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Worst Games Of the Year
Thanks to Bryan Gurney who pointed out the sharky list of ten worst games of 2000. Now, granted, there's still some time left, but what a list of games you never want to see. Any ones you think they missed? And I think we can all guess the worst game of 2000 *coughdaikatanacough*
I looked through that list and, man - they missed quite a bit. So here you have it, from the gaming gods of PC Gamer (if you must look at their website that is a shadow of its former self after being swallowed by IGN, a despicable Gen-whatever site, go to www.pcgamer.com)
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(as reported by the venerable PC Gamer magaizine, October 2000, not restricted to this year, although quite a few were. Not all of the text is reproduced, just choice quotes
10. Curse You, Red Baron - "A half-hearted attempt at budget software from our sardonic 'friends' at Sierra"
9. Evel Knievel 3D Stunt Game - "I don't know what's more incredible - the fact that Evel can still walk... or that HeadGames can ship utter crap like this"
8. Test Drive 8 - "the series fell from grace even quicker than MC Hammer"
7. Beatdown - "...and AI code that's suffered from one too many malt liquor forties"
6. Mode - "Also known as Annoying Performance Artist Interactive"
5. Nations - "as far as I know, this is the only time the phrase 'wet fart of a game' has been used in PC Gamer's history [in a review]"
4. Swamp Buggy Racing - "catering to a demographic that does not actually own computers"
3. Extreme Paintbrawl - "As it stands, Paintbrawl's lead designer confessed that the game shipped without any AI" - that is not a joke, it actually happened...
2. Extreme Watersports (not what you're thinking) - "not even the programmers' mothers would buy this"
1. Skydive - "It's as if Satan himself got his hands on a DirectX SDK, and decided to share the incomparablepain and suffering of the inferno with the PC gaming market"
Well, there you have it. Be careful, though - just as you shouldn't post without reading the article, don't bash Dakitana without playing it. It's a really sucky game but is not as bad as most ignoramuses think it is.
Did I just defend Dakitana? Oh my...
Daikatana is the worst game of the year not because it sucked itself down, not because the sidekick AI was slightly smarter than a watermelon...
Daikatana sucked because of Romero's endless spending and Eidos's decision to back them financially. This (helped) cause the demise of Looking Glass Entertainment Maker of such incredible games as Thief 1 and 2, and System Shock 2.
Its really Ironic that a division of Ion Storm managed to produce one of the best games of the year, Deus Ex. It is even more Ironic that Warren Spector, Producer of Thief 1 works for Ion Storm. And now, Warren Spector has the rights to Thief 3 (damn good thing he does too!) and it looks like Ion Storm will be releasing it.
That is a strange cycle of events...
Try to hack my 31337 firewall!
If your hands had to go up to play with your nuts, I'd be worried.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
wouldn't daikatana count as the worst for the last four years?
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Global Thermonuclear Warfare Definitely a lose-lose game. In fact, I'd say the only way to win is not to play at all.
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I always play this game called laugh at the nerd. In this game a bunch of people sit around and laugh at the nerdy looking guy. One day, i'll be laughing, but so far that game has sucked.
I think we can all agree that this flop of a game barely deserves mention. It's horrible "graphics" consist of a few icons and a green logo. The gameplay is horrible at best; trying to get First Post is not my idea of adventure. And what's with the giant flame-spitting Katz at the end of level 4?
okay, I'm behind the times, but this review is much more funny:
http://seanbaby.com/nes/w20-1.htm