Best and worst game bosses?

killa · Won't Shut Up Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Karma :

May have been done before but i was thinking, who has been the best and worst game bosses Question

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The Shaggy D.A. · Super Spammer Joined: 12 Sep 2008 Karma :

Best : Half life
Worst : Half life 2
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Best: Kefka from Final fantasy 3/6
Worst: Gill in Street fighter 3
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WildGoose · White Van Man Joined: 21 Mar 2002 Karma :

Back in the day when I first started dealing with bosses, disney taught me to call them level guardians. Laughing

(Castle of Illusion, for anyone who played that lots)

best and worst as in, most and least fun? or easiest and hardest?

There was a big snake in an attic in resident evil 1, and again in a back room, can't remember which was harder, but they were an utter swine to kill without dying thanks to the sluggish tank like controls.

Never completed half life 1, its too dated after number 2 to go back to now, I just wouldn't have the patience, maybe when they do the black mesa remake.

HL2's boss was defeated and I was watching the end sequence before I really knew what was going on. Was surprised how easy it was, too much happening at once, all a bit confusing really.

I found the thingy at the end of Nova Prospekt far more of a pain in the arse to get through without spunking all my good weapons and ammo.

Few weeks ago, there was a boss in Driver: Parallel lines where you had to randomly fight a guy in a tank in the back garden of his mansion, he can destroy your car with one shot and never misses if you are stationary, however it takes three hits to kill him, and you always miss.

I took over an hour of constant reloading to get passed him by fluke, in that he blew up my car at the same time as I got him, but the level complete reset script ran just in time and i got away with it.

It was such a good game to that point, then they just chuck in this stupid, man vs tank scenario that just ruined all believeability.
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RealNinja · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Mar 2004 Karma :

I can't believe that nobody has mentioned the boss at the end of the new SF yet...

A complete pain in the arse

First round is no problem with any character, but then the second he has all the best abilities from any of the characters, a flying kick that goes through fireballs and a special that draws you towards him while removing your block...

oh and he teleports both sides of you regardless of how close you are the wall....

Fair?...er...no, cheap?..hmmm

I like a boss that will change their attacks depending on how much health they have left, it stops the fight becoming boring and keeps you on your toes.

Currently my favourite is Grand Widow Faerlina in WOW

She will attack as normal, but occasionally enrages, with can only be dispelled by mind controlling one of her subordinates (who are attacking at the same time, so you have to hold them at bay rather than kill them) and then sacrificing them next to her. Makes the fight interesting!
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Devil May Cry 1 - Nelo Angelo Cool

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GhostRider · World Chat Champion Joined: 31 Jan 2008 Karma :

Ninja Gaiden - plenty of bosses on there that almost saw the tv launched at high velocity through the window.

Also some game on gamebube called Eternal Darkness, the last boss on that wound me up so much I just looked on the net how to defeat it in the end before I gauged out my own eyeballs in frustration.

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I'm sorry, but it has to be Dr Robotnik.
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Worst: The second from last boss on Prince of Persia: the Two Thrones. Immediately after the charriot race.

Only one way to defeat them and totally prescriptive in what was an otherwise very flowing, freeform game.

I enjoyed the second Gilgamesh battle in FF12. Quite a challenge at the level I did it at (which was worth the effort to get the Gengi armour and weapons).
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McGee · O RLY? Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Karma :

So many good ones to list.

All of the MGS series.

Duke Nukem bosses.

M. Bison.

Bad ones:

Anything in an rpg.
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Robo Hilter from Wolf 3D

Pure class!
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chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

Emrald Weapon from FF7 took me so long to kill. The end box of GoW1 was pretty good to. The GoW2 end boss was fucking pointless.
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GoW boss is freaking difficult, or I'm just too much of a girl to beat him Embarassed

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I always found Die Hard on PS1 hard with the bosses.

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If anyone's played Afro Samurai, it's that complete bastard Brother 6 with the flamethrower, took me ages to finally kill that piece of shit....

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The View Askew · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Karma :

Worst - Papu Papu - Crash Bandicoot.

Best - The End - Metal Gear Solid 3.
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