you’d fail your classes for handing an
incomplete work but these video game
companies seem to get away with it every
other week welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten unfinished games that came
out anyway for more gaming videos check
out our new spin-off channel mojo plays
for in-depth reviews thoughtful video
essays detailed character origins and
insightful commentary mojo plays game
smarter for this list we’ll be looking
at games that were prematurely released
before developers could probably
complete the product therefore resulting
in a lack of content or broken gameplay
please note that while many games today
require post release patches to fix some
bugs they were still technically
complete in the eyes of the developers
therefore titles like Assassin’s Creed
unity are not eligible number 10 Star
Wars Knights of the Old Republic – the
Sith Lords is the weapons container to
attack the droids
now hold onto your ankle Star Wars fans
and heroes out yes this forward to the
original kotor is without question a
great game and the visit install was
indeed a hard act to follow all that
being said kotor – definitely feels like
a step down from its predecessor with
only a year of production time an
entirely new dev team this game feels
unpolished in certain areas with reused
gameplay mechanics from the original and
a barely modified graphics engine there
is no doubt that this game is a classic
but we feel that maybe this one was
shoved out of the door to capitalize on
the first entries popularity which is a
shame because the force could have been
stronger with this one number 9 battle
cruiser 3000 ad
first announced in 1992 then jumping
around studios suffering budget cuts and
legal battles it’s no wonder this one
failed to live up to its potential the
designer of the game Derrick smart had a
vision to deliver a truly authentic
space vehicular combat game complete
with deep gameplay and a beefy campaign
mode these dreams were quickly shattered
due to the aforementioned financial woes
the project experienced not allowing the
team to create the game they envisioned
there was still a great deal of height
surrounding the title just based on its
premise something which corporate
business folks saw they could exploit
and decided to release the gameplay
ahead of schedule
number eight Sonic the Hedgehog the
transition from 2d to 3d wasn’t
favorable to many video game franchises
one of them being Sega’s blue mascot
Sonic the Hedgehog news leaked to the
third dimension ironically slowed him
down even faster than he could ever run
after a few clunkers in a row the 2006
reboot was showing a lot of promise as a
strong return to form for the character
oh how far from the truth that was Sonic
oh 6 was absolutely littered with game
breaking bugs cumbersome controls and
one too many lengthy loading screens it
was so bad but some people feel it
completely shattered all hope for their
ever being another good Sonic game gotta
go fast right back to the drawing board
[Music]
number seven Metal Gear Solid 5 the
phantom pain in the fifth Altan of the
main line Metal Gear series the pressure
was on for Hideo Kojima to deliver the
best game he possibly could for the fans
unfortunately that wasn’t the only
pressure he felt as the games publisher
Konami kept butting heads with Hideo
resulting in unnecessary complications
that ultimately hindered the quality of
the final product the mgs 5 we still got
was no doubt phenomenal but with a large
portion of the final act being
forcefully cut from the game it
noticeably feels like a piece of the
puzzle isn’t present this sucks because
the rest of the game was so good leaving
us saddened to know that we couldn’t see
what else was planned
[Music]
number six Ultima 9 ascension you are a
bounty hunter sworn to return an alleged
murderer the Ultima series is no
stranger to taking off its fan base with
clearly rushed products like Ultima 8
however it’s with Ultima 9 where
controversy really kicked into high gear
from the moment it hit shelves fans felt
it was nowhere near as refined as prior
installments had been one of the most
common criticisms of the game was how
insultingly detached the storyline felt
as it utterly failed to connect or do
justice to the prior games in the series
having a bombardment of bugs to drag
down the experience even further didn’t
help matters either not so ultimate now
are you Ultima
[Music]
number five right to hell retribution
from the makers of pimp my right the
game originally announced in 2008
canceled in 2009 then resurfaced in 2013
as three separate titles you can start
to imagine how this is a train wreck
waiting to happen no version of the game
scoring higher than an abysmal 19% on
metacritic writer hell lives up to its
name as one of the most unpleasant
gaming experiences in recent years every
aspect of the design feels duct-taped
now scotch tape together with horrendous
graphics terrible gameplay and highly
offensive writing there is no
retribution coming for this unbearable
excuse for interactive entertainment it
did mention something about needing
along now
now let me show you what a mechanic can
really do number four ET the
extra-terrestrial
based on the blockbuster film of the
same name et is often regarded as the
worst video game of all time while it’s
certainly terrible we can’t help but
feel bad for it considering his troubled
production history considering the
popularity of the film and the rise of
the Atari home game system an
opportunity was seen by those in the
business to capitalize on the brand and
make a quick buck et was then rushed
into production made by one guy in a
total of five and a half weeks the fact
that he made anything at all under this
time constraint is impressive but we
can’t ignore this clearly incomplete
mess number three Superman at the star
of its production superman 64 certainly
had promised develop a tighter software
wanted to create the first 3d game we
can actually feel like a superhero and
with two years to work on it this could
have shaped up to be something special
in some other dimension Superman 64 may
well be the best game ever but in ours
it suffered big-time interference from
Warner Bros and DC Comics who kept
placing restrictions and demands on
Titus entering the development in the
process whether the idea was too
ambiguous or there were too many cooks
in the kitchen
one thing is for certain in the eyes of
the players this game didn’t fly
[Music]
number two infestation survivor stories
aka the Wars II
[Music]
zombie games have been done to death no
pun intended
over the past few decades so this game
had a lot to prove to stand out well it
did garner attention just not the kind
anyone would have hoped for as if the
gameplay in design weren’t already
average enough the real nail in the
coffin with the unforgivable amount of
microtransactions clearly shoehorned
into the product to squeeze cash from
consumers wallets key features and
weapons that were advertised were not in
the actual game unless you paid for them
this isn’t even mentioning charging
players to respawn after they died
otherwise they’d have to wait half an
hour to play again not cool guys
[Applause]
number one big reeks over the road
racing
[Music]
suddenly place it in there so bad it’s
awesome category but that doesn’t change
the fact that this one is obviously far
from being complete literally any sense
of this being a competent functioning
gamer thrown out the window collision
detection is non-existent with the
player being able to drive anywhere even
directly through obstacles the physics
and handling are completely ludicrous
with vehicles about to reach speeds well
beyond reality and the graphics work
graphics even more baffling it’s meant
to be a racing game but your opponents
don’t even cross the finish line after
completing laps destroying any challenge
big rigs
is one big disaster do you agree with
our picks check out these other great
clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for
new videos every day
[Music]
incomplete work but these video game
companies seem to get away with it every
other week welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten unfinished games that came
out anyway for more gaming videos check
out our new spin-off channel mojo plays
for in-depth reviews thoughtful video
essays detailed character origins and
insightful commentary mojo plays game
smarter for this list we’ll be looking
at games that were prematurely released
before developers could probably
complete the product therefore resulting
in a lack of content or broken gameplay
please note that while many games today
require post release patches to fix some
bugs they were still technically
complete in the eyes of the developers
therefore titles like Assassin’s Creed
unity are not eligible number 10 Star
Wars Knights of the Old Republic – the
Sith Lords is the weapons container to
attack the droids
now hold onto your ankle Star Wars fans
and heroes out yes this forward to the
original kotor is without question a
great game and the visit install was
indeed a hard act to follow all that
being said kotor – definitely feels like
a step down from its predecessor with
only a year of production time an
entirely new dev team this game feels
unpolished in certain areas with reused
gameplay mechanics from the original and
a barely modified graphics engine there
is no doubt that this game is a classic
but we feel that maybe this one was
shoved out of the door to capitalize on
the first entries popularity which is a
shame because the force could have been
stronger with this one number 9 battle
cruiser 3000 ad
first announced in 1992 then jumping
around studios suffering budget cuts and
legal battles it’s no wonder this one
failed to live up to its potential the
designer of the game Derrick smart had a
vision to deliver a truly authentic
space vehicular combat game complete
with deep gameplay and a beefy campaign
mode these dreams were quickly shattered
due to the aforementioned financial woes
the project experienced not allowing the
team to create the game they envisioned
there was still a great deal of height
surrounding the title just based on its
premise something which corporate
business folks saw they could exploit
and decided to release the gameplay
ahead of schedule
number eight Sonic the Hedgehog the
transition from 2d to 3d wasn’t
favorable to many video game franchises
one of them being Sega’s blue mascot
Sonic the Hedgehog news leaked to the
third dimension ironically slowed him
down even faster than he could ever run
after a few clunkers in a row the 2006
reboot was showing a lot of promise as a
strong return to form for the character
oh how far from the truth that was Sonic
oh 6 was absolutely littered with game
breaking bugs cumbersome controls and
one too many lengthy loading screens it
was so bad but some people feel it
completely shattered all hope for their
ever being another good Sonic game gotta
go fast right back to the drawing board
[Music]
number seven Metal Gear Solid 5 the
phantom pain in the fifth Altan of the
main line Metal Gear series the pressure
was on for Hideo Kojima to deliver the
best game he possibly could for the fans
unfortunately that wasn’t the only
pressure he felt as the games publisher
Konami kept butting heads with Hideo
resulting in unnecessary complications
that ultimately hindered the quality of
the final product the mgs 5 we still got
was no doubt phenomenal but with a large
portion of the final act being
forcefully cut from the game it
noticeably feels like a piece of the
puzzle isn’t present this sucks because
the rest of the game was so good leaving
us saddened to know that we couldn’t see
what else was planned
[Music]
number six Ultima 9 ascension you are a
bounty hunter sworn to return an alleged
murderer the Ultima series is no
stranger to taking off its fan base with
clearly rushed products like Ultima 8
however it’s with Ultima 9 where
controversy really kicked into high gear
from the moment it hit shelves fans felt
it was nowhere near as refined as prior
installments had been one of the most
common criticisms of the game was how
insultingly detached the storyline felt
as it utterly failed to connect or do
justice to the prior games in the series
having a bombardment of bugs to drag
down the experience even further didn’t
help matters either not so ultimate now
are you Ultima
[Music]
number five right to hell retribution
from the makers of pimp my right the
game originally announced in 2008
canceled in 2009 then resurfaced in 2013
as three separate titles you can start
to imagine how this is a train wreck
waiting to happen no version of the game
scoring higher than an abysmal 19% on
metacritic writer hell lives up to its
name as one of the most unpleasant
gaming experiences in recent years every
aspect of the design feels duct-taped
now scotch tape together with horrendous
graphics terrible gameplay and highly
offensive writing there is no
retribution coming for this unbearable
excuse for interactive entertainment it
did mention something about needing
along now
now let me show you what a mechanic can
really do number four ET the
extra-terrestrial
based on the blockbuster film of the
same name et is often regarded as the
worst video game of all time while it’s
certainly terrible we can’t help but
feel bad for it considering his troubled
production history considering the
popularity of the film and the rise of
the Atari home game system an
opportunity was seen by those in the
business to capitalize on the brand and
make a quick buck et was then rushed
into production made by one guy in a
total of five and a half weeks the fact
that he made anything at all under this
time constraint is impressive but we
can’t ignore this clearly incomplete
mess number three Superman at the star
of its production superman 64 certainly
had promised develop a tighter software
wanted to create the first 3d game we
can actually feel like a superhero and
with two years to work on it this could
have shaped up to be something special
in some other dimension Superman 64 may
well be the best game ever but in ours
it suffered big-time interference from
Warner Bros and DC Comics who kept
placing restrictions and demands on
Titus entering the development in the
process whether the idea was too
ambiguous or there were too many cooks
in the kitchen
one thing is for certain in the eyes of
the players this game didn’t fly
[Music]
number two infestation survivor stories
aka the Wars II
[Music]
zombie games have been done to death no
pun intended
over the past few decades so this game
had a lot to prove to stand out well it
did garner attention just not the kind
anyone would have hoped for as if the
gameplay in design weren’t already
average enough the real nail in the
coffin with the unforgivable amount of
microtransactions clearly shoehorned
into the product to squeeze cash from
consumers wallets key features and
weapons that were advertised were not in
the actual game unless you paid for them
this isn’t even mentioning charging
players to respawn after they died
otherwise they’d have to wait half an
hour to play again not cool guys
[Applause]
number one big reeks over the road
racing
[Music]
suddenly place it in there so bad it’s
awesome category but that doesn’t change
the fact that this one is obviously far
from being complete literally any sense
of this being a competent functioning
gamer thrown out the window collision
detection is non-existent with the
player being able to drive anywhere even
directly through obstacles the physics
and handling are completely ludicrous
with vehicles about to reach speeds well
beyond reality and the graphics work
graphics even more baffling it’s meant
to be a racing game but your opponents
don’t even cross the finish line after
completing laps destroying any challenge
big rigs
is one big disaster do you agree with
our picks check out these other great
clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for
new videos every day
[Music]
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