15 Video Games You Wrongly Assume Are Terrible

15. Knack

The Game: The PS4's big launch-day platforming beat-em'-up, widely touted as "the next Crash Bandicoot" as it came from that franchise's executive producer, Mark Cerny.

Why You Assume It's Terrible: Even Knack's defenders will admit that it's not the Crash Bandicoot follow-up many were hoping for, making it an immediately disappointment to many. Critics also expressed disinterest in the plot and harshly criticised the game for its sparse checkpoint placement.

Why You're Wrong: Knack may not be the most brilliant or memorable PS4 launch title, but it's a perfectly enjoyable platformer all the same, albeit one you'd probably not want to have paid full price for.

What really sets Knack apart from other games isn't so much any of its central mechanics, but rather the surprising level of difficulty for something largely aimed at children. The boss fights are fun and imaginative, and though the checkpoint system does occasionally frustrate, it's simply nice to have a platformer that doesn't handhold the player throughout. The Metacritic score of 54 is thoroughly undeserved.