Really Bad PS2 Games! [Archive] - Page 2

Captain Wrong

12-16-2004, 10:03 AM

I'll second Stretch Panic as a bad game.

I only bought it because it had the Treasure logo like many of us probably did. I kept trying to force myself to like it and I was on the fence about how bad it was for awhile. It's really just a game with the concept of stretching everything and forgot all about game play, controls and story. I think if it didn't have the Treasure logo we would all be in agreement that this is a bad game.

This is exactly what I was going to say about Stretch Panic. No, it may not be the worst PS2 game period, but it's the worst one I've ever played. As someone else said, much more of a tech demo than a game and I'm going to be even more controversial and mention this was the game that caused me to really go back and reevaluate much of the Treasure back catalog.

dvdguy

12-16-2004, 10:14 AM

I thought THE ITALIAN JOB and SMASH CARS were both rather lackluster and sucky.

The former for being based entirely around minis (because you can usually use a mini in just about any racing game) and the second one solely because it was zero fun.

bargora

12-16-2004, 12:34 PM

Captain Wrong

12-16-2004, 01:51 PM

This is exactly what I was going to say about Stretch Panic. No, it may not be the worst PS2 game period, but it's the worst one I've ever played. As someone else said, much more of a tech demo than a game and I'm going to be even more controversial and mention this was the game that caused me to really go back and reevaluate much of the Treasure back catalog.
And what did you conclude in your reevaluation? :hmm: It is well known that you are not much impressed by Radiant, and that you were quickly bored by Iky. As for the rest?

Gunstar Heroes still kicks much ass. Same for Dynamite Heady. Hell, even that McDonalds game isn't total crap. However, for the rest of the non-Genny Treasure catalog, at least what I have available to me, I discovered I didn't like it nearly as much as I thought. Makes no sense, because if ever there was a company I'd be fanboi-ish about, it'd be Treasure, but I just haven't been that impressed with anything they've done since the 16-bit era.

So, I guess that was my conclusion...Treasure + Genny = Umm...gaming goodness. Treasure + other consoles = Ehh...

Sorry for the side track. 8-)

RCM

12-16-2004, 03:04 PM

Gunstar Heroes still kicks much ass. Same for Dynamite Heady. Hell, even that McDonalds game isn't total crap. However, for the rest of the non-Genny Treasure catalog, at least what I have available to me, I discovered I didn't like it nearly as much as I thought. Makes no sense, because if ever there was a company I'd be fanboi-ish about, it'd be Treasure, but I just haven't been that impressed with anything they've done since the 16-bit era.

Buying games just b/c a specific company made them and nothing more is a clear fanboy trait. I would suggest evaluating a games quality while they are still worth something (and still in stores) so you can at least trade em in. Or just rent if you can! Treasure games are the exception though, esp. on Saturn. I've played just about every Treasure title. Most are shining examples of their respective genres.

THE ONE, THE ONLY- RCM

NE146

12-17-2004, 03:34 AM

I don't know how good or bad this game is.. but the cover makes me go hmmmm.... :D

http://www.jp.playstation.com/jacket/l/slps25393.jpg

shai hulud

12-17-2004, 05:46 AM

the worst i have played is that WWE Twisted Metal rip-off game

Cleatis

12-17-2004, 06:11 AM

Did anybody else make the mistake of buying that Crash racing PS2 title in an attempt to avert buying a GC and Mario Kart? If not then Ill be glad to trade mine for a better title like Portal Runner. Haha. The real joke here is that I just said they made a game worse than Portal Runner.

davidleeroth

12-17-2004, 06:34 AM

Buying games just b/c a specific company made them and nothing more is a clear fanboy trait.
THE ONE, THE ONLY- RCM

I'm a confessed fanboi! :rocker:

12-17-2004, 06:44 AM

The blonde guy(?) on the left side of the Rim Runners box is ready to "examine" you!!!

LOL LOL LOL

Good one, NE1!!!

DigitalSpace

12-17-2004, 07:02 AM

the worst i have played is that WWE Twisted Metal rip-off game

WWE Crush Hour. And yeah, it was bad.

Captain Wrong

12-17-2004, 09:53 AM

Buying games just b/c a specific company made them and nothing more is a clear fanboy trait.

So, enjoying a game a lot and buying another game by the same developer because you enjoyed the first one and expect similar enjoyment makes me a fan boy? Ooookay.

RCM

12-17-2004, 10:15 AM

So, enjoying a game a lot and buying another game by the same developer because you enjoyed the first one and expect similar enjoyment makes me a fan boy? Ooookay.

It could sure. Sega makes fighting games and RPG's (among other things). I love Sega but hate RPG's. If I bought an RPG developed by Sega just because it was from Sega that would be a clear trait of a fanboy.

classicb wrote:
I'll second Stretch Panic as a bad game.

I only bought it because it had the Treasure logo like many of us probably did. I kept trying to force myself to like it and I was on the fence about how bad it was for awhile. It's really just a game with the concept of stretching everything and forgot all about game play, controls and story. I think if it didn't have the Treasure logo we would all be in agreement that this is a bad game.

Captain Wrong wrote:
This is exactly what I was going to say about Stretch Panic. No, it may not be the worst PS2 game period, but it's the worst one I've ever played. As someone else said, much more of a tech demo than a game and I'm going to be even more controversial and mention this was the game that caused me to really go back and reevaluate much of the Treasure back catalog.

You were agreeing with a statement from classicb. "I only bought it because it had the Treasure logo." After you seemingly "fell out of love" with Treasure you went back and realized the games you thought were great b/c of your blind devotion to Treasure were really not what you are into.

If i'm truly wrong I apologize in advance. From what you wrote you seem like a fanboy or former fanboy. That's ok, there is a place for fanboys for sure. Not a bad place either ha ha ha!

THE ONE, THE ONLY- RCM

digtempest

12-17-2004, 06:46 PM

The Great Escape. The Portal Runner. Anything by EA(I'm joking!)

Captain Wrong

12-17-2004, 07:23 PM

@RCM, ahh, I see what you mean now. :)

scooterb23

12-20-2004, 10:01 AM

I'll throw another log on the Stretch Panic fire. I also didn't like Shaun Palmer Snowboarding...for some reason the Tony Hawk control style on a snowboarding game just didn't work out in a post-SSX world...a disappointing game.

I would like to add two more games I haven't seen yet, now both may get a pass because they were launch titles, but man these were bad IMO.

Ridge Racer V and Q-Ball: Billiards Master.

Ridge Racer V - On this one, the control was just sad, and the tracks were very bland...I expected so much more from that game...Thank goodness Gran Turismo 3 showed up eventually.

Q-Ball - This one was just too slow. It's been a long time since I owned it...but I remember it taking forever just to play one rack of 9-ball.

Gamemaster_ca_2003

02-24-2005, 11:09 AM

Ever played any of these clunkers?

RISK: Global Domination

Played it Not a bad game, just not a Great Game

Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder

plaed the Demo in THPS 3 Its Ok.

Snapple

02-24-2005, 02:30 PM

I want to add something about Dragon Quarter. Yes, a lot of people LOVE the game. But, a lot of people HATE the game, passionately. It's an extremely polarized fanbase.

I own the game and hate it. I am the kind of guy who is still willing to give a sequel a chance even if it changes the formula drastically. I WANTED to like Dragon Quarter. I really think there are enough strong opinions about this game that it shouldn't get either a + or a -. Otherwise, a lot of people are going to feel mislead and lose faith in the system, one way or the other.

There will never be a general consensus on Dragon Quarter. Never.

Also, I'm not sure if this is just me, but I HATE the Fighter Maker games. I picked up Fighter Maker 2, thinking it was going to be the greatest thing ever, and it disappointed on just about every level. The core of the game is making fighters, but the options are just too slim. There are 100x more appearance options in just about any wrestling game with create-a-wrestler. The animation creator is about as clear as a bag of mud. And when you're done, you're stuck with a fighter inside their extremely generic fighting engine. The built-in game is boring as hell. There's just no reason to play the game. Even something like an online feature *might've* made the game worth playing, but it wasn't there.

Again though, I'm not sure if other people dislike the game as much as I do.

ubersaurus

02-24-2005, 03:23 PM

Oni may be overly complicated control-wise (I have to run through the tutorial every time I pick the game up at two-month intervals), but I think that it was pretty ambitious, and I kind of like it for that. The graphics aren't all that bad for a release title, either.

So what I'm saying is, I don't think I agree that Oni is a BAD game, Better than average? Maybe not.

I really like Oni. The controls do require refreshing my memory, but the game is what it should be-hard. And pretty damn fun.

Silpheed is a basic shooter, but it's still a fun game. I'd pick it over Ikaruga, at any rate, on treasure's list o shooters.

Crush Hour wasn't great by any means. I think the best enjoyment you can get out of that is the wrestlecrap review of the game.

thehistorian

02-24-2005, 05:09 PM

Darkened Skye... it's a skittles commercial for gods sake...

Liquid_death

02-25-2005, 07:28 AM

samari jack is a horrible game.

PDorr3

02-25-2005, 02:31 PM

I enjoy alot of the games people seem to hate, like summoner I think is a very good game, just a bit too much dialog. Orphen was actualy enjoyable too besides the horrible voice acting. Dark cloud was one of my favorite ps2 games ever.

but ones I hate are unlimited saga, stretch panic, eternal ring.

Ackman

03-02-2005, 09:32 AM

chaos legion GAhh wish I never bought this crappy game, a capcom game too :embarrassed:

style and graphics are never better than gameplay and stucture
x_x

Ackman

03-02-2005, 09:34 AM

chaos legion GAhh wish I never bought this crappy game, I saw the cover and I was HEE HAW a DMC beat em up type game!? and it's capcom game too :embarrassed:

style and graphics are never better than gameplay and stucture

Eeech :(

I burnt it with the two hobo's who were taking dumps in the alley. :evil:
x_x

shoes23

03-05-2005, 02:17 AM

From my collection I have found a couple of games that I have found virtually unplayable:

1) Fantavision - this game is possibly the lamest excuse for a videogame that I have ever encountered. How this one got good reviews from the press is far beyond my comprehension.

2) Hard Hitter Tennis - Tennis game published by Atlus. The original Nintendo Tennis had more fluid gameplay than this one. Utterly awful.

3) Kengo - maybe its just the fact that I expected more from the pseudo sequel to the Bushido Blade series, but I put this one back in the case after playing for about a half hour.

4) The Bouncer- another release title that i remember reading about for a year before it was released. The hype didn't kill this game, there is just nothing there to play.

5) The Getaway: this game had some serious targeting issues making me wish I had played fantavision instead.

As far as Blowout goes, I thought the game was decent for a budget title. Its one of those games that you can put in and play for an hour, put it back on the shelf for a month, and then pop it back in again.

Amy Rose

03-05-2005, 06:28 AM

Orphen was actualy enjoyable too besides the horrible voice acting.
Orphen is one of my favourite animes, if not THE favourite (I heart Orphen's animation and voice) and the voice acting made me laugh/cry. Whatever I was doing, there were a few tears involved, hehe. I was SO excited to find the game, and then realised I kept finding it in second hand stores and didn't realise why until I actually picked it up and played it for 5 minutes. I mean, gee, wow, I ran into a room! - CUT SCENE - I'll go into another room! - CUT SCENE -

BAH!

I found a guide for it, so I might play it through with the guide just for completion sake. I hate having so many unfinished games.

JB Lars

04-08-2005, 09:55 PM

ChoroQ
I think this has been unfairly bashed by all of the mags and websites. I have it and enjoy it a lot. It may not be the best game in the series, but I wouldn't call it a clunker either. There's so much to do in this game, and once you get the hang of it, it's a rewarding experience.

Whew, I'm not the only one!

stevec1636

04-08-2005, 10:07 PM

Death By Degrees, Nina should have stayed with Tekken. What a crap game.

geelw

04-09-2005, 04:30 AM

Summoner 2 also achieves a special mention of awfulness just for being so excruciatingly mediocre. I could stand about five minutes of it before I had to drag myself to the PS2 and turn it off before the boredom entirely sapped my will to live. It was something about being on a ship and an island and fighting a couple pirates and being the goddess reborn or something and having which button you press to attack explained to me in loving detail. They took the formula for a dull, cookie-cutter action RPG and added box art.

actually, the game gets pretty good about (lol) 12 hours or so in whan thie story finally takes off. and later on, when you get to the weird area with the masked guys in robes, it gets better. the dialog is well written and you actually get to like some of the odder characters and the art style (which takes a bit f getting used to, i'll admit). i think when one is raised on japanese rpgs, there's a tendency to get caught up in the big hair and angst and overlook the clunkers when they arrive... ephemeral fantasia, anyone?

geelw

04-09-2005, 04:45 AM

I rented Driving Emotion Type S: you slide off the track, try to correct yourself by oversteering & slide off the other side of the track.

Dark Angel: Vampire Apocalypse is supposed to be virtually unplayable...

actually, the main issue with driving emotion in both the japanese and u.s versions was the steering was defaulted to a weird setting. you had to go into the options screen and adjust the sensitivity of the steering for each car (!) before you took it out for a spin. it was worse in the japanese version, but the game still suffers from being way too loose.

and had the most amusing error in the otherwise excellent dashboard view: the drivers NEVER take their hands off the wheel to shift gears, even when you play with a manual transmission.

as for dark angel: vampire apocalypse: i've been playing it on and off for about two years (i'm at level 126, lol), and it's FAR from "unplayable". it's a pure hack and slash action/rpg with the barest of plot, period. but it's an excellent time monster. once you start playing and collecting weapons (there are hundreds of different types to find), the game becomes quite addictive. it really has little to do with vampires (anna is immortal, but not a vampire, but you do get to kill a few thousand of them as minor enemies and a boss or two once in a while)

THATinkjar

04-16-2005, 02:01 PM

Racing Simulation 3. So bad, that Ubi Soft have basically disowned it. The actual gameplay isn't awful, but there is no guts to this game. It was retailing at 39.99, and I got it free. I said yes to the offer, because it is one more game to add to my collection, but I've never touched it since first play. It is probably the worst PS2 game I own, and have played.

Joker T

05-14-2006, 03:59 PM

PRYZM Chapter One: The Dark Unicorn is easily the worst piece of garbage I have ever played. Luckily my friend gave it to me and I didn't buy it.

FantasiaWHT

05-14-2006, 09:06 PM

Going to go out on a limb here, but...

Desparate Housewives ;P

B - Mark

05-16-2006, 12:46 AM

Driv3r.
In my opinion this the worst game for PS 2.
Poor gameplay and weak aim.
No blood and no bad language likes GTA.

Joker T

05-16-2006, 09:35 PM

Driv3r.
In my opinion this the worst game for PS 2.
Poor gameplay and weak aim.
No blood and no bad language likes GTA.

Blood and bad language are key to gaming masterpieces like 25 to Life and 50 Cent Bulletproof.

Slate

05-26-2006, 10:30 PM

Power Drome.

It feels... Like it has empty gameplay. Doesn't seem to have had much time spent in making it either, It's just a cheap game made real fast.

DigitalSpace

02-23-2007, 01:05 AM

I think it's due time for this thread to get a bump.

I've gotta mention Super Trucks Racing. It's a dirt-cheap budget title, so of course, expectations aren't high. Imagine playing a really shitty F1 game with slow trucks instead of F1 racers. Interestingly, I've read that a sequel was just released, though I have yet to see it anywhere. Can't imagine it being any better.

theshizzle3000

02-23-2007, 10:38 AM

From my collection I have found a couple of games that I have found virtually unplayable:

2) Hard Hitter Tennis - Tennis game published by Atlus. The original Nintendo Tennis had more fluid gameplay than this one. Utterly awful.

Hard Hitter Tennis may not be the greatest, but I think I payed about 5 dollars for it so it was worth at least that. And the characters were so stereotypical of the countries they were from. The german guy was big, muscley and looked like he at sausage, besides that it was not to horrible.

theshizzle3000

02-23-2007, 10:40 AM

Orphen is one of my favourite animes, if not THE favourite (I heart Orphen's animation and voice) and the voice acting made me laugh/cry. Whatever I was doing, there were a few tears involved, hehe. I was SO excited to find the game, and then realised I kept finding it in second hand stores and didn't realise why until I actually picked it up and played it for 5 minutes. I mean, gee, wow, I ran into a room! - CUT SCENE - I'll go into another room! - CUT SCENE -

BAH!

I found a guide for it, so I might play it through with the guide just for completion sake. I hate having so many unfinished games.

Yeah the voice acting kills that game, especially the one dude who sounds just like Jimmy Neutron

Three-P

02-23-2007, 11:44 AM

If you come in with 98, here's my two cents on the whole deal.

1-Eternal Ring.
Amateurish graphics, multiple ways to get screwed by the enemy, the way the hero attacks, and the, "one-wrong-step-and-you're-fucked" rule make this one to avoid.

2-Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
This is a game that was based off the popular book/movie. It was also hard as hell. Just like the movie, it was based on a bunch of people walking. It didn't take me long to lose interest in this one.

3-Unlimited SaGa.
The only two good things about this game are the opening cinematic and the regular battle music. Otherwise, this was one of Square-Enix's rare disasterpieces.

And that's all I got, for now. I already said that if you came in with 98, that's my two cents. Now, you leave with a buck.

Technosis

02-25-2007, 10:44 AM

Celebrity Deathmatch......OMFG what were they thinking!

Three-P

02-25-2007, 12:36 PM

Celebrity Deathmatch......OMFG what were they thinking!

Sounds like a simple case of, "Looks better on paper."

Technosis

03-03-2007, 10:48 AM

I think it's due time for this thread to get a bump.

I've gotta mention Super Trucks Racing. It's a dirt-cheap budget title, so of course, expectations aren't high. Imagine playing a really shitty F1 game with slow trucks instead of F1 racers.

I found this one along with some other lackluster titles ata garage sale for a few dollars. fortuanely I was actually able to trade it in to a used games store...but I can't imagine anyone wanting or actually playing this crappy game

PSXferrari

03-08-2007, 06:23 AM

How about any game that starts with "NBA Live"? Outsells the 2K series like a dozen-times over ever year-- and the original NBA 2K for Dreamcast is still outperforming Live 07. Further proof of how dumb casual gamers are. If EA made a wheel-chair basketball game next season it would probably still sell millions.

TheGam3r

01-01-2009, 08:22 PM

-High School Musical games:The Must die A Painful death and burn in hell:devilish::devilish: :texaschain::texaschain:

-State Of emergency
-Manhunt
-50 Cent bulletproof
-25 To life

DigitalSpace

01-02-2009, 07:17 AM

TheGam3r

01-09-2009, 06:53 PM

bangtango

01-09-2009, 08:08 PM

I recently got to see for myself how bad Jaws Unleashed is. It's amusing at points, but the controls are poor and the game can get too repetitive for its own good. It might have been better with a little more work, but as with most licensed games, the name recognition mattered more than quality.

Poor controls? Yup.

Simply pulling people into the water to eat them is an exercise in frustration. All the while your health and hunger meter are both plummeting to empty at an alarming rate.

Power Drome.

It feels... Like it has empty gameplay. Doesn't seem to have had much time spent in making it either, It's just a cheap game made real fast.

That was my pick for the PS2's worst game. This is what a Playstation 2 game would look and play like if it were being sold exclusively at McDonalds.

Near impossible to tell where the track is, computer racers are way too fast, your car is constantly crashing and the control is terrible.

Mike Tyson's Boxing sucks as well. The length of the matches are akin to something you'd see in an old Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter 2 game (also similar to WWF: The Arcade Game). There is no strategy or skill involved, just a complete button mash fest and you have to hit the computer faster than they hit you.

The 1 2 P

01-09-2009, 10:11 PM

Gun Grave is repetitive, completely mundane and....well, not very much fun. I enjoy shooting random bad guys as much as the next person but this game, for lack of a better word(s), sucks balls.

bcks007

01-10-2009, 01:43 AM

I just played Todd McFarlane's Evil Prophesy and I must say it SUCKS!

I agree 100%, a very bad game, its the only game i will tell people to stay away from. I couldn't play for more then 20 minutes without wishing i got my 5 bucks back.

Let me run this list by you. I haven't seen these mentioned yet...

Ever played any of these clunkers?

Antz Extreme Racing
Arctic Thunder
ChoroQ
ESPN National Hockey Night (not played)
Evolution Skateboarding
Evolution Snowboarding
Frogger: The Great Quest (not played)
GoDai Elemental Force
Gravity Games Bike: Street. Vert. Dirt.
High Rollers Casino
Jonny Moseley Mad Trix
Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing
Monsters, Inc.
Myst III: Exile
Paris-Dakar Rally
RC Revenge Pro
RISK: Global Domination
Salt Lake 2002
Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder
Shrek Super Party (not played)
Trigger Man

Arctic Thunder, ChoroQ, Monsters, Inc., and RISK: Global Domination, are the only decent games on that list. All the rest are pretty bad, but not McFarlane's Evil Prophecy bad. :frustrated:

TheGam3r

02-10-2009, 08:12 PM

Top Gear:Dare Devil.This game blows.horrbille controls,graphics and sound.Just recently,i threw the disc around cause it sucked balls

sebastiankirchoff

09-09-2009, 07:36 PM

The Plan: I got it for a buck at a yard sale, and it was an awful game. From reading the back, it looked like it would be an awesome game, and it has an interesting art style, but the controls are shit and I couldn't play more than 10 minutes of it.

The 1 2 P

09-10-2009, 04:33 AM

Gun Grave. In a world of repetitive shooting games, this game rises above them all as the worst of the lot. Sloppy controls, inconsistant animations and not very much fun factor equals a very non compelling game play experience.

Icarus Moonsight

09-10-2009, 05:06 AM

Opinions (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF4m-qV6xpU) on Gungrave diverge widely. Some consider it underrated or a hidden gem.

The 1 2 P

09-10-2009, 07:32 AM

Opinions (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF4m-qV6xpU) on Gungrave diverge widely. Some consider it underrated or a hidden gem.

I believe it, but my opinion of that game is the only one that matters to me because I'm the one that played it. Luckily I only paid $5 for it new at Circuit City but I still feel like I was ripped off. Did you play the second game in the series and if so did you like it?

Icarus Moonsight

09-10-2009, 09:53 AM

I absolutely love both games... Got the first game when it was a new release. You also should consider that Gungrave was released when the PS2 library was extremely lack luster besides staples like MGS2 and Devil May Cry. Compared to most the other titles the PS2 had at the time, Gungrave was on the higher end of the game tier. Spy Hunter was a game that had a similar release schedule that sold well, but wasn't nearly as enjoyable in my experience.

09-10-2009, 04:41 PM

I'm finding conflicting reviews on the (3?) PS2 Frogger games. Anyone care to enlighten me?

RetroGamer magazine tore Frogger: Ancient Shadow a new froghole in their "Definitive Frogger" article awhile back, & lately I see 8/10s for it on the 'net...

BetaWolf47

09-11-2009, 11:17 AM

Opinions (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF4m-qV6xpU) on Gungrave diverge widely. Some consider it underrated or a hidden gem.

I forgot which one it was, but one of the Gungrave games for PS2 is my friend's favorite game of all time.

DeSt-Cyr

10-11-2009, 12:25 PM

Famidrive-16

10-12-2009, 10:22 PM

Top Gear:Dare Devil.This game blows.horrbille controls,graphics and sound.Just recently,i threw the disc around cause it sucked balls

Yeah screw that game. I'm only keeping it because it's a pretty uncommon game.

DigitalSpace

10-13-2009, 02:34 AM

Ghostbusters

I saw that on sale for $9.99 at Frys recently and almost bought it. Now I'm glad I didn't. Whenever I add a 360 to the collection, I'll get that version.

Aussie2B

10-14-2009, 06:31 PM

I can't claim to have ever played it myself, but it seems like Falling Stars is probably more deserving of a "-" than just about any other PS2 RPG. I don't think I've ever seen a single positive comment about it, and it's got some of the ugliest graphics I've seen on ANY system:

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2008/132/941523_20080512_screen001.jpg

Vkmies

10-15-2009, 05:33 AM

little britain: the game

The name is enough to make you wanna stay away from it.

katkaif

12-09-2009, 04:14 AM

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speedgtr

12-09-2009, 08:08 AM

how about those, some of the early stuff...

x-squad
army men sarge heroes 2
enter the matrix
surfing h30

Richter Belmount

05-27-2010, 04:59 AM

I have a strong dislike for Growlanser heritage of war , its too convoluted just to be some silly game for otakus.

goatdan

05-27-2010, 09:38 AM

Ghostbusters :

This game is a bad Wii conversion without quality control, which meant that the game froze frequently. The awful loading times and the bad graphics just make it even worse, especially when you compare it to a game like God of War (shows how it would have been possible to port the PS3/360 version instead)

Oooh, a thread that rose from the dead!

To be fair to Ghostbusters, God of War was ported to the PS3, not the other way around. In the case of Ghostbusters, the game was made for the PS3 as the lead system, and ported to the Xbox 360. A different version was made for the Wii and ported to the PS2 (and I assume that is also where the PSP version came from). While the PS2 game did have some issues with freezing, it also launched at a $20 price point, which makes it very hard for me to say it was a truly bad game. You knew if you were buying the game that you were getting the inferior port on the inferior system, so to complain that it wasn't as good as the PS3 version isn't really fair.

It's definitely not the best game, but I did beat it without much trouble from the game itself.

The Shawn

05-27-2010, 12:26 PM

'Rune- Viking Warrior'

I remember buying this thinking it was going to be on par with the Conan game for the xbox that was PAL only. Man was I wrong. The N64 could have passed it off with better framerate.

*Me shudders

Parodius Duh!

05-27-2010, 01:05 PM

'Rune- Viking Warlord'

I remember buying this thinking it was going to be on par with the Conan game for the xbox that was PAL only. Man was I wrong. The N64 could have passed it off with better framerate.

*Me shudders

beat me to it. Rune sucks the fattest of asses. It looked cool because Todd McFarlane did the character design.