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Top 10 Games That Didn’t Live Up to the Hype

Top 10 Games That Didn’t Live Up to the Hype
When the gears are moving and the hype-machine is in full force, there are some games out there that look like they will be unstoppable. Be it through word of mouth, press coverage, or plain old hyperbolic marketing, some games just get hyped up to an unattainable level, a move even more disappointing when the games can’t hit the high mark, be they not quite great enough or sometimes just plain bad. Here’s a list of some games that didn’t live up to the hype:

 

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John Romero, the wunderkind co-creator of Doom, never fully rebounded from the debacle that ensued after this oft-delayed and very disappointing FPS title finally launched to the apathetic masses, and boasted an ad campaign that elicited more bad will than actual hype.

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What games do you think didn't live up to the hype? (4)

Re: Top 10 Games That Didn’t Live Up to the Hype
aceinet on February 04, 2009, 10:30:10 PM

Re: Top 10 Games That Didn’t Live Up to the Hype
DocHop on February 04, 2009, 10:35:19 AM

Re: Top 10 Games That Didn’t Live Up to the Hype
aceinet on February 03, 2009, 09:08:05 PM

Top 10 Games That Didn’t Live Up to the Hype
DocHop on February 03, 2009, 07:47:59 PM

 

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