10 Best Video Game Boss Battles Of The Decade

Insomniac's Spider-Man came onto the gaming world like a bolt out of the blue. It being Insomniac, everyone knew it was going to at least be decent, but no one could have expected the GOTY contender that came out. Refreshingly original, addictive as hell to play, and a story that took the franchise in directions no one had ever seen, how could a game this good top itself in the finale?

Well, for starters, by giving us one of the best final bosses of the decade.

There are a lot of reasons that the final boss with Otto Octavious is amazing, but since everyone knows how well this game is designed, let's look at this from a narrative standpoint. This is easily the best rendition of Otto since Alfred Molina's take on him in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2. But whereas that was the story of a good man tormented by his own creation, this is the story of a man having his facade peeled back by his creation, revealing the monster that was always there.

Peter's relationship with Otto is beautifully tragic, and the battle - along with it being the perfect test of how well you've learned the mechanics of the game - is the equally perfect culmination and catharsis for the hours of build up to this moment.

One of the best examples of a game weaving story and gameplay together for a superior experience. But not the best, oh no, that's for later on.