We’re entering that time of year where all the biggest and blockbusteriest games are on their way. While money doesn’t always guarantee success, it certainly does help and you’ll most likely be hard-pressed to find a game that actually gets downright slammed by all the critics. That doesn’t mean that 2014 hasn’t had some bad games so far. Hell, it’s had some of the very worst games ever released actually. Here’s a look at the games that smelt like Batman Forever.
Now yes, we’ve compiled these scores off of Metacritic. Criticise or justify, but it does carry rather reliable aggregates. So we’re going by platform as well, starting with the biggest stinker on the venerable PC, which happens to be…
PC – BlackSoul
I’ve never heard of BlackSoul. And with a set of reviews that did to the game what Clubber Lang did to Rocky within one round, I doubt that I’ll ever seek it out. As HardcoreGamer summarised and added to the metascore aggregate of 22:
BlackSoul takes one step forward and two awkwardly-placed steps back time and time again. What could have been an impressive homage to the horror genre ends up feeling like a soulless bargain bin find.
PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 – Rambo: The Video Game
Ey yoh, dere was like game dis hyear dat was the woist, and it was shared on dat older pair of consoles. I guess yoo can say dat Rambo: The Video Game was GREEDY AND LAZY! Only 23 and 28 respectively per console yo! ADRIAN! YO PlayStation Mag UK!
It only avoids the worst score I can give by virtue of the fact that it (just about) functions. Rambo inspires more anger than biting your tongue just after you’ve stubbed your toe.
PlayStation 4 – Basement Crawl
Worse than Ebola, the Kardishians or a horrid combination than the both, was Basement Crawl. part horror, part ambitious dungeon-keeping, the game was all unpolished turd when it released and notched up an aggregate score of 27. But don’t take just my word for it! Destructoid summed the game up perfectly in one line:
Basement Crawl is not only a broken, unfinished game — it’s also a poor one.
Xbox One – The Amazing Spider-Man 2
I had the absolute misfortune of being thrust back into the world of The Amazing SPider-Man 2, a game so damn terrible that it makes the source material film look like avant garde cinema in comparison. It’s currently sitting with a metascore of 46 off of 12 reviews, none of them glowing with praise exactly. Here’s what I still had to say about the game after I barely survived it:
You don’t need a Spider-sense to realise that a game with various audio glitches, gameplay crashes and overall sloppy design might not be worth your time or effort, as this Spider-Man isn’t the hero that fans need or deserve.
Wii U – The Letter
Based off of a staggering 4 reviews from people who most likely drew the short straw, The Letter sits with an abysmal metascore of 14 right now. So what makes it play worse than a session of Quake 3 Arena with a cheap steering wheel peripheral? Pretty much everything according to NintendoWorld:
It is a boring, unpolished piece of software that does nothing to thrill the player.
Of course, we could all be completely wrong. What’s your worst game of the year so far?
Last Updated: October 24, 2014
Cadis Etrama Di Umar
October 24, 2014 at 15:07
Worst game this year?
Hands down, Destiny.
Dutch Matrix
October 24, 2014 at 15:08
So are you telling Destiny to keep its hands down? 😛
Sageville
October 24, 2014 at 15:13
MOST OVER-EXAGGERATED STATEMENT OF THE YEAR!
OVG
October 24, 2014 at 15:15
Was at E3 2012 🙂
Sageville
October 24, 2014 at 15:16
Come now, so much bull was shoveled that year, you’d need to be more specific….
OVG
October 24, 2014 at 15:17
Refresh for the 2018 graphics of Watchdogs that was shown in 2012 but we got 2009 instead 😛
Cadis Etrama Di Umar
October 24, 2014 at 15:19
The details are in the cloud
OVG
October 24, 2014 at 15:21
THE POWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER OF THE CLOOOOOOOUDS
More car salesmen talk by the idiots at Microsoft Marketing. Im sure the word Social was also thrown in for good measure because its coooooooooool.
RinceThis
October 24, 2014 at 15:22
refresh.
RinceThis
October 24, 2014 at 15:20
How is that burn by the way? 🙂
OVG
October 24, 2014 at 15:32
I should have known better. What was the hero’s name again? and If I ever see sequel bait endings and shallow side characters again for cut DLC I WILL… I will …. I willl
Buy the next Assassins Creed game because I really need to know how the narrative wraps ups before another sequel bait ending….
NOT.
RinceThis
October 24, 2014 at 15:38
BWAHAHAHA
OVG
October 24, 2014 at 15:13
RUN…
Hammersteyn
October 24, 2014 at 15:14
You forgot your popcorn
RinceThis
October 24, 2014 at 15:19
0-O You haven’t played it 🙁
Weanerdog
October 24, 2014 at 15:23
I smell a troll, speaking of smells my eldest stands up last night and yells Smell my Fury! I assumed he farted but was laughing so much I forgot to ask.
Cadis Etrama Di Umar
October 24, 2014 at 15:23
You have awesome kids lol
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 24, 2014 at 18:13
They clearly take after their mother. BOOOOooooOOOOoooOOOooooOOOOM!
Admiral Chief 0
October 24, 2014 at 15:24
Ja, kak game. Doesn’t even run on my PC, I mean really!
Cadis Etrama Di Umar
October 24, 2014 at 15:25
Thats because you’re running ATI 😛
Cadis Etrama Di Umar
October 24, 2014 at 15:25
Or is it still called ATI?? Who knows, been so long lol
Admiral Chief 0
October 24, 2014 at 15:25
Nope, RUNNING AMD YOU FLIPPIN MOOK
Admiral Chief 0
October 24, 2014 at 15:25
XD
Cadis Etrama Di Umar
October 24, 2014 at 15:26
Yeah, I realized afterwards its called AMD lololol
Admiral Chief 0
October 24, 2014 at 15:26
Huehuehue
fred
October 24, 2014 at 15:39
Might just be most played game , most hated game , I personally cant put it down , think it has great playability.
FoxOneZA
October 24, 2014 at 15:47
Worstest game of the year so far.
Hammersteyn
October 24, 2014 at 15:09
Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark, why is it so hard to make a decent game about robots blowing each other up????
Dutch Matrix
October 24, 2014 at 15:10
Says the one that lambasted Michael Bay yesterday for doing just that… But in a movie…
Hammersteyn
October 24, 2014 at 15:12
XD Have you seen the Cinemasins review of the last Transformer movie, he had to split it in two parts.
RinceThis
October 24, 2014 at 15:21
Dude. It was a pile of shit. Worse than Spider-Man 2, and I had to review that heaping pile of spider excrement!
Hammersteyn
October 24, 2014 at 15:26
At least someone died in both movies. I’m holding thumbs that it’s Aunt May. I liked Spiderman 2 more than the first Andrew seemed more mature than the first one. But that’s like saying I prefer on Transformer movie over another.
RinceThis
October 24, 2014 at 15:27
Agreed. He had a much better script, and THAT scene was well done. But everything else SUCKED!
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 24, 2014 at 18:12
You’re just mad he didn’t remember your name.
OVG
October 24, 2014 at 15:35
Activision at its finest. They have to periodically release a game according to the agreement of owning the Licence.
Dutch Matrix
October 24, 2014 at 15:36
You know, hating on Michael Bay is overdone at the moment. Look, the guy had to make a movie about giant robots based on a toy line. Have you ever played with Transformers, GI Joes or Masters of the Universe toys? Did you ever make up stories of He-Man shagging the shit out of Skeletor next to some god forsaken stream and the higlight of your damn play session was Teela giving you a brief glimpse of her tits?
Of course not! You were all Pew-Pew-Pew “I will destroy you” BOOOOM!!!!
I say anybody hating on Transfomers (the second one excluded) did not have a proper childhood, or they need to get in touch with their inner child. Stat!
Captain JJ fancy eyes
October 24, 2014 at 15:37
I’m so glad you said “Of course not”
Things would’ve gotten really awkward.
Dutch Matrix
October 24, 2014 at 15:57
No Mom! They were definately not shagging!
But Timmy, you got all their armor off and that is clearly the doggy style and…
Mom! Eeeewwww! They were wrestling!!!!
Captain JJ fancy eyes
October 24, 2014 at 15:59
LOL
I only had male action figures as far as I can remember and Wolverine never wrestled Spider-Man
RinceThis
October 24, 2014 at 15:40
Disagree. How can you say that when the opening action scene of Transformers 4 goes from ‘helicopter attacks house, camera swings wildly to left, pans back, DUSK/sun setting, pans back MORNING. What the hell was he on, shrooms?
Dutch Matrix
October 24, 2014 at 15:43
Fuck me if I know. I was just going: Mmmmm. This is actually a good flick….
Hammersteyn
October 24, 2014 at 15:44
I agree with what you’re saying and I think the movies would be a lot better without Shia or Mark with their backstories garnering all the attention
Dutch Matrix
October 24, 2014 at 15:50
Nah. I think the mistake a lot of people are making is going into a Transfomers movie expecting a movie for adults and over analyzing everything.
Captain JJ fancy eyes
October 24, 2014 at 15:51
Like people going to watch Fast and Furious and then complaining about the story. I mean really, you cannot seriously tell me that you thought it would have a deep story and realistic stunts.
Dutch Matrix
October 24, 2014 at 15:55
Yup. That’s akin to me watching Zero Dark Thirty and then having a hissy fit on the internet for it not having enough “Get to the CHOPPA!”
Hammersteyn
October 24, 2014 at 16:01
Yeah, I miss the 80’s and 90’s
Hammersteyn
October 24, 2014 at 15:09
Also the latest BF game hasn’t release yet so there’s still time
Dutch Matrix
October 24, 2014 at 15:10
Worst game of the year so far… Hmmmmm…. I just realized I have bought only one release day/week/month game this year… And that was the Sims 4…
So my worst game of the year, just based on games I bought this year? FarCry 3.
Galbedir
October 24, 2014 at 17:06
Please tell me you didn’t just say FarCry 3 was your worst game of the year… O_O
Sageville
October 24, 2014 at 15:14
HAH!
I don’t own any of these this year! …. for a change…
L
October 24, 2014 at 15:14
THIEF. I couldn’t even finish the campaign.
Admiral Chief 0
October 24, 2014 at 15:17
That bad?
Sageville
October 24, 2014 at 15:17
I knows that feel….
L337J1MB0B
October 24, 2014 at 15:46
Rubbish.. Thief was average at best, but not THAT bad.
Ross Woofels Mason
October 24, 2014 at 15:14
Hmmmmm worst game of the year……. Dont actually think I hated anything so badly this year that I think it’s the worst lol.
Biggest disappointment though with out a doubt was tales of Xillia
Cadis Etrama Di Umar
October 24, 2014 at 15:21
NOOOO I loved that game, Xillia 2 was the best! Battle system was a huge step back though
Ross Woofels Mason
October 24, 2014 at 15:34
I am a big fan of the series but, while I can’t say I hate Xillia i certainly did not enjoy it.
The universe of Xillia is so completely and utterly bland compared to older installments, the only two characters I liked were Jude and Alvin. Battle was monotonous.
It was alright, I went in being really hyped for it and finished it like eh meh.
Have yet to play number 2 though, will pick it up some stage when it’s cheaper.
Captain JJ fancy eyes
October 24, 2014 at 15:27
I actually forgot that Rambo was out. It just happened and everyone went on with their lives as usual.
Dutch Matrix
October 24, 2014 at 15:59
I feared that I might be gettting the Rambo game for my birthday
Captain JJ fancy eyes
October 24, 2014 at 16:00
Eish.
I got hardware (actual pc hardware – it’s not code talk). So I was safe from disappointment.
Quo Vadis?
October 24, 2014 at 15:28
my two cents… I noticed two of these games are taken from major Hollywood blockbusters. any game based on a movie is bound to suck. I have not found a decent game based on a movie, except for when MOH copied the Private Ryan effect in their WWII games, and subsequently, COD. But that was only loosely based on WWII movie/s. I could be wrong, anyone else has thoughts on this?
Hammersteyn
October 24, 2014 at 15:35
Alien Isolation and Shadow of Mordor isn’t kinda based on movies but the industry has taken notice. That’s why most movie games go to mobile markets like Iron Man 3
Quo Vadis?
October 24, 2014 at 15:41
you are indeed correct 🙂
Captain JJ fancy eyes
October 24, 2014 at 15:32
I didn’t hate anything that much this year actually (believe it). Of the games I played (not released) I was most disappointed in Neverwinter and so far I’ve had the most fun this year with PayDay2, Shadow of Mordor and Valiant Hearts.
Pieter Kruger
October 25, 2014 at 12:19
1. Destiny
2. Drivedud
3. Killzone
4. Anything by Ready at Yawn…….
Axon1988
October 27, 2014 at 08:22
My biggest disappointment… I think so far it’s Borderlands the Presequel. It’s not bad, just… nothing new. The thing I am enjoying most about it is the voice acting, and all the Australian accents. Although I’m not that far into the game, so give it time…
Thats_how_I_Troll
October 27, 2014 at 08:54
Funny how you guys forgot Ashes cricket…
Kos-Mos11
December 10, 2014 at 04:55
AC unity
Raf9999
December 10, 2014 at 19:40
The worst game of 2014 mmm I think other 3 games: Lightning Returns Final Fantasy XIII, Assassins Creed Unity and Assassins Creed Rogue. In 2015 the worst game will be the Final Fantasy VII for PS4