Adventure games are belike the most   prototypal kind of TV secret plan out there - and arguably the most pop as well . God of War : RagnorokandMetroid Dreadare just a few recent instance that have snuff it on to reach recognition in the play diligence .

But in a world with games such asSuper MarioandThe Legend of Zelda , there are some adventure games that have go on to become vituperate by critic . Some are well - known for all the wrong reasons , while others have a few good trait .

Batman: Dark Tomorrow

Batman : Dark Tomorrowfeatured the noted Gotham City caper in his effort to stop Ra ’s al Ghul ’s evil scheme . It was going to be a realistic take on theBatmanseries , but things were scaled back as maturation rolled on .

As a result , Dark Tomorrowcame with a plethora of issues upon release , such as funky ascendance , a frustrating camera system , and appalling combat mechanics . The two saving gracesof thisBatmanvideo gamewere the in - game cinematics , as well as the story which was written by funny Word of God author , Scott Peterson , and anime screenwriter , Kenji Terada .

Ride To Hell: Retribution

Ride to Hell : Retributionspent almost six years in ontogeny , originally intendedto be an open - humankind video game . When it was last released in 2013 , it strongly resembled a Playstation 2 title - even though it was release for the 7th - coevals consoles .

Featuring a lackluster soundtrack , way too many straightaway - clock time events , and repetitious broken gameplay , Ride to Hell : Retributionwas an absolute slog to get through . The awfully yet entertaining dialogue came with some pretty terrible voice acting , and the way that the women were presented in this secret plan has been viewed as nauseous .

Tomb Raider: The Angel Of Darkness

Developers had big plans forTomb Raider : The Angel of Darkness . Not only did they want to get a young trilogy in theTomb Raiderfranchise , but they also wanted the biz to realize the potential that make out with being on a 6th - generation console . Unfortunately , those ambitions were never realise .

Marred by evolution problem that caused two postponement , Angel of Darknessended up take abysmal controls , a poor combat system , and a fair share of bug . The gameplay was also derided , and many critics even found it to be outdated . While the game ’s narrative was a high mark , Angel of Darknessultimately shattered any Leslie Townes Hope of a young trilogy for Lara Croft .

Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust

Unlike other games in the serial publication , Leisure Suit Larry : Box Office Bustdidn’t have any intimate mental object or even Larry Laffer himself as the main role . Instead , it followed Larry ’s nephew , Larry Lovage , as he helped with his uncle ’s movie dramatics while also reveal a sabotaging bulwark from a rival studio .

Despite make celebrity phonation talentssuch as Carmen Electra and Artie Lange , Box Office Bustwas a pan game thanks to its asinine gameplay and gently unresponsive mastery . The humour for sure did n’t help subject as much , as there were unfunny sex laugh at nigh every turn of events .

Balan Wonderworld

A SEGA secret plan directed by formerSonic the Hedgehogprogrammer , Yuji Naka , some   family had high hopes forBalan Wonderworld . However , the biz has turned out to be a full flop , with its soundtrack being one of the very few thing that the critic enjoyed .

Balan Wonderworldwas notorious for having one - button gameplay , which in itself made the gameplay passably politic . The costume mechanic give a lot to be desire too , as many of the power are repetitive . Not only that , but irrespective of what costume the player is wearing , pass over is unsufferable !

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

The Atari 2600 was a very controversial gaming console , as its gamey - sell game -Pac - Man- was come across as a massive nonstarter . Another deed that had also failed on the Atari 2600 wasE.T. The excess - Terrestrial , found on the notable Steven Speilberg movie .

E.T. The Extra - Terrestrialwas rushed in clock time for Christmas 1982 , being made in only five weeks , and it showed clearly in the game ’s miserable quality . The gameplay , while canonic for its clock time , was very perplexing , and the computer graphic were receive to be " rude . " Not only didE.T. The Extra - Terrestrialtank the Atari 2600 , but it also tanked the video biz industry for a few twelvemonth as well .

Superman 64

Aside from being a terrible game , Superman 64also has an awfully amusing title -“Superman : The New Superman Adventures " . It star the titulary DC Heron himself , as he attempt to save his admirer from a practical world translation of Metropolis that was createdby the all - herculean Lex Luthor .

The controls were very difficult , as the game ask the player to press forward on the joystick to make Superman fly . The glitch made the gameplay even more frustrative , and there were also plenty of bugs to be find . As for the world itself , it look very uninspiring due to the outdated graphics .

Released on the same day , these twoZeldagames are perhaps proof as to why the Phillips CD - i organisation at last go bad . A side - scroller much likeZelda II , Faces of EvilandWand of Gamelonwere initially well - received at first but sentence has n’t been tolerant to them as the twelvemonth went on .

The gameplay for both games was awfully monotonous , and the poor timber of the CD - i controller did n’t make thing any well . The secret plan ’s animated cutscenes are perhaps the biggest offender , with many observe them humble - quality ( if not a fleck entertaining ) . Some cutscenes were even ill-famed enoughto becomeZelda - base internet memes . That ’s where many folks get the most use out of these games .

Sonic The Hedgehog (2006)

Sonic ' 06was intended to be a dealership reboot , but since it was rushed in time for the holiday time of year , it sadly did n’t live up to the expectations . The plot turned out to be an bare pickle , with glitch , long cargo screen , and confutative controls .

The photographic camera system inSonic ' 06was found to be frustrative , as it made the level design confusing and induce the game to be even more difficult than it already was . Some critics had issue with the convoluted tale , which had plenty of plot holes and even included the infamous scene of a human fondling Sonic .

However , a few play publication have defended Sonic ' 06 , such asGame Informer . The game sell well ab initio , fit in to SEGA , and the debut Silver the Hedgehog went on to appear in futureSonictitles .

James Gunn’s Superman and Krypto comic

Sonic Boom: Rise Of Lyric

Sadly , it seems that theSonicfranchise is n’t immune to having poorly - received games . Sonic Boom : Rise of Lyricwas aSonicspinoff that get negative feedback as far back as E3 2014 when a demonstration was released .

Much likeSonic ' 06 , Rise of Lyric was littered with bad controller , an vex camera system , and several bug . The platforming and horizontal surface innovation was seen as scurvy tone , and the plot ’s combat was awfully simplistic . On the plus side , however , the television set series that was based on the game was really gratifying .

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Lara Croft of Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness

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Tails Speaking with Sonic at a Beach

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