18 Best Video Game Boss Battles Of The Last 10 Years

11. Senator Armstrong - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

In a game chock-full of overblown moments, how else was Platinum Games' MGS-lampooning incarnation going to end, if not with a US Presidential candidate unveiling he was a mini-Hulk? And why was he in such condition, impervious to bullets and stronger than a 'roided-up Superman?

"Nanomachines, son"

Literally.

What follows is a pinpoint precision requirement of exact button combos, quick-time events, button-mash sequences and pure spectacle - all things Platinum do better than everybody else.

Armstrong berates you for the majority of the fight too, going on one of the trademark 'Metal Gear monologues' until Raiden eventually unleashes his inner power to take him down.

It's a furious fight, one whose comedic sensibilities belie the level of skill required to overcome. However, all his taunting eventually turns into annoyance and hatred, meaning that when you do finally destroy the Senator, it feels fantastic.