Has anyone ever heard of a PC game called "Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing"? It is literally the worst game ever programmed. Don't believe me? Search the game on GameSpot and watch Alex Navarro tackle this junk heap in his video review.
Big Rigs may have had some potential, but its programmers didn't have the time. According to Internet rumor (YouTube to be exact), Big Rigs was a rushed game. The game company forced it into stores much before it was finished, or tested. Although this is simply an Internet assumption, the released game, in fact, does look like a primitive prototype.
Games should never be rushed. Video game companies build deadlines that possibly affect the effort placed into programming and designing a game. It's like building a paradise island resort and rushing through the construction. Truly, there isn't a reason to rush it, and customers will be less pleased at the result.
Sequels don't function the way they should. In an interview, while discussing the release of Star Wars Battlefront II, a LucasArts developer stated that the original Star Wars Battlefront was created with a deadline, and it wasn't until the sequel when developers could finally discuss what they wanted in the game. What LucasArts did in the sequel should have been in the original game. Sequels should be released when developers strike some afterthoughts following the original game's release. Star Wars Battlefront, the original, by the way, isn't a bad game at all. It just wasn't given as much attention.
Quality over Quantity. You probably remember an expensive game called Action 52 if you grew up in the early years of video gaming. The gimmick was that the game would be a combination of "52 super video games in one cartridge". Unfortunately, this also meant each game would be given 1/52 of the total effort and 1/52 of the total time to produce than that of a normal game. Try it yourself. Each game's fun level is equivalent to playing with three sheets of paper.
Here are a few rushed games I can list from the top of my head:
- Red Steel
- Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing
- Star Wars Battlefront
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-- Posted by shooterboss 07-10-2010 at 6:39 PM