10 Biggest Video Game Bombs Of 2018

This year has been an absolutely great for gaming.

It's actually a lot easier to talk about all of the fantastic titles that came out this year, such as Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, Marvel's Spider-Man and so many more. The amount of choice for any gamer this year is absolutely staggering.

That doesn't mean that there weren't some stinkers, though.

Several big games this year managed to shoot themselves in the foot by either not delivering on promises, being too similar to previous entries or, well, just not being very good.

Even worse are the cases where a game has failed for reasons other than its quality. There are several instances here where a game has bombed despite actually being great.

Unfortunately, with such strong competition, that means that there are a lot of games out there that were simply destined to fail.

The worst thing is that every single game on this list had potential. There's nothing worse than a game not living up to what it could really do, but the following selection is full of them.

How did this one happen?!

Ever since the launch of Battlefield 2: Bad Company, the Battlefield series has been held in pretty high regard, delivering consistent and thrilling multiplayer experiences.

Yet for some reason this year, Battlefield V has completely failed to take off and has been received pretty neutrally. Considering how beloved Battlefield 1 was and how big of a name the series has, this one really is a complete surprise.

The controversy surrounding Battlefront II last year might be a contributing factor to how Battlefield V has been received, but it might just be because of how similar the game is to Battlefield 1. There aren't enough substantial changes to the average player to get really excited about this one.

There's also the fact that Black Ops 4 went all in on the Battle Royale trend and ended up taking the world by storm, so Battlefield V's lack of the mode definitely hurt it.

The sales numbers for Battlefield V ended up being down 63% from Battlefield 1 in the UK, and pre-order numbers were looking bad way before launch.

Considering the consistent quality of Battlefield, this one really is a shame.