Top 10 Bad Video Games We Secretly Love
Top 10 Bad Games We Love
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Welcome to WatchMojo, and today, we’re counting down our picks for the Top 10 Bad Games We Love. For this list, we’re looking at games that are so bad we can’t help but play them for what little they may offer. You could consider these guilty pleasures, but if you want games of an arguably higher quality, check out our list of the Top 10 Guilty Pleasure Video Games. For now, what’s a bad game you can’t help loving? Did it make our list? Share with us in the comments below!
#10: “Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing” (2003)
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This is, without a doubt, THE worst, if not one of the worst, racing games you could ever hope to play. So why would anyone ever waste their time playing a game that’s broken and lazily hashed together? Admittedly, that’s why anyone would play it! “Big Rigs” is one of those beautiful disasters where you can’t help wondering how it could get any worse or how it managed to pass certification and QA. The fact that you can drive on steep inclines and suffer no penalties will have you grinning out of confusion and amusement.
#9: “Rumble Roses” series (2004-06)
What if WWE was turned into something a bit more adult with a hint of ridiculous, anime-like cheese? Well, that’s what you get when playing the “Rumble Roses” games. Konami’s averagely-rated fighter tries to reel players in with a predominantly female roster, each sporting some stereotypical outfit and personality. Whether you choose to wrestle as the token schoolgirl/cheerleader, token sexy teacher, or token cowgirl, you can expect every story to feature deadpan voice acting and tons of hilariously abysmal dialogue. It's like watching someone use computer animation from the late 90’s to make an adult film - awkward, janky, and occasionally creepy-looking!
#8: “Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly” (2002)
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We really shouldn’t be laughing at our favorite dragon, but when it comes to “Enter the Dragonfly”, it’s all howls. “Enter the Dragonfly” is arguably Spyro’s most infamous outing on account of the poor, buggy condition it launched in. The game is frustrating to play, yes, but factoring the exceptional games that came before it, one has to wonder how Spyro could have crashed and burned as badly as this. And if this installment couldn’t get any worse, just wait until you see Hunter’s stupid face - it’s like watching a polygonal muppet animated in the style of “Sonic Adventure”!
#7: “Sneak King” (2006)
The Burger King games are bad. Like, really bad. Not on the same level as other notorious titles, but the obscene amount of product placement and promotion on display was shameless. Honestly, though, it’s the shamelessness that kind of draws us in, especially for those who might actually enjoy Burger King’s food. “Pepsiman” arguably nailed the absurdity better. Even so, “Sneak King” is just a morbid curiosity. Who greenlit this? Did they really sell this? Who thought this was fun? Well...clearly we did because this and the other two BK games would sell millions of copies.
#6: “Crash TwinSanity” (2004)
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Unlike our previous entries, we’re not trying to dunk on our bandicoot boy. If we’re being honest, though, “TwinSanity” is a mess with its bugs and glitches. What makes it so intriguing and enjoyable is how one can notice some of the ideas at play. Crash having to team up with Cortex to save the universe? All of Crash’s enemies joining together to destroy them? A brief cameo from Spyro the Dragon? You can feel the ambition here and imagine what could have made this game even better had the devs not been forced to rush the game out.
#5: “Naughty Bear” (2010)
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“Naughty Bear” is by no means a perfect game! It’s so poorly optimized that it hurts just watching it, from the constant frame dips to the broken AI. Even the sequel, “Panic in Paradise”, suffered from similar problems. All that being said, how could anyone POSSIBLY enjoy something like this? Well, when you hear a bear cry out in fear and start spilling fluff all over the place, the game becomes a real riot, especially when the narrator is the one planting dark thoughts into Naughty’s head. The devs set out to make a messed-up children’s show, and they certainly achieved their goal. Maybe that’s why some folks are wanting old Naughty in “Dead By Daylight”? (...Please, Behavior?)
#4: “Deadly Premonition” (2010)
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“Deadly Premonition” is one of those games where the only thing you can ask is “what the #@$% is happening?”, and it's precisely why so many people came to adore it. Throughout the story, Francis York Morgan says some of the strangest things and almost makes his entire investigation look like a joke. Come on, how many people would take a sandwich recommendation from a dude wearing a gas mask?? You have to wonder who in their right mind would bring someone like him on a case, and the bizarre nature of the entire game is mesmerizing.
#3: “Shadow the Hedgehog” (2005)
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We always wanted a game starring Sonic’s rival, but we hadn’t anticipated SEGA would make our edgy hedgehog even more edgy. Problem was they went overboard with it. This was basically “Sonic with a gun” and a super-simplified karma system. Despite the surreal concept and ludicrous action, “Shadow the Hedgehog” has some redeeming qualities through its absurd style. Characters cursing and using real guns? An overly serious tone? A generic yet hardcore soundtrack with gunshot sounds used in menu navigation? Yeah, you’d be hard pressed to find a better example of “trying too hard”, and that’s honestly why we cherish this angst-fueled title.
#2: “Shrek Super Party” (2002)
Because OF COURSE a Shrek game had to be on here, and out of all the terrible games featuring the ogre, this is the one you’re most likely going to have fun with. If you thought “Mario Party” was utter nonsense, you haven’t played “Shrek Super Party”. Minigames are boring and broken, the AI ranges from exceptionally competent to insanely stupid, and the bug-swapping system is overly convoluted. At some point, you just have to let go of all inhibitions, give up on understanding the system, and laugh as your friends get sent to the Evil Bog for the fifth time. Plus, do you see these character models? Why does Shrek look like he’s been holding a fart in for the past three weeks!?
#1: “Sonic the Hedgehog” (2006)
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Sorry, but we couldn’t help throwing the most notorious “Sonic” game to end all bad “Sonic” games. Since its release, the infamous “Sonic ‘06” has been memed to the point where playing it has an entirely different meaning. You don’t play this because you WANT to play it - you play it to yuck it up with friends and lose your mind over all the game-breaking bugs on top of experiencing all the heavily-memed moments for yourself. And it all leads up to that golden moment where Sonic gets to kiss a human! Do we dare call this “The Room” of video games? It may as well be at this point.
