Top 10 Worst LJN Games

anyone who grew up playing video games in the 90s is sure to shudder when they hear this dreaded name welcome to watchmojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for the top ten worst LJN games - see that little rainbow right there elgianne now we're talking for those of you who were fortunate enough to miss their heyday lgn was an infamous video game publishing company in the late 80s and early 90s known for their work on publishing terrible games mostly games based off popular films comics and TV shows today we're looking at what we consider to be the worst of the worst so sit back and try to enjoy we apologize for any flashbacks number 10 spider-man return of the sinister six a wonder spider-man gets a bad rep people are probably still reeling from this tragedy which follows spider-man as he attempts to thwart the sinister six a story loosely adapted from the Marvel miniseries of the early 90s I don't know what you're talking about it won't explain the game is frustrating as spider-man has only one life and the enemies are more than cheap critically it was overall panned for its lack of innovation as many people expected more of a game at the tail end of their consoles life when your game is being compared to another that is 5 years older you know that something is wrong this is something you have trouble remembering hey I hear that kind of thing two or three times a week number 9 jaws this game is arguably scarier than the movie not because it's actually scary it's just terrifying to think that someone would okay this for release in it you control a diver who has to fight off jellyfish and stingrays wait in the jaws Gabe you don't even battle jaws well you do but to say that it's anticlimactic is a bit of an understatement the gameplay is also boring and repetitive unless you consider looking for crabs and conch shells fun honestly what happened here they had such a perfect premise for a game okay maybe they didn't but still number eight spirit of speed 1937 okay here we go Dreamcast updated graphics great time period this has to be good right well it's LJN of course so it's not an Elgin game for the new millennium players are transported back to the 1930s to race classic supercharged race cars sounds like an okay premise but like all games from this publisher they messed it up royally the game was panned across the board with criticisms going towards it's awful low times bland graphics hilarious hit detection and of course terrible course design there are definitely more things wrong with it but that would require a longer list number seven beetlejuice to say this game is based off a popular movie of the same name would be doing a disservice to the movie come on just go home for a while we're talking side go go remember the classic scene where BL juice was fighting mythical creatures in the sewers yeah me neither in an attempt to scare the Dietz family away from the house Beetlejuice stomps on cockroaches in order to obtain scare tactics which you use against bosses if that sounds mind-numbing a boring that's because it is they're not even worth the effort of gathering enough points to buy them like Beetlejuice himself getting this game is way easier than making it go away number 6 Who Framed Roger Rabbit so we'll give you a 1 guess as to whether or not this videogame was a faithful adaptation of the movie sure Eddie valiant is in it but we don't remember the movie being so damn boring you don't understand those people needed to laugh the gameplay revolves around finding various objects in drawers and chests and speaking to characters very few of which are from the movie to deduce Who Framed Roger Rabbit not only is this tediously boring but the controls are terrible leading to the game itself being far more frustrating than necessary and don't even get us started on those driving levels number five the uncanny x-men in this game another butchered superhero license the player controls the titular x-men each with their own distinct powers similar to the source material sounds kind of decent right well unfortunately the game falls flat mostly due to the atrocious friendly AI who seemed to enjoy continuously walking into instant death traps just to get your blood boiling then there's the levels which are so terrible looking the phil herc dries and laid out so poorly that you'll often get lost trying to lead your suicidal squad into battle man LJN sure know how to squander good potential next book nothing you can do for them now menti number four the Karate Kid remember how great this film was well we assume that's what everyone kept saying to themselves as they forced their way through this game you'll cut out they do guess soul just like grim understand you play as a poorly animated Daniel Larusso as you fight through four yes four whole stages in the entire game the gameplay is basically pressing a button and kicking an opponent until his life bar is completely drained and what are you rewarded with a terrible mr. Miyagi head telling you that you've become a master I'd rather have my money back thanks number three Terminator 2 Judgment Day there are actually four versions of this game one for the NES one for the SNES one for Amiga and DOS and another for the Gameboy there was a genesis version that wasn't actually published by LJN but it's just as bad I swear I will not kill anyone while the game is a surprisingly faithful adaptation I know this is shocking it lacks in other areas some of these include the graphics which are bland and unimaginative and the annoying repetitive music it's also really never clear just what you're supposed to be doing so it's easy to get both frustrated and lost suffice to say we won't be back to play this again number two Bill & Ted's Excellent video game adventure who thought that this game would be a good idea honestly who saw the movie and decided yep that would make a perfect video game do you know when the Mongols ruled China the game follows the titular heroes as they attempt to rescue kidnapped historical characters and find historical fates all while running into bushes because apparently that's important the game features bad arrogant jokes galore and his borderline unplayable especially due to the lack of clues signifying where the historical baits are located also get this the famous rebellious duo can't walk on the grass they have to stick to the beaten path how lame is that before we traumatize you with our top pick here are a few honorable mentions or in this case dishonorable mentions number one back to the future unfortunately we don't have Marty's DeLorean to go back and prevent this game from ever happening so we're forced to tell you about it this is uh this is heavy-duty dock for one thing the gameplay revolves entirely around collecting clocks in order to prevent the vanishing of Marty's future yeah that makes sense it sounds like a ton of fun it's also irritatingly difficult and the looping music makes you want to pierce out your eardrums while the sequel Back to the Future Part two and three was no winner either it's nothing compared to the travesty that is this game often consider to be the worst of all time do you agree with our list what LJN game do you still have nightmares about for more scathing top 10s published every day be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com you

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Keywords: LJN, The Angry Video Game Nerd, Back to the Future, NES, The Karate Kid, Spirit of Speed 1937, Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six, X-Men, Jaws, Beetlejuice, Bill and Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure, Terminator 2: Judgment Day

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Length: 9min 22sec (562 seconds)

Published: Sat Jan 16 2016