10 Most Infuriating Escort Missions In Gaming History

5. Emma Emmerich - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty

Talking of giant middle fingers thrust in the face of the player, Hideo Kojima wasn't merely content to give us an escort mission in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty: he made sure to set part of it in water, the second-most loathed mission-type in video game history. Protagonist Raiden has to escort Otacon's feeble sister Emma through a flooded underwater section, and making matters worse, she's scared of water, so you need to literally hold her hand every step of the way, while also dealing with Emma's lower O2 gauge, and bombs scattered throughout the area. Then there's Emma's fear of bugs, at which point you may as well just knock her out and drag her through the area while dealing with the guards posted around. Emma then has to make her way across a strut while Raiden snipes any enemies, cyphers and claymores in her way, only for Emma to be kidnapped by Vamp, and after a boss fight, she ends up expiring anyway. At least Kojima had the good sense to vary up the gameplay a little, but it's still one of the most painfully distended escort missions out there, all the more so because Otacon's sister is such a pathetic wimp.