10 Great Video Games With TERRIBLE Bosses

8. Dead Rising

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Though the controls in the original Dead Rising are clunky, this doesn't pose much of a problem while wailing on a slew of zombies. After all, Frank West doesn't need pinpoint accuracy while armed with a lawnmower, the shopping cart of doom, or the endlessly entertaining Excavator.

However, imprecise controls become an issue with the bosses, especially while taking on armed enemies from afar. In some battles, it feels like the controls pose more of a threat than the undead. While Frank desperately tries to aim at the bosses, he can be mowed down before taking a single shot.

Although not every boss is a nightmare, some have the opposite problem, posing no challenge whatsoever. If the enemy has no long-range attacks, Frank can pick them off from a distance with ease. Alternatively, he can use heavy artillery or a chainsaw to deplete their health bar in a matter of seconds.

In a nutshell, Dead Rising's bosses have no real difficulty curve. Whether Frank is tangling with a cannibalistic chef, a crazed security guard or a demented clown, it's either insultingly easy or immeasurably frustrating.

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