10 Phenomenal Video Games With Shockingly Bad Boss Fights

As far as final levels fare, the Suicide Mission in Mass Effect 2 is still one of the best in video games history thanks to all your actions, decisions and preparation having multiple ramifications for your squad and ending.

The final boss, however, was not so good.

Not only was the Human Reaper a dull sci-fi cliché and a goofy machine with more weakpoints than the Death Star, but he was primarily a dumb bullet-sponge whose weak attacks could be avoided by hiding behind cover the entire time.

He also suffered from a sole pattern that kindly offered you recurring breaks to collect ammo and have your shields regenerate, and his lack of a challenge made it even impossible for the game’s soundtrack to manipulate you into believing things were epic.

It was far from being the petrifying final boss the level deserved, but at least the game's narrative avoided ending on a whimper by fading out on the unforgettable image of the Reapers travelling to Earth.

Then again, we all know how well Mass Effect 3 turned out...