10 Video Game Betas That Put You Off Full Games
5. Umbrella Corps
Resident Evil is a venerable franchise, but its spin-off titles haven't always lived up to the standards of mainline entries. Nowhere is this more evident than with the 2016 release of Umbrella Corps, one of the laziest and unsightly products the franchise has put out.
Before Capcom tossed the game out to the masses, they attempted a beta test which proved to be a clear representation of just how awful the title would be. Umbrella Corps was riddled with problems from the start including unfair enemy placement and attacks, overpowered weapons and items alongside a heaping of technical issues. Most decided then and there that they had no interest in playing any further and ignored any marketing efforts from the
From beginning to end, Umbrella Corps was a laughing stock; its beta was buggy and broken and the final game hardly improved things. Fans and newcomers alike got the sense that it was thrown out the door with minimal effort and it clearly showed through the game's abysmal player numbers.
Most gamers were dead-set on avoiding Umbrella Corps long before its official release. It was viewed as a cheap attempt to cash in on Call of Duty's success and branded the worst game of the entire franchise.