15 Final Boss Battles That Almost Ruined Great Video Games

5. General RAMM - Gears Of War

Dammit Gears of War, you were so close to perfection that first time round. After a brilliant-looking train-chase that saw you dispatching Locust and sending them flopping down onto the tracks, big-bad RAMM steps up to battle, covered in the instant death-bringing Kryll.

You'd fought these things before, and here they're no different, their purpose literally being to kill you instantly whenever you step out of cover.

To take RAMM down, you need to... wait for it... shoot him when he's not caked in Kryll. He'll mostly keep his distance at the other end of the train car, and providing you stay on your toes whenever he sends his little minions your way, so will you.

Its simplistic nature meant you'd die countless times figuring out the precise timing on when to emerge and not fall victim to swarms of Kryll having your boots for breakfast, but once you did, ol' Rammy was Riftworm food.