Xbox 360 and the Worst Games
Since the Xbox 360 originally came out quite some time ago, we’ve been fortunate enough to see some excellent titles which leave us longing for more. On the other hand, we’ve seen just as many titles which have left us feeling angry and cheated.
Let’s face it, games are not cheap and when we have to fork out a lot of money for a game, we expect it to be good. At the very least, we don’t expect the production companies to release a game simply because they feel their profits need to be boosted. What makes it worse, is that a game can still be good even if it has a poor story line. Even when the story is useless, providing there are some truly memorable characters, most of us will be happy.
Perhaps you had the misfortune of playing a game called “Two World’s”? Fair enough, I suppose there were a handful of people who enjoyed it but I think it’s safe to assume that the vast majority simply hated it. Not only were the graphics terrible, but the sound and control configuration were just as bad. In fact, there really was nothing good about it at all.[youtube:boDiN869Ilg;[link:XBOX 360 Repair];http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boDiN869Ilg&feature=related]
Another game which left a lot to be desired was “Hour-of-Victory”. Now, had this game been released a couple of years before it was, then we may have found it to be acceptable. However by the time it was released, the sound quality and graphics was simply unable to measure up to many other games on the market. In fact if you’re looking for a good WWII game, then you can play “Call of Duty” instead which is in a totally different league.
Vampire games are cool, right? Well, not Vampire Rain. When you want a stealth game, you want it to be a bit of a challenge like the Splinter Cell games. Fighting vampires is bad, because they are powerful, but if you can sneak past them and knock them by mistake and still continue sneaking around there has to be something wrong. This game fell apart the second it started. There are tons of cut scenes in the game that is intervened by lengthy loading times. Sound and graphics are average. Mix all these problems together and you get an awful vampire stew.
Perhaps the biggest insult of all was a game called “Jumper” which was based on a movie. When programmers are expected to take a game which was originally intended for a cheap machine and tweak it so that it can be used on a new platform, then they need to be given some credit if they pull it off. However, that certainly wasn’t the case with Jumper in that it used PS2 graphics from beginning to end. In fact it left many people wondering if it wasn’t released with the intention of being an insult to the gaming community.
Let’s face it, there’s no shortage of terrible games out there and unfortunately many of us become victims in that we only discover we’ve wasted our money when it’s too late.
For your own good, you need to do some research before you purchase a game, bearing in mind that there are some websites which offer good, honest and unbiased reviews. Perhaps the old adage should apply in that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.