The 10 Most Fun Boss Battles

A lot of games throw in boss fights as a sort of afterthought. They're not creative or particularly enjoyable, but they SHOULD be. Some games get it right and create boss battles that are as memorable as they are fun. SlapStic.com presents a list of 10 that they found to be extremely good, accompanied by videos for each.

[La Chance]

fighting against psycho mantis in MGS1 , back in the day I was blown away.MGS games have the best and most original bosses.

off topic : geez , I just cant wait for RE5 ,RE4 ws so awsome and RE5 is looking even better.

[SolidLiquidSnake]

Wow man, I'm tottally agree whith you! although I'm a suspicious one because I'm a fanatic of MGS, i think you're right, MGS bosses are the best and original! Look at The End battle, or the battle whith the Metal Gears in MGS2, the funny battle whith revolver ocelot in MGS3, etc, etc and yeah the battle whith psycho mantis is Really amazing and memorable!

[i_like_ff7]

No shadow of the colassus? >:O

[Munky_Mafoo]

All 16 from Shadow of the Colossus :p

[MisfitSmurf]

was thinking the same thing :D

[RKRigney]

I guess the author hasn't played that one. If I had written it I'd DEFINITELY include the bird fight from Colossus. Flying at that insane speed while you cling on for dear life made that one of the most epic boss fights I've ever played.

[OgTheClever]

I would say the flying duck creature fight because it really is fun chasing him down and jumping from Agro onto the wing. It is also one of the few events in gaming that truly justifies the use of the word "EPIC".

[SolidLiquidSnake]

WOW YOU'RE RIGHT MAN! he COMPLETLY forgot that one, WHAT A MISS! the lack of SoC colossus in this list is really inexcusable! I said previously that MGS bosses are the best ones, and I maintain that but SoC colossi are really one of the most amazing bosses I ever defeated...completly EPIC! I LOVE SoC!

[kewlkat007]

....AMazing

[IzKyD1331]

anyone else feel that The End or Psycho Mantis should be there instead of Gray Fox?
i mean dont get me wrong, the gray fox battle was amazing, but the psycho mantis and end battles were epic

oh and the i agree, fighting the elite four is super fun

[OgTheClever]

I would probably say either Psycho or Screaming Mantis, but not The End because fighting him is too tense to be 'fun'. (it's still a brilliant fight though)

[SolidLiquidSnake]

Agree whith you: The End and Psycho mantis are way better to be on that list!

[gamerosity]

Sephiroth, Final Fantasy VII. Do I need to explain? (The song playing during that fight still floats around in my head.)

[thor]

Yeah I know, I downloaded the orchestrated version :)

Can probably find it if you google around.

[RKRigney]

The title of the article is 10 of the most "FUN" boss fights. And the fight against sephiroth was a whole lot like every other fight in the game.

[beavis4play]

and also psycho mantis in MGS1
and "the end" in MGS4...anyone ever shoot his parrot? i did (by mistake...i was aiming for him) and boy did he freak out!

[XxRoosterxX]

MGS 3 u mean.

Anyway I do agree with you on the end being very epic.

It took me an hour and a half to beat him the first time, but that was the most fun and intense hour and half of gamming I have every experienced.

[user858621]

i think psycho mantis shudhv been there stead of grey fox

[NegativeCreep427]

But what about the ever-engaging battle of endurance with The End from MGS3? Now THAT was a boss fight to remember!

[user858621]

omg dont remind me of that fight, got sik of that old bastard thank god a filled him wiv lead :P

[cr33ping_death]

watching that zelda scene made me remember why i love video game music today, i had to be 9 or 10 when i played A Link to The Past.

[RKRigney]

BTW be sure to check out the video accompanying the Event 51 part. That's the single most awesome kill I've ever seen in Smash Bros.

[devilhunterx]

All bosses from MGS, GOW and SOTC.

[Playstation Man]

Not one. Where's GoW? Where's SotC? Where's Psycho Mantis? Where's freaking Gilgamesh man????

[marichuu]

No Conker? :(
No Big Bad Wolf from WoW? :(

[InMyOpinion]

Where is the opera singing poo boss from Conkers Bad Fur Day?

[GodsHand]

LOL, he also had corn for teeth.

[mfwahwah]

Big Bad Wolf isn't all that fun, it's pretty boring imo. Gruul was a lot more fun for me, except I was the uber-DPS rogue in the group, so I was pretty scared at times when our tanks were doing poorly >.<

[Skadoosh]

Almost every boss in Revenge of Shinobi for the Genesis. It had Terminator, Godzilla, and Spiderman that turned into Batman.

[sumfood4u]

1ST conker Poop Boss that sings an hates toilet paper
2ND. SMB3 allof koopas kids fun to step on them.

[dukegodtezza]

the boss from nuke is the best,the one from the footyfield

[dukegodtezza]

the one were he says "im gonna rip your head off and sh@t down your throat"

[fiercescuba]

No one can debate Kirby was a great game, but #1 on this list?

epic fail

[RKRigney]

It wasn't in any particular order. It said that at the top. Reading the article would've told you that.

[moujahed]

If you havent played MGS4 on Big Boss, or Big Boss extreme... and trying to go up against the Beauty & The Beast squad without using any items, or health...

THAT'S A CRAZY ASS BATTLE!!! Especially Crying Wolf, and most definitely Screaming Mantis... SHE FAKIN THROWS ENEMIES AT YOU!!!!

Best boss battles for the 08!!!

[iceman2885]

This is like the second or third time in the past week where I've read an article of people talking about how hard fighting the elite 4 in Pokemon was. Am I crazy, or am I the only person that thought the Elite 4 were a bunch of cakewalks? They are the same as every gym leader, they only use 1 type of pokemon, so you bring in their weakness and wipe out the whole team (that or just use an Alakazam b/c it was too cheap). The only one who is somewhat of a challenge is your Rival and even then, he is easy b/c the AI wasn't advanced enough to play weaknesses.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I beat the Elite 4 with a level 100 Blastoise.

- Hydro Pump
- Mega Drain
- Mega Punch
- Seismic Toss

It was really easy...even with just the one Pokemon.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Shadow of the Colossus?
Mundus from DMC1?
El Gigante from RE4?

I do agree with baby/big bowser from Yoshi's Island though...EPIC!

[SephirothGod]

-Psycho Mantis should be there
-I do think Emerald and Ruby in FFVII deserve to be in the list, but only one . . . probably Ruby.
-Never played SotC, and I REALLY want to, but I hear those bosses are ridiculous.
-The End in MGS3 is crazy . . . very intense and unique fight, he should be there.
-I noticed one of the comments said "Big Bad Wolf in WoW" . . . idk if you can include MMORPG bosses, but if you can Naxx, Onyxia, Illidan, Archimonde, Lady Vashj etc. from WoW are all great if your guild actually has the time to knock em down. 25 people working together to take something really complicated down is something amazing.
-Some God of War, Ninja Gaiden, or Devil May Cry bosses would be noteworthy. I'm thinking especially NG for the difficulty of all those bosses . . . Alma ;). DMC3 fighting Virgil at the end . . . omg classic.

I do like the list though, and enjoy the video links :).

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I agree with all of those.

I just think DMC is a lot harder than NG. I love both series', but I didn't die once in NG:Sigma or NGII. In DMC3...it's ridiculous how many times you can see "you are dead" in an hour. I only died once in DMC4...but I powered up like nobody's business!

That Vergil fight was EPIC! The music was Fischerspooner's "The Devil's Cry" in symphonic form...GORGEOUS!

SotC is unbeatable...as far as bosses go. Actually, as far as atmosphere goes, the game is above anything else also.

[AshleyRiot]

Looking at the comments I agree with everyone. Hydra in GoW and Colossus in GoW2 I thought were pretty fun also.