There’s nothing worse than anticipating a game, getting all hyped up over it, and
then, when you FINALLY get your hands on it, the game is a complete sham.
It wasn’t what you thought it was going to be.
You may even feel cheated by the game’s marketing scheme.
Well, unfortunately, this has happened many a time in the video game industry, and today,
we’re taking a look at some of accused with our top 10 games that lied to our faces list.
Trigger alert - this may bring back painful memories.
10 Ryse Ryse was suppose to be an epic groundbreaking
game that introduced new gameplay mechanics to the medium.
And while some praised it for it’s visuals and what it did introduce combat-wise, many,
including critics felt that it was basic.
It was repetitive.
And that the emphasis on the graphics made the simple gameplay irritating.
But some critics thought otherwise.
9 The Order 1886 One of the first games to be released on the
PS4 when the console was brand spanking new, The Order 1886 was marketed as a third person
action adventure epic, set in an alternate timeline of London in 1886 following the knights
of the round table as they fought the likes of werewolves, vampires and government rebels.
Sounds neat, right?
Well, when the game was released, players were disappointed, big time.
The game was quite short, with cut scenes that felt as if they were taking up more of
your time than the gameplay did.
8 Lair Another case of marketing gone askew, Lair
was promoted as a stunning fantasy game that most definitely didn’t use gameplay footage
in the trailers.
Because when hyped up gamers purchased it and started playing, the game turned out to
be an arcade style shooter that was dressed up to look more like it belonged in the fantasy
genre.
7 Lee Trevino’s Fighting Golf Sometimes its not the game that does the misleading.
Lee Trevino’s Fighting Golf is as straight forward as you’d expect from a sports game
made in 1988.
But the issue with it was it’s title - Fighting Golf.
The game has nothing to do with any sort of fighting.
This ended up getting it a whole lot of flack, including Game Revolution’s #23 spot on
their worst video game names of all time list.
And fun fact, if you’re a Simpsons fan, you may remember this low key reference joke
to the game back in the day.
6 Aliens: Colonial Marines The Alien franchise is beloved by fans internationally.
So you bet that when a game comes out bearing it’s name, it’s got big shoes to fill.
Unfortunately, Colonial Marines didn’t live up to it’s name.
Filled with story inconsistencies that didn’t match the franchise, cheap plot devices, a
lack of precision and control in combat, NPCs constantly get in your way, and SO MANY GLITCHES.
5 Project Gotham Racing Hey, you know what’s a let down?
Naming your game after Gotham city and having NOTHING to do with Gotham city or Batman or
the DC Universe.
That being said, the game did score some solid reviews, even to the extent that Bill Gates
called it his favourite video game.
4 Mercenaries 2: World in Flames This EA game was hyped up in it’s marketing
to be much more impressive than it turned out.
It boasted to have the biggest in-game map of all time.
The game wouldn’t have boundaries on the map.
split screen multiplayer, cars that had functioning radios in them, and much more.
None of that was true.
The game’s release dates were even pushed back, which made it more frustrating because
the lies about the game kept building and building over time.
3 Mass Effect 3 Mass Effect 3 was suppose to tie the series
together.
All of the time, energy and hard work that players had poured into the Mass Effect games
were finally suppose to culminate in the third installment of the game.
Except it didn’t; it was a major let down.
Because the ending ruined the story as a whole, and it was quite irreversible.
Fans felt that all of the choices they had made over the entire series was for nothing.
Which, I suppose you could look at it a existential way and appreciate that, but that generally
wasn’t the consensus with players.
2 No Man’s Sky No Man’s Sky promised infinite possibilities
in outer space that turned out to be more on the finite side.
It was a victim of bad marketing, in which players thought the game would be something
much different than what it turned out to be.
While there have been updates that ever so slightly ease the pain, there’s still a
long laundry list of promises that weren’t followed through on.
For example, landing on asteroids, destroying space stations and fleets, shop classes and
differentiation, more interaction with NPCs, being able to see and play with others in
the game, more diversity from planets, and the list goes on.
That being said, I do really enjoy No Man’s Sky a lot, and for what it is, I think it’s
a fantastic game of exploration and low risk survival with beautiful landscapes.
1 Air Raid 3 This one makes our top spot for being incredibly
sleazy.
So for context.
Phoenix is a publisher known for it’s budget games.
Or rather, what it calls Value Priced games.
Air raid 3 was definitely one of those.
But heres the thing - the game was marketed as the third in it’s series, but Phoenix
never released an Air Raid 2, let alone an Air Raid 1.
So essentially, they lied by calling it the 3rd installment in order to manufacture credibility
with the idea that, hey, since this is the third game in this franchise, it must be great.
therefore convincing people to purchase it.
There we have it friends!
Have you been disappointed by any of these games?
Are there ones on this list you still play or would like to play?
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