10 Worst Licensed Video Games Of All Time

There was a time when any remotely successful property was treated to the video game tie-game experience, and the results were… mixed. For every Spider-Man 2 and Simpsons: Hit and Run, there was a Fight Club or a Shrek Super Party. Unfortunately, due to the nature of quick turnaround times and publishers pushing any old rubbish out the door as long as it had a recognised brand on the cover, most licensed video games enjoyed the company of the latter. But which were the worst of the worst? The shambling husks of games held together by nothing but broken code and shattered dreams? Here are the 10 Worst Licensed Video Games of All Time.
VO: Ben Potter (@Confused_Dude)
Script: Max Longhurst
Video Editor: Lean Bacalzo (@LeanBacalzo)
#DragonBallZ #Aquaman #FastAndFurious
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[@Martynde]

You could fill the list entirely with NES games. Now there was a dumpster of licensed games.

[@TheGregoryodd]

It is funny to think about especially in light of Nintendo’s allegedly strict rules about the quality of games they allow

[@kriscynical]

All of them by Laughin' Jokin' Numbnuts.

[@rhinox9292]

Why did you all have to remind us all that LJN existed😭😭😭😭

[@jsmith3946]

​​​​@@kriscynical not true at all Friday the 13 was good hell even the nerd that came up with the whole laughing joking numbnuts thing said so and there where other good license nes games like Batman and Noid for example and MC kids sure a lot of them suck but there where some good ones and oh ya wcw and jaw TMNT and Disney games

[@ststriker]

Don't forget Duck tales, Rescue Rangers and TMNT 2 the arcade game.

[@RedChairReviews]

Glad that Ben & Peter are back. The other two dudes who were here for this past month just didn’t have the skillz to get it done!😮

[@Boogie_the_cat]

I dunno, I kinda liked Inspector Gadget BumblePiss. He was a hard-boiled crime reporter out of a job who turned to games videos on KZbin in order to keep his children out of the slave trade.

[@Djordje_Jovanovic]

& here are 10 more dishonorable mentions: Beverly Hills Cop - PS2 Batman & Robin - PSone E. T. - Atari 2600 Mr. Bean - PC, PS2 RoboCop - PC, PS2, XBox Shrek: Treasure Hunt - PSone Skull Island: Rise of Kong - NS, PC, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX Spider-Man 2 - PC Superman: The New Superman Adventures (or Superman 64 is you want to get AKA title about it) - N64 The Lord of the Rings: Gollum - NS, PC, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX

[@lilsunny7399]

I'll add some more Shrek - Super Party - Gamecube Batman Returns - SNES Wayne's World - NES & SNES Home Alone - NES Jurassic Park - SNES

[@Boogie_the_cat]

#3 RayNman because it's nothing like the hit movie starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman.

[@Stephenx63]

Where's the review score averages?

[@Bman32x]

I’m shocked Superman 64 didn’t make the list

[@karimh9958]

Do top 10 best licensed games next

[@TheLarryburns84]

The Warriors on PS2 would surely be one. the King Kong game was shockingly good too, even the PSP version was okay ( the DS version was rough though)

[@ARIXANDRE]

Ah, LJN...those were the nostalgic bad days.

[@allercon]

Fast and the furious should’ve been a slam dunk. They really had to try to stuff that up.

[@thurmanator6969]

Idk what's harder...Jenga on the Wii, or "detox Jenga." Whoever thought of putting Jenga in a place full of people with the shakes was diabolical. And kinda funny.

[@chr1998is]

My University dissertation was on this subject back in 2010. Outside of the last 10 years, most Video games based on films tend to be poorly made, same goes for films based on Video Games. (I’m looking at you, Super Mario Bros and Street Fighter) The mentality for both was to act as a cash grab at the IP’s popularity with no real thought made for the gameplay or narrative, given short development times and rushed to market to capitalise on it. Streaming has made such properties actually work well in the high end TV format such as Twisted Metal, Fallout and The Last Of Us. Even in film The New Super Mario Bros animated movie was a box office Juggernaut ($1.4 billon) so it looks like both are finally getting the true dedication they deserve.

[@tmawd20]

I'm glad someone is sharing in my hatred of DB UB22. I was never more let down by a childhood game.

[@p__wing]

Superman got lucky

[@TheRealAmericanMan]

I bought Deal or No Deal for the Nintendo DS sealed at a Family Dollar for a total of $2 in the year of our lord 2024.

[@rhinox9292]

Having Yaris at number 1 despite being free and only available for a limited time, feels like a cheap out for the list😅

[@oraclejams]

Can't wait to see these played in a Worst Games Ever marathon. Good luck!

[@Martynde]

Just starting the video, I expect there will be even worse games than the ones on the list.

[@oscarramos5681]

Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis is basically Superman 64 underwater.

[@diarrheagondola]

The upshot is that every one of those games save for Jenga gave franchise fans exactly what they deserved.

[@Bobithin]

Wait…. I coulda memorized the deal or no deal boxes this whole time😢

[@TheRealAmericanMan]

That fact that a background for that Jenga game is an Atari themed arcade is WILD like idk Just make that game? Why is it a Jenga game at all??

[@Becauseimbrian]

Every dragon ball game ranked. Please!

[@VisualGourmet]

7:46 I remember buying it back then, because I was told it has Lucy Liu in a skimpy bikini in it (the one you see right here). No need to tell you that the "game" didn't even deliver in that regard...

[@Shifter2200]

Dude, you forgot about sonic 06. Then again, I suppose that dead horse has been beaten enough already.

[@bjchit]

That’s not a licensed game.

[@Shifter2200]

@@bjchit then explain why it has the Sega logo printed on the front of the box. I can send a picture.

[@bjchit]

@@Shifter2200 You don't know the difference between licensing and publishing are.

[@calumsanderson6741]

I'm a massive Aquaman fan and the only reason I want a copy of Battle for Atlantis is for my collection, not because it's any good.

[@radite2177]

Well.. Im here too early.. nobody is here.. 😅😅😅😅

[@icravedeath.1200]

Me too

[@Stephenx63]

this isn't a chat room

[@markoshea3643]

a Yaris doing over 200mph? 😅

[@Bman32x]

Pre list number 1 prediction: Superman 64

[@tylertheshark2494]

Aquaman is just Superman 64 2.0….always hated aquaman

[@jasonbleau4646]

I owned and played Survivor countless times when I was a kid. It was stupid easy to win but as a fan of the show I loved that it put me into the action. With that said the game was absolutely chock full of game breaking glitches and bugs and I played it to the point where I knew which changes I had to half ass and lose on purpose because otherwise my character would walk into tbe distance and the game would never continue until I started over. As a preteen fan of the show the game was passable as an adult I don't think I'd ever want to play it again. Still better than the crap games we got for ds and wii years later though

[@EmzDotKid09]

Aquaman got a game?! 🤣😂

[@ravinraven6913]

Every time I see some one who hates Ultimate Battle 22, it's because they themselves are bad at the game. And it's not really the game...Though the English Version calling Gogeta, Vegito was dumb. And the Japanese version requires a golden spring to play. And considering it came out in 1995....most of us didn't know any one from the game. Most hadn't even seen the saiyan or freeza saga let alone Majin buu or movies.

[@fikzgaming279]

I'm suprised WCW Nitro is not on the list

[@venomsjunkmail]

Now do the best. Like 2009s Ghostbusters TVG.

[@davidarnold1525]

Yaris was good for easy achievements. That's it.

[@bigwaveyyy626]

It’s funny cause I played aqua man back in the day on my GameCube and even my 10-11 year old mind knew this game was complete trash 😂

[@Jamal-bl7yh]

Where's Alvin and The Chipmunks (Wii) A Tie In to 2007's live action CGI hybrid of Ross Bagdasarian's old as dirt novelty band Alvin and The Chipmunks possibly my least favorite cartoon since Dora The Explorer It's success was a fluke In my opinion man does It really suck gay ass movie

[@Boogie_the_cat]

Dora the Explorer is definitely no Blue's Clues 😂

[@mjdf122]

Worst time with Triple Jump

[@evilmejosh]

I personally don't think dragon Ball z ultimate battle 22 was that bad, if you've played the fighting games on the super Nintendo (I guess famicom since they were only released in Japan) those games were progressively better. I understand that it uses 2D sprites when we were in the middle of the 3D evolution, but I still don't find it that bad. I think it fits in pretty well with the dragon Ball z franchise to that point.

[@Martynde]

Are all these games worse than Gollum and Kong?

[@Boogie_the_cat]

#1: RayNman, because it's nothing like the source material: the popular motion picture starring Tom Cruise abd Dustin Hoffman.

[@listerofsmeg884]

Wait...TDK?! Didn't they make video tapes?

[@icravedeath.1200]

Yep

[@phreakout93]

Bruh so glad it's getting shit on Yaris suckeddd

[@russellmeauxrussellmania8806]

Can you do the opposite now?

[@System_Sega]

Who the hell is that on the Deal or No Deal box? Your English, so you show Noel Edmonds. Stop trying to pander to Americans.

[@lightning214]

It's a game based on the American version you melt.

[@System_Sega]

@@lightning214 The game came out in the UK a year before the US version. The UK Show predates the US show by two years.

[@aliensweathands]

👽

[@johnoliver2359]

Not tuned into TripleJump in a while, apparently not the only one, Struggling to hit 10,000 views per video is a steep decline!!

[@icravedeath.1200]

Yeah, the popularity bubble popped some time ago, probably after they paywalled some of their shows.

[@johnoliver2359]

Shame, big fan of their content, hope they can bounce back.

[@blackreign673]

they're kinda like the watchmojo of video games and just never learned to elevate their content

[@icravedeath.1200]

@@johnoliver2359 me too

[@blackreign673]

it must be tough making the same videos over and over

[@LoverOfBellies]

Pretty sure Afro Samurai isn't from any kind of licence

[@lonnievelliquette]

It began as a manga in 1998, then an anime in 2007.