On the hardest difficulty?  Like..2 shots, you're dead?  I played through the game once and thought it was fairly easy..so when Trophies came out, I decided to try again..I thought I played through the first time on the hardest difficulty, but I don't know if something in the game changed with the update for trophies or if I just didn't play it on the hardest but the beginning of the game was nerve racking.  It's like 2 shots, you're dead..with 10 enemies on the screen.  Just wow.

The key to survive in Crushing difficulty is using your covers well, play through the game once to know which cover you find most suitable in each part and you'll breeze through it. Also pay attention to your health, like you said, two shots and you're dead, but once you see that grey colours coming by, just lay low. It may take you more time to finish the game, but you'll get it. Headshots are a must, and save your grenades and explosive weapons, they will be your best friend, and never, and this is for real, never try to melee anyone, it will be your doom.

I remember the only time i beat that game, i sacrificed my thumbs with Battletoads, i remember that i was at the final rotating stage, and finally got to play the final boss, and i was out of lives and continues, but i beat it and then got to see the ending... If it was the ending of an easy or medium game i would be cool, but having your hand messed up by beating the game to see that crappy ending??? I remember i was mad and happy at the same time...

With metroid it was different, i beat it slowly, but then i only saw a crappy ending with Samus waving, i got pissed off until a friend says "Finish it in less time" then i built a plan to finish it in record time, and SURPRISE!!!

certain missions in jak2:renegade, god i hated that game at times