10 Most Broken Escort Missions In Gaming History

9. For Pete’s Sake - Earthworm Jim

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Normally dogs in games make everything better, but things aren’t all they seem with the Jekyll and Hyde stylings of Peter Puppy.

The level ‘For Pete’s Sake’ features a clueless dog jovially strutting his way through the stage, but he’ll require your help. He can’t jump without you and if he takes any amount of damage he turns into a snarling murder dog who bites you, zapping you back to earlier in the level with less health. Yeah. Hard left there.

The level isn’t awful in and of itself but having to redo parts because you have to look out for someone else’s skin and not just your own is a pain. Also the overgrown mass of purple dog and teeth is genuinely creepy.

If that sounds crappy, Earthworm Jim 2 had you running back and forth to stop tossed puppies from splatting on the ground, so that’s a whole new level of agonizing.

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