10 Unplayable Video Games That Were Released Despite Being Broken

Released in 1999, Superman 64 is notoriously awful, a contender for worst game ever made, and a genuine torture to actually play. It’s also broken, and barely playable; the first level is an incomprehensible mess; the character constantly clips around the environment; the framerate is non-existent; the controls are dysfunctional; the visuals are excruciating, and nothing about the experience comes across as complete, or comprehensive.

Make no mistake about it, Superman 64 is a defective product, rushed to completion. In 1999, the game was panned almost universally, seen as a desperate attempt to capitalise on the popularity of the franchise. Playing the game in 2016, the lack of care or attention that went into this product is obvious, the game clearly thrown together without any sense of cohesion, the vast majority of its components utterly unpolished.

Whether the developers were to blame, or the overeager publishers, Superman 64 paid the price, and will forever endure in infamy.