What was the worst purchase you made for a gaming console?

Paratech · March 5th, 2008

I'll start with a couple and add more later.

Playstation - Marvel vs Capcom, no tag team, it's a crap port of the arcade.

XBOX - Metal Slug 3, limited continues, makes you start from the beginning of a level, nothing like the arcade version.

Gamecube - F Zero FX, worst version of the series.

Playstation 2, I dunno at the moment. I'll think of a game later on.

Dreamcast - Hmm, can't think of one, I'll add one later.

**jonc2006** · March 5th, 2008

avp requiem for the psp. that game sucked ass and it sucked ass hard.

Phil · March 5th, 2008

the lord of the rings, the 2 towers for gba....i bought it without reading up on it...if i did i would have known that the game was flawed and wouldnt work without a gameshark

PCXL-Fan · March 5th, 2008

I'll add in PC Games in here too.

The worst pc game I got was Sim2 for my sister. Damn she plays that thing too much and neglects her school work because of it.

The worst games I got for xbox were dragonball z sagas and Halo2. Halo 2 was in no way worth close to the $60 i payed for it, especially since I never play online and IMHO the story is boring and nothing remarkable.

THe worst for My original gameboy was a $10 tennis game that was in the Canadian Tire Discount bin back when they sold videogames there.

In between that time I've never purchase a crappy game I can think of since I always was purchasing videogame magazines.

**jonc2006** · March 5th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil

the lord of the rings, the 2 towers for gba....i bought it without reading up on it...if i did i would have known that the game was flawed and wouldnt work without a gameshark

gameshark? as in the cheating/hacking/whatever device gameshark? how could something like that be put on the market and expected to sell?

Phil · March 5th, 2008

thats my point. i must have gotten one of the earlier games becuse mine froze when you intered Moria. i checked online (this was in 2003-4) and i found out this was a known problem for that particular game.

i really didnt care at the time, the gameplay and graphics sucked

skoreanime · March 5th, 2008

Guild Wars... Now, don't flame me GW fan boys, I just don't like it, period

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Phil · March 5th, 2008

seconded. i guy at my job wanted to give it to me for free-i declined

**emwearz** · March 5th, 2008

Even though its a PC game it is with out a doubt kings Quest 8, horrid game I pre-ordered. Sierra killed Roberta Williams classic series.

Thanakil · March 5th, 2008

The LOTR games for handheld were lame, that's for sure.

(I love F-Zero Gx tho, my favorite

close to the N64 one).

My worst purchase I would say was a Slim PS2... I liked the PS2, but the Slim model just didn't felt right. I would have been better with a big one. Games just werent as smooth on the slim, especially MGS3, it just wasn't nice.

But well, as long as it played games it was still good. I just regret not going for a better model. (one thing I don't like when there's too many version of a console...)

Densetsu · March 5th, 2008

It isn't exactly a purchase (i borrowed the game from friend) but i'd have to say it was Dirge of Cerberus. Not exactly a bad game, just really really boring.

**3x3cUt0r** · March 5th, 2008

N64 - Fighter's Destiny, this is by far my worst purchase.

**jonc2006** · March 5th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3x3cUt0r

N64 - Fighter's Destiny, this is by far my worst purchase.

aside from smash bros, the n64 had a real lack of good fighting games imo.

PCXL-Fan · March 5th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonc2006

aside from smash bros, the n64 had a real lack of good fighting games imo.

what about Killer Instict Gold, my son

?

Carmofin · March 5th, 2008

yoshis story for the n64.

Titus03 · March 5th, 2008

FIFA 97 for PSX. I was stuck with older stuff, because PC-version didn't work anymore. I decided to sell it later and got FIFA 2002 for PC... and again it stopped working after updating my computer and now I have FIFA 2003.

cel123 · March 5th, 2008

NES - Elevator Action
SNES - Clay Fighters
PSX - Sheep
PS2 - Capcom Fighting Jam
PC - Tiberian Sun

firyace · March 5th, 2008

PSX- Kensei Sacred fist
PS2 - Death by Degree
Dreamcast - Blue stinger (i forgot the name, but I can't find it in my collection anymore, guess I threw it away)
Xbox - ...
PC- Oni
Wii - Wiiplay

**emwearz** · March 5th, 2008

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Wii - Wiiplay

hardly a bad buy, I got mine for the exact same price as the wiimote by itself, even if it was 10 dollars more like both places, its still good to add to your collection when your new to the Wii.

F-3582 · March 7th, 2008

I can only remember one such purchase:

PS2 - Shadow Heats: From the New World

Gah, that game was simply awful compared to its two VERY strong prequels. It just tried to copy as much elements as possible from SH: Covenant, added some stupid story, unlikable characters (except for Mao, of course

) and added some pretty colourful graphics. And worst of it all, they didn't even introduce anything new, except for a few small things. Everything you see in that game has been done in SH: Cov. The transformations, the way Mao gained new attacks, that vampire's different personalities, that guitarist's songs and that pseudo-ninja's swords. Everything has been ripped off! Except for the highly annoying task of having to revisit every dungeon several times in order to shoot more photos or bait some crazy strong enemy for that big Indian, of course. Because you are required to do most of this in order to get the good ending!

No, honestly, whoever was responsible for this mess really deserves some good caning for killing off that series the way he did.

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Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Franklin, PA Posts: 2,287	What was the worst purchase you made for a gaming console? I'll start with a couple and add more later. Playstation - Marvel vs Capcom, no tag team, it's a crap port of the arcade. XBOX - Metal Slug 3, limited continues, makes you start from the beginning of a level, nothing like the arcade version. Gamecube - F Zero FX, worst version of the series. Playstation 2, I dunno at the moment. I'll think of a game later on. Dreamcast - Hmm, can't think of one, I'll add one later. __________________ -Member of the Windows XP "Sith" with dreams of galactic conquest, er no, I mean dreams of buying an XBOX 360 ------------------------------- Member of the Sith XP/XBOX gaming club. $95 for an XBOX, $9.99 for a copy of Halo 2...Being able to play Halo 2 without buying Vista, priceless! Vista, what OS do you not want to screw up your PC! 'k Wii will Wii will rock you!

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PCXL-Fan GET 2 DA CHOPPAAAAAAA!!! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada ──────────────────── PC Accelerator (aka PCXL) was a Computer gaming magazine published from 1997 until 2000 Posts: 2,883	I'll add in PC Games in here too. The worst pc game I got was Sim2 for my sister. Damn she plays that thing too much and neglects her school work because of it. The worst games I got for xbox were dragonball z sagas and Halo2. Halo 2 was in no way worth close to the $60 i payed for it, especially since I never play online and IMHO the story is boring and nothing remarkable. THe worst for My original gameboy was a $10 tennis game that was in the Canadian Tire Discount bin back when they sold videogames there. In between that time I've never purchase a crappy game I can think of since I always was purchasing videogame magazines. __________________ E6600 Core 2 Duo, Geforce 8800GTX @ Stock Speed. 1x 2.1GB HDD, 1x 1.4GB HDD Windows XP Pro Sp2. \| Flexing my penticeps for tri-mammaried ladies across the world \| gamersat678's Bug Reporter \|\|\| cottonvibe's pcsx2 guide for noobs \|\|\| GSdx plugin DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer

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Phil Mod Master Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: United States of Money Posts: 3,605	thats my point. i must have gotten one of the earlier games becuse mine froze when you intered Moria. i checked online (this was in 2003-4) and i found out this was a known problem for that particular game. i really didnt care at the time, the gameplay and graphics sucked __________________ Antec P182 Special Edition (Chrome Finish) : Intel e8400 (C0 Stepping @ 4.2Ghz : Thermaltake ToughPower 650 watt PSU : 4 GB Corsair Dominater DHX 1066 DDR2 Ram : Asus P5Q-E : 500 Gb Seagate : 74 GB Raptor : Samsung 20x DVD optical Drive : Samsung Syncmaster T220 22" LCD : Windows 95 : XFX 8800gt Cooling: Swiftech Apogee GTX Special Edition (Copper Finish) : Feser X-Changer Dual 120mm Radiator : XSPC Bay Resevoir : Danger den Chrome Barbs : Masterkleer 7/16 5/8 tubing : Danger Den D5 : D-Tek Fuzion VGA Block

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Phil Mod Master Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: United States of Money Posts: 3,605	seconded. i guy at my job wanted to give it to me for free-i declined __________________ Antec P182 Special Edition (Chrome Finish) : Intel e8400 (C0 Stepping @ 4.2Ghz : Thermaltake ToughPower 650 watt PSU : 4 GB Corsair Dominater DHX 1066 DDR2 Ram : Asus P5Q-E : 500 Gb Seagate : 74 GB Raptor : Samsung 20x DVD optical Drive : Samsung Syncmaster T220 22" LCD : Windows 95 : XFX 8800gt Cooling: Swiftech Apogee GTX Special Edition (Copper Finish) : Feser X-Changer Dual 120mm Radiator : XSPC Bay Resevoir : Danger den Chrome Barbs : Masterkleer 7/16 5/8 tubing : Danger Den D5 : D-Tek Fuzion VGA Block

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Thanakil Is my post too short? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: mtl,qc Posts: 1,880	The LOTR games for handheld were lame, that's for sure. (I love F-Zero Gx tho, my favorite close to the N64 one). My worst purchase I would say was a Slim PS2... I liked the PS2, but the Slim model just didn't felt right. I would have been better with a big one. Games just werent as smooth on the slim, especially MGS3, it just wasn't nice. But well, as long as it played games it was still good. I just regret not going for a better model. (one thing I don't like when there's too many version of a console...) __________________ The world will end with robots killing us all. And you know what? We'll be too busy thinking "HOLY S*** THAT'S SO COOL" to do anything about it.

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Densetsu Demon Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hell. Waiting for Diablo's call. Posts: 790	It isn't exactly a purchase (i borrowed the game from friend) but i'd have to say it was Dirge of Cerberus. Not exactly a bad game, just really really boring. __________________

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3x3cUt0r Administrator Join Date: May 2001 Location: San Andres, Colombia Posts: 1,102	N64 - Fighter's Destiny, this is by far my worst purchase. __________________

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Carmofin Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Austria Posts: 1,013	yoshis story for the n64.

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F-3582 Back to regular business Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: in Sachsen Posts: 3,242	I can only remember one such purchase: PS2 - Shadow Heats: From the New World Gah, that game was simply awful compared to its two VERY strong prequels. It just tried to copy as much elements as possible from SH: Covenant, added some stupid story, unlikable characters (except for Mao, of course ) and added some pretty colourful graphics. And worst of it all, they didn't even introduce anything new, except for a few small things. Everything you see in that game has been done in SH: Cov. The transformations, the way Mao gained new attacks, that vampire's different personalities, that guitarist's songs and that pseudo-ninja's swords. Everything has been ripped off! Except for the highly annoying task of having to revisit every dungeon several times in order to shoot more photos or bait some crazy strong enemy for that big Indian, of course. Because you are required to do most of this in order to get the good ending! No, honestly, whoever was responsible for this mess really deserves some good caning for killing off that series the way he did. __________________ In a world without walls and fences - who needs Windows and Gates? Last edited by F-3582; March 7th, 2008 at 12:33.

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