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Launch failure: The most explosively awful videogame console launch titles

Imagine, if you will, a frightening alternate universe where, upon the release of the iPod, the only compatible MP3s are back catalog Ace of Base hits. Now, imagine harder, for in this same world, the only releases during the first year of the DVD format are multiple Charles in Charge box sets. Horrified? You should be; this is not a terrifying alternate history straight from the pen of Philip Roth -- if you're a gamer, scenarios like this are commonplace, if not expected.
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Published: 624 days 16 hours ago | Article | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Wii | Sony PSP | Nintendo DS | Xbox | PlayStation 2 | GameCube | Gaming
 
 

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alcaponedya - 624 days 15 hours ago
1 - launch games
what do you expect?
1.1 bootsielon | 624 days 15 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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MrPink - 624 days 15 hours ago
1.2 - What!?
Clockwork Knight was sweet!!
1.3 marionz | 624 days 12 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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ParaDise_LosT - 624 days 15 hours ago
2 - kameo was pretty awesome IMO
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myabsolution - 624 days 15 hours ago
2.1 -
yea... I loved Kameo too!

especially since Rareware released like countless add-ons to the game, new modes, new achievements, co-op, costumes, long after game released.

And I picked it up for 9 dollars brand new, not so bad right? :)
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ruibing - 624 days 15 hours ago
2.2 -
Yeah I don't agree with this list much. Feel the Magic: XY/XX was a great game.
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crck - 624 days 15 hours ago
2.3 - Kameo was an excellent game
This guy is a moron.
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Genuine - 624 days 13 hours ago
2.4 -
I was thinking the same thing. Where they got the idea that Kameo is awful is a mystery. I would recommend Kameo to anyone.
2.5 RealTimeWeaponChange | 624 days 12 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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Glad to be a gamer - 624 days 11 hours ago
2.6 - yeah it was short but soo sweet. loved kameo.
Also really enjoyed wave race and super mario[gb]. 1up really try so hard to be controversial to get hits that i just end losing more respect for them as a beneficial/trust worty site. they will put down any console/game to get hits[eg gta4.] pretty pathetic really.
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Genuine - 624 days ago
2.7 - @Glad
I don't think 1up and EGM will be around too much longer. They have been slowly withering away for a couple years now.
3 HardcoreGamer | 624 days 15 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
3.1 CNIVEK | 624 days 15 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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4 CNIVEK | 624 days 15 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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PirateThom - 624 days 15 hours ago
4.1 -
Nah, Ratchet and Clank got slammed for having too much variety instead.

I wish I was joking about this.
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consolewar - 624 days 15 hours ago
4.2 - sorry but Ratchet and Clank was so....
average....deal with it.
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JVIDICAN - 624 days 15 hours ago
4.3 -
since when is 89/100 average? 70/100
maybe but definately not 89
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littletad - 624 days 15 hours ago
4.4 - I agree about Ratchet
And I'm a hardcore fan of that series. It did nothing over it's predecessors except add HD.
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hades07 - 624 days 15 hours ago
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Kameo was so much better than those PS2 ports, I forgot most of those games even existed. I recently seen gun played on the 360, good lord does it ever look awful, each character consists of 14 polygons.
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HALO-32 - 624 days 15 hours ago
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I don't know about everyone else (with a 360), but it taught Kameo was a better launch title then Perfect Dark Zero
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consolewar - 624 days 15 hours ago
5.1 - Kameo > PDZ......
anyday.
5.2 RealTimeWeaponChange | 624 days 12 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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Smudge2626 - 624 days 11 hours ago
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I was so disappointed with Perfect Dark Zero. I played the original for dozens of hours, and really never had fun with Zero. To this day I still own the collector's edition because the Game Force by me only offers a few dollars for it.
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consolewar - 624 days 15 hours ago
6.1 - indeed...it has to beat Banjo and others so you can....
enjoy it. NOT
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HALO-32 - 624 days 15 hours ago
6.2 -
You weren't missing much, nothing like there old stuff :(
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Marceles - 624 days 15 hours ago
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Awww, I liked Super Mario Land...I even liked Altered Beast, as for Kameo I haven't played it but I remember it getting pretty good reviews as well...except for EGM
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Eromu - 624 days 15 hours ago
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I don't care what anyone says, Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire is a kickass game.
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ElementX - 624 days 15 hours ago
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i did enjoy Kameo. For being one of the first next-gen games, it was impressive.
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RecSpec - 624 days 14 hours ago
10 - Wise fwom yo gwave!
Altered Beast was my first ever video game...ah the memories.

"How would you like a good night home?"
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Skerj - 624 days 14 hours ago
11 -
Dreamcast had the best launch ever.
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Ovidius - 624 days 14 hours ago
11.1 - Dammit!
Now I have to break out my DC. I have the Sonic Adventure theme song stuck in my head now. Oh and the kid/girl saying "Sonic Team!" Oh man. Must... play... SONIC ADVENTURE! AGHHHH!!!!!!!
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Anego Montoya FTMFW - 624 days 14 hours ago
11.2 - Yep.
I still have the DC.

I love it. I still play it everyonce in a while.

That and, Genesis.
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Ovidius - 624 days 13 hours ago
11.3 - @Skerj...
I take back saying "Dammit!" and instead want to replace that with THANK YOU!... I think... I can't quit playing this game, I'm on skyrail right now, while it's my least favorite level, I remember playing this when i was like... 12... I think.. (16 now) oh man... 2 months to beat that level, My cousin and I made a bet, the first to win got to play that game an extra 2 hours. Ohhhh man.... i miss placing bets on the amount of time one could play over anothers turn. Now it's all money! DAMMIT! .......

This message was paid for, commissioned, and run by mice.
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Skerj - 624 days 13 hours ago
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Glad to be of service sir. The DC's launch had me gaming for days with SA, Soul Calibur, Powerstone, and Marvel vs Capcom.
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Ovidius - 624 days 12 hours ago
11.6 - Oh my
Blue Stinger... I have no idea what happened to that game, but I just finished pwning at Power Stone and just popped in Phantasy Star. I sware... if SEGA rereleased the DC, I would rebuy it just to help them out. Right now my DC has problems with the disk slot(?), so I had to take the whole top off so the disk wouldn't get off balance. It's awkward. Oh man, are the PSO online servers still up I wonder... Oh, no ethernet input for the DC :(..

Oh wow, my level 255 HuMar. Lord Killalot is the greatest name ever for a character like this. Damn, my mag is sexy. And once again I talk too much.

Skerj, I'd give you more bubbles, but I can only give out one. So here's bubles to everyone that replied to Skerj :)
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tony - 624 days 13 hours ago
12 - worst for the 360
was nba live. for the ps3 , i dont know cause i didn't buy when it first came out.
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ry-guy - 624 days 13 hours ago
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Wait.

Super Mario Land was a *bad* game? That game is easily in my top ten all time games.

I loved that game to death.
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Ballistic Jay - 623 days 18 hours ago
13.1 - WTF?
I know, half these games are great and i was looking forward to getting super mario land pretty soon (I just got an old game boy)!
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Ovidius - 624 days 13 hours ago
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WHy is Crusi'n USA on there? I honestly LOVED that game and would play it for hours on end...
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DeckUKold - 624 days 13 hours ago
15 - WTF???
Altered Beast is a true classic bought it for the VC i have every DC to GC port so i'll play sonic adventure 1&2 for my wii Super Mario land is good hes slow and i absolutely loved cruis'n USA he makes no sense.
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Farsendor1 - 624 days 13 hours ago
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disagree with kameo and i for one does not believe resistance needs to be on the list cause mobile suit is much worse than that.
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Covenant - 624 days 12 hours ago
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WTF is Kameo doing on the list? It is still one of the best titles the 360 has to offer. I have a feeling the author of this article didn't even play it. PDZero, on the other hand...it wasn't horrible, but it definitely didn't live up to the hype. PDZero should have made the list instead.

And I may be in the minority here, but I thought Altered Beast was pretty decent.
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BaMYouRDeaD - 624 days 12 hours ago
18 - Hmmm
I actually like Kameo. I'd say the worst launch title for the 360 was by far Perfect Dark Zero, not poor Kameo.
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Bluejet - 624 days 12 hours ago
19 - kameo was a great game!
OK i will admit i am a bit of a sony fanboy but i have got to come to the rescue for kameo that was a great game! And so was crusin usa for the old 64 oh and yeah altered beast did suck. And that was too bad because i was so hyped for that game.
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permutated - 623 days 18 hours ago
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Altered Beast, Super Mario Advance, and Super Mario Land are on there!?

Is 1up insane?
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