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Sice there have been many best/worst something threads, i have decided to go with the fad and start anothe one. the question here is simple: what do you think is the worst video game. (this includes games on the PC)

ET. Hands down.

ET. phweehehe

Hmm. Earth 2140 was pretty bad. It was everything everyone hates about RTS, all combined into one game.

SimTower. Ugh. Not entertaining in any possible way.

Umm...That Nation States game sucks so bad. I mean, who really wants to run their own nation? ;)

ps1 game called D

Superman 64

ps1 game called D

OMFG! I thought I was the only one to play that drek!

Of All Time:
Superman 64 or ET...Superman might be worse because it cost more. Fourtunatly I rented it first.
Blockbuster saved my life :P

Recently (last 5 years or so)
Without its patches, The Guild 2. The game crashes every 1-5 minutes, literally. With patches its a decent game though.
So, excluding the Guild 2, I would say Battlefield 2142. I loved BF for its ability to give people who cant get DSL and are too cheap to pay for cable/satilite the feeling of being online via its singleplayer.
BF2 took that away from me, and I have never forgiven EA. Bastards crippled one of my favorite game series.

SimTower. Ugh. Not entertaining in any possible way.

well, what do you expect from a program originally meant to test lift layouts.

OMFG! I thought I was the only one to play that drek!

i was given it as a gift, iam happy to say

Superman 64

Or Carmagaddon 64.

Both those games were dire.

i'm surprised no-one said survivor yet.

ET wasn't necessarily a bad game - I mean, it was a bad game, but that's not what made it noteworthy.

It was a game...with a weird name....really similar to the Elder Scrolls series and Fable,which are awesome games,but it failed so dismally...it really was bad.So bad I can't even remember what it was called.

It was a game...with a weird name....really similar to the Elder Scrolls series and Fable,which are awesome games,but it failed so dismally...it really was bad.So bad I can't even remember what it was called.

Errr....Gothic?
*puts on fanboy-proof armour*

World of Warcraft - blah!

World of Warcraft - blah!

WoW isnt BAD, its just overhyped beyond all belief. For some reason it has this tendancy to consume peoples lives and turn them into idiots.

WoW isnt BAD, its just overhyped beyond all belief. For some reason it has this tendancy to consume peoples lives and turn them into idiots.
No kidding. :p

*goes off to play Guild Wars*

Sice there have been many best/worst something threads, i have decided to go with the fad and start anothe one. the question here is simple: what do you think is the worst video game. (this includes games on the PC)

Lemmings!

WoW isnt BAD, its just overhyped beyond all belief. For some reason it has this tendancy to consume peoples lives and turn them into idiots.

and sometimes some moron does a 1 week marathon and dies on the 4th day.

i was given it as a gift, iam happy to say

LOL...

Ever played Sega Dreamcast D2?

after finding the rifle to go hunting, I forgot about the rest of the game.


and D2 was good. or at least it set the right tone. It' takes place on a snow capped mountain resort... I needed several blankets... during the summer... in HAWAII. :D

The one game I do hate beyond all others is a series called Myst. Dear lord. Dry, boring, dull. I will never play one of those games again.

Lemmings!
Lemmings is a great game!

http://www.elizium.nu/scripts/lemmings/

WoW isnt BAD, its just overhyped beyond all belief. For some reason it has this tendancy to consume peoples lives and turn them into idiots.
Actually, I think WoW is bad. It's incredibly simplistic and repetitive. It's the weakest MMORPG I've played.

It was a game...with a weird name....really similar to the Elder Scrolls series and Fable,which are awesome games,but it failed so dismally...it really was bad.So bad I can't even remember what it was called.
Dark Messiah? For all the hype about it, it came out pretty bad.

Actually, I think WoW is bad. It's incredibly simplistic and repetitive. It's the weakest MMORPG I've played.

all MMO's suck in my opinion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Rigs

While I have never actually played this game, it sounds pretty bad. Also it currently holds a 4% average on gamerankings, and most of that 4% comes from the fact that some sites can't rate games any lower, although.

Netjak rewrote the code of their site to allow the game to receive a score of 0.0.

all MMO's suck in my opinion.
QFT.

Hands down.
http://www.cdaccess.com/jpg/shared/front/large/chrsword.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Rigs

While I have never actually played this game, it sounds pretty bad. Also it currently holds a 4% average on gamerankings, and most of that 4% comes from the fact that some sites can't rate games any lower, although.
I forgot about Big Rigs. Big Rigs wins. No question.

There's literally no way anyone could reasonably dispute this. If there were another consensus pick for worst game ever, you would happily play it for eternity rather than spend even a few minutes with Big Rigs.

There simply aren't words to describe how bad Big Rigs is.

Anything that has "Barbie" "My Little Pony" or "Hello Kitty" on it.

Any game played in the third person perspective.

I HATE third person perspective.

At the moment I'm trying to play "Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory" on PS2. The concept of the game (stealth) is brilliant. But the third person perspective kills it. Let's see, this joystick controls movement (but switches the view around everywhere when you do) and the other joystick moves the view (except when you're moving in which case it also controls movement seemingly independently of the first control).

**smacks forehead as if to say DUH!**

At least the option for first person would be nice. Then I could spend my time actually playing the game instead of constantly getting killed and reloading. That gets old pretty quickly.

Any game played in the third person perspective.

I HATE third person perspective.


For me it's the exact opposite. I despise FP games. :D

For me it's the exact opposite. I despise FP games. :D

**starts to say "blasphemy!" but view gets all turned around randomly and falls off a cliff that wasn't there a second ago**

QFT.

whta does that mean?

http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/pc/survivor

whta does that mean?
Quoted for truth.

Mad Dog McCree.

WoW isnt BAD, its just overhyped beyond all belief. For some reason it has this tendancy to consume peoples lives and turn them into idiots.

My brother was a victim. :(

I have yet played an MMO that didn't get repetitive after awhile, or boring.

http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/pc/survivor

seconded.

Hmmm...I generally avoid playing terrible games, so I couldn't comment on the "worst ever", but the worst that i've played is probably an early 90's game called "ShadoWorlds" by Krisalis...the poor graphics might make it seem worse than it actually is in comparison with todays titles, but it sucked at the time, too. Some of the ones mentioned in this thread would undoubtedly be worse, though.

Actually, I think WoW is bad. It's incredibly simplistic and repetitive. It's the weakest MMORPG I've played.

That's why it's so popular. It's an updated version of Diablo. Not that I liked Diablo much either, mind.


While I have never actually played this game, it sounds pretty bad. Also it currently holds a 4% average on gamerankings, and most of that 4% comes from the fact that some sites can't rate games any lower, although.

I came across that a while ago and saved the "You're Winner!" thing for an opportune moment on this forum...my secret is spoiled.

I've not played it, but I am assuming that this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney%27s_Hide_and_Seek) is the worst video game ever.

I've not played it, but I am assuming that this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney%27s_Hide_and_Seek) is the worst video game ever.

LOL! You win the thread.

I see Big Rigs has already been mentioned. However, there is no doubt that that truly is the worst game ever...imagine some poor kid getting that for Christmas.

I see Big Rigs has already been mentioned. However, there is no doubt that that truly is the worst game ever...imagine some poor kid getting that for Christmas.

Playing it for 5 minutes, and then hating the person who brought it for them.

LOL! You win the thread.

YAY! :D

*dances*

Playing it for 5 minutes, and then hating the person who brought it for them.

You'd have serious issues with whoever bought it, that's for sure.

You'd have serious issues with whoever bought it, that's for sure.

"WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING BUYING ME THIS CRAPPY GAME?!"

"but...it was on sale..."

"WELL I GUESS WE KNOW WHY DON'T WE?! JUST BECAUSE IT'S ON SALE DOESN'T MEAN IT'S GOOD GENIUS!"

"Why don't you just return it?"

"TARGET DOESN'T TAKE BACK GAMES OR ANY ELECTRONIC!"

*storms off*

Wow....I was going to come in here and make a case for dreck like Final Fantasy Mystic Quest or the PS1 budget title Grudge Warriors (think Vigilante 8, if it had been programmed by a 3-year old using nothing but a Speak and Spell), but reading the Wiki for Big Rigs convinces me, without even playing it, that it alone truly deserves the worst game title. Especially since it actually sold well. Brain-dead developers 1, American public 0. Although it seems the people responsible for this aberration might be out of business, as the Wiki link to their site just takes you to a search page. Guess that means we'll all be spared the horror of a sequel.

ET. Any game that recieves the same treatment as nuclear fucking waste sucks.

I have yet played an MMO that didn't get repetitive after awhile, or boring.
Try EVE Online. And don't just mine.

Just Cause is a pretty big let down.

For me it's Crusaders of Might and Magic.

About 6-8 hours game play of which 4-6 hours is watching your character run marathons.

The game was rushed to market and it showed....

There is no such thing as a bad video game. There are only misunderstood Video games. We call them accidents, and we never speak of them again, after we bury them out in the backyard, with a full service funeral, and electronic burial rites.

Try EVE Online. And don't just mine.

EVE Online is the winner. EVE was the crappest game ever. I couldn't even bother to finish the 5 hour tutorial. Crap controls, crap gameplay, crap everything. At least I downloaded the trial before I bought it. It is very crap. NO ONE BUY OR DOWNLOAD THIS GAME!

Any game played in the third person perspective.

I HATE third person perspective.

At the moment I'm trying to play "Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory" on PS2. The concept of the game (stealth) is brilliant. But the third person perspective kills it. Let's see, this joystick controls movement (but switches the view around everywhere when you do) and the other joystick moves the view (except when you're moving in which case it also controls movement seemingly independently of the first control).

**smacks forehead as if to say DUH!**

At least the option for first person would be nice. Then I could spend my time actually playing the game instead of constantly getting killed and reloading. That gets old pretty quickly.

But if Splinter Cell was in first-person, you'd get frustrated every time a part of your body that you can't see isn't hidden. When I play Rogue Leader I don't use the first person for some of the ships because it's so wide I keep crashing bits I didn't even realise I had into stuff.

Lord Of The Rings for SNES was a horrible game. But hands down the WORST game I ever played was http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolution_X

50 Cent: Bulletproof

http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/pc/survivor

I had that game - it was dreadfully slow, there was no strategy, the sound effects were terrible, and the minute you lost a challenge after the merge, you were a goner.

It's a damn shame, because I am a huge fan of the show and the game is just...not fun at all.

I had that game - it was dreadfully slow, there was no strategy, the sound effects were terrible, and the minute you lost a challenge after the merge, you were a goner.

It's a damn shame, because I am a huge fan of the show and the game is just...not fun at all.

yeah. i don't think the biggest survivor nerd on the planet would like that game.

yeah. i don't think the biggest survivor nerd on the planet would like that game.

I have yet to play a game I don't like in some fashion, yet after reading the review of it, I find I don't even want to try survivor, the TV show or the game.

yeah. i don't think the biggest survivor nerd on the planet would like that game.

Let me put it to you this way - I watch the show and haven't missed an episode in six seasons. I discuss the show in depth on another message board. I speculate, I make guesses, and I can tell you, in detail, who the greatest player in the show's history is and who's the worst. I also wrote my own fictional season of Survivor that, if printed out in 12-point Times New Roman font in a Word document, would take up 357 pages.

And I still didn't like the game. So yes. Your assessment is correct.

Let me put it to you this way - I watch the show and haven't missed an episode in six seasons. I discuss the show in depth on another message board. I speculate, I make guesses, and I can tell you, in detail, who the greatest player in the show's history is and who's the worst. I also wrote my own fictional season of Survivor that, if printed out in 12-point Times New Roman font in a Word document, would take up 357 pages..

wow

Reborn Constantinople;11990715']EVE Online is the winner. EVE was the crappest game ever. I couldn't even bother to finish the 5 hour tutorial. Crap controls, crap gameplay, crap everything. At least I downloaded the trial before I bought it. It is very crap. NO ONE BUY OR DOWNLOAD THIS GAME!
EVE is a great game. I played EVE for over 2 years.

And yes, I mined. I also operated a long-haul trading business.

president for the Day

http://www.damaris.org/ethosgames/p4d/index.htm

Quoted for truth.

Really? I always thought it meant “Quite Fucking True.”

president for the Day

http://www.damaris.org/ethosgames/p4d/index.htm
We played that in school (over 20 years ago, on an Apple II). I loved President for a Day.

Let me put it to you this way - I watch the show and haven't missed an episode in six seasons. I discuss the show in depth on another message board. I speculate, I make guesses, and I can tell you, in detail, who the greatest player in the show's history is and who's the worst. I also wrote my own fictional season of Survivor that, if printed out in 12-point Times New Roman font in a Word document, would take up 357 pages.
:eek:
I guess everyone needs a hobby…

president for the Day

http://www.damaris.org/ethosgames/p4d/index.htm

what. who would want to run a third world piece of desert?

Michael Jackson, Moonwalker

I say WOW, simply because it ruins social lives.

Crystal Maze for PC. It was the shittest game EVAR.

Crystal Maze for PC. It was the shittest game EVAR.

oddly enough, i have never heard of it.

What all can I do in EVE Online?

I say WOW, simply because it ruins social lives.
It also creates virtual social lives. That's what it's for.

What all can I do in EVE Online?
In EVE, you're typically piloting a spacecraft. You can:

Fight and kill other players
Mine asteroids for ore
Defend your ore from pirates
Refine ore into minerals
Manufacture goods (including weapons and even ships)
Acquire and outfit mutliple spacecraft.
Start a corporation
Hunt pirates for social or material gain
Run missions for corporate agents
Buy and sell commodities
Haul cargo for profit

Once you have a sufficiently powerful corporation (either your own or someone else's) you can even build and own space stations.

In EVE, you're typically piloting a spacecraft. You can:

Fight and kill other players
Mine asteroids for ore
Defend your ore from pirates
Refine ore into minerals
Manufacture goods (including weapons and even ships)
Acquire and outfit mutliple spacecraft.
Start a corporation
Hunt pirates for social or material gain
Run missions for corporate agents
Buy and sell commodities
Haul cargo for profit

Once you have a sufficiently powerful corporation (either your own or someone else's) you can even build and own space stations.

neat, can you have a personal space station?

neat, can you have a personal space station?
You can start your own corporation with just you in it, so conceivably you could own a personal space station. But it might be difficult to acquire enough materials to build one or defend it all by yourself.

Most people just rent space in existing space stations. Plus, hangars are publically available, so anyone can store their extra ships free of charge.

I see Big Rigs has already been mentioned. However, there is no doubt that that truly is the worst game ever...imagine some poor kid getting that for Christmas.

Even Big Rigs is better than this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custer%27s_Revenge

Even Big Rigs is better than this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custer%27s_Revenge

What the hell?

What the hell?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_Em_and_Eat_Em

Oh, it's not over. . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_Em_and_Eat_Em

Oh, it's not over. . .

Ok, apparently Mystique was run by a bunch of sexually repressed people who needed to get laid badly. Someone should've hired hookers for them.

http://www.seanbaby.com/nes/egm.htm

http://www.seanbaby.com/nes/basedoncrap.htm

Errr....Gothic?
*puts on fanboy-proof armour*

*Kills*

DO NOT INSULT GOTHIC!

Even Big Rigs is better than this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custer%27s_Revenge

I can't accept that.

Custer's Revenge, while an absolutely horrible game, was actaully a game. There was a thing in it that you did to play it. Big Rigs lacks even that.

I can't accept that.

Custer's Revenge, while an absolutely horrible game, was actaully a game. There was a thing in it that you did to play it. Big Rigs lacks even that.

Making money off of games like that should be illegal. *goes off to write related issue*.