The Legend Of Zelda: 10 Most Disappointing Boss Battles

10. Tentalus - Skyward Sword

Skyward Sword may not be everyone's cup of tea, but one thing we can all agree on is that the Timeshift mechanics in the Sandship dungeon are one the game's highlights. The atmosphere peaks at the end of the level as a mysterious tentacled creature starts destroying the vessel you're residing on.

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When the boss reveals itself, you're probably expecting to see a terrifying sea monster. Instead, Link come face-to-face with a creature who resembles Mike's girlfriend from Monsters, Inc. (Now you've read that, you'll never unsee it.)

Not only does Tentalus look goofy, the fight itself is irritating. You need to slash its tentacles to make the ocean beast rise up. You then have to shoot its eye to stun the leviathan and then hack-and-slash its eyeball after it falls over.

The tentacles regenerate so rapidly, it can take forever to get them all in time. Tentalus keeps swinging its body around, making it difficult to lock on its eye. If you don't shoot the eye in time, you have to slice its tentacles all over again.

The sad thing is Tentalus could have been one of the game's best bosses if the fight incorporated the Timeshift stones that appeared throughout the dungeon.

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