12 Most Painfully Disappointing Video Game Boss Battles

Putting the "painful" in "painfully disappointing", Shao Kahn resulted in the death of many a controller for due to his ridiculous health bar, hard-hitting attacks and blatant cheating.

Having said that, Shao Kahn is being used as a stand-in here for one of the most irritating archetypes in gaming - the SNK Boss. Dear fighting game developers: Please stop making final bosses that ignore the rules of the game.

It is literally no fun to fight a character that blatantly ignores your attacks. All this results in is the player finding the one move that is effective against the boss and spamming it like a chimp throwing crap against the wall until it sticks.

Shao Kahn was chosen as an example of this type of boss because he's a rare example of developers learning from their mistakes - the final bosses of Mortal Kombats X and XI were both much fairer, and were therefore actually satisfying to fight.

Our now faeces-free walls thank you for understanding, NetherRealm Studios.