It happens to me where a game will have a fantastic trailer showing all the sweet things a game can do. They put in features that are new and innovative, but in the end it doesnt matter because it sucks. I myself am guilty of getting on the hype train (not as much anymore) so I remember certain games that just didnt deliver.

The first game that comes to mind is the recent Alone in the Dark game.

It had awesome lighting effects, what seemed like limitless ways to combine items and interact with environment. Unfortunately, no one had anything good to say about it.

So what games do you remember not working out for you and why?

Sin and Punishment. Everything about that game just sucked large chunks of donkey ass.
The graphics, the controls, the sound, the... well you can hardly call it a story, but that, too.

For me I've never gotten into the hype train for anything, I look forward to a few games but I'm not singing praises more of speaking the truth or talking about some good features of a game, now for something I was looking forward to recently was Killzone 2 and just checked out tonight Excitebots.

Killzone 2 - Solid FPS, story wise it's awful but I like a good story in my FPS or at least decent, multiplayer was a bit better but I just generally got bored and went back to call of duty, the game I was hoping to get away from.

Excitebots - so far it's also solid but what I was expecting was a few cool features and basically an online version of excitetruck which I love. What I got was a bit too much physical work for a racing game, moving the controller in a circular motion gets tiring and all the things you have to do to get stars it's just a bit frantic for my taste. Hoping it gets better and once I get used to things I wont be so let down but right now that's where I stand.

Positive note, game I wasn't looking forward to but got excited when I started playing it and enjoyed it a lot, Chronicles of Riddick! It's really awesome.

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Resistance 2 fo' sho.

And KZ2, sorta.....I'll take it over R2 anyday though.

GTAIV - Fucking let down........Period.

Soul Eater Wii - Pure Shit.

I will stick to only this generation.

The biggest failure for me has been Nintendo. I was a huge Nintendo fan from the NES through the 64. Then with the Gamecube I waited, and waited, but all of their games that had made their systems special took horrible turns. Zelda went 2d cell shaded blah, Mario got gay in the sun, and Starfox became an adventure game. I wnated Mario to be the same fun muture experiance I had had on 64, where were Banjo and Kazooi, James Bond, Crusin USA, Rush, Perfect Dark, Donkey Kong and all the other awsome games that made the 64 one of the best consoles ever.

Anyway, I got really exited for the return of Nintendo when the Revelutiuon was announced, and I have to say that the reviel of, launch of, and life to date of the now Wii, is the biggest let down I have ever experianced as a gamer. Sorry that this is a little outside of the question, but I think that it is just as important to note the dissapointing launch of a console, plus I am still unimpressed by the lack of great games that made Nintendo Number one in my book untell round 2002.

Other games include Haze, sounded dumb at first, but then the online aspects turned me onto it. However, after plaing the demo, and thinking, is this 1997, I quickly lost interest.

Ninja Gaiden Sigma - I had heard nothing but good about this game. Great scores, nice graphics, and an interesting charicter. So I put down my $60 on it, and what do I get? The biggest piece of garbage, and nonsense I have ever been handed in my life. Crap story, crap controlls, stupid difficulty, and a huge let down.

Resistance 2 - Resistance 1 was a great game, so Resistance 2 should be just as good if not better, thanks to better knowlegde of the platform, and more focus on the game than on the software engine. Wrong. The champain killed the franchise as far as any decent story goes. The gameplay got molested by the stupid 2 weapon, no stratagy to this battle system. The online, while having tons of players, felt like garbage compared to others shooters already on the market. The only + this game had was a cool co-op idea, and I hope Naugty Dog does it the same justice in Uncharted 2.

Xbox 360 - I don't expect great things from my 360, so when a game is good I am happy, when a game is bad, I just brush it off. In many ways I enjoy my 360 more than my Wii or PS3 thanks to that. I am extreamly harsh on Sony because I know they are the best in the buisness, and they should be delivering on that in every game.

Lair was awsome, not up to the hype, but still one of the best storys of this generation.

Haze without a doubt the preview made it look so good until I saw the reviews.

Starcraft II

@scottie

Hey, we still have yet to find out if it sucks (ok, I didn't realize I was on the train for starcraft 2). I still have faith that blizzard will put out an awesome game. If not, I still play starcraft with my friends.