Most Disappointing Games I've Played Part 2

Last blog gave a handful of my most disappointing games. Part two is the last half of games that I was disappointed with.

Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku

I had high hopes for this game. Being that it was a DBZ game (back in early 2000, DBZ was like Barbie for dudes and some gals.) I kinda figured that it would be awesome. Be that as it may, LoG was an RPG, which I don't mind playing, but the collision detection was completely off. You only got to play as Goku, which is a plus, but many wanted to play as Vegeta or Piccolo. Add to the fact, the game ended at the Frieza saga and Dragon Ball Z: Budokai was around the corner and you have a recipe for disaster. I played LoG 3: Buu's Fury and it was a step-up in the right direction (or wrong depending on you point of view). Needless to as, Legacy of Goku, FAIL!!!

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

I loved Prince of Persia: Sands of Time and when Ubisoft announced Warrior Within, I had some high hopes for it. Sadly, WW took everything I loved about SoT and went all dark and emo. Add some confusing use of time travel and the Prince being emo and there's a recipe for bigger sales but at the cost of alienating the ones who put the original on the map. The only saving grace of this game is the platforming. At least Ubisoft didn't tinker with that. Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, FAIL!!!! At least Two Thrones redeemed the Prince and gave us some hope that Assassin's Creed would be awesome (which it wasn't to me).

WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2005/2007

Two games Kennedy?! Sure, why not. Smackdown v Raw had a lot of pressure to live up to. Arguably one of the better wrestling games, Smackdown: Here Comes the Pain, was billed as one of the deepest wrestling game (in terms of wrestlers and match types) since WWF No Mercy (one of the best wrestling games period). For one, the rosters on SvR were shrunk down (i.e. no Brock Lesnar, fewer legends, and fewer wrestlers in general). The graphics weren't that great (compare to HCTP), and they added commentary (which in wrestling games is needed, but not with my music).

In the case with SvR '07, it felt rushed. Granted it was coming out on Xbox 360, PS2, and PSP, I think Yuke's could have polished the game a little more. Loading issues with Create-A-Wrestler were fixed, but you would get commentary issues. For instance, a match between Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H would have a commentary about Mr. Kennedy (Not me, the former WWE wrestler). Smackdown : Just Bring It, had some horrendous commentary (Chris Jericho was GREAT the other day!!!), but I could live with that. Having another wrestler being mention without being in the match, eh, not so much. SvR '10 may be the entry the series needed to get me back in it, but after '07 enough was enough (and it was time for a change. R.I.P. Owen Hart).
Smackdown vs. Raw 2005/2007, FAIL!!!!

Enter the Matrix

You knew this would be on a list. First, everyone assumed that you would be playing as Neo (sadly, Ghost and Niobe were the main characters). Second, the use of Bullet Time. Bullet Time was done better in Max Payne (an under-rated franchise and I'm looking forward to 3, whenever it's released). Three, collision detection. The one thing in games that developers should get right was done horribly. Finally, the Dreaded Movie Tie-In Game. Anything, movie related should be avoided like the plague (except for Scarface: The World Is Yours and Spider-Man 2). Had this came out after the movie (say 6 months), it would have been an awesome game. Sadly, bugs, shoddy A.I., random performance drops, and bullet time causing the game to freeze. I wish I had my $50 bucks back so I could have bought something else. Enter the Matrix is full of EPIC FAIL!!!!

These are my games of fail/disappointment. Hope you haven't played most of these games, because getting the memory of the games out of your mind is hard to do.

A mind is a terrible thing to waste, as well as $60. Do some research about the game before you buy and maybe you'll be the next me. Later!!!