When movie buffs turn to IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes for recommendations and the reliable collection of reviews, gamers turn to Metacritic. Gamers often head to Metacritic to find the top-rated video games of the moment or history, but the site can also be used to find the worst the industry has to offer.
The worst Metacritic games are simply disappointing or of poor quality. From gameplay to writing to everything in between, these games were so poorly received that the oft-divided critics and users agreed that these games are better buried.
10 Infestation: Survivor Stories is the worst zombie shooter
Thanks to Left 4 Deads huge success and Resident Evil’s revival, the 2010s were flooded with zombie games that varied widely in quality. One of the worst zombie shooters to come out was Infestation: stories of survivors, which was formerly known as The war z. to know, infection only got a 20 on Metacritic.
Reviews noted infections buggy release status and broken mechanics, although they acknowledged that some of these have been fixed through updates. However, these updates cannot provide a solution infections biggest issues like mediocre gameplay and lack of innovation, which didn’t help it stand out in an oversaturated genre.
9 Deal or no deal was a failed gameshow game
Licensed games based on movies and TV shows don’t have the best reputation with gamers, but it’s even worse for games based on game shows. Game shows aren’t always popular at first, and their official games are often dismissed as mindless money grabs. To take Deal or no deal and the 20 Metacritic score, for example.
Deal or no deal The biggest problem was not that it was based on a game show, but that the core gimmick of the TV show could only be translated into a minigame on the DS. Worse, Deal or no deal gameplay loop ended up repeating the same minigame with a few innovations. Needless to say, critics and users alike were unimpressed.
8 Alone in the dark: lighting is the least favorite episode
Having started as one of the main survival horror titles in 1992, Alone in the dark series wallowed into obscurity thanks to games that failed to improve with each passing entry. Relief is the last entry of the series, and it may also be the last.
Relief scored only 19 on Metacritic, and most reviewers declared it to be the worst episode of the series. The best that critics and users had to offer was that: Relief had an interesting gimmick in its flashlight mechanics, but this failed to save the nearly unplayable game from its poor enemy AI, poor graphics and thin story.
7 SPOGS Racing felt like an unplayable relic
Racing games that are essentially Mario Kart bootlegs are fairly common, but few are as universally panned as SPOGS Racing. But what makes? SPOGS Racing remarkable is not only the low 18 Metacritic score, but also how little time it seems. In brief, SPOGS Racing is a game about racing pogs released in 2008, not the 90s.
Aside from the odd novelty of the SPOGS (Sports Player Object Gyros), critics and users alike had nothing else to say SPOGS Racing. The gameplay was rather generic, the controls and graphics were poor, and it was one of the worst Wii titles ever sold. SPOGS Racing’s best user reviews came from bots or sarcastic users.
6 Double Dragon II: Wander Of The Dragons didn’t have much more than its nostalgia
The thing about Double dragon is that it owes its longevity to nostalgia. The problem was that these beat ’em up games could never surpass the original arcade games, leaving the franchise stuck in time. Example, Wander of the Dragons was a remake of Double Dragon II: The Revenge, and it didn’t work.
Wander of the Dragons scored 17 on Metacritic, with most reviews pointing out how uninspired it was. Not helping matters was the seemingly unfinished state, as seen in bugs and glitches. While some people enjoyed Wander of the Dragonsthey were nostalgic Double dragon fans, but even their praise felt weak.
5 Vroom In The Night Sky Was A Failed Nindie Launch
In 2017, the Nintendo Switch games store started spotlighting and selling aspiring indie titles. One of the first games to see this spotlight was Devout in the night sky, a simple game where players helped Magical Girl Luna to drive through the realm. It is also worth noting that devout is one of the worst-rated Switch games of all time.
devout was criticized for its repetitive gameplay loop, lack of imagination, and rushed development. Many even wondered how it got to be one of Nindie Spotlight’s flagship titles. devout scored 17 on Metacritic, and the three perfect user reviews were jokes “praising” the terrible quality and strange use of the onomatopoeia “pious”.
4 Larry: Box Office Bust Casual Suit Lived Up To Its Title
The Leisure suit Larry games were not well received. The best these adult-oriented games ever achieved in terms of reception has been a small but devoted fanbase, but even that is partially steeped in ironic appreciation. Even by Larry’s leisure suit standards, Box Office Bust hadn’t succeeded.
Earning a 17 on Metacritic, Box Office Bust was voted the worst Leisure suit Larry title not yet. Reviews ruin the uninspired gameplay and sense of humor. Although critics gave Box Office Bust double digit scores (highest is 40 out of 100), highest user score was 4 out of 100.
3 Yaris is little more than an interactive Toyota commercial
Licensed tie-in games that prioritize product placement over gameplay are nothing new. That being said, Yaris stands out as one of the worst games of its kind of all time. Not only is it a blatant vanity project for the Toyota Yaris, but it also managed to score just 17 on Metacritic.
In addition to Toyota’s shameless advertising, reviews are being violated Yaris due to the unimaginative levels and controls that were very unresponsive. The best thing anyone had to say about Yaris was that it was free on Xbox Live Arcade, although many still felt they had been ripped off even if they didn’t pay for the game.
2 Ride To Hell: Retribution had bad graphics
Much has been said about how Ride to Hell: Retaliation is one of the worst games. With a Metacritic score of 16, it’s hard to disagree. drive to hell not the things it set out to do, be it an action-packed grindhouse experience or a well-functioning game.
Critics and users commented on Ride To Hell’s terrible controls, poor graphics and immaturity. The two perfect user reviews it got weren’t even serious. Ride To Hell’s console versions scored three points more than the PC port, Metacritic’s second-worst game.
1 Family Celebration: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade Was Almost Unplayable
Like its predecessor, the Wii, the Wii U was intended for board games. Ideally, this would mean that the exclusive party games are accessible and fun for people of all ages. Exclusive to Wii U Family Celebration: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade promised that in both the title and ads, only for the opposite to be true.
Score only 11, family party was criticized for prioritizing quantity over quality and the uninspired minigames. Almost every review implied giving family party for children was meaningless as it is almost unplayable, while the three perfect scores came from sarcastic testimonials or insincere sycophantic praise.
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