Wow did they really put that in the game
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 jumped the shark moments in video
games when fire burns is it at war is it
in conflict or is it simply doing what
it was created to do for this list we
cast our eye over the video game moments
that signaled a massive departure from
the franchise or were so bizarre and
over-the-top that there was no way that
sequels would ever be able to top will
recover from that defining moment let’s
get to business wrinkled bag number 10
fighting spider-man and Batman the
revenge of shinobi huh
the whole series of Shinobi
side-scrolling games are well-known for
pitting you against a variety of bizarre
enemies as is par for the course for
ninja themed games actually the second
installment however goes all-out baddie
by including a mixed bag of cultural
icons Rambo and Godzilla really have no
business existing in the same universe
but that’s nothing compared to the most
baffling Marvel DC crossover ever first
you may just think you’re battling the
webslinger once but after you land a few
hits spider-man transforms into Batman
we don’t know about you but we really
didn’t know how to feel about this
number nine it’s all a game Star Ocean
till the end of time the eternal sphere
is a universe inside a simulator earth
is one of the planets inside that
universe the third entry to the main
star ocean series of futuristic action
RPGs pulled the video game equivalent of
one of the cheapest plot devices seen in
film or TV V it was all a dream twist
this time it transpires that everything
you have done and all the lore you have
learned is nothing more than a video
game called the eternal sphere and
everyone in the universe are characters
within that game we’re just characters
living inside a simulator not only does
this undermine all the events in the
series prior to this but it almost
completely ruined it as later entries in
the Star Ocean series all take place
before the end of time now that I don’t
understand either number eight Lara dies
– Raider the last revelation
not only was the last revelation a
mediocre game in its own right it also
included the fake death of Croft a move
that would doom the franchise until the
change of developers in 2006 if the
series had ended there Laura’s death
would have worked but her resurrection
for Angel of Darkness wasn’t ever really
explained adding to the long list of
issues with the game each you walked
away and left me desperate for ideas
the developers even wedged in a
flashback driven game between the last
revelation and Angel of Darkness but it
only served to prove that they were well
short of original concepts for the
British archaeologist take my hand I can
point you to safety
good
number seven the airport massacre call
of duty modern warfare 2 for many people
on the sidelines this controversial
scene from the massive FPS series was an
example of how video games had gone too
far but for more discerning gamers like
us it was more like the moment that
Infinity Ward left themselves with
nowhere to go for shock value sure they
did a good job of topping Modern Warfare
ones most shocking scenes but this is
probably the moment where the story and
Call of Duty really started to fall
apart
crazy super violent stuff sure would
follow in later games but thanks to
modern warfare 2 our eyes had long
glazed over from desensitization we’ve
sent a strong message to this attack
was no message this is a message number
six the Starchild Mass Effect 3 I would
create it to bring balance to be the
catalyst for peace between organics and
synthetics never has an ending to a game
caused so much controversy despite the
critical and commercial success of all
the titles in the third-person shooter
series the catalyst is single-handedly
responsible for tarnishing everything
that went before it when they asked that
I solve the problem of conflict they
failed to understand they were part of
the problem themselves
apparently this random AI has been
controlling the Reapers all along as
they carry out the cyclical genocide of
the most advanced organic races in the
galaxy but every choice you are given to
end the cycle feels so out of keeping
with a narrative the organic synthetic
conflict feels so forced and how on
earth can mass genocide ever be the best
option nothing about it sits right at
all the paths are open but you have to
choose number 5 a dragon true crime
streets of LA
Hey
one minute you’re frisking down suspects
for drugs and the next you’re fighting
flaming floating heads and a damn dragon
in a gritty open-world game called true
crime this removal of reality could not
have been less welcomed they might have
been trying to distance themselves from
the comparisons to GTA but it’s so
misguided that it takes away from the
largely compelling story hmm
that is what big child had convinced me
of there are plenty of other games with
ancient mythological figures and zombies
so we really don’t need them in a
hard-hitting police adventure it’s
really no wonder that the franchise died
after just one more sequel but them man
I’m getting too old for this number for
the Ridley freaked-out metroid other m
of all the sins that the story of the
latest metroid committed it’s the
treatment of Samus that is perhaps the
most heinous upon confronting her
archenemy Ridley Samus suddenly has a
PTSD breakdown and is completely unable
to fight
had this been the first time Samus
confronted Ridley since he did kill her
parents that could have made sense
however this game takes place after
Super Metroid
so Samus has defeated Ridley no less
than four times and she was totally fine
doing it some fans have defended the
scene by citing that she first
experienced PTSD symptoms in a Japanese
only manga but that same manga also
shows her triumphing over that disorder
so that doesn’t work either
number three the opening concert Final
Fantasy 10 – it’s how this garish RPG
sequel can exist in the same universe as
its sombre predecessor Final Fantasy 10
both new muses and angered fans of the
hugely successful series the dark tones
are replaced with girls dressing up in
glitzy costumes and dancing
enthusiastically – similarly upbeat pop
tunes the game begins with Yuna
performing one of her hits a cinematic
that sets up the ostentatious tone for
this game and began the release of a
number of titles that many felt were
increasingly disrespectful to the soul
of the series number two that kiss Sonic
the Hedgehog Sonic come back to us ever
since the hedgehogs moved to three
dimensions he has been suffering a
constant identity crisis he has turned
into a werehog ripped off Mario Kart and
even skated at the Winter Olympics of
all his awful incarnations though the
portrayal in a realistic world is by far
the worst Hedgehog nothing irritating a
target
human characters are introduced in a
game that’s riddled with technical
issues but one lady in particular the
LEAs is by far the most controversial
she inexplicably falls in love with
Sonic and to bring him back to life
plants a big ol kiss on the Hedgehog
spiny head I think we need to say no
more
before we reveal our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions hey you’re just a
ride-along man so don’t get all Hong
kong-style in there I am a method actor
if I’m gonna play a scene with any
degree of emotional truth I got to make
it real number one punching the boulder
Resident Evil 5 as we all know by now
the early games in this series defined
the survival horror genre as the lack of
ammo and limited movement created a
genuine sense of desperation the series
has since wholeheartedly embraced action
driven gameplay in a universe where it
is possible to punch up over out of your
way in a moment ripped straight out of a
cheesy action b-movie Chris Redfield
lays down a series of uppercuts on a
giant rock in order to make a path for
Sheva have you ever tried pushing a car
out of the mud or snow do you think that
punching it might have helped
okay so let’s make it official
since jump the shark is a TV saying any
moment in a video game where the story
beers off past the point of no return it
will henceforth be known as punching the
boulder do you agree with our list which
terrible moment signaled the decline of
your favorite franchise you think you’re
this good haha let’s see about that
for more top tens that don’t punch above
their weight published every day be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com well there
you have it
decisiveness is a virtue
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 jumped the shark moments in video
games when fire burns is it at war is it
in conflict or is it simply doing what
it was created to do for this list we
cast our eye over the video game moments
that signaled a massive departure from
the franchise or were so bizarre and
over-the-top that there was no way that
sequels would ever be able to top will
recover from that defining moment let’s
get to business wrinkled bag number 10
fighting spider-man and Batman the
revenge of shinobi huh
the whole series of Shinobi
side-scrolling games are well-known for
pitting you against a variety of bizarre
enemies as is par for the course for
ninja themed games actually the second
installment however goes all-out baddie
by including a mixed bag of cultural
icons Rambo and Godzilla really have no
business existing in the same universe
but that’s nothing compared to the most
baffling Marvel DC crossover ever first
you may just think you’re battling the
webslinger once but after you land a few
hits spider-man transforms into Batman
we don’t know about you but we really
didn’t know how to feel about this
number nine it’s all a game Star Ocean
till the end of time the eternal sphere
is a universe inside a simulator earth
is one of the planets inside that
universe the third entry to the main
star ocean series of futuristic action
RPGs pulled the video game equivalent of
one of the cheapest plot devices seen in
film or TV V it was all a dream twist
this time it transpires that everything
you have done and all the lore you have
learned is nothing more than a video
game called the eternal sphere and
everyone in the universe are characters
within that game we’re just characters
living inside a simulator not only does
this undermine all the events in the
series prior to this but it almost
completely ruined it as later entries in
the Star Ocean series all take place
before the end of time now that I don’t
understand either number eight Lara dies
– Raider the last revelation
not only was the last revelation a
mediocre game in its own right it also
included the fake death of Croft a move
that would doom the franchise until the
change of developers in 2006 if the
series had ended there Laura’s death
would have worked but her resurrection
for Angel of Darkness wasn’t ever really
explained adding to the long list of
issues with the game each you walked
away and left me desperate for ideas
the developers even wedged in a
flashback driven game between the last
revelation and Angel of Darkness but it
only served to prove that they were well
short of original concepts for the
British archaeologist take my hand I can
point you to safety
good
number seven the airport massacre call
of duty modern warfare 2 for many people
on the sidelines this controversial
scene from the massive FPS series was an
example of how video games had gone too
far but for more discerning gamers like
us it was more like the moment that
Infinity Ward left themselves with
nowhere to go for shock value sure they
did a good job of topping Modern Warfare
ones most shocking scenes but this is
probably the moment where the story and
Call of Duty really started to fall
apart
crazy super violent stuff sure would
follow in later games but thanks to
modern warfare 2 our eyes had long
glazed over from desensitization we’ve
sent a strong message to this attack
was no message this is a message number
six the Starchild Mass Effect 3 I would
create it to bring balance to be the
catalyst for peace between organics and
synthetics never has an ending to a game
caused so much controversy despite the
critical and commercial success of all
the titles in the third-person shooter
series the catalyst is single-handedly
responsible for tarnishing everything
that went before it when they asked that
I solve the problem of conflict they
failed to understand they were part of
the problem themselves
apparently this random AI has been
controlling the Reapers all along as
they carry out the cyclical genocide of
the most advanced organic races in the
galaxy but every choice you are given to
end the cycle feels so out of keeping
with a narrative the organic synthetic
conflict feels so forced and how on
earth can mass genocide ever be the best
option nothing about it sits right at
all the paths are open but you have to
choose number 5 a dragon true crime
streets of LA
Hey
one minute you’re frisking down suspects
for drugs and the next you’re fighting
flaming floating heads and a damn dragon
in a gritty open-world game called true
crime this removal of reality could not
have been less welcomed they might have
been trying to distance themselves from
the comparisons to GTA but it’s so
misguided that it takes away from the
largely compelling story hmm
that is what big child had convinced me
of there are plenty of other games with
ancient mythological figures and zombies
so we really don’t need them in a
hard-hitting police adventure it’s
really no wonder that the franchise died
after just one more sequel but them man
I’m getting too old for this number for
the Ridley freaked-out metroid other m
of all the sins that the story of the
latest metroid committed it’s the
treatment of Samus that is perhaps the
most heinous upon confronting her
archenemy Ridley Samus suddenly has a
PTSD breakdown and is completely unable
to fight
had this been the first time Samus
confronted Ridley since he did kill her
parents that could have made sense
however this game takes place after
Super Metroid
so Samus has defeated Ridley no less
than four times and she was totally fine
doing it some fans have defended the
scene by citing that she first
experienced PTSD symptoms in a Japanese
only manga but that same manga also
shows her triumphing over that disorder
so that doesn’t work either
number three the opening concert Final
Fantasy 10 – it’s how this garish RPG
sequel can exist in the same universe as
its sombre predecessor Final Fantasy 10
both new muses and angered fans of the
hugely successful series the dark tones
are replaced with girls dressing up in
glitzy costumes and dancing
enthusiastically – similarly upbeat pop
tunes the game begins with Yuna
performing one of her hits a cinematic
that sets up the ostentatious tone for
this game and began the release of a
number of titles that many felt were
increasingly disrespectful to the soul
of the series number two that kiss Sonic
the Hedgehog Sonic come back to us ever
since the hedgehogs moved to three
dimensions he has been suffering a
constant identity crisis he has turned
into a werehog ripped off Mario Kart and
even skated at the Winter Olympics of
all his awful incarnations though the
portrayal in a realistic world is by far
the worst Hedgehog nothing irritating a
target
human characters are introduced in a
game that’s riddled with technical
issues but one lady in particular the
LEAs is by far the most controversial
she inexplicably falls in love with
Sonic and to bring him back to life
plants a big ol kiss on the Hedgehog
spiny head I think we need to say no
more
before we reveal our top pick here are a
few honorable mentions hey you’re just a
ride-along man so don’t get all Hong
kong-style in there I am a method actor
if I’m gonna play a scene with any
degree of emotional truth I got to make
it real number one punching the boulder
Resident Evil 5 as we all know by now
the early games in this series defined
the survival horror genre as the lack of
ammo and limited movement created a
genuine sense of desperation the series
has since wholeheartedly embraced action
driven gameplay in a universe where it
is possible to punch up over out of your
way in a moment ripped straight out of a
cheesy action b-movie Chris Redfield
lays down a series of uppercuts on a
giant rock in order to make a path for
Sheva have you ever tried pushing a car
out of the mud or snow do you think that
punching it might have helped
okay so let’s make it official
since jump the shark is a TV saying any
moment in a video game where the story
beers off past the point of no return it
will henceforth be known as punching the
boulder do you agree with our list which
terrible moment signaled the decline of
your favorite franchise you think you’re
this good haha let’s see about that
for more top tens that don’t punch above
their weight published every day be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com well there
you have it
decisiveness is a virtue
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