Resolution writes: "It almost feels unfair to spend too long talking about ShellShock 2, because everything I say will just amount to kicking the poor bugger while it's down. Even if you can get past the atrocious level design, mediocre graphics, regular instant-death sequences and ludicrous animation and clipping issues, you'll still be left with a pseudo-horror game that paints such an awful portrait of the Vietnam conflict that it remains thoroughly hateful throughout. This uncomfortable atmosphere means a game that could have been amusingly bad just ends up being plain awful."
The 2009 GameStooge Awards continue with the fifth part of the Awards – the worst games of 2009, as well as the best mobile games.
Best iPhone Game: Zen Bound
Best Mobile Game: Townsmen 6: Revolution
Biggest Disappointment: The Conduit
Most Dead on Arrival: Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust
Worst Digital Game: NBA Unrivaled
Worst Game: Terminator Salvation
You will have the normal FPS problems of not knowing about gunfire until it's hitting you, heightened by the fact that zombies often seem to jump out of nowhere in the darker levels if you can't hear their footsteps. All the important dialogue is subtitled though, and while it's clear enough where to go next in most situations, a mini-map would have helped in the rare open-concept levels.
CheatCC says: "With its iffy gunplay, often frustrating gameplay, linear level design, short completion time (four to six hours max), clichéd and uninteresting story, and complete lack of multiplayer, only the most desperate of players should attempt to squeeze any enjoyment out of this lemon."
