{"id":73343,"date":"2015-03-17T06:59:27","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T04:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=73343"},"modified":"2015-03-17T07:01:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T05:01:00","slug":"best-and-worst-games-of-2015-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/73343-best-and-worst-games-of-2015-so-far","title":{"rendered":"Best and worst games of 2015 so far"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2015 has been a great year for gaming thus far.<\/p>\n<p>We have had some spectacular experiences like Ori and The Blind Forest, The Legend of Zelda: Majora\u2019s Mask 3D, and Evolve.<\/p>\n<p>But there have also been games that, well, sort of suck in terms of replayability, overall appeal, and value for money.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the best and worst of 2015 so far.<\/p>\n<p>Note: All scores are based off Metacritic, with at least 5 reputable reviews per title.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Worst<\/h3>\n<p><strong>PC<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Citizens of Earth \u2013 63<\/li>\n<li>Dying Light \u2013 72<\/li>\n<li>Evolve \u2013 74<\/li>\n<li>Game of Thrones Episode Two: The Lost Lords \u2013 74<\/li>\n<li>Blackguards 2 \u2013 74<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong> PlayStation 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Motorcycle Club \u2013 20<\/li>\n<li>Zombie Army Trilogy \u2013 60<\/li>\n<li>Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires &#8211; 62<\/li>\n<li>Saints Row IV: Gat out of Hell &#8211; 65<\/li>\n<li>The Order: 1886 \u2013 65<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>PlayStation 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Tokyo Twilight: Ghost Hunter \u2013 68<\/li>\n<li>The Awakened Fate: Unknown \u2013 71<\/li>\n<li>Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition \u2013 73<\/li>\n<li>Under Night In Birth Exe: Late \u2013 80<\/li>\n<li>Aterlier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sun \u2013 81<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bn-cXPeGSf0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>PlayStation Vita<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Citizens of Earth \u2013 66<\/li>\n<li>Hyperdimension Neptunia Re:Birth 2 Sisters Generation \u2013 67<\/li>\n<li>Flame Over \u2013 68<\/li>\n<li>Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton Edition \u2013 69<\/li>\n<li>Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart &#8211; 69<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong> Xbox One<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Funk of Titans \u2013 45<\/li>\n<li>Dynast Warriors 8: Empires \u2013 53<\/li>\n<li>Pneuma: Breath of Life \u2013 62<\/li>\n<li>Saints Row IV: Gat out of Hell \u2013 65<\/li>\n<li>Dragon Ball Xenoverse &#8211; 66<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong> Nintendo Wii U<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Maze \u2013 29<\/li>\n<li>Frenchy Bird \u2013 30<\/li>\n<li>Rock \u201cN\u201d Racing Off Road \u2013 39<\/li>\n<li>UWordsmith \u2013 41<\/li>\n<li>Dolphin Up \u2013 44<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QX6ow8p41kU\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong> Nintendo 3DS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Encave \u2013 43<\/li>\n<li>Ironfall: Invasion \u2013 48<\/li>\n<li>Monster Combine TD \u2013 52<\/li>\n<li>Pokemon Shuffle \u2013 55<\/li>\n<li>Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Legacy \u2013 61<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CzRz-xE53Xk\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The Best<\/h3>\n<p><strong>PC<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Cities: Skylines \u2013 88<\/li>\n<li>Homeworld Remastered Collection \u2013 86<\/li>\n<li>Roche Fusion \u2013 85<\/li>\n<li>Frozen Cortex \u2013 85<\/li>\n<li>Oddworld: Abe\u2019s Oddysee \u2013 New \u2018N\u2019 Tasty \u2013 84<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong> PlayStation 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood \u2013 86<\/li>\n<li>DmC: Devil May Cry: Definitive Edition \u2013 85<\/li>\n<li>Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number \u2013 84<\/li>\n<li>Resident Evil HD Remaster \u2013 83<\/li>\n<li>Starwhal \u2013 82<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>PlayStation Vita<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood \u2013 86<\/li>\n<li>Grim Fandango Remastered \u2013 84<\/li>\n<li>Joe Danger 2: The Movie \u2013 81<\/li>\n<li>La-Mulana EX \u2013 80<\/li>\n<li>Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines &#8211; 77<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong> Xbox One<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Ori and the Blind Forest \u2013 89<\/li>\n<li>DmC: Devil May Cry Definitive Edition \u2013 86<\/li>\n<li>Resident Evil HD Remaster \u2013 82<\/li>\n<li>Hand of Fate \u2013 80<\/li>\n<li>#IDARB \u2013 79<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gZknADLA8lQ\" width=\"600\u201d height=\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong> Nintendo Wii U<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Shantae and the Pirate Curse \u2013 85<\/li>\n<li>Spy Chameleon \u2013 80<\/li>\n<li>Kirby and the Rainbow Curse \u2013 76<\/li>\n<li>Chariot \u2013 75<\/li>\n<li>Citizens of Earth \u2013 73<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong> Nintendo 3DS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The Legend of Zelda: Majora\u2019s Mask 3D \u2013 89<\/li>\n<li>Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate \u2013 86<\/li>\n<li>3D After Burner II \u2013 80<\/li>\n<li>3D Fantasy Zone \u2013 80<\/li>\n<li>Gunman Clive 2 \u2013 80<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Tell us about the\u00a0worst game that you have played in 2015, in the comments and forum.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/73251-video-games-dont-need-to-imitate-movies.html\">Video games don\u2019t need to imitate movies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/73257-electronics-gaming-expo-for-cape-town.html\">Electronics &amp; 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