10 Video Games Everyone Wanted (But Hated)

The iconic first-person shooter Duke Nukem was due a revival a long, long time before Duke Nukem Forever hit shelves in 2011, so it was an especially sharp knife in the back for fans when the title didn't deliver.

Needless to say, the original series' success drove a hype train quite unlike any other, especially considering Forever's predecessor, Duke Nukem 3D, was released way back in 1996. But this was perhaps also the thing that delayed it for so long; recognising the sales potential, 3D Realms struggled on through the years, unwilling to give up the rights to another, better developer. Then they ran out of cash.

Gearbox bought the property in 2010, before completing the new title in collaboration with Triptych and Piranha Games for a prompt release in 2011. But in the 15 years between titles, there had been a cultural shift, and the world was no longer one that the sexist, misogynistic Duke Nukem belonged in.

Plus, graphics were shoddy, the game was dated and everything about it had the hallmarks of a last-minute class project rather than a decade and a half's masterpiece-in-the-making.

Fans had been desperate for the game for so long, but it was nigh-impossible to find anyone who actually liked it.