The worst shooter you've ever played.

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:26 pm

Had to do it... I've read top 10 lists for everything a billion times. But I'm far more curious to see what the worst of the worst is.

Please let's really talk about the worst of the worst and not list thing like RSG or GV. Those are certainly not bad or the WORST.

My vote goes for a game called Legion on PC Engine CD. Your ship looked like a tube of lipstick and it only used the CDs audio for REALLY bad opening narratives that played while you were going through the stages. Some of them were quite humorous and they were in english.

Pixel_Outlaw · Post by **Pixel_Outlaw** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:31 pm

Fairly sure that this has been done before.

I really cannot stand B Wings Arcade.

Udderdude · Post by **Udderdude** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:34 pm

Fuck, can't remember the name. It was some shitty Genesis shmup, I only learned about it from a review on insomnia.ac

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:34 pm

I'm sure it's been done before but not anywhere near as much as the best of the best ect.

I'm really curious if anyone else has played Legion.

Post by **Icarus** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:36 pm

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=793
Merry Christmas. IBTL.
PS: Gyrodine. And that completely unbalanced Super Famicom beta game, whose name escapes me at the moment.

DMC · Post by **DMC** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:37 pm

Personally, if i feel that a game is that bad I turn it off before I finish my run. But it would not be fair to list it with that little experience. So I guess that a list of the worst games is not an easy task unless you're masochistic, you are going to review it for some reason or if you are desperately trying to justify your latest purchase.

null1024 · Post by **null1024** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:40 pm

Sky Soldiers.
[It's actually not that bad, I haven't played many bad shmups]

[edit]
Actually, the worst was probably some crappy doujin shooter [usually gone within 30 seconds, so I don't have names].

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:43 pm

Deep Blue. Maybe. At least it was hard.

Dale · Post by **Dale** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:44 pm

Strider77 wrote: I'm really curious if anyone else has played Legion.

Yeah, I liked it though.

ZOM · Post by **ZOM** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:52 pm

Uhh... Planet Joker?

strider77 wrote:I'm really curious if anyone else has played Legion.

Yeah, it's garbage IMHO.

Momijitsuki · Post by **Momijitsuki** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 2:42 am

Probably some doujin shmup I downloaded. I delete those instantly if they suck.

ROBOTRON · Post by **ROBOTRON** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 2:56 am

professor ganson wrote:Deep Blue. Maybe. At least it was hard.

Deep Blue.

close thread.

MadScientist · Post by **MadScientist** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 3:13 am

Explosive Breaker

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 3:27 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxTGXGuyA2Q

Post by **Ghegs** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:11 am

Strider77 wrote:My vote goes for a game called Legion on PC Engine CD. Your ship looked like a tube of lipstick and it only used the CDs audio for REALLY bad opening narratives that played while you were going through the stages. Some of them were quite humorous and they were in english.

I actually attempted to 1CC this a while ago. I can make it to the final stage on one life, but there the cheapness of the game just goes into overdrive and kills you instantly. Even practicing the section on emulator with save states proved absolutely fruitles. There's enemies that are invulnerable until they've fired their shots, insta-kill laser going through the level, walls that close (and kill the big hitbox-ship instantly)...

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:17 am

ROBOTRON wrote:
professor ganson wrote:Deep Blue. Maybe. At least it was hard.
Deep Blue.

close thread.

I'm gonna third Deep Blue.

EDIT: Although Silver Surfer (NES) is also a contender.

SFKhoa · Post by **SFKhoa** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:17 am

Icarus wrote:And that completely unbalanced Super Famicom beta game, whose name escapes me at the moment.

Fuzzy Shooting?

D · Post by D » Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:24 am

If demo's are allowed.
The capcom 1942 demo on psn. What a load of crok that was. Yet people are overly enthousiastic about it on this board? It's like a million times worst than the original 1942, which is decent.

Gmintyfresh · Post by **Gmintyfresh** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:51 am

Well Philosoma on the PS1 is pretty bad it's got an awful colour palette and boring repetitive gameplay.

Divine Sealing is the worst shooter I've played, not even the cheesyness of naked anime characters can save this simple, boring, and ugly shooter. I know the game is worth a small fortune if you've got a copy but it's almost worth buying just to smash it to pieces!!

TLB · Post by **TLB** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:17 pm

Sol Divide makes me want to puke. It amazes me how low Psikyo could sink >.>

tommyb · Post by **tommyb** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 5:17 pm

1942: Joint Strike.

Terrible.

cools · Post by **cools** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 5:27 pm

Transbot on the SMS.

sikraiken · Post by **sikraiken** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 5:36 pm

http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?t=22000

What lgb posted, really. : )

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 6:07 pm

Gmintyfresh wrote:Well Philosoma on the PS1 is pretty bad it's got an awful colour palette and boring repetitive gameplay.

Divine Sealing is the worst shooter I've played, not even the cheesyness of naked anime characters can save this simple, boring, and ugly shooter. I know the game is worth a small fortune if you've got a copy but it's almost worth buying just to smash it to pieces!!

All the better with a hefty sledgehammer...give it a good whack a few times and see some demolished bits of smashed plastic casing mingling with smashed PCB bits. ^_~

Observer · Post by **Observer** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:04 pm

Excluding some awful doujin shooters, I think Protöthea takes the cake for me.

The Wii version is probably the worst thing I saw in ages (seriously, don't you ever dare to spend what they ask for it) and makes the PC one look like something 100 times better. In fact, I would still take the PC version over the Wii port despite things like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoTQUkXzABM

I mean, it's a constant that you'll get shot offscreen and you have to blindly aim to take those enemies down before they even freaking appear!!! WTF.

The inertia of the ship in this game makes most euroschmukmups look like heaven.

Oh, seconding Sol Divide.

320x240 · Post by **320x240** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:30 pm

Observer wrote:Excluding some awful doujin shooters, I think Protöthea takes the cake for me.
I mean, it's a constant that you'll get shot offscreen and you have to blindly aim to take those enemies down before they even freaking appear!!! WTF.

This is what I like to call an Amerishmup. Star wars, 'realism' and multi-directional scrolling/shooting. I guess the offscreen firing of the enemies is supposed to enhance the realism part. It's a mechanic that could work if there was either some consistency to the enemy patterns, turning into a memorizer, or else a radar or some other visual que to show incoming enemies. I have to say that watching that youtube video, the game looks a little bit fun. I like the fast shots of the enemies (part of the realism, no doubt). Of course, most games will look fun on youtube.

gs68 · Post by **gs68** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:37 pm

Not counting anything on Action 52, Aegis Wing.

ZOM · Post by **ZOM** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:46 pm

Observer wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoTQUkXzABM

Oh my f***ing god! That's the worst thing I've seen. Good thing I never played that pile of crap...

yojo! · Post by **yojo!** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:53 pm

Ikaruga all the way. I don't know if it can be called a shooter; it's more of a puzzle game.

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:06 pm

ROBOTRON wrote:
professor ganson wrote:Deep Blue. Maybe. At least it was hard.
Deep Blue.

close thread.

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