Vooks writes: "Sonic and the Black Knight is yet another Sonic the Hedgehog game that fails to capture the essence of what made the original Sonic games so great. Instead of dashing through creative obstacle courses at break-neck speed, Sonic is once again weighed down by out of place combat and poor level design. While the game is technically and aesthetically impressive, and sports an imaginative and fun storyline, the entire experience is let down by poor controls and frustrating gameplay. Sonic and the Black Knight should have been an opportunity for SEGA to capitalise on the solid base created by it's predecessor, Sonic and the Secret Rings, but instead it takes what seemed to be the last remaining quality left in the Sonic franchise and grinds it into the dust."
This time Kevin from Paranerds.com look into Sonics most terrible game in a long time, along with Sonic and the Black Knight and the Future of Sonic the Hedgehog. In the final part of "What Happened?".
Brandon Thompson writes: "While there are a lot of bad sequels out there, we've decided to single out the top five we think are the worst. Just like every list, not everyone will be happy with our choices. 2K Sports fans will no doubt wonder why the list isn't compiled completely of EA Sports' Madden releases which rarely improve. Fans of series we've chosen will certainly get mad like they always do. However we're sure that many gamers will agree that the list that follows is pretty accurate."
I have yet to see a single article from GoFanboy that wasn't complete trash. KOTOR 2? SMB 2? Chrono Cross? MGS 2? I loved all of those games. How do you put a game that never even got made as the number 1 game on the list? A non-existent game isn't exactly a BAD game, now is it?
Sonic titles since Dreamcast, OK, I'll give you that, they were a definite let-down.
All of the other 5 honorable mentions (Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure, Dr3ver, NHL Blades of Steel 2000, Turok: Evolution, Bomberman: Act Zero) SHOULD have made up the actual top 5, because those were some schlock, crap, awful sequels.
Metal Gear Solid 2, huh? Guess it sucked enough to make MGS3,4, Portable OPS, MGS Ac!d, Peacewalker, itouch. I would have really added Spy Hunter 2 to the real list. Boy did that game suck.
DMC2 sucked. Even Dante's melo dumbass personality sucked. The game deserves a sequel.
Wow, just wow. WOW. WOOOOOOOW. Brandon Thompson is an absolute f*ckin' retard. I think he might actually be the stupidest person I have ever seen in my life. I can't emphasize enough how truly impaired he is.
I can understand Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II. I can understand the Sonic sequels, and even Duke Nukem Forever.
Chrono Cross? Are you f*cking serious? What...really? Really? It was a worthy sequel (if that, the stories were unrelated from each other with some slight references to Chrono Trigger) - one of quality, a dying breed. We don't get games of this quality anymore. Everything about that game SPOOGED excellence. The story was amazingly in-depth. From a logical standpoint, Chrono Cross' story was more in-depth than Chrono Trigger's could ever hope to be because it was made for the SNES. When RPGs went to discs, the discs allowed MUCH more data to be stored, allowing for longer, more intricate storylines. To think otherwise would make you ultimately ignorant as hell. THINK. More so, the battle system was unique from any other RPG ever made and no other RPG or game has managed to replicate its success. Do I even need to mention the score, composed by Yasunori Mitsuda? It was a masterpiece that sealed the deal and topped this game off as one of the greatest we'll ever have the privilege of seeing.
Brandon Thompson should not ever, under any circumstances, be allowed to speak his opinion ever again. In fact, people whose idiocy reach a level this high should, by law, have their speaking privileges revoked immediately.
Sorry, but this definitely needs to be said here. It's because of people like him is why we don't get games of quality anymore. Because people like him, the bottom feeders, demand "quick-buck" games instead of works of art. Because of these rejects, our games over the years have turned to absolute sh*t. Seriously, Brandon Thompson, don't speak. Ever again. You. F*cking. Idiot.
Furthermore, why isn't MODERN WARFARE 2 on this list? That is by far the worst sequel in video gaming history. Bar none.
Super mario bros USA was actually a good platformer, it was unique as well.
I seriously hope Nintendo pulls a number 2 on that one.
And duky nuky is vaporware so what is he on about.
Brandon Thompson writes: "A lot of games have them and a lot of them are annoying. We're of course talking about side kicks in video games. Whether your favorite genre is the classic platformer or you're more into hardcore action shooters, chances are you've had an annoying side kick at some point.
We run down our top five worst side kicks of all-time. It's not likely that you'll agree with them all, but you're certain to remember how some of these number twos bugged you at some point."
I would have Daxter in the top. He was ok in his solo on the PSP, but I never liked that "animal with an attitube" BS.
Not sure why Slippy always makes the list, fact is, he was intentionally made as a crappy character.