10 Video Games Even Worse Than Everyone Expected

The pre-release hubbub around Superman 64 wasn't exactly optimistic at the best of times. Its official gameplay reveals at three consecutive E3s failed to move the needle much with fans or critics, unaided by numerous delays which saw it release roughly 18 months later than planned.

But a Superman game on the N64's then-beefy hardware? It surely couldn't miss entirely, could it?

Ultimately Superman 64 was a historic train wreck unlike anybody could've ever seen coming.

From the tedious, confusing, and frustrating gameplay to the underwhelming visuals, repetitive soundtrack, and excess of garish Kryptonite fog to paper over the game's short draw distance, it's a title that categorically failed to deliver the expected wish fulfilment of playing as the Man of Steel.

Despite selling well out of the gate, Superman 64 was near-universally panned by the press, prompting Titus Interactive to develop a reworked version for the PlayStation, yet their licensing agreement with Warner Bros. ultimately expired before they could finish it.

Almost a quarter-century (!) later, Superman 64 lives on as one of the worst games of all time - and with damn good reason.