The 5 Worst Platform Games of All Time

Even from top-notch developers come some games that would easily fall into the hot garbage category.

Like in the previous game, the Mario brothers, Mario and Luigi, have to save Princess Peach.

The designers might have had a cruel sense of humor when they named it the Lost Level.

Luigi has shoes made of soap, and he slips so many times that he dies.

This is terrible if you are invested in the character.

It puts a dent in how you navigate the game.

You could end up jumping at the same spot for many minutes.

It is like a mind-melting loop.

Some gamers have described it as a troll, a game that is intentionally difficult for no particular reason.

The game is full of hidden enemies, unpredictable deaths, poison mushrooms, and other difficult things.

Insomniac Games created the game to follow up the other three.

Unlike the previous ones, this one was not the best of the bunch.

First released in 1998, this game gave gamers hope for good gaming.

Given that other games such asSonic the HedgehogandCrash Bandicootwere big hits a few years earlier, it was possible.

The long loading time will test your last nerve.

Ninjabread Man

Data Design Interactive releasedNinjaBread Manin 2005 for PlayStation 2 and Windows.

With the Wii port, players can now fight enemies while wielding a sword.

The game has no storyline to follow, and you are winging it at every level.

The first level you get is the tutorial; then you go to levels one through four.

All through these levels, you keep collecting the same orbs or vials.

There is not enough patience in the universe for you to work with the cameras in this game.

It moves between stoic and erratic, further fuelling the anger you are feeling at this point.

If you keep on playing it, you will end up throwing your console against the wall.

Unfortunately, they missed the mark by a mile.

Coming out a year after the movie, the game’s attempt to recreate the magic failed.

The world they based it on, Chicago, looks dull, sunless, and gray.

Straight from the menu, you are hit with a poorly created cartoon version of Elwood Blues.

Even though they use some good, licensed music, the sound effects are bad.

The sound they use for dying should also be revised because it is awful.

These are just some of the attributes that made the game a disaster.

And it doesn’t stop there.

It would be hard to believe that there was a person tasked with ensuring good user experience design.

There is no salvation with this one.

Evans I. Karanja is a freelance writer who loves to write about anything technology.

When not writing, he can be found playing video games or watching F1.