-ge (Japanese for "shitty game"), a game so bad that it's good.[40]

[edit] 1997

[edit] Spawn: The Eternal

(PlayStation)

  • Described by IGN as "One of the best licenses ever has been turned into one of the worst games ever, To begin with, it's as ugly as the backside of a male dog with explosive diarrhea." and "It's a disappointing game that sullies the fine Spawn name."[41]
  • Received a 1.8/10 rating from GameSpot, who wrote that "Spawn the Eternal is one of the worst games ever to shame the PlayStation with its presence."[42]

[edit] 1998

[edit] Extreme Paintbrawl

(PC)

  • GameSpot gave it a 1.7/10.[43]
  • IGN gave it a 0.7/10,[44] the second game in the website's history to receive lower than a one.[citation needed]
  • PC Gamer reviewer Colin Williamson gave it a 6%.[45]

[edit] 1999

[edit] Superman 64

(Nintendo 64)[46] This game was largely criticized for having unnecessary repetitive, difficult and confusing objectives and for having poor graphics and controls.

  • Listed as the worst game of all time by GameTrailers,[8] the worst game on a Nintendo platform by Nintendo Power,[47] and as the worst comic book video game adaptation in history by GameSpy and GameDaily.[48] [49]
  • Critics were overwhelmingly negative in reviews, with Joe Fielder of GameSpot writing, "This is easily the worst game I've ever played,"[50] and other sites such as IGN[51] and Game Revolution panning the game for its atrocious set-up, gameplay, and graphics.[52]
  • Game critic and comedian Seanbaby wrote, "Superman looks like a flying log in panties and everything is covered in a dull green fog."[citation needed]

[edit] 2000s

[edit] 2001

[edit] Kabuki Warriors

(Xbox)

  • Received the lowest review score (1/10) in the history of Edge.[53]
  • Game Informer wrote of the game, "... I literally won a match just bashing the controller against my ass."[54]
  • It received a 32/100 from Metacritic based on 15 reviews.[55]
  • It has an average score of 35% according to Game Rankings.[56]

[edit] 2002

[edit] Gravity Games Bike: Street. Vert. Dirt

(Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox)

  • The PlayStation 2 version received a 24/100 from Metacritic.[57]
  • IGN gave it a 2.0/10, calling it one of the worst games the editor had ever played, who had also played E.T. the Extra Terrestrial.[57]
  • Game Informer also gave it a 2.0/10, commenting that the editor would say the physics were bad, but was afraid that "Albert Einstein would rise from his grave and stab me with a protractor for using the word "physics" in the same sentence as Gravity Games."[57]
  • GameSpot gave it a 1.7/10, describing it as an unfinished product that has no redeeming value.[57]
  • Gaming Age gave it a 0/10, calling it a horribly unplayable, ugly mess.[57]
  • GameSpot's Alex Navvaro said "It was more fun playing with an empty cardboard box."

[edit] 2003

[edit] Batman: Dark Tomorrow

(Xbox, Nintendo Gamecube)

  • The Gamecube version is the second worst reviewed game on Game Rankings with 27% (right behind Charlie's Angels).[58]
  • Metacritic rated both game versions as the 3rd worst reviewed game on both platforms. The Gamecube version has a 29/100[59] and the Xbox version a 25/100.[60]

[edit] Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22

(PlayStation)

[edit] Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis

(GameCube, Xbox)[63]

  • Named as one of the worst games of all time by X-Play, it was the inspiration for X-Play's annual award for the worst game of the year, "The Golden Mullet", a reference to the hairstyle Aquaman features in the game.[64]
  • The Xbox version received a 26/100 while the GameCube version received a 27/100 from Metacritic.[65]

[edit] Drake of the 99 Dragons

(PC, Xbox)

  • GameSpot described it as "an out-and-out failure in every single discernible category."[66]
  • IGN said "There's no need to rent, purchase or entertain the thought of playing this one."[67]

[edit] Charlie's Angels

(PlayStation 2, GameCube)

  • The game has a rating of 23 on Metacritic, making it one of the lowest-rated games on the site.[68]
  • Game Informer said "This game is nothing short of an embarrassment."[69]
  • GameSpot called it a "horrific display of ineptitude."[70]
  • On Game Rankings, Charlie's Angels received a 23%, with 24 reviews.[71]
  • The game was ranked #1 on GameTrailers' Top 10 Worst Movie Games of all time.[7]

[edit] Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing

(PC)[72]

  • Listed as the worst game ever made by reviews at GameSpot,[73] Thunderbolt,[74] and Netjak.[75]
  • Gamespot began the review with "Just how bad is Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing? It's as bad as your mind allows you to comprehend."[73] Alex Navarro's video review of the game has absolutely no speaking; it just shows inane footage of the game, and Navarro staring in disbelief at the game, crying, and beating his head on the desk. It ends with him lying in the middle of the street.[73] GameSpot also awarded it its 2004 Flat-Out Worst Game award, with its "trophy" being the infamous three-handled "YOU'RE WINNER ! [sic]" trophy from the game.[76]
  • It is the lowest-rated game on Metacritic, with an average rating of 8 out of 100.[77]
  • It is lowest-rated game on Game Rankings with an average rating of 4%.[78]
  • Big Rigs sold well despite (and possibly because of) negative reviews.[76]

[edit] Gods and Generals

(PC)

  • Won "Flat-Out Worst Game" in GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2003.[79]
  • GameSpot gave it a 1.2 and said that "It's difficult to imagine that Gods and Generals could be much worse than it is."[80]
  • It has a Metacritic rating of 19.[81]

[edit] MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch

(PC, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox)

  • GameSpot described it as "a mess from top to bottom."[82]
  • GameSpy said "It's rare to find a title that is so inadequately presented and so fundamentally flawed."[83]

[edit] 2004

[edit] Barbie Horse Adventures: Wild Horse Rescue

(Xbox, PlayStation 2)

  • X-Play dubbed Barbie Horse Adventures: Wild Horse Rescue a "game you should never buy" next to Monster Garage: The Game and Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing.'[84]
  • IGN's Ed Lewis gave the game a 4.0/10, stating that the game "has every possible graphics problem that exists", and criticized the slow and drawn-out gameplay mechanics, noting that "The majority of the game is simple and approachable for kids to play and a good introduction to video game logic, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired."[85]
  • The game was also ridiculed by websites such as the webcomic Penny Arcade for the fact that the Xbox version is compatible with the Xbox 360, yet other popular Xbox titles have not been given compatibility on the console.[86]

[edit] 2005

[edit] Elf Bowling 1 & 2

(Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS)

  • Described by GameSpot as "completely devoid of gameplay, fun, and flair."[87]
  • IGN gave it a 1.0 and described it as "two of the crappiest games ever developed on the Nintendo DS platform."[88]
  • It is the second lowest-rated game rated on Metacritic, with a rating of 12.[89]

[edit] Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie

(Nintendo DS)

  • Holds an aggregate score of 28/100 on Metacritic.[90]
  • GameSpot gave it a 2.8/10, calling it such a poor excuse of a first-person shooter that other developers should study it and use it as a guide when putting together similar style shooters in the future.[90]
  • IGN gave it a 3.0/10, explaining that the "gameplay stinks, the fighting stinks, the puzzles stink, the bugs problems stink. Enjoy!"[91]
  • PALGN gave it a 1/10, calling it borderline unplayable due to its horrid graphics.[90]
  • However, the console and PC versions went into receiving positive reviews, scoring as high as 8.2 on Gamespot.

[edit] 2006

[edit] American McGee presents: Bad Day L.A.

(PC, Xbox)

  • 1UP.com said "Bad Day L.A. may be the worst PC game to stumble drunkenly onto the scene in years."[92]
  • IGN said "There's little redeeming about a title that originally held such promise."[93]
  • The game has a 28/100 based on 24 reviewers according to metacritic.[94]

[edit] Bomberman: Act Zero

(Xbox 360)

  • Metacritic gave it a 34 and is the 3rd worst Xbox 360 title.[95]
  • The game won the 2006 Flat-Out Worst Game by GameSpot[96]
  • With 33% from 56 reviews, Bomberman: Act Zero is the 6th lowest rated game on Game Rankings.[97]

[edit] 2007

[edit] Anubis II

(PC, PlayStation 2, Wii)

  • GameSpot gave it a 1.5 and described it as "one of the worst games ever created and fundamentally broken."[98] It's the lowest grade for a Wii game on the site.
  • It has a Metacritic rating of 19.[99]
  • It also appears to be a carbon copy of Ninjabread Man, due same controls, level design, enemies and even the same glitches.
  • AceGamez said, giving a 10 out of 100, "Forged from middleware obtained from the bowels of Hell, Anubis II is a game with only the cruelest and most heartless of intentions. If for some reason this game finds its way into your home, witness as it engages your children (or anyone else) in a swift moment of neutrality before it throws off its cloak and shows its true colors."[100]
  • The title is normaly mistaken as "Anubis 2", due not even existing an "Anubis 1".

[edit] Chicken Shoot

(Nintendo DS, Wii)

  • The Nintendo DS and Wii versions hold an aggregate score of 19[101] and 27[102] respectively.
  • IGN gave the Wii version a 2.0/10, suggesting that the game will only give 30 minutes of playtime.[102]
  • GameSpot gave the Wii version a 2.5/10, calling it "Duck Hunt for idiots".[102]
  • Reviews on the Run gave the Wii a 1.0/10 and a -2.0/10 saying that it was "not only the worst game on the Wii, but one of the Worst Games Ever."

[edit] Deal or No Deal

(Nintendo DS)

  • Holds an aggregate score of 17 out of 100 on Metacritic.[103] It is the worst rated video game for the Nintendo DS.[104]
  • IGN gave it a 1.5/10, calling it boring, pointless, annoying, and fundamentally broken.[103]
  • GameSpot also gave it a 1.5/10, commenting that a $30.00 game about winning fake money was awful to begin with, but a completely broken version of this game is another story altogether.[103]
  • n-Revolution Magazine gave it a 1/10, calling it "just as bad as the TV show... if not worse."[103]

[edit] Ninjabread Man

(PC, PlayStation 2, Wii)

  • Metacritic gave the game a 20 out of 100 making it the fifth worst Wii game reviewed on the site.[105]
  • IGN gave the game a 1.5 out of 10, quoting "Is Ninjabread Man actually a good game? No chance. It’s buggy, oftentimes completely broken, somehow manages to have frame issues in tiny levels, and is completely ruthless if (and when) younger players die.".[106]
  • Giving the game a 1 out of 10, EuroGamer said that you can finish the game in half an hour.[107]
  • Popular YouTube amateur reviewer Wiiviewr named the worst game he reviewed in 2008, and quoting "Ninjabread Man should not exist"[108]

[edit] 2008

[edit] Jumper: Griffin's Story

(PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox 360)

[edit] Rock Revolution

(PlayStation 3, Wii, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360)

  • Universally panned for being a carbon copy and inferior version of other successful band simulation franchises such as Guitar Hero and Rock Band, the use of mostly cover versions, and a lower quality in presentation and gameplay.[111][112][113]
  • The NPD Group reported that Rock Revolution sold fewer than 3,000 copies in October 2008 in the United States, the game's first month of release.[114]

[edit] SPOGS Racing

(WiiWare)

  • Holds an aggregate score of 18 out of 100 on Metacritic.[115] It is the worst rated video game for the Wii.[116]
  • IGN gave it a 1.9/10, calling it ugly and boring and comparing it to a person's first attempt at developing a homebrew video game.[115]
  • Eurogamer gave it a 1/10, calling it the worst WiiWare game ever.[115]

[edit] 2009

[edit] Ready 2 Rumble: Revolution

(Wii)

  • Holds an aggregate score of 38 out of 100 on Metacritic.
  • IGN gave it a 3.5/10.
  • GameInformer gave it a 1/10; this was one of the first times GameInformer has given a 1/10.

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