Dubious Honors

Most Disappointing Game

With so many talented game development studios out there, so much excellent technology, and the high standards set by the great games of yesteryear, it's hard for game players not to have high expectations. While some games meet our expectations and some exceed them, some fall short. And sadly, some fall very short. These are the 2009 games that let us down more than any others.

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18 Comments

  • kwey

    Posted Dec 27, 2009 11:08 am GMT

    Arkham Asylum for being so damn short.

  • Racer850

    Posted Dec 27, 2009 7:33 am GMT

    Godfather 2 should of won this award, not Fear 2

  • Tomrock101

    Posted Dec 23, 2009 6:16 pm GMT

    Godfather 2. I loved the first.

  • jbm08

    Posted Dec 23, 2009 12:59 pm GMT

    wtf scribble naughts disapointing hmm i dont think so

  • bm1212

    Posted Dec 22, 2009 12:58 pm GMT

    The game was still not that bad.

  • NoDzombie

    Posted Dec 21, 2009 4:22 pm GMT

    stormrise should be in here, made by the studio behind total war series so i had high hopes yet it was one of the worst games of the year

  • leviathanwing

    Posted Dec 19, 2009 3:51 pm GMT

    reader write in... tony hawk RIDE... wow just wow... anyone else want to go 'rockstar' on their stupid peripheral board after that one?

  • efc91

    Posted Dec 19, 2009 1:14 am GMT

    Halo wars

  • gbrading Site moderator

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 1:48 pm GMT

    Bionic Commando. There could have been a great game lurking underneath, yet there was not.

  • Racer850

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 11:09 am GMT

    Godfather 2.

  • English-Lion

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 9:05 am GMT

    I vote for Final Fantasy IV: The After Years

  • dahui58

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 8:59 am GMT

    I never played RIDE but from what I heard it sounded AWFUL

    Halo Wars definately wasn't a dissapointment, and anyone who's played it for more than 10 matches will probably agree.

  • Mr_Versipellis

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 7:59 am GMT

    How is RIDE not on here?!

  • MarioGirl64

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 6:16 am GMT

    Scribblenauts was very disapointing.

  • chocolate1325

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 5:42 am GMT

    I think Resident Evil 5 should be on the list.

  • viper_najem

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 4:58 am GMT

    I expected more from The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena =(

  • bigkegofhealth

    Posted Dec 18, 2009 2:29 am GMT

    Operation Flashpoint anyone.

  • JustPlainLucas

    Posted Dec 17, 2009 9:44 pm GMT

    Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 gets my vote. I was really looking forward to this sequel, but when I played the demo, I was severely let down. I still want to get it some day, but when the price is really cheap.

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