Last month, we selected the seven best games of the year (so far) and, although only halfway through 2011, the competition was already intense. Many outstanding titles had to be cut and many editors’ feelings had to be hurt.
But that was the easy part. Now comes the true torture – the week in which I reluctantly delve into the dank, dark sewer that is the bottom of Metacritic’s review rankings to bring you the extreme opposite end of the spectrum. For every Portal, there’s a Party Megamix. For every Zelda, a Thor. These are their shameful stories...
7) 101-in-1 Sports Party Megamix
Platforms: Wii / DS
Average Review Score: 41%
What the press release promised: “Simple to play, hard to master, and utterly addicting, these games will keep players engrossed in competing head-to-head with friends, scoring goals, earning medals, winning races, and beating high scores. There is practically no end to the fast-paced sports action!”
What the game actually delivered: Read a little further in the press release and this bullet point has your honest answer: “Tens of hours of pure fun.” Yes, even with such a stupid number of minigames stuffed into one supposedly generous package, the PR person – whose job is to hype and exaggerate – didn’t feel comfortable going with “hundreds of hours” instead of “tens.” Probably because nothing included here is worthy of more than a minute of your time, or of more than a single play. The activities may range from the mundane (bowling, darts) to the exotic (hang gliding, scuba diving), but the controls inevitably boil down to the same boring button combinations.
Source: http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-top-7-worst-games-of-2011-so-far/a-2011071114214773001
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