[ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Next Page » ]
2008 was a great year for games. Left 4 Dead, GTA IV, Gears of War 2, the list of quality titles is as long as your arm. But it was also a year packed full of video game disappointments. Here, we run down our Top 10: Disappointments of 2008, a list that proves that for every stupendously fantastic gaming moment, there's always a depressing kick to the stomach lurking somewhere around the corner.
10. PES 2009

We'll let the comments from our 7/10 review do the talking. "It's been living on past glories far too long and needs to get up to date." "For anyone still undecided the proof is everywhere, FIFA is officially better than Pro Evo, gulp." "I feel bad that this will be my second year not playing Pro but FIFA is amazing." "I was a PES fan until today. With my mates we used to play in league mode against each other, quite fun to do. Impossible and very disappointing with PES09." "As a pro evo fan until pes2008 I have been really disappointed with that and this year's. I own FIFA 09, and may I just say, buy it. I think it's even better than PES's best. And that's from someone who just bought their first FIFA. Don't reward Konami's mediocre updates and maybe they'll be forced to do an EA and revitalise it next year." Gulp indeed.
9. Too Human

Back in August, Silicon Knights boss Denis Dyack told us that "some games get so hyped up, gamers actually believe that when they get this game it's going to cure cancer". True or not, that kind of comment was classic Dyack, outrageous words from an outspoken developer. Following an almost constant barrage of negativity aimed at his game, Dyack posted on the NeoGaf forum saying: "I feel Too Human is a great game, likely to be better than most that will come out this year. I certainly feel it is the best game we have ever made. I also believe the press and gamers alike will believe this." We didn't. It was good, but not the game Dyack hyped it up to be. 7/10.
[ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Next Page » ]


Final Fantasy XIII: Special Announcement Trailer13 Nov 2009
Final Fantasy XIII: TGS 09 Extended Trailer (English)04 Oct 2009




LittleBigPlanet: Shadow of the Colossus DLC Teaser Trailer08 Jun 2009
LittleBigPlanet: VideoGamer.com's Top 10 Games of 200825 Dec 2008




PES 2009: PES 2009 Comparison Video16 Oct 2008
Gameplay Clip 414 Oct 2008




Spore: Making Galactic Adventures Feature27 Jan 2009
Spore: Civilization Stage Trailer02 Sep 2008




Too Human: The Villains Of Too Human - GRNDL14 Aug 2008
Too Human: The Gods Of Too Human: Heimdall13 Aug 2008




» Go to 's original post
There E3 was a joke
» Go to 's original post
» Go to 's original post
» Go to 's original post
» Go to 's original post
» Go to Telloth's original post
My second disappointment was the apparent 'wolf-pack' mentality of the games press in regards to Denis Dyack and Too Human, the upshot of which was I now look at reviews purely as subjective opinion pieces, so I find gamers' comments tacked onto the end of previews/reviews more valuable when researching my next purchase rather than Metacritic averages. Destructiod giving Too Human 2/10 says it all really, I got 200 hours out of that game.
Obviously my primary disappointment is not getting a date with Jade Raymond. She doesn't write, she doesn't call. Not having my phone number or address isn't an excuse.
Overall: 2008 was a blisteringly great year for gaming, I don't think I've ever had so much fun in a 12 month period and the sheer volume of delights totally outweighs my minor disappointments.
» Go to 's original post
And it's just good to see one of these disappointment lists not contain PS Home, because it really isn't bad enough for that treatment.
» Go to 's original post
Gamewise, it would be Haze (though it's still far more playable than some would have you believe) and the whole DLC issue. It doesn't bother me platform-wise, I have all 3, but it's just annoying to feel forced into buying one version just to get content that either doesn't turn out to be that good, isn't as 'exclusive' as first thought or just doesn't turn up at all.
» Go to 's original post
» Go to 's original post
However, #1 is dead on.
When I saw Cammy get on the Wiiboard and pretend to have fun, all credibility in the presentation went downhill.
Then when they tried to redeem themselves by saying Animal Crossing was a hardcore game, they feel deeper into the quicksand.
Sony and MS stole the show on software this year, but Nintendo I believe will rise again in 09 with The Conduit, Motionplus...
» Go to 's original post
However, #1 is dead on.
When I saw Cammy get on the Wiiboard and pretend to have fun, all credibility in the presentation went downhill.
Then when they tried to redeem themselves by saying Animal Crossing was a hardcore game, they feel deeper into the quicksand.
Sony and MS stole the show on software this year, but Nintendo I believe will rise again in 09 with The Conduit, Motionplus...
» Go to JediKnight's original post
» Go to 's original post
» Go to rockItLauncHer's original post
halo3 and i want the ps3 for resistance fall of man anyway i can only think of two awesome games that are on multipul consoles which are gta4 and guitar hero series but yer the wii doesnt have lots of great games
» Go to 's original post
Post Comment
Login or register to reply to this topic
Create a new account or login to take part in this topic discussion.