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The Top Five Worst PS3 Exclusives Ever

NowGamer: The PS3 has brought us some unforgettable classics, and some unforgettable stinkers...

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Hellsvacancy5050d ago

Wouldnt agree with MAG but the others are pooh

ryuzu5050d ago

I've put about 200 hours into MAG....

I guess that goes to show the quality of the PS3 line up when MAG is one of the worst exclusives...

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fedex6825050d ago

When one lists MAG as a 'bad' exclusive, imagine how good the PS3 exclusives are!

Dave13515050d ago

mag was very overhyped and had poor overall quality and gameplay if you compare it to how awesome they made it look at E3. alot of people were disappointed

ryuzu5050d ago

@Dave

I think it was the other way round. There was a lot of expectation prior to last year's E3 until it got demo'd. After the demo people were a bit underwhelmed by what they saw.

The beta later in the year didn't help much but I stuck with it, and after release I began to understand what was good and bad about MAG.

It's not perfect at all, but it offers something no other platform (including PC) manages, requires skill, teamwork and has for that period been solid and largely lagless.

New DLC today too :)

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nycredude5050d ago

I'm another that have over 200 hours in. Loved every bit of it. Met a lot of people playing MAG.

AtatakaiSamurai5050d ago

"why did they put that on the list, why they put this on the list"

This is just some article some dude in his under pants by his computer wrote down when they were bored and didn't know what to do to bring more hits to their site so they created a list.

It is not some official list from the gaming gods but it seems everytime there one of these "top 5 whatevers" list there are gamers on here that look to them as gospel as if it was a scientific study and now the results are out becuase it was on N4G.

Don't know why these top 10 blah blah article always get high degrees and hits but they do, odd.

Dee_915050d ago

It was a fun game
i thought Haze was good from what i saw

Anon19745050d ago (Edited 5050d ago )

First off, the inclusion of MAG is just ridiculous. Give your head a shake.

Second, Haze was merely an average game. To include this in a "worst of" list just goes to show the author either never played the game, or doesn't play that many games. The gameplay was fun at times, the split-screen co-op was a blast, the split-screen online play with a guest was something more games should do and the story ambitiously tried to blur the lines between good and bad but unfortunately the attempt at social commentary didn't fit with the game. There were things that bugged me about the game, but it's far from a "worst of" game.

MAG just leaves me puzzled. Did he play a different game? Maybe he confused it with Socom but even that game doesn't deserve to be on a "worst of" list.

chazjamie5050d ago

no it just shows u have 200 hours to waste on bad game. 200 hours, wow, stay away from world of war craft then.

ThanatosDMC5050d ago (Edited 5050d ago )

He probably never touched MAG or he's one of those rage quitters that get pwned so fast by vets or has the tendency to catch grenades. Probably just like those guys in pennyarcade.

There's so much hate against MAG. I think, it's because people cant believe the 256 in action with tons of smoke, bullets, explosions, and 256 people moving around without lag.

MAG, almost like Warhawk, has a steep learning curve. The more you die the faster you learn.

Oh yeah, im taking in new clan members who wants to join me in SVER. The clan name is [AMF] "A Midget Fighter". The only requirements is that you have to have a medkit and resuscitation ability and that you kill as many red dots as possible. Just friend or message me on PSN.

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jimmins5050d ago

Lol. NowGamer is hardly dudes in their underpants. Do some research before posting slights at the site.

Anyway... the article 'Top Five Worst Xbox 360 Exclusives Ever" is under construction and going up shortly. Which I'm sure will make you happy.

Morituri5050d ago

How would one go about researching a d-list amateur games website? I think that you are a little bit too impressed with these hacks.

Biggest5050d ago

He IS one of those hacks you speak of. LOL

adrock20995050d ago

Except that article is just as garbage. Say what you will about the 360 or the Halo series, but ODST is far from a bad game, let alone one of the worst exclusives for the system. Both of these articles are just flame-bait garbage posted for some quick hits.

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sikbeta5050d ago

MAG? Seriously? Pffft, this guy know crap, MAG Delivers, I'd put X-edge in that list...

talltony5050d ago

MAG DOES NOT SUCK! MAG WAS REALLY FUN I JUST DONT PLAY IT ANYMORE.

PS3Freak5050d ago

This list is decent, all the have to do is put Mobile Suit Gundum in First, and shift everything else back one, and its good. That way Mag will not be on there, as it doesn't deserve to be.

pixelsword5050d ago (Edited 5050d ago )

MAG is a great game, I have almost 300 hours logged in and I can't think of a game on the PC, 360 or PS3 (I don't own a Wii) that I put that much time into for an online game. The only thing that this game needs is a single player game, even one with a flimsy story like UTIII.

Lair is another great game that got shot down for no good reason, Gametrailers assassinated that game acting like a feature that Factor 5 put in so people could see what the dragon picks up and thrown was a huge bug in the game. The game isn't perfect, but it still stands as probably the most technically advanced game out on consoles until someone can lay down another game and go feature by feature and show me otherwise. As a matter of fact, if anyone can do that I'd appreciate it if they'd tried... they'd lose, but I'd appreciate it.

Haze is butt, but some liked it. I played it and my brother and me were laughing at how bad it was. The multiplayer was ok though; but it won't win any awards.

I didn't play the other ones.

ThanatosDMC5050d ago

Liar was epic. A lot of graphical glitches though in the night mission. It took me forever to figure out how to kill the big serpent thing in the ocean. I love the epic battle in the sky with the floating rocks and those damn giant dragons on steroids. They made my dragon look like a kitten next to them.

ico925050d ago

Mag was a decent FPS i recommend it for hardcore shooter fans but one of the worst ps3 exclusives lol no way

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MaximusPrime5050d ago

disagree with MAG and Lair. Both are good

jerethdagryphon5050d ago

lair is lovely grat sound great battles controll took getting used to breat for a first gen game mag is mag yes it took a graphics hit but they focusedo n the netcode so decent graphics for a decent multiplayer game...sorry not on that list

Luzce5050d ago

Trying to decrypt what you wrote...

Lair is good, MAG has crappy graphics but shouldn't have been on the list?

...jeez

jerethdagryphon5050d ago

not crappy graphic but it took a hit to freeup more cpu time for network stuff

Meryl5050d ago

how on earth did MAG get on that list?? they must be a COD noob 0_0
I am glad WKC did not feature on that list, I love that RPG lots:):)

cleanhealthy125050d ago

cod noob? are you good at cod? probably not. you = cod noob.

Commodore5050d ago

Anyone can be good at CoD because it takes no skill.

My sister, who's 14 doesn't do that bad.

MAG actually takes skill

Newtype5050d ago

COD is run and gun and powerups. And if you say hardcore mode, noobs use the heartbeat sensor and ninja crap and camp like little wusses.

PopEmUp5050d ago

you a noob simple. Aiming is a basic step of shooting, but many people fail to do that

ThanatosDMC5050d ago

BWUAHAHAHA! He thinks he has skillZ in COD?! COD requirs skillzzz? That's news to me.

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cleanhealthy125050d ago (Edited 5050d ago )

i bet you im better than all of you at CoD. MAG is the worst shooter ive played after haze this gen.

What are your CoD K/d's or win ratios & streaks if its so easy? i bet mine makes yours look embarrassing.

in fact, i bet im better than you at mag too. have any of you kids who spend all day on this site even won money on a game? have you been on gb? no? then stop talking as if you were good GG

Chris3995050d ago

We haven't had nice samurai (not ninja) action like that since Onimusha. It got hammered in the reviews because of the infamous "giant enemy crab".

I've played the game twice and it ties in nicely with the 1st one and has some pretty epic moments. Not bad, considering I bought the thing for $20.

STK0265050d ago (Edited 5050d ago )

I respectfully disagree, as one who bought Genji 2 full price at launch, even when compared to the somewhat lackluster launch titles of the PS3, Genji was subpar, the graphics left me completely unimpressed, the combat did not entertain me at all. The only reason this game sold some copies is because there wasn't much else to play on the PS3 at the time, with the exception of Resistance.

And while it did get hammer by gamers for the Giant enemy crab thing, critics hammered it because it was a poorly made game.

It might have been worth 20$, but it definitely was not worth 60$.

@MaximusPrime
MAG is a great game, but Lair, not so much, at least when played using the SIXAXIS. I know they released a patch to use "regular" controls, but the fact remain that when it was released, the game was barely playable and was utterly unresponsive. The worst part about it has to be the fact that Factor 5 said they were using the sixaxis because the game would be unplayable using normal controls... yet they released a patch a few months later to allow it...

jerethdagryphon5050d ago

uising the unresponsive controll to me felt like i was controlling a large angry fire breathing critter, its not a f16 it handles like it hass mass whats the problem with that?

lair was fine i enjoyied it greatly loved the story

reason it got marked down it people expected something it wasnt same with mag

andron5050d ago

Genji was disappointing to me and a bad game. It could have been good, but they made too many weird faults.

I really liked the PS2 Genji game, but the PS3 one was misguided.

The camera was too close to the character, and you couldn't see all enemies around you. When the combat system (which is actually quite good) depends on countering and avoiding enemies that's no good.

Also the fixed camera made the platforming parts an annoying chore of misguided jumps and deaths.

It could also be hard to find out exactly where you were supposed to go and how to get there. It got so bad and annoying that I didn't even finish the game, it just wasn't fun...

MGRogue20175050d ago (Edited 5050d ago )

They aren't that bad.. Alot of fun to play, Excellent graphics too

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Top 10 Bad Games by Good Studios

Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "When shopping for new video games you can often trust the name publisher or developer on the box to be an indication of the quality of the game. Names like Nintendo, Square Enix, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Capcom, Xbox Game Studios and Sega are world famous because they helped shape the industry by releasing some of the most defining video games of all time. Though sometimes even these great gaming houses stumble and put out a stinker."

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Gamerking821385d ago (Edited 1385d ago )

Splatterhouse remake . Loved the og’s at the arcade growing up . Hell the best thing about the remake was the og,s were included . And left alive by Square . That game had so much potential , but the gameplay was worse horrendous .

Game-ur1385d ago

once Great studios getting destroyed is actually common. happened with ND and Last of Us2, Bioware and Mass Effect Andromeda/Anthem, Bungle and Destiny .

BeRich2331385d ago

Fuse should have been on that list (Insomniac Games)

Yui_Suzumiya1385d ago

Splatterhouse remake kicked ass

merryja1385d ago

I personally don't like these games.

East76lands1385d ago

I'm pretty much certain that any Sonic game that comes out will be terrible, I've not enjoyed one since the original side-scrolling days of the MegaDrive.

HarryMasonHerpderp1385d ago

Then you might like a recent sonic "sonic mania".

jaymacx1385d ago

For this Topic it says Good Studios that make bad games. Sonic Team hasn't been good in years.

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MAG was one of the most ambitious shooters ever and deserves a PS5 sequel

Zipper Interactive were once one of Sony's most important studios and became a household name due to their work on the SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs series during the PlayStation 2's heyday. Their most ambitious title was MAG. Could it make a comeback?

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yellowgerbil1544d ago

Best game ever. I had put over 1700hrs into that game before it deteriorated too far with cheaters getting out of the map and sadly decided it was time to let it die (Zipper had already been closed down by that time).

_SilverHawk_1544d ago

Amazing game. Hopefully sony makes a sequel

XisThatKid1543d ago

This is the game in modern gaming that even got me into shooters i spent literally days with this game Raven All the way. War against the the mighty D ride oh so edgy S.V.E.R.

NecrumOddBoy1544d ago

Original Battle Royale. No microtransactions. Definitely ahead of time.

XBox4eva691543d ago

It's almost as far from battle royale as you can get. o_O

frostypants1543d ago

It didn't have a BR mode.

Da12RespectA1543d ago

That wasn't a battle royale game at all.

rdgneoz31543d ago

3 teams of 32 fighting it out would be considered Battle Royaleish. If you're gonna saying teams are OK when you start doing teams of 2 or 3 or 4, then 32v32v32 should work. And on besides that, it had 128 v 128 which was insanely fun.

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Muzikguy1544d ago (Edited 1544d ago )

I personally hadn't played much of it. I did spend a lot of time in PlanetSide 2 though (somewhat like MAG). Games like these tend to get overrun by cheaters and then ruined too often.

Teflon021544d ago

MAG didn't have that issue as far as I remember. I use to love the 256 matches. That game had an amazing community. Everyone actually communicated and played together. No one B****ed at the team. Everyone understood there was so much going on that if things are going wrong. Everyone had to think of new strategies.
Fav moment was when all 3 other squads 32 took their objectives but we were struggling with ours and had one more to blow up. The other leaders were communicating asking if the 2 nearest squads should send ppl. Our leader was like Naw I got a idea. So he told us all to die and set ourselves at the nearest hills prone without being seen. So we all did and surrounded the areas.
He said everyone on his count throw your grenades. Then snipers go all out and everyone else run in. They won't be able to get everyone and if needed the snipers go in about 10 seconds after.

Everyone did that and I got to the objective and set it off. 9 of us survived and got it. felt amazing to say I got the objective, cover me in that moment. Wish it was PS4 so I could have saved that moment
It was literally the coolest moment I had in a online shooter, closest since was BF4.

Muzikguy1544d ago

@Teflon

That does indeed sound like an awesome moment. One that makes games like these memorable for sure. It does seem like MAG had a lot more cooperation than most any online shooter

Teflon021543d ago

It did because you absolutely can't get no where in it without teamwork. It also didn't have an extremely big base of players. Everyone who played really wanted to play. I really hope they bring it back and do the same thing to only have serious players get into the big matches again

UltraNova1544d ago

Wow, what a run! This game looks better than PUBG!

Muzikguy1543d ago

Watching that video you wouldn't think the game was on PS3.

Spenok1544d ago

I adored this game too. Some of my best FPS online memories on it. So freaking good.

I'd love to see another game like this come out at some point. And NOT like Planetside... M.A.G. was something special.

yellowgerbil1544d ago

Yeah problem is if it existed now adays, it would likely be riddled with xp boosts and dance moves and all that other pay garbage...
MAG and Warhawk are the only 2 online games I ever got into, and both need a PROPER sequel on PS5.
Remember the first time I got 100 kills in a match, was in a turret with a repair kit and just mowed down wave after wave on Valors map.

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PrinceOfAnger1544d ago

I had so much fun with this game

TGGJustin1544d ago

This is a game that was ahead of its time. Had it came out on PS4 it would've done much better. I put hundreds of hours into this despite the problems it had on PS3.

UnholyLight1544d ago

Really interesting as an Xbox owner at the time. This game had captured my interest as a kid but I never got a chance to play it. Being on PS4 and soon possibly PS5, I would love to see this franchise brought back to life. I imagine with the power of next gen it would be really quite fun.

From what I hear and what I remember, this game was FAR ahead of it's time. A real shame it never truly took off from my understanding.

grifter0241543d ago

I'm an xbox boy since mech warrior but got a ps3 slim for mag. If you liked halo or cod you'd have had a blast in mag. Was one of the first games you could actually do something other than shooting and still make a difference in game.

spicelicka1543d ago

PS4 needs something like it. In the multiplayer space it's far behind the Xbox, there are no quality multiplayer games on it that aren't on other consoles.

Dirtnapstor1544d ago

Yes, yes, and yes. Way ahead of it's time. Would love to see a PS5 variant of this game.

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Modern Warfare Ground War mode has MAG vibes

Erina Rose, Sausage Roll writes, "Call of Duty: Modern War introduced a new, improved, Ground War game mode this weekend that reminds us of the old PlayStation 3 classic, MAG."

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ilikestuff1668d ago (Edited 1668d ago )

I never played mag, I did play this beta however, and if mag was like this beta then (fart noises) for mag.

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TheGamez1001668d ago

Man do I miss mag and zipper.

TheSinsibleOne1668d ago

Seriously though. Nowadays this and next gen are practically begging for a new MAG.

zodiac9091668d ago

How did we go from having games like resistance 1, 2, warhawk with 30 vs 30 player battles, and M.A.G. with 128 vs 128 players, ON LAST GEN to now having 20 vs 20...such a step back.

JEECE1668d ago

Because Sony hadn't figured out how to market their exclusives yet. Plus at that time COD craze was at its peak. So "generic high school bro #7," who was the primary purchaser of FPSs at that time (or at least represented a crowd necessary to sustain a playerbase), if he even had a PS3, would have just seen a game like MAG as a "copycat of Black Ops, man."

Not to mention MAG was pretty terribly uninviting for new people after awhile, because it was more skill-based. This was great for veterans, but if you weren't willing to put in the time getting destroyed for awhile, you would never appreciate the game. The Battlefield: Bad Company and BF:3 games out during that gen were far more accessible to lower level players.

Vegamyster1668d ago

Battlefield 4 was at the start of the generation and had 64 players, to me it depends more on how the map/gameplay is utilized, i enjoyed the 20vs20 modes more in the MW Beta than the 64 player ground war mode.

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moomoo3191668d ago

It feels absolutely nothing like MAG lol. Way more battlefield vibes

xX-oldboy-Xx1668d ago

And even those are very small vibes, it still feels like COD at the end of the day.