18 Most WTF Gaming Industry Moments Of 2017

9. Knack II Gets Better Reviews Than Star Wars: Battlefront II

Knack 2
Sony

There were a number of surprising Metacritic review scores in 2017, but there none more shocking than Star Wars Battlefront II scoring a thoroughly mediocre 68, several points lower than its widely-criticised 2015 predecessor.

More to the point, this allowed Knack II, the sequel to the critically-mauled platformer few were anticipating sans-irony, to swoop in and just barely score better with critics, landing a totally not-bad (relatively speaking) 69.

Considering that EA promised Battlefront II would be an apology for the previous game's shortcomings, and Knack II seemed like it'd be a middling improvement over its predecessor at best, it's incredibly shocking that Sony's downtrodden mascot beat out a major AAA franchise based on one of pop-culture's best-loved IPs.

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