10 Video Game Bosses That Totally Sucked

7. Jen - Prey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8Nl1qo6o4I Prey is one of those games I frequently find myself sticking up for, because while it's far from perfect, it's got some great ideas, and makes better use of Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear The Reaper" than anything in the history of anything. What really stinks about this boss is that it's clearly a forced attempt to make us feel something, taking the protagonist's potential love interest, and turning her into a grotesque freak; she's now a gross, four-legged alien who still has Jen's face. While better storytellers would have milked the transformation, making it ambiguous as to whether you're supposed to attack, this alien-Jen starts attacking almost immediately, completely neutering what should have been an emotionally resonant moment. It doesn't help that the boss fight itself is a) like the rest of the game, incredibly easy and b) extremely boring, but the fact that you can hear Jen's anguished cries during the fight makes it unintentionally hilarious rather than affecting. They certainly get points for trying, but this was mostly a misfire.