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Submitted by TnS 1394d ago | article

Launch failure: The most explosively awful videogame console launch titles

Imagine, if you will, a frightening alternate universe where, upon the release of the iPod, the only compatible MP3s are back catalog Ace of Base hits. Now, imagine harder, for in this same world, the only releases during the first year of the DVD format are multiple Charles in Charge box sets. Horrified? You should be; this is not a terrifying alternate history straight from the pen of Philip Roth -- if you're a gamer, scenarios like this are commonplace, if not expected. (Avatar: The Last Airbender, Barnyard, Culture, GameCube, Happy Feet, Kameo: Elements of Power, Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire, Nintendo DS, PS2, PS3, PSP, SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360)

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