15 Most Brutally Hard Video Games Of The Generation (So Far)

6. Galak-Z

I'd love to tell you more about Galak-Z outside its second Sector, but this is a game with such a high barrier for entry, if you haven't refined your reaction times to match the speed of light, good luck seeing the rest of it.

Playing as one A-Tak, your particular ship has access to a really great array of weapons and abilities. Ranging from volleys of missiles to dodges in one form, a prod of the transform button puts you in the shape of a Gundam-influenced mech. The latter is used for close-quarters combat where you'll do a ton more damage with some arching swipes - but it also means you're far more susceptible to gunfire with less time to react.

Together this forms the bread n' butter of Galak-Z's otherwise stellar progression - a mix of individual hunter-gatherer missions and boss battles - but get ready to be kicked back to the beginning if you can't duck and weave fast enough. Checkpoints apparently didn't make it to this version of the future.