PSU's Top 5 Worst Games of the Year
- Posted December 7th, 2007 at 07:36 EDT by PSU Staff
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With Christmas right around the corner, PSU.com wanted to warn our readers of the PS3 games that may look promising as great holiday gifts but are in fact a waste of money. In our opinion, these are the titles that look great on the outside, but are deceiving to what lays within. The following list of titles does not include movie tie-ins, as we’re all too well aware of the “quality” involved with such games. With that said, let us begin…
Synopsis:
From Software’s mech franchise continues with Armored Core 4 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, placing gamers in a futuristic, alternative universe where large-scale corporations now rule over the war-torn nations of Earth. In addition to the added graphical prowess of next-generation hardware, Armored Core 4 features 30 missions to blast through and allows for up to eight players to battle it out in an all-new multiplayer mode.
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Where does Armored Core 4 fall short? Well, just about in every category. To start off, the PS3 version suffers from being just a bad port. Such things as frame rate drop to pop up textures and horrible shading all make Armored Core 4 quite sore on the eyes. Also, with no one playing online and absolutely no replay value what-so-ever in the single player campaign, players will become bored with this title within hours. If you are looking for a decent title with weapon wielding mechs, just wait for Capcom's Lost Planet to hit early 2008.
4. Tony Hawks Proving Grounds
Synopsis:
The ninth instalment in the popular skating series, Tony Hawks Proving Ground incorporates three different skater classes for players to choose from; Rigger, Hardcore and Career, each containing their own set of unique abilities to discover. Set over three cities situated along the East coast of the United States, Proving Grounds includes a fully functional video editor, updated multiplayer and full customization options, allowing you to tweak your skater from the ground up in any manner you see fit.
Reality:
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground isn't as bad as you might think. It's a decent compilation of features from past Hawk titles – the key word being past. You've essentially played this game before. Plus, the animation and physics make you gag after playing the masterpiece that was EA's skate. While nailing custom tricks is a blast, buying a game for a single feature is almost as dumb as trying to play Super Mario Galaxy on the SNES. Almost. Pick up EA's skate to experience true innovation.
3. Juiced 2
Synopsis:
The sequel to original 2005 release, Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights takes user customization to the next level, allowing players to design their very own racer, in addition to improving on the original’s car modification options. Featuring half a dozen iconic cities to race in, online multiplayer and lengthy career mode, Juiced 2 also introduces a brand new element known as Driver DNA, allowing players to download one another’s unique driving statistics and compete against them in the Driver DNA Lab.
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Juiced 2 sucked so hard that we shut it off, broke the disc in two, and burned the remains before we finished the first lap. Wondering why? The trailers made it out to be a fast-paced drifting extravaganza. What we got was a broken pile of junk whose engine simply stuttered and died. Seriously though, the cars handle like they're 5 pounds, the driver DNA is nothing more than a gimmick, and the graphics look like they're straight out of Wii's mini-game collections. Do yourself a favor and go play Ridge Racer 7 instead.
2. Soldier of Fortune Payback
Synopsis:
The horrifically gruesome Soldier of Fortune series makes a return with developer Cauldron HQ’s latest gore fest, Soldier of Fortune: Payback. In this most recent installment, players assume the role of freelance mercenary Thomas Mason, as he ventures across the globe in ... (continued on next page)
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IRONMAIDEN
- 8:04am GMT - December 7th, 2007
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why do people care about story so dang much. remember a game with an awful story and incredibly fun gameplay that everyone loves? oh i remember. its CONTRA
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Clarky_psu |
clarky-132- 8:59am GMT - December 7th, 2007
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@ IRONMAIDEN
I agrre with what djrussell said, you need a good story , otherwise, why get the game?
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Muzikguy |
Muzikguy- 9:01am GMT - December 7th, 2007
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I remember saying something about SoF Payback in a thread and somebody bit my head off. Well, I hope he comes in here and tries to slander the PSU staff for it then. I played Proving Grounds and actually thought it was "ok" but maybe that's just me.
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Staticneuron |
Staticneuron- 9:18am GMT - December 7th, 2007
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IRONMAIDEN, back then I used game as a waste of time. Only until they gained stories did video games becaome a favorite hobby, they became interactive books which at times because of their stories made me compare to some of the greatest movies out there.
I know I wouldn't be as ig of a fan of gaming if storylines didn't evolve..... as a matter of fact if it was only about gameplay and never included a decent storyline I don't think the industry would have grown that much in the past 15 or so years.
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ChocolateBuddy |
JWdarkn3ss- 9:27am GMT - December 7th, 2007
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man. thats dissappointing what ever happened to sonic. those games used to be the best but i have to admit that was the worst games i have ever played
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PS3-The Ultimate Machine
- 9:56am GMT - December 7th, 2007
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@IRONMAIDEN
Because without a good plot,you lose interest in the game.Take POP:Sands of time,for example.Sure you awed it for it's innovative combet style,and acrobaticsand all that.But the truth is,if that game had a lame storyline,it wouldn't have recieved all the praise it did.
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Lonewolfmack |
anubius- 10:04am GMT - December 7th, 2007
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I never made it past the demo for AC4 because it sucked hard.
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Promethius30 |
Tealcsg1- 10:05am GMT - December 7th, 2007
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Oh maybe sonic does desrve to be in the worst 5 but still number 1 its not that bad
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snake_eater |
MetalGearHMN- 10:32am GMT - December 7th, 2007
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@jockamo
haha, mortal kombat. good times
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jasper1605 |
jasper1605- 11:04am GMT - December 7th, 2007
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i thought AC4 was pretty tight to be quite honest. Replay value on it was kind of non-existent unless you went through it on the hardest difficulty of which I have yet to do for the final mission because i get slaughtered lol. Games that could take its place could be Def Jam Icon or possibly Pirates of the Caribbean? I disliked either of those games quite a bit. Really though I just don't think AC4 should be on the list just because of how in depth you can get with your AC unit and change all the things around which would make you change your gameplay style completely from fast and evasive to tank fighting.
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Dave-The-Rave |
Dave-The-Rave- 11:56am GMT - December 7th, 2007
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I don't have to read this article or even play the demos to tell these games all suck !!
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JMelillo57 |
jmelillo57- 1:32pm GMT - December 7th, 2007
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I haven't played any of those games so I guess that is a good thing.
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curtisghall
- 2:03pm GMT - December 7th, 2007
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hmm.....i happened to like Tony Hawk's proving ground, though it wasn't popular it's still a good game to me. Not all games are going to sell great. I guess it's all based on opinion.
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Mecha_Daddy |
mecha_daddy- 2:57pm GMT - December 7th, 2007
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And I own none of these games. Good thing too, it seems.
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leeman99 |
Bedsidelee- 6:02pm GMT - December 7th, 2007
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You got to be honest what good games have been on the ps3 i mean exclusives none, sony ps3 is dying a slow slow death it's getting hammered in sales what next for poor sony not alot, anybody wanna buy a ps3 serious now because i have had enough of it, i bought it for exclusives but they will be all coming to xbox360 now it looks like, because i can't see people buying a million copies of mgs on day one for the ps3, to be honest nobody wants a ps3 there uncool.
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Punisher99
- 6:20pm GMT - December 7th, 2007
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@leeman99 Either you flat out cant read or you are just brain dead. In what way is the PS3 gettin hamered in sales? The PS3 is outselling the 460 in every country except the U.S. And the PS3 has better exclusive than the 360. The 360 exclusives are nothing but shooters where as the PS3 has a better variety.
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IONIXX |
IONIXX- 6:40pm GMT - December 7th, 2007
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leeman if u prefer to have M$'s balls resting on youre forhead then wat are u evern doing on this site?, plus u have absolutly no decency if ur gonna call all ps3 fans uncoll people, sony is working very hard to deliver for us and as for exclusives well its obviouse that youre wrong there ps3 has amazing exclusives, it has resitance f.o.m it has motorstorm it has folklore and haze and all the others sure it has lost some exclusives, but there is no growth without risk. and psu is the last place we wanna see xbots, so go bak to xbot turf if ur gonna act that way.
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YamatoKei
- 7:22pm GMT - December 7th, 2007
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leeman, what about good multiplatform games? There are many of those, that run perfectly on the PS3 - and you don't lose 3 years of your life (and all your hair) in costantly worrying WHEN the console will die. (meaning "which month you will play no games, but instead go bash PS3 forums")
Back to exclusives, .. go back to your TWO good xbox exclusives - we have many more than that now. And we're not forced to pay online fees just to listen to middleschoolers screaming like little girls.
Tsk... didn't follow the golden rule "leave trolls unfed and they die a lonely death"
And back to the topic, I agree with the list :). I was hyped-up for AC4, but when I got a HDTV, saw other HD games and played AC's demo... ugh :). I can only hope Kojima will make "Zone of the Enders 3", the previous game was a blast.
Juiced2... the cars felt like tin-cans and winning didn't feel nice. NFS:PS also felt too easy, and their physics were hilarious. I wish I could have captured several moments to show online :) . But NFS was aeons ahead of Juiced2
The THPG demo was a HD joke, and despite Neversoft's bragging on how well they captured the motion-data, every few seconds you'd see your skater and his board warp around and defy inertial equations. The textures at most places added to a conclusion: this resembles an 8-bit game lol.
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G.O.G |
FuriousRedFlames- 1:33am GMT - December 8th, 2007
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I knew Sonic was going to be on this list and I knew he was going to be number one, especially with all the bashing he has been getting; And I tried to leave it alone but thanks to you guys I can't. l know Sonic was going downhill after the Dreamcast but I didn't give up on him. Sonic The Hedghog was the first game I got for the PS3 and I was really excited about it, and I still enjoy playing it today. Remeber guys, Sonic strayed away from home, which has made him quite rusty but he's still here. l'm not trying to make anyone love Sonic or anything; all I'm saying is don't give up on someone who is cooler ... and hotter than Mario. ( And if we didn't give up on sega we would have been playing the ultimate system right now, THE SEGA REALCAST, with way too much features to even begin describing ). This is a brand new age of gaming, and I think that once my boy Sonic gets used to it, he'll be number one again, and this time for good. He'll be faster and better than ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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leeman99 |
Bedsidelee- 7:22am GMT - December 8th, 2007
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Guy’s how old are you, llonix your making yourself rather silly name calling if you can't say it to my face shut up hiding behind your monitor, anyway the ps3 is not the best seller in all the european country's infact the uk which has the biggest gaming market has got the wii first followed by the ds and then the xbox360, and honestly the wii is the top seller europe , and between ps3 and xbox360 it's very close ps3 might be leading but by only about 7000 in europe in n,america the GBA has been selling more than sonys ps3, i honestly want sonys ps3 to do well so we get some good games, but some of you don't face facts.
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Punisher99
- 12:22pm GMT - December 8th, 2007
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@leeman99 You see leeman. You just proved to me that you cant read. I didnt say nothing about the PS3 being the best selling console in europe. I said the PS3 is outselling the 360 in pretty much every country except for the U.S. And why are mentioning nintendo DS? Thats not even a console. thats a handheld. If you are going to mention that, then why not mention the sales numbers for the Ps1 PS2 PSP and the PSP all combined?
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dannyphantom105 |
dannyphantom105- 4:37pm GMT - December 8th, 2007
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dude the story is the main reason i buy a game now adays trailed closely by gameplay. i found out how important a good story was with Kingdom Hearts, the story sticks with you forever.
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oopsadoops |
hbears93- 11:35pm GMT - December 8th, 2007
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tony hawk was horrible compared to skate.
glad someone somewhat official finnaly admited it.
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