Games that didnt live up to the huge hype...

[OWEN ULLRICH]

Name some video games that sucked and u returned the same day.
Biggest Dissapointment games....

50 Cent Bullet Proof
25 To Life
TNA Impact


Sorry but i heard all this good stuff about this game n i got it n played 2 min of it n i felt like i was playin a Sega Genesses game..God Of War 3. Just my opinion.

[Kane Knight]

Impact had hype? Really?

[dronepool]

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

Such a disappointment. I still have it because Deadpool is in it, but still compared to 1... it could have been better than 1 but it failed to do that.

[.44 Magdalene]

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2


Period.

[Juan]

http://www.gameparadise.fi/catalog/images/raw.jpg

[alvarado52]

yeah that was a pretty big stinker...but it was cool that you could used ripped music as your theme. That was a first i believe for its time.

[Kane Knight]

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

Such a disappointment. I still have it because Deadpool is in it, but still compared to 1... it could have been better than 1 but it failed to do that.

LOL.

Fanboys are amazing.

[dronepool]

LOL.

Fanboys are amazing.

lol seriously?

How is keeping something because it has a character you like considered fanboy? It's still an okay game, just not as good as the first.

[Xero]

Duke Nukem Forever.

[Funky Fly]

The True Crime series. Fucking everyone loves it, but it's just 3 different games slapped together and then made shitty.

Final Fantasy 13. Before anyone starts, let me just say it's not a bad game, it's just not as good as it's made out to be. Frankly the only thing that was hyped more than this was Obama as the Second Coming.

[XCaliber]

Wrestlemania 21

[bigdaddysuperfreak]

You dont think God of War 3 was great?

[OssMan]

grand theft auto 4

[Buzzkill]

Fable.

Still an awesome game but definitely didn't live up to the hype

[Destor]

there are like 6 games listened in here i think are great...maybe i have shitty taste...

[jcmoorehead]

Sorry but i heard all this good stuff about this game n i got it n played 2 min of it n i felt like i was playin a Sega Genesses game..God Of War 3. Just my opinion.

What Sega Genesis games have you been playing?

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Anyway as for the actual question, while I thought it was still a good game I don't really think Modern Warfare 2 was deserving of all the hype it got, I guess it's more because I'm not really into playing competitive multiplayer and play games more for Single Player or Co Op, but it just was nowhere near as good as it was made out to be.

[.44 Magdalene]

Yeah, some of these games had problems, but alot of it was stuff I saw coming (and thus didn't affect the hype). God of War 3 being really short, Impact being sloppy, 50 Cent Bulletproof being... errrr.

[.44 Magdalene]

And for all of FF13's "FINAL FANTASY IS BACK BABY" hype, there's still pleeenty of "IT'S LINEAR AND IT'S NOT EVEN AN RPG OMG" anti-hype.

[Kane Knight]

lol seriously?

How is keeping something because it has a character you like considered fanboy? It's still an okay game, just not as good as the first.
You just asked and answered the question in one sentence. Convenient.

[dronepool]

You just asked and answered the question in one sentence. Convenient.

In that case everybody is a fanboy of something.

[.44 Magdalene]

In that case everybody is a fanboy of something.

Not an entirely inaccurate statement

[Kalyx triaD]

I remember the dreading realization that Devil May Cry 2 just wasn't as cool as the trailers that preceded it. It's the only one I had no interest in finishing - and I'm a total DMC fanboy.

[dronepool]

Not an entirely inaccurate statement

Going his perception of having things and keeping them from a certain property because we like that said property, it could be pretty accurate. I'm pretty sure we're all enthusiastic about something. It could be music, movie characters/franchises or anything.

Despite stereotypical portrayal based on the masses, not all "fanboys" are mindless "marks".

[.44 Magdalene]

Well, there's certain lines to be crossed.

I probably wouldn't have watched Law Abiding Citizen if it didn't have Gerard Butler in it. On the other hand, I still haven't watched the Gamer because it looks like shit.

I love Capcom to fucking death, but I've gotten rid of plenty of Capcom games, and have never really gotten into the Monster Hunter franchise for instance. Nor do I support this silly DRM shit they're doing right now. If a Capcom game sucks I'm taking it back--though if Capcom were a single man instead of a company I would go down on him.

[.44 Magdalene]

All I'm saying is, a trade in would be the difference between paying 65 dollars for a game that has Deadpool in it, and maybe like thirty or forty dollars for a game that had Deadpool in it when you used to own it.

[dronepool]

That's a fair point. But I didn't hate the game, I was just disappointed in it. If it was really terrible and seething with suck, I'd sell it.

I never supported Wolverine: Origins and "Deadpool" was in it. I watched the leaked copy and never bothered to buy it or pay for it in theaters.

And I actually paid 45 bucks for it. I usually don't trade in games unless I really hate them or if I don't plan on playing it ever again. I traded Devil May Cry 4 and a few PSP games for MUA2 because I knew I wasn't going to play them.

[Destor]

I <3 the x-men legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance franchise :-\

[dronepool]

X-Men Legends 2 and MUA1 were good. I just hope they use a different engine for 3. I always had a slight problem with that overhead view.

[Destor]

I hope they never change that...

[Destor]

It feels like Gauntlet

[Kalyx triaD]

I liked MUA gameplay better than MUA2 (I was also let down). They removed certain RPG elements and the game felt too frantic, the camera should be pulled back.

[Destor]

Yeah, not saying it was the best of the franchise (Xmen legends 2 for my money) but I still dug it.

[dronepool]

my main problem with MUA2 was it took me longer to beat MUA1 which was on PS2 where as this is a PS3/360 game. The first one felt more adventurous with more Marvel environments.

I sorta wish instead of going the Civil War route, they did a sequel on the first story line.

[Destor]

My biggest grip was the 3 unlockable charecters suuuuuuuucked. Hulk was fucking worthless.

[Icess]

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/1/15029/637218-lair_large.jpg

[Xero]

Anything that has ever claimed to be the "WoW Killer" or "Halo Killer".

[Destor]

Assassin's creed

[D Mac]

Assassins Creed was/is awesome, bitch. :foc:

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

[AKin3D]

grand theft auto 4

Fable.

Still an awesome game but definitely didn't live up to the hype

Anything that has ever claimed to be the "WoW Killer" or "Halo Killer".

Final Fantasy X2

[ClockShot]

Too Human..............

"SHOW ME TOO HUMAN!"

*CLANG*

"#1 ANSWER ON THE BOARD"

[alvarado52]

I'd say Killzone 1 and 2. And RE:5

[Swiss Ultimate]

All Sonic sequels.

[Emperor Smeat]

God of War 1 but mostly due to lack of camera control made the majority of the puzzles and walking on skinny planks/ledges more frustrating than fun.

Most of the Medal of Honor games after Frontline/Allied Assault, Perfect Dark Zero, and all the Super Monkey Ball games after the 2nd one.

[LoDownM]

Anything that has ever claimed to be the "WoW Killer" or "Halo Killer".

OR anything else that is labeled "xgame killer".

[.44 Magdalene]

I want to second RE5, as well. It wasn't bad, but... 4 was practically god damn revolutionary. I was asking too much when I asked for 5 to be half the man 4 was.

[Crazy Nick]

Wrestlemania 21

Definitely, I picked this game up brand new and tried it out, and couldn't believe how bad it was I thought I had a defective copy or something so I returned it for another one. As it turns out every one of them is the same piece of garbage.

[Fignuts]

I think the word "fanboy" gets thrown around the internet too much, and should really be reserved for more extreme cases. Dronepool not trading in a decent game, because he likes deadpool, isn't really fanboyism, to me.

Would be fanboyism, if he fully endorsed the game and ignored all it's flaws, just because deadpool is in it.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

What Sega Genesis games have you been playing?

He has the 32x add-on, clearly.

Anyways: FF13
RE5
Tony Hawk Ride

[.44 Magdalene]

I'm still pretty convinced that nobody should have been excited about Ride.

[The Franchise]

gears of war 2

[Extreme Angle]

Gears of War 2
GTA 4
Final Fantasy 13
Bioshock 2

[Funky Fly]

Too Human..............

"SHOW ME TOO HUMAN!"

*CLANG*

"#1 ANSWER ON THE BOARD"

Indeed.

[Bad Company]

Rugby 2008.

[LuigiD]

my main problem with MUA2 was it took me longer to beat MUA1 which was on PS2 where as this is a PS3/360 game. The first one felt more adventurous with more Marvel environments.

I sorta wish instead of going the Civil War route, they did a sequel on the first story line.
I felt exactly the same way. The fist MUA was so epic and you got to travel to so many locations across the Marvel Universe. It truly felt like an epic adventure. MUA 2 was meh..and to top it off the game was wayyyy too short. Seeing how MUA ended..I was thinking that at the end of the Civil War story in MUA2..we would see Galactus return and fuck shit up or something but noooo

[dronepool]

Exactly. After I beat it, I felt like "that's it?" where as after I beat MUA1 I was content. It was alright, but nothing special.

[LuigiD]

Well, after I beat MUA I felt like I needed to give it another run..all the extra costumes, the "different" decisions one could make.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I dunno, I enjoyed and finished 2 twice.

The Deadpool moments of hilarity when he's on your team in the level where you fight him are worth it alone.

[alvarado52]

i was stoked that they released DLC with Carnage, but i didnt realize their license expired or something, and the DLC was removed before i could DL it.

[Big Fat Mike]

I second the nomination of Bioshock 2.

How about Final Fantasy 11 w/hard drive? The game wasn't great and the ps2 HDD ended up being useless by conventional standards.

[alvarado52]

I second the nomination of Bioshock 2.

How about Final Fantasy 11 w/hard drive? The game wasn't great and the ps2 HDD ended up being useless by conventional standards.

yes...by conventional standards. But then people starting using the HDD drive for bigger sizes and using things like HDAdvance to rip games straight to it :) Great success.

[D Mac]

Fuck off. Bioshock 2 is awesome.

[D Mac]

Red Dead Redemption better not be on this list when it comes out. :mad:

[Funky Fly]

Fuck off. Bioshock 2 is awesome.

I have not played this game, but I am already unhappy with it since the DLC is already on disc and you are paying to unlock what you already own.

[D Mac]

Yeah that's pretty gay, but the regular game itself is very involving.

[Verbose Minch]

Fuck off. Bioshock 2 is average.

Fixed that for you. :)

[KIRA]

Really I'm gonna have to say it Resident Evil 5


prince of persia reboot

[OssMan]

Really I'm gonna have to say it Resident Evil 5
Thanks for your take

[KIRA]

Thanks for your take


I know I didn't read the first post...Assman

[D Mac]

I also have to disagree with the people who said GTA 4. It's been out what, over 2 years now and I'm still playing the shit out of it.

[DaveWadding]

every Guitar Hero after 2.

[dronepool]

I could never get into games like Guitar Hero or Rock Band.. not one bit.

[Juan]

I also have to disagree with the people who said GTA 4. It's been out what, over 2 years now and I'm still playing the shit out of it.

Same here, especially now with the expansion packs. Def. my favorite GTA game

[KIRA]

Majoras mask lots of new concepts but still nowhere near as good as Ocarina of time

[.44 Magdalene]

Majoras mask lots of new concepts but still nowhere near as good as Ocarina of time

I will put my thumbs in your eyes

[LoDownM]

I thought every GTA after 3 had more hype than they where worth, but I guess that's just me.

[Drakul]

One of the CoD/MW games. I've never been a fan but my sister and brother-in-law brought it up when they visited for Christmas a couple years ago. I tried the game out briefly and it was just really "so what?" and bland. I don't understand how the series can be regarded so highly.

[The Jayman]

Wii Fit