{"id":113591,"date":"2016-12-30T13:36:05","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T11:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=113591"},"modified":"2016-12-30T13:37:08","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T11:37:08","slug":"5-games-that-are-almost-impossible-to-beat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/113591-5-games-that-are-almost-impossible-to-beat","title":{"rendered":"5 games that are almost impossible to beat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the popularity of games like Dark Souls and Bloodborne increasing over the years, gamers have rediscovered the joy of difficult games which punish you for making mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>However, compared to some of the games that have been created over the years, modern challenging titles seem like a cakewalk.<\/p>\n<p>If you really want to put your gaming skills to the test, try completing one of the games below.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Contra<\/h3>\n<p>The Contra games are famed for being exceptionally difficult, with fast, dangerous enemies and unpredictable bosses able to easily kill you instantly.<\/p>\n<p>As side-scrolling, 2D shooters go, Contra is one of the most difficult games ever created.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Gf-UUtYb-k\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Ninja Gaiden<\/h3>\n<p>Ninja Gaiden is another series which is known for its punishing gameplay.<\/p>\n<p>While it is barely manageable at lower difficulty levels, ramping up the difficulty to the highest setting makes the game almost impossible to beat.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CiB7htA4RdQ\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Stuntman<\/h3>\n<p>Stuntman is an action-adventure racing game sees the character take on the role of a film stuntman who has to perform various dangerous stunts.<\/p>\n<p>The game&#8217;s stunts are difficult and almost impossible to complete perfectly.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oOXnRpuPpRg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Devil Daggers<\/h3>\n<p>The only modern game to make it on this list, Devil Daggers was released in February 2016, and is purposefully punishing toward the player.<\/p>\n<p>Players are simply tasked with surviving as long as possible against hordes of grotesque demonic enemies.<\/p>\n<p>The ability to fire daggers at enemies allows you to clear out some of the monsters, but the difficulty of the game increases constantly the longer you are alive.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fOdRIteWw0o\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Battletoads<\/h3>\n<p>Battletoads is a classic co-op platformer for the NES which was well-known for its difficult levels.<\/p>\n<p>The game is praised by critics, but players should be warned of its punishing difficulty and subsequent ability to cause frustration.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/idZ9C0Qtj2A\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Now read:<a title=\"Permalink to PlayStation 4 Pro South African launch date and pricing unveiled\" href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation\/112779-playstation-4-pro-south-african-launch-date-and-pricing-unveiled.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">PlayStation 4 Pro South African launch date and pricing unveiled<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These five titles are the ultimate challenge for hardcore gamers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":232,"featured_media":113593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[21045,2664],"class_list":["post-113591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-difficult","tag-gaming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}