screw attacks worst 10 fighting games

[7th lutz]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?id=20506&type=wmv

10.) Star Wars Masters of Teras Kasi-Ps 1
9.) Justice League Task Force-genesis& snes
8.)Kasumi Ninja- Jaguar
7.)Primal Rage- snes&genesis
6.) Pitfighter-multiple systems including the arcade
5.)The Simpson's Wrestling game-ps 1
4.)Street Fighter 2: the movie -ps 1 & Saturn, Street Fighter Ex 3-ps 2
3.)Ballz: Director's Cut-3D0,Ballz 3d-Snes,Genesis
2.)Ultraman-snes
1.) Shaq Fu-Multiple systems

I felt Screw Attack should've done a worst 20 fighting games list instead of a top due to the amount bad fighting games out there. There were right about there being so many bad fighting games out there that some of them will not make their list.


A fighting game character shooting fire out of his crotch almost saved Kasumi Ninja from being on the list according to screw attack. There are 3 games, I would take off this list: Pitfighter(I love the genesis and the arcade version of the game), Primal Rage, and Ballz. Ballz is not a great game, but common here, there are games that are worse then this. I would put Rise of the Robots-Multiple systems, Rise 2: Resurrection, and Way of the Warrior-3d0. I heard of all the games mention when they were released except for Ultraman.

[Tron 2.0]

I got np with the list most on it i never like in the frist place.

Well maybe on, Pit Fighter i played it when it frist came out in the arcades.. i thought it was cool then.

These days though i don't care for pit fighter it hasn't age well.

[exit]

It might not look like much now, but Pit Fighter will always have a place in my heart. I think I'd take Pit Fighter off and add a craptacular game like Power Moves.

Also, why are there two Street Fighter games in one spot? I hate it when people do that.

[CreamSoda]

5.)The Simpson's Wrestling game-ps 1

That gameearned it's right on this list, it is one of the worst "fighting games" I have ever played.

Maybe not quite the top ten worst, but I would say honorable mention should go to the backyard wrestling games.

[goemon]

I played that Star Wars game once and I don't think it's bad enough to be on this list. Also, where's the US localization/butchery of Ranma 1/2, "Street Combat"? That should be pretty high on the list.

[Kid Ice]

Oh good lord not another list.

Why does something tell me the person who wrote this list never played an N64 fighter?

Not so bad...3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10....gee great list.

[Clownzilla]

Pit fighter needs to be taken off. Like said by others on this post, it's really not a "good" game unless you lived it in the arcade when it was hot. It brings good memories to many though. Anyway, I would have to add Time Killers to this list. That game would blow many of these games away in terms of junk value.

[DefaultGen]

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[Jorpho]

http://www.lakupo.com/grblitz/fighters.htm

Lengthy and a bit rambling, but still timeless.

[bangtango]

I wonder what their source was for some of these versions. Playing Pit Fighter solely on the Super NES, somebody would conclude it was one of the worst fighting games of all time. Yet it wasn't too bad on the Genesis or in the arcade. I tried liking Kasumi Ninja but just couldn't bring myself to do it. There are worse fighting games out there than that but Kasumi Ninja certainly belongs on a Top 20 and probably a Top 10.

Primal Rage was pretty generic. It had no features and the story was so bland. There were plenty of flaws in the game but I don't think it ought to be on this list. The biggest problem with the game was that it came out a couple of years too late, after fighting games had already evolved. Aside from the graphics, it was just too dated. Once again, though, I'd remove that one since the game play falls somewhere between average and slightly below average.

[Atari 5200]

I used to play Justice League Task Force all of the time and IMO it's not really bad. It had a story in it that had been used before but it was still entertaining. Plus who doesn't want to play as the Flash?

[AMG]

I enjoyed Primal Rage back in the day on the SNES.

The rest of the list I agree with.

[boatofcar]

I used to play Justice League Task Force all of the time and IMO it's not really bad. It had a story in it that had been used before but it was still entertaining. Plus who doesn't want to play as the Flash?

WTF is up with the Superman with mullet though?

[bangtango]

I used to play Justice League Task Force all of the time and IMO it's not really bad. It had a story in it that had been used before but it was still entertaining. Plus who doesn't want to play as the Flash?

I played it earlier this year and I didn't think it was "bad" either. The magazines during the era gave it really low scores but this was largely because they messed with Superman's appearance, used a lot of "unknown" characters and it happened to be just another fighting game that was also released pretty late into the 2D fighting craze. I thought the game was pretty hard, too, but it was no better or worse than a ton of other SFII clones out there.

I don't remember what EGM said about it but at least they didn't directly accuse it of "trying to capitalize on the success of Street Fighter 2" (a quote they used for SNES 'World Heroes').

[heybtbm]

Violence Fight is pretty bad. I'm surprised it didn't make the list.

[Cornelius]

Violence Fight is pretty bad. I'm surprised it didn't make the list.
I'd put it on the list just for the title... sight unseen (which happens to be the case).

[8-bitNesMan]

WTF is up with the Superman with mullet though?

That was the style he was sporting in the comics around the time the game came out.

[ryborg]

I used to play Justice League Task Force all of the time and IMO it's not really bad.

Yeah, JLTF is pretty okay! It doesn't break any new ground, but it's fun to play as the minor JL characters.

Anyone who doesn't think Ultraman shouldn't be number one on the list has obviously never played Ultraman. It features quite possibly the slowest and least responsive controls for any system, post-Atari 2600. I actually bought it right around the time it was released in the U.S. Bad decision.

[vintagegamecrazy]

Justice league at least sucks on the Genesis, the moves are insanely hard to pull off. Shaq Fu shouldn't be on the top. Obviously they haven't played Killing Zone or Bio Freaks.

[GarrettCRW]

WTF is up with the Superman with mullet though?

DC gave him the mullet in the '90s.

[NE146]

Street Fighter EX kicks ass! That's a wack ass inclusion there.

The other fighters yeah I'd put em down at the bottom

[swlovinist]

There are two that should be on the list, agreed that there are many crap games that came out during the 90s that were fighting(kind of like crap shooters of today).

1. Shadow War of Succession for the 3DO(hands down one of the worst games of all time. From the "dude next door" voice overs, the two frames of animation, to the totally lame intro, this game is REALLY BAD.

2. I thought that Fight for Life for the Jaguar was totally worse than Kasumi Ninja. At least Fight for life should get an award for the WORST INTRO FOR A FIGHTING GAME. Two blocky lego dudes staring at each other from different camera angles....yes this makes me want to play more(wink)

[evildead2099]

Pit Fighter doesn't belong on the list; it plays like a 'beat-em up', not like a 'fighting game.' Same goes for The Simpsons Wrestling.

Street Fighter EX3 was not a bad game. It could have been a lot better as a 3D game, but it also could have been even more worse (think along the lines of Mortal Kombat 4 if you really need an example). It was basically an oversimplified Street Fighter game with 3D aesthetics and limited 3D dynamics. To me, the two biggest faults of this title are its difficulty (which is far too easy) and the derivitive nature of its roster (once you look past the staple fighters, most of the game's remaining characters are clones akin to what we had with palette swapping in the MK series).

I didn't think the Star Wars fighting game was too shabby when I played it back in the day (and I'm not even care too much for 3D fighters, either).

Bad fighting games that should have made the list, but didn't:

Time Killers

Mortal Kombat 4

Mortal Kombat Advance

Double Dragon V

[Push Upstairs]

\Anyone who doesn't think Ultraman shouldn't be number one on the list has obviously never played Ultraman. It features quite possibly the slowest and least responsive controls for any system, post-Atari 2600. I actually bought it right around the time it was released in the U.S. Bad decision.

I had a buddy whose mom bought him that game,

he brought it over....

and it sucked.

The reasons you listed are 150% true. It took us forever to figure out you were supposed to use some special "death blow" to kill the monsters. We never played it again after that first time.

[bangtango]

2. I thought that Fight for Life for the Jaguar was totally worse than Kasumi Ninja. At least Fight for life should get an award for the WORST INTRO FOR A FIGHTING GAME. Two blocky lego dudes staring at each other from different camera angles....yes this makes me want to play more(wink)

I wouldn't label it a "great" game but I always liked Fight for Life better than Kasumi Ninja. In Fight For Life, you were able to steal moves from your defeated opponents (Mega Man style). Sure, the rounds last forever in FFL and hitting an opponent can be a real headache but it just plays better when it is all said and done. That's what I think, anyway.

[Cinder6]

Hmm, I actually liked Masters of Teras Kasi. Maybe it's just because you got to play as Darth Vader, and he had the cheapest move ever (the choking move that pushed your opponent up and back...sometimes to a ringout).

[Retsudo]

Here are some I think were bad

1. Rise of the Robots
2. Cardnal Syn
3. Blood & Iron
4. Mortal Kombat 4
5. War Gods

[diskoboy]

Pit fighter needs to be taken off. Like said by others on this post, it's really not a "good" game unless you lived it in the arcade when it was hot. It brings good memories to many though. Anyway, I would have to add Time Killers to this list. That game would blow many of these games away in terms of junk value.

I played it in the arcade, back in the day.

I thought it was kinda dull, even then.

[Griking]

Celebrity Deathmatch was a pretty bad game as well

[Rob2600]

Posted twice...see below...

[Rob2600]

I thought the arcade version of Pit-Fighter (Atari, 1990) was cool. It featured digitized graphics before Mortal Kombat (Midway, 1992) and scaling graphics before Killer Instinct (Nintendo/Rareware, 1994), and supported up to three players simultaneously. I never played the Genesis version, but THQ completely botched the SNES port (THQ, 1991). It was one of the worst video games I've ever owned. I remember a bug in that version that caused the player's energy meter to fluctuate randomly sometimes.

My suggestions:

1. The ClayFighter series

The original SNES version (Interplay/Visual Concepts, 1993) was a somewhat playable Street Fighter II clone with mediocre graphics and terrible sounding music. The best part of the game was the title screen, which featured a full-length song with vocals! I didn't play C2: Judgement Clay (Interplay, 1994), but I imagine it wasn't much better. ClayFighter 63 1/3 (Interplay, 1997) for Nintendo 64 was another one of the worst video games I've ever owned. The graphics weren't very good, the animation was even worse, and the game just wasn't any fun at all. Why did I own two ClayFighter games?

2. Karate Champ for the NES (Data East, 1986)

Again, the graphics were not very good, but what made that game useless were the controls. They were the epitome of unresponsive and rendered the game unplayable. The best part of the game was the judge's digitized voice. Not many video games featured digitized speech at the time.

3. Street Fighter (Capcom, 1987)

The original Street Fighter arcade game was yet another one of the worst fighting games. The graphics were good, especially for the time, but yet again, the controls were unresponsive and the game was unplayable. It also featured digitized speech that was completely unintelligible. On the other hand, Street Fighter II (Capcom, 1991) was one of the best fighting games and video game sequels ever made.

4. Yie Ar Kung-Fu (Konami, 1985)

The arcade game Yie Ar Kung-Fu may have been novel at the time, but is now shallow and boring.

5. NES Wrestling games?

If we're counting wrestling games, I suggest Tag Team Wrestling (Data East, 1986) and M.U.S.C.L.E. (Bandai, 1986), both for the NES.

P.S. I also owned Ultraman: Towards the Future (Bandai, 1991) for the SNES. Perhaps I owned more bad video games than I had remembered.

[j_factor]

I actually didn't think Ballz was all that bad. Certainly not great, but it was somewhat playable. I kind of liked the soundtrack.

I agree with Clayfighter 63-1/3, that was god-awful.

Anyone remember Slaughter Sport? I think that was worse than a few on the list. "I am Mondu the fat lord of the fight palace!"

[bangtango]

I never played the Genesis version, but THQ completely botched the SNES port (THQ, 1991). It was one of the worst video games I've ever owned.

2. Karate Champ for the NES (Data East, 1986)

Again, the graphics were not very good, but what made that game useless were the controls. They were the epitome of unresponsive and rendered the game unplayable. The best part of the game was the judge's digitized voice. Not many video games featured digitized speech at the time.

Two things to respond to.

1. I used to own both the SNES and Genesis versions of Pit Fighter. The Genesis one is far more playable and you can actually make a little progress.

2. About Karate Champ: When you say unresponsive, I figure you are talking about all of the punches and kicks that pass through the computer player. Hitting somebody in that version of Karate Champ is pure luck meaning that there is little or no skill involved in advancing from level to level. You apparently have to hit the guy in just the right place for your blows to even register.

In the case of Karate Champ, it is pretty sad when the Taekwondo event alone from Track and Field II is a better "fighting game" than Karate Champ. Actually, if someone wants one on one fighting action on the NES, they may as well stick with the versus mode in Double Dragon.

[Jorpho]

Anyone remember Slaughter Sport? I think that was worse than a few on the list. "I am Mondu the fat lord of the fight palace!"

Also known as Tounge of the Fatman or, indeed, Mondu's Fight Palace.

The awfulness of Brutal: Paws of Fury is also not as well-publicised as it could be.

I find that people frequently rag on the original Street Fighter for having those pressure-sensitive pads, but some versions of the game didn't have those, right? Was the "padded" version still the most common?

[Rob2600]

I find that people frequently rag on the original Street Fighter for having those pressure-sensitive pads, but some versions of the game didn't have those, right? Was the "padded" version still the most common?

I suggested the original Street Fighter due to the fact that the controls were unresponsive and the game was unplayable...and that was the standard six-button version. I have read about the version with pressure-sensitive pads, but have never played it. I figure the controls must've been even worse!

Bangtango, the controls in Karate Champ for the NES were unresponsive, meaning I'd press buttons and the characters would do random, chaotic moves. You're right about the poor collision detection. I guess almost everything about that game was horrible.

You're right about Track & Field II (one of my favorite games) and Double Dragon, too. I was impressed with the Vs. mode at the time.

Speaking of Vs., was the PlayStation fighting game Vs. (THQ/Polygon Magic, 1997) any good?

[evildead2099]

5. NES Wrestling games?

If we're counting wrestling games, I suggest Tag Team Wrestling (Data East, 1986) and M.U.S.C.L.E. (Bandai, 1986), both for the NES.

As I said re: Pit Fighter, 2D wrestling games shouldn't count since they tend to play more like beat 'em ups than fighting games.

[DigitalSpace]

The only game off that list I own is Simpsons Wrestling, and it is indeed one of the worst games in my PlayStation collection. I was a big Simpsons fan at the time, so the only real fun the game provided was spotting the references to the show. The unresponsive controls and difficulty were too much, though. I gave up after losing to Smithers several times.

[Three-P]

Why am I not surprised? Shaq Fu tops the list.

Dishonorable mentions would have to include:

1-Urban Champion for the NES.
2-Dragonball Z-Ultimate Battle 22 for the PlayStation.
3-Time Killer for the Arcade. (I wasn't too fond of it, anyway.)

[pragmatic insanester]

i disagree with ballz and cardinal syn being labeled as "the worst vs. fighters".