we're one fifth of the way through the
century
and we've already seen the game
industry's fair share of poor quality
titles
name's dave with watchmojo and today
we'll be counting down our picks for the
top 20 worst video games of this entry
so far for this list we'll be looking at
the absolute worst games that have come
out since the term of the millennium
so anything from the year 2000 onwards
for those of you wondering superman 64
came out in 1999.
it missed the cut-off date by just one
year i consider itself lucky
number 20 mortal kombat special forces
indeed mortal kombat is a pretty big ip
throughout the 90s but one could say
midway got a little carried away
with hashing out new titles like more
combat mythology sub-zero
while that was about as fun as taking a
knight to the chest midway hit rock
bottom when they shelled out mortal
kombat
special forces
a beat-em-up game starring jacks and
only jax despite being called special
forces seriously where's sonia where
players can perform bland combos
while navigating rooms that look exactly
the same as levels prior
on top of that the boss characters were
lamer than mocap really who's gonna
remember like
gemini or no face in short it was the
antithesis
of a mortal combat game even series
creator ed boon doesn't like to
acknowledge
its existence pity they were all looking
forward to restarting our little gang
number 19 rogue warrior
even though we live in a world where
fallout 76 exists we still have to say
rogue warrior is the worst game bethesda
has ever published
rogue warrior went through some troubled
development and it clearly shows
bethesda was not happy with the
direction that zombie studios was taking
and gave the project over to rebellion
development the result was a game marred
with boring gameplay
mindless swearing from mickey rourke and
an extremely short campaign
but mostly the swearing that was
probably the most memorable part for the
wrong reasons
critics even went so far as to advise
gamers to play anything else
and when reviewers say your game is that
bad it might be best to ditch this ip
entirely
god damn it smells like dog gunpowder
number eight ah dai katana
ah yes the game that infamously touted
how john romero was going to make us his
[ __ ]
at the time we were all genuinely eager
to experience daika china
this was coming from one of the
designers behind doom quake and
wolfenstein
just to give you an idea and it was to
incorporate some impressive ai
alas daikatana became nothing more than
a really bad joke
with critics citing its mediocre design
outdated visuals
and really really bad companion ai
the game was such a letdown that
tarnished john romero's career and
tanked his lavish studio ion storm
at least he apologized for the bad
tagline though i'm not
here they may be watching
number 17 left alive full status check
legs are badly damaged and unable to
function what about the weapons tell me
i can use those at least
shoulder weapons
this was not the game the front mission
franchise deserved left alive was one of
the most frustrating games
anyone can play oh where do we even
begin
the ai is constantly dancing between
being super smart
or super stupid knowing our location
almost all the time
and not knowing how to fight back oh and
the agony doesn't stop there
your ears will constantly egg from your
alert system as it constantly berates
you about approaching enemies even
though you can clearly see them
if there was any redeeming qualities to
be found and left alive
we certainly couldn't play long enough
to find them apologies
but i've got to take care of this the
vermin in this city won't exterminate
themselves
number 16 batman dark tomorrow
what are you doing here dark tomorrow
was
and still is an embarrassment to
superhero games everywhere
and that's saying a lot the game was so
bad that the only positive feedback it
got
was for its cutscenes uh so long as you
ignored one of the worst joker
performances
ever seriously have a look at this you
know what would have been
funny though if i'd no no we'll save
that for another time won't we
it's playtime now
everything else was a total mess the
game suffered from a myriad of technical
issues the camera refused to cooperate
with the player
and the controls were the biggest enemy
over anything else
on top of that those who powered through
this catastrophe were most likely met
with a bad ending
the only way to achieve the good ending
was by doing something early in the game
which dark tomorrow gave no hints at or
directions for the players to discover
it
seriously what a mess
number 15 alone in the dark illumination
oh how the mighty have fallen alone in
the dark hasn't had a stellar track
record
in its later years and unfortunately
this awful excuse for a left 4 dead
clone
was no return to glory judging from its
broken gameplay
boring combat and endless technical
issues the game needed
way more time cooking in the oven way
more time
not a single outlet had many positive
things to say and most critics advise
readers to stay as far away from the
game as possible
we just might have to face it folks
alone in the dark will forever be lost
in its own darkness
number 14 sonic boom rise of lyric
both this and sonico 6 were contenders
for this list but o6 had
one redeeming factor in that the
soundtrack was pretty epic whereas sonic
boom rise of lyric
can't even claim that the game was
already doing poorly in previews with
many critics saying the uncomfortable
designs of sonic
tails amy's and knuckles but mostly
knuckles oh what a dark day when the
game launched in november 2014
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rise of lyric was plagued with so many
problems terrible controls dull level
design
tedious puzzles and platforming boring
combat a buffet of bugs a frustrating
camera
and irritating and repetitive dialogue
at least the tv show was pretty good
try to appreciate all the work i put in
as they destroy you
tutors number 13
double dragon 2 wonder of the dragons
most of the double dragon games are rock
solo titles but we cannot say the same
for double dragon 2 wonder of the
dragons
a 3d adaptation of double dragon 2 the
revenge
or trying to be anyway
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this game was panned by critics for its
abysmal broken state
suffering from so many bugs and glitches
that it was basically unplayable
the game also had some really bizarre
english translations
with voiceovers not matching the
subtitles on screen
giving the whole game an overall cheap
factor seriously did they
proofread this stuff thankfully it
wasn't enough to kill the franchise
number 12 bomberman axe zero
in 2012 hudson's off was bought out by
konami
but the road to their downfall started
with this title
back in 2006 the company attempted to
turn the cutesy lovable bomberman
into some kind of gritty action hero
really what's with the chains and bdsm
designs
no longer was bomberman filled with
colorful enemies and a lighthearted tone
even in a game about blowing people up
the series needed to be more
mature and really in all the cool hit
gibbs with their edgy attitude right
right no even if this was a necessary
change the game was still horrendous
with its unbalanced ai
god awful camera and absolute
tediousness oh and can you believe
there's no safe feature
seriously if you die you get booted
right back to the title screen what a
joke
number 11 charlie's angels
back in the early 2000s it seemed like
we were getting an endless supply of
terrible movie tie-ins
although we'd never thought they'd be a
game just as worse as at
okay maybe that's a slight exaggeration
but still charlie's angels was abysmal
to its very core
controls were frustrating animations
were lazy in quality
goofy to watch look at this run
animation and level design showed
minimal effort was put into the game
including some of the longest ladders
you'll ever see seriously the game is so
bad you'd want to forget that it even
exists
that's how bad it is but then again you
can pretty much say that about
everything on here
well almost everything next one is
memorable for different reasons
super seducer how to talk to girls of
course you're very sexy
but for me it's about the entire package
not just looks
i need to find someone's character sex
as weird as they can be dating teams
have a lot to teach players on how the
world of dating works
when compared to tiles like had a full
boyfriend or doki doki literature club
super seducer is a massive regressive
step back for the genre
awkward dialogue and boring cutscenes
are minor complaints when the players
discover
the game's borderline predatory dating
advice
why did you ask that gives her the
opportunity to say no don't give her the
option to say no is that really a lesson
you want players walking away with
super seducer 2 wasn't any better and
indulged in richard larounia's
egotistical behavior
and can you believe there is a third
game coming out who keeps buying these
does anyone want some chewing gum
perfect so those are our code words
yeah number nine raven's cry
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we don't see a lot of good pirate games
these days but raven's cry was certainly
a step back for those craving a
swashbuckling adventure
rather than plundering the seas for
treasure or getting drunk at taverns
most of our time with raven's cry was
spent laughing at the awful writing
laughably bad voice acting and countless
technical issues
the game was so bad that developer
reality pump studios attempted to
implement changes to fix the game
ultimately rebranding the game as
vendetta curse of raven's cry in
november 2015.
sadly the game was still just as awful
but hey at least they tried to fix it
how is our friend
busy exploring the bottom of the sea
number eight
umbrella core i'm the only one left
here's a tip never develop a game based
on a popular ip
for the sake of making it the next big
thing in esports that's exactly what
happened with capcom
and it did not end well umbrella core
was a spin-off online shooter
set within the resident evil franchise
where two teams had to complete
objectives
while shooting each other and fighting
zombies
however the gameplay was plagued with
issues that made fair competitive play
impossible from inconsistent zombie ai
hit detection issues and a lackluster
progression system
capcom have been trying for years to
push resident evil into the multiplayer
scene
and this just added to an already long
list of failed attempts
have fun with that
number 7 break of the 99 dragons
there was so much ambition behind this
game the cell shading looked promising
the bullet time mechanic looked fun to
use
and there were plans to turn this into a
multimedia franchise all that potential
burst into flames on launch day
drake of the 99 dragons was plagued with
an infuriating camera
overly sensitive controls a broken
lock-on system and a story that made no
god damn sense whatsoever
there was nothing redeemable about the
game and all the plans for a comic book
series and animated tv shows
were swiftly flushed down the toilet
tang industries pay
families to donate the bodies of their
departed loved ones
contact us today number six
tony hawk pro skater 5.
had activision given the developers more
time tony hawk pro skater 5 could have
been a triumphant return to the
franchise
alas playing this was almost as painful
as a board between the gonads
or should we say getting popsicles
assembled in just a matter of months and
released unfinished
and the only reason it came out was to
extend the tony hawk license pro skater
5 suffered greatly from bugs and
glitches
while missing key features from previous
entries
really where the hell is the creator
skater not only would this be the final
nail in the pro skater coffin it would
also lead to the closure of developer
robomoto
needless to say no one walked away with
a smile with the servers shutting down
in 2017
the game is now unplayable wow hope you
didn't pay full price for this thing
number five ninja bread man
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to say this game was half baked would be
too generous
and i will not do that again ninja bread
man was nothing short of a scam in every
sense of the word
demanding a hefty amount of money for
such little effort
featuring only three levels not
including the tutorial
unresponsive controls and combat that
could barely be referred to as such
the game was an experience that could be
finished in less than an hour
to make matters worse developer data
design interactive would reskin this
game and shell out three
other games such as anubis 2 rock and
roll adventures and
myth makers trixie and toyland guess
what
all three were just as bad they were
also pretty much the same game
can you believe they wanted to sell
these for 20 bucks a pop
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number four aquaman battle for atlantis
if batman dark tomorrow was an
embarrassment then aquaman battle for
atlantis is a complete failure
the game is nothing more than swimming
around an empty liner speed up enemies
and
rinsing repeats and the story is told
entirely through text and comic panels
there isn't even any narration
accompanying these images
originally this was going to be the
first game as part of a long term deal
between dc comics and publisher tdk
interactive
however one look at tdk's gameography
says the deal was most likely terminated
due to aquaman's poor reception
there was even plans for a ps2 and game
boy advanced versions but maybe their
cancellations is more of a blessing than
a curse
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number three life of black tiger
really why shouldn't life a black tiger
be on this list would it be the
repetitive and boring gameplay
what about the incredibly lame story
would the ps2 graphics in 2017 be enough
reason
oh wait it's because of the horrible
controls poor collision detection
grinding progression system and shoddy
multiplayer
on top of that the game's cover art was
stripped straight out of google images
class act guys with playstation
promoting this game on their youtube
account
many people began questioning if sony
was about to follow in steam's footsteps
and throw quality control out the window
number two ride to hell retribution
yeah that's it how can anyone forget a
game as piss-poor as something like
right-to-hell retribution
while it did boast a strong presence
amongst streamers and influencers
none of it was for the right reason ride
to hell retribution was tommy wiseau
levels of sheer awfulness
and it wasn't solely for the terrible
voice acting or cringy and offensive dry
humping scenes
the ai was incessantly stupid refusing
to defend itself even when the players
were landing headshot after headshot
the game became so infamous that deep
silver pulled the game from steam in
september 2014
and to think that we're planning two
more games after this yeah this game
really crashed and burned
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before we unveil our top pick here are a
few
dishonorable mentions
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number one big rigs over the road racing
not only is big rigs the worst racing
game to ever exist
but it's also up there with being one of
the worst games ever made right
alongside that of et and superman
even by 2003 standards the visuals made
watching paint dry more visually
appealing
players could drive anywhere without
suffering any consequences
phase through buildings and drive up
steep mountains and you won't lose an
ounce of speed
oh and should you drive in reverse
you'll achieve warp speed for
reasons yeah
if there was any way to describe the
sheer amount of laziness on display
it would be that damn victory screen
you're a winner
this game sucks
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