Thus far in 2014 we’ve shown a little love to Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Vita, so this week we figured we’d give a nod to the PC (via UPlay) and the PlayStation Network. How are we doing that you ask? Why, by giving away copies of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD, of course! So yeah, that’s what we’re gonna do.
***Please Note: I originally misidentified the codes as Steam codes. They are not. Instead, they are full-game PC downloads via Ubisoft’s UPlay system. So, while the delivery is different, the result is the same — you get to play ACLHD on your PC. For instructions on how to redeem a UPlay code, click here. Apologies for the confusion.***
HOW TO ENTER
We finished posting our year in reviews earlier this month, but we’d like to know what you think, too. So, to enter simply post the game (or system, situation, etc.) that MOST disappointed you in 2013 in the comments section below. Feel free to explain your choice when posting, or you can simply list the title. Remember to include your format preference and, if you’re on Twitter, please include your @handle as well. If not, just make sure the email address you use when entering is valid.
Sample Entry
That Way of the Dogg didn’t win every publication’s GOTY
@IReallyREALLYLoveTerribleGames
PC
THE FINE PRINT
Winners will be selected at random on Wednesday, January 29th. All entries must be submitted by 8 PM EDT/5 PM PDT on Wednesday. Please note that although anyone can enter you must either be following me on Twitter or submit a working email address to win.
Good luck!
RotoRob GAMING 
Girl Fight
@falconpunchgrip
^PSN
Castle of Illusion HD for PC due to how shoddy of a port it was.
@Sobou
PSN
Starwars 1313 getting canned 😦
@Jordandaku
Actually a bit disappointed in Beyond: Two Souls. I’m a huge Heavy Rain fan, so I was expecting something groundbreaking, not iterative.
PSN
@RoboticBiscuit
I was really disappointed in aliens colonial marines
@AIMN_PLS
Steam
Dissapointed in how watchdogs was delayed
@ant56777newacc
PSN
BF4
It was way too broken to play. Even now they are still fixing it for 4 damn months.
@Ganth0101
PSN
Battlefield 4
PSN
@ChrisHolland70
Dead Space 3. The co-op and action took all the horror out of the game.
@goodbyetonight
PSN
Star Trek
@sajackson723
PS3
Aliens: Colonial Marines. I do hope the next Alien game can turn things around.
@Wuvein
PSN
Reposting this cause i forgot to add psn
Starwars 1313 getting canned 😦
@Jordandaku
PSN
System that disappointed me: PS Vita. Why is noone making games for it? It’s already been two years since its release, and the number of Vita games is still awfully low, even in the Japanese market. It’s basically an upgraded PSP, so development shouldn’t be that difficult, right?
@Dark_Dusk
PSN
Aliens colonial marines just straight terrible shouldn’t have been made.
@abripperx
PSN
I’ll probably say DmC. It was okay, but not nearly as awesome as MGR, Bayo or old DMC games. (PSN) @moggsster
GTA Online
@TrickedOutHoro
PSN
Battlefield 4 for being a buggy mess on launch and months later it’s still being fixed.
@Chronorayven
PSN
Batman:Arkham Origins.They left side of the single-player campaign that was the strong point of the previous games, and more focused on multiplayer. There was no need for it.
@AmmoFullXD
PSN
Dust 514, It has so much potential, but CCP has no experience making FPS, it feels like the game it’s still in beta.
@cdanielrl
Nintendo Wii U failure in 2013 and the growing disappointment in 2014.
@ZeroP1
PSN
Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers
@BenderBRodrig
PSN
Aliens: Colonial Marines The demo looked promising and it got everyone excited about the game, then it comes out and there are so many issues. This could also have been an amazing game on the Wii U with the Wii U zapper thing (the Wii zapper gun that holds the Wii game pad like a scope, I think they showed this in one of the Wii U commercials\demos). On the Wii U that could have been the motion radar seen in the movies.
@TommyNorris1
PSN
Ride to Hell Retribution
@TheGeonaut
PSN
Wii U’s lack of games releases.
@BrianIMdiesel
PSN
The Last Of Us
PSN
@Sindroam
Battlefield 4 yawner
@bwiest1
Psn
Battlefield 4. Looked great, played terrible. I give it a year before it runs at it’s best.
@ericjwillard_NE
PSN
Xbox One struggles to play games at 1080P and/or 60 FPS
Steam
@lmd1974
multi-player only, then the cancellation of CnC Generals 2
Steam
dead space 3.
Someone at EA: “hey,we gotta work on the new dead space here but were out or original ideas,what do we do???”
Rational guy: “well,id say we could take the story we know and love,add more to it,and make it so that it has all the same gameplay and weapons the fans love but with new weapons and a mode to create new weapons”
Someone at EA: “nahhhhhh,that would require EFFFFFFEORTTTTTTTTTT UGHHHHHHHHHHHH”
“steve” from EA: “what if we took everything great about the first two games,light that on fire and start completely fresh with broken gameplay,broken weapon system,and no more scary monsters because we got angry emails from mothers”
Someone from EA: “STEVE…..YOU ARE A GENIUS!!!!!”
@Johnbacovcin
oh yeah,PSN.
P.S i did not like dead space 3 as you can tell lol
Watch Dogs getting pushed into 2014.
@Gram_Cracker
PSN
Dead Space 3….
Battlefield4
@9aber3
Steam
MGS:ground zero. its not out and even if it out, too expensive for a tutorial
@jliang421
PSN
The Xbox One
From being under powered to having a HORRIBLE party system,I regret my purchase daily..Why did none of my friends wanna get a ps4 😦
@Hestar69
PSN
Watch Dogs Delay 😦
@jzman00
Steam
Aliens: Colonial Marines!
@Jake_Jenova
PSN
Aliens: Colonial Marines wasn’t very good, maybe it was rushed for publication before it was ready.
Aliens: Colonial Marines wasn’t very good, maybe it was rushed for publication before it was ready.
@redrumbllefish
PSN
The launch lineup for the new consoles. Hardly any titles that would warrant a day one purchase.
@tkrs1
Steam
Battlefield 4!
@glacialhell
Steam
Battlefield 4. My first ever pre-order and it was simply awful (SP campaign). Paid a small fortune for a game that lasted just a few hours, had silly arcade-like elements forced into it (boxes of magically appearing gear at intervals), and unrealistic story elements (dialogue was especially out-of-place). Such a shame, especially when BF3 was so amazing and fun. I’ll likely avoid pre-ordering anything again, just to play it safe.
@CthulhuSaves
PSN (ID: x_CthulhuSaves_x)
Aliens: Colonial Marines
Steam
I was excited when Battlefield 4 launched with the PS4, until I realized it didn’t work for months. My single player save was deleted and the game crashed back to the dashboard. I was very disappointed.
@akmgmer
Steam
VITA overall , it had so much potential too:(
Starhawk
PSN
It being announced that David Hayter would not be playing Big Boss in MGSV.
@CaptainSkulls
PSN
Battlefield 4, such a buggy launch.
@GabrielOdRP
Steam
Aliens: Colonial Marines without a doubt.
@RafaelSousa92
Steam
Xbox One, because of its hardware, the focus on social and tv and other things.
PSN
Rise of the Triad – ugh … Not sure if the old-school gameplay holds up anymore
@JCTango
Steam
Aliens Colonial Marines, expected a much better game
Star Wars 1313 being scrapped
@sofyand
Steam
Star Wars 1313 being scrapped
@sofyand
Steam
That the new dMc: Devil May Cry game did not get more recognition. That game is FANTASTIC! Definitely one of my favorite games of the year.
@FenDozer
PSN
GTA Online… Rockstar STILL has not added heists.
@TheFDR
XBLA
Oops, I meant PSN.
No release date for Mirror’s Edge 2.
PSN
Aliens: Colonial Marines
@mysticfail
PSN
Microsoft console strategy (or lack thereof), from their absolutely underwhelming Xbox One reveal (TV, TV, TV, sports, sports, sports, Call of Duty…) to the complete obliteration of its digital sharing and distribution approach (which could have been fantastic if handled correctly), passing through inadequate hardware, inexcusable entry price and the endless balooney PR talk… I love my Xbox 360, and I’ll stay with it until (if) they can provide me a true successor.
@junpeitodoroki
Steam
GTA V. Not launched on PC.
@alex2000robert
Steam
Xbox One. Completely underwhelmed by the next generation. Ugly, expensive, and as far as I can tell, does nothing better than the Xbox 360. No backwards compatibility, focus on social media and entertainment crap that I have zero interest in. I’m guessing one still has to pay extra to play multiplayer games (which seems to be the focus of all games now). I’ll wait until the price drops and buy a PS4.
Steam
Payday 2 because the trailer was awesome, but it got too repetitive!
@jeromeeee
Steam
GTA V (the online part)
@cobolatrix
PSN
Battlefield 4
@Shagrath6x6x6
PSN
Deadpool. The disappointing thing was it had so much potential – the writing is witty and our spandex-clad hero constantly breaks the fourth wall to hilarious effect. But the monotonous gameplay really lets the game down – I was bored of the gameplay in less than a hour. A real shame, given that the writing is up there with the giddy heights of Saints Row IV, which merged great script and great gameplay.
@blakethinks
Steam
Aliens: Colonial Marines
@SquirtedTurtle
PSN
I was actually pretty disappointed in Ni No Kuni. It looked pretty and I was excited for it but I tried the demo and the gameplay was really meh for me. Although, to be fair, I’m not the biggest fan of RPGs in general.
@CinematicSky
PSN
GTA Online
XBLA
Star Wars 1313 getting shuttered. probably our last chance to get a grown up Star Wars game got a Disney signature double-tap to the back of the head…
@swipe_
PSN
GTAV Online definitely.
@Dunncor
UPlay/PC
Battlefield 4 single player corruption still isn’t fixed
PSN
@aznxchunky
I would have to say Arkham Origins, not as great as I had hoped for. I took a chance with it and was disappointed for the $60 I paid for. Doesn’t help that it went on a half off sale like a month after it released.
@IkariZero
PSN
Lack of new content in Star Wars The Old Republic. Way too much Cartel Market stuff.
@iZer
PSN
Having to pay for online multiplayer for PS4
@Upmostlion
PSN
I was disappointed gaming wise in Skullgirls, but i know it was out of their hands w/ the dlc.
But non-gaming-still-gaming wise Taco Bell Promotion. I didn’t win my PS4! I bought like 5 big boxes too XD
@Darklurkr23
PSN ALL DA WAY
WiiU’s short list of good games
PSN
@sergiosuperche
Ride To Hell: Retribution
@Teburninator
PSN
uncharted 3 bored the hell out of me.
@setatian
pc
Aliens colonial marines
@memku
PSN
Dead Island: Riptide. That series would be so good if they just put a little more into it.
@ninjeestarr
XBLA
GTA V thought it would be as good as the 4th one but sucked
@mimxastar0b
PSN
I loved remember me so much that I was disappointed that not everyone felt the same way! Does that count? 🙂
@wakeemolo
Aliens: Colonial Marines was a colossal failure and Company of Heroes 2 being a very safe sequel to the first
@Nvsareval
PC/Uplay
kinect sports rivals
@Raheelkhurshid
XBLA
The PSP. Lack of Sony mobile releases is a bit disturbing.
@ScreamingFalcon
PSN
Aliens: Colonial Marines.
@pic3k
PC
aliens colonial marines
@PLAYERZER0
PSN
GTA V Online
@rmr34
PSN
Dead Space 3.The plot hole near the end.It felt more like 3d person Diablo game. @zero110100
Me not winning a ps4 from the tacobell promotion and the VGAs/VGXs.
@Miketheking75
PSN
Battlefield 4. I was getting bored of BF3 and really hoped this would inject some life into the series, but it was not to be.
PC
@gmxsephiroth
I was lucky enough to avoid all of the stinkers. Though if I had to pick one thing, I’d go with Borderlands 2’s Headhunter packs. They’re good, but way too short. Thankfully I got them on sale.
And I’d like a PC code, please. ^^
Brother: A Tale Of Two Sons.
Although I DID enjoy it a lot, I was expecting something a lot more engaging and emotional than I found. And it ended rather abruptly.
@Rowdy__One
PSN
Xbox One and PS4 not having backwards compatability. I know I know, next gen and all, but still, one can’t help to be disappointed that the games you’ve played before will just be shelved and forgotten eventually.
PSN
@richardcarter1789
Xbox One – They ran away from being a gaming console, and seemed to shutter at the thought of being solely that. From the leaks, the failed “always online/once in 24 hrs DRM check in” strategy (meaning the fact that this ever existed), the insulting of gamers on Twitter who questioned the internet being as ubiquitous as electricity comments by MS staff, the continued of focus by MS on hijacking the entire living room with their console, forcing Kinect on gamers, and the lack of games that interest a gamer who’s preferred console was the 360 in the last gen (but owned all consoles + PC)…..among other things.
@twztid13
PC
Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut for PS3.
Surprisingly, this turned out to be one of my all-time favorite games, but it also frustrates me more than anything else. Ever. It’s actually quite amusing how that turned out. Beggars can’t be choosers, I guess.
@davey_jaafari
PSN
Xbox live for not give any good games for being a subscriber.
@kinsie21
PC
Watch Dog getting pushed back it was one of the reasons I got my Xbox One
@_M317
PSN
Alien:Colonial Marines was the biggest disappointment for me this year.I was so looking forward to the game.
Xbox 360
GTA Online – WHERE are the heists!?!?!
No twitter but email is good
PSN
GTA Online was a big letdown.
@batazzmutha
PSN
Southpark: The Stick of Truth getting delayed
@ShawnSig
PC
Star Wars 1313 getting canned.
devers1201@hotmail.com
Aliens: Colonial Marines
@ZeroGamerX
XBLA
Battlefield 4
@PraiseTheSunIol
Xbla
That EA sold BF4 for $60 and then promptly tacked on $25 DLC 2 weeks after release even though they hadn’t even fixed the game itself yet.
GTA Online. The money system created a situation where everyone just wanted to grind and exploit and the matchmaking to set things up is so slow that it took a really long time to find any fun in that game.
@louiedog
PC
Xbox Games With Gold, and the entirety of the Wii U.
@tylerconlee
PSN
The ending of The Last of Us.
@kurokitsune91
PSN
I’m dissapointed in the dramatic increase in microtransaction in games at release.
@josephfuller6
psn
Battliefield 4 the multiplayer is broken and campaign doesnt save
@NickDC97
PSN
Girl Fight
@blackpear8012
PC
Everything dissapoints me
@LukasKahle
Xbox360
xbox red ringed. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 😦
@cappytweet
PC
The 2Ds – I feel like It’s a terrible attempt at a quick cash grab for Nintendo.
@Georgekot1
PSN
Microsoft’s E3 presentation.
@GX3_Dawn
P.S. PSN
Finding out that games like ACIV: Black Flag and COD: Ghosts don’t run 60 fps/1080p natively on Xbox.
@hilazerius
PSN
NBA LIVE 14’s disappointment! The animations, physics, graphics, AI and gameplay were all terrible IMO especially for next gen! I bought it new and quickly traded it in not long after.
@DEAN_M78
PSN
Aliens: Colonial Marines
@Dryden13
PC
Aliens: Colonial Marines
@93418
PC
Xbox One – for forcing the Kinect upon us. ‘Nuff said.
PC
Aliens: Colonial Marines
@drpixl
PSN
other than Aliens: Colonial Marines, the lack of titles coming for both next gen systems is really stupid.
@Dementedclown
PSN
Games with Gold. Most of the games they gave us were terrible Arcade games. ( expect Sleeping Dogs, Fable III and ACII i really liked these)
PC
The next-gen consoles are disappointing. I remember being mesmerized the first time I played my first PS2 game and when I booted up my first 360 game too. That feeling wasn’t present with my first PS4 game at all.
@JustTravers
PSN
Crysis 3
yuminpapa@gmail.com
PSN
Aliens: Colonial Marines
@Born_to_Play
PC
Aliens Colonial Marines
@mars0009
PSN
The new Battlefront game being announced by EA and Dice
@Vasucetjezak
PC
watchdogs getting delayed
@oldmario
psn
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified on PC. It’s a terrible port and the game itself is a mediocre TPS.
@ChirantanRaut
PC
Rock Band ended its DLC
@kitlerc
PSN
The Wii U still sucking so much… was hoping enough would come about to make it worth buying sometime.
@keklar
PSN
Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD is not cross-buy or Cross-Save with the PS Vita version. 😦
@vandelay_art
PSN
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance for having a weird name, being 4 hours long, and having shoddy controls (particularly the Zan Datsu cutting in the boss fights). I did, however, enjoy how over the top the final boss was and how you could wear a sombrero, also how said sombrero would be on top of the box and barrel when you used them.
@MrVonAwesometon
PSN
That you must have ps+ to play online on ps4, but free games tho 😀
PSN/PC
That you must have ps+ to play online on ps4, but free games tho 😀
@Aleksander1337
PSN
Dead Space 3
@samhines
PSN
Battlefield 4
@garrettyu
PC
Fez. Why? Just look at it.
@ZolaMSC
PC
Still no NBA 2k14 or Live 14 on PS Vita…
@iPawn4
PSN
No Games for Gold on Xbox One. I mean come on Microsoft! Get with the program already!
@Slow_Lightning
PSN
Watch_Dogs being delayed – it was one of the reasons why I bought a PS4!
@rabhimself6
PSN
XboxOne thought it would be better
mcintoshinc187@yahoo.com
XBL
Since I didn’t get many games last year, all of the game delays in 2013 was disappointing. It seems like a majority of the most anticipated games were pushed back soon before their release dates. But, I guess in the long run it’s for the best and I can’t wait to see the final results!
@Niki__Napalm
PSN
Microsoft’s Xbox One Reveal presentation and Microsoft’s E3 2013 presentation. the disappointment just speaks for itself
edwinm3000@hotmail.com
PSN
Xbox One first reveal ” http://www.wimp.com/xboxone/ ” I mean this video summarize it all …
-Xbox Go Home 😦
@Pixolator
PSN
Fireburst: boom fire boom boom fire you won
@rogerishere
PSN
Ride to Hell: Retribution
When Bioshock Infinite had only checkpoint saving
@oasis789
PC
lack of time to play games
PSN
@bkjohns1
Pokemon Bank being delayed for about a month now.
PC
aliens: colonial marines
it had potential but gearbox didn’t even try
PSN
Batman Arkham Origins: Huge letdown. Good thing I only borrowed it and didn’t pay full price for it
PSN
Definitely Aliens: Colonial Marines. Huge fan of the Aliens franchise and that game was an absolute mess. Never touching a Gearbox product again.
@_aember
PSN
WiiU Sales were what disappointed me and lack of top notch titles for it.
@LouisR111
PC/Steam
Marvel Heroes. I like ARPGs, I like superheroes, but I just couldn’t get into the combo of the two.
Marvel Heroes. I like ARPGs, I like superheroes, but I just couldn’t get into the combo of the two.
Steam
@gilbygamer
Battlefield 4
PSN
@DarkMaizena
Aliens Colonial Marines
@Fixermaniac
XBLA
Guild Wars 2
wasn’t the sequel to Guild Wars 1, just another MMO
Watch Dogs delay and Arkham Origins not being as good as other games
PSN
@CoughTookie
Arkham Origins
PC
@LukeMichaels
So upset Watch Dogs was delayed
@indiotechknow
Battlefield 4. It had online problems and caused campaigns to be deleted. The game felt like a beta testing. EA needs to step up and treat the community better.
PSN
@TKtheknight
Aliens Colonial Marines
I am a huge aliens fan so I was super excited about the game. I could not stand playing it and promptly brought it back.
@Lasor4
PSN please
I was really disappointed in aliens colonial marines
psn
@sp1d3r_ownz
Aliens: Colonial Marines
@rpmboy2
PSN
Call of Duty: Ghosts
I was so glad that Zombies was gone but in its place was an incredibly monotonous and basic “aliens” mode.
PSN
Watch Dogs getting delayed
@beerrun77
PSN
I wish The Bridge was longer.
@xGATOxMALOx
PSN
Watch Dogs being delayed. I was really looking forward to playing it.
@Negative_Gram
PSN
The total failure of the Wii U in 2013
@11samype
PSN
Aliens: Colonial Marines
@celsowm
Xbox
Battlefield 4
@KetchupHeroXVII
Xbla
Ride to Hell: Retribution
@GreenWFish
Xbox 360
-Lost Planet 3
-@XyBlaze
-XBLA
Call of Duty: Ghosts
@CampusGold
Xbla
Battlefield 4
@RangerXbox
xbox
Aliens: Colonial Marines
@EasyLemon0
– Xbla
Batman Arkham Origins 😦
@OmegaBook
Xbox
Sonic Wii U (lost world)
@MageCompact
Xbla
Failure of CoD: Ghosts / Battlefield 4.
@joe10136
PC
Battlefield 4. Train wreck of a game right there.
@TBocka
PSN
The Last Guardian didn’t come out. That will be my biggest disappointment every year until it does come out.
@PatJB23
PSN
The lack of games for the Wii U
@PieterMC
PSN
Activision’s “support” of Cod: Ghosts for WiiU re: patches
@vgameon
PC
I really didn’t like Far Cry 3. From all the hype and good things I heard, when I played it I was unimpressed and sad.
PSN/PS3
Watchdogs on PSN…I was so looking forward for that. That and the fact that I cant afford a PS4 right now, even though I am stoked about “infamous: Second Son”.
Atomic Ninja
Aliens: Colonial Marines – very disappointing.
@zackcarraway
PC
I’m disappointed of how Sony don’t care much about the vita, it has a really poor store compared to my iPad, yeah big games but a lot less options. Sad.
PSN
@ZarieoZ
I was most upset about Watch Dogs getting pushed back by almost 8 months, I was really looking forward to playing it on my ps4
Disappointed Nintendo didn’t make more of its time advantage.
PSN
@mato98001
Disappointed in the lack of announcements/improvement on PlayStation Home. Really hope Sony changes it to LittleBigWorld and allow us to use Sackboy as our avatar. There’s so much more Sony can do with their IPs and systems
@wilflare
PSN
Battlefield 4
@Bramblefang13
PC
Aliens Colonial Marines
@MirrorCake
XBLA
LucasArts closing its doors. So much wasted potential!
Forgot system: XBLA
X-Rebirth.
@carlos_polar
XBLA || PSN
Aliens: Colonial Marines.@archangelreb
Damn sure it is Aliens CM… the horror
@agbavna
XBLA
Disappointed that The Last of Us felt like re-skinned Uncharted 3 with a few additions
@ChinaDoCare
PSN
Watchdogs… that it didn’t come out at all.
@BrandroidAttack
Format: assuming you’re saying PSN or PC, I’ll choose PSN. If 360 is available, I’d choose 360.
Aliens: Colonial Marines broke my heart. I played it throughout with tears in my eyes. It was so bad but I wanted to love it 😦
@Kinanswer
PC
Gears of War Judgment
PSN
@Kr4zyZ0mbi3
Aliens: Colonial Marines….ouch…
@ShinSolidus
PSN
Battlefield 4
PSN
@Granosx
Lilly Looking Through not being long enough
@thelongshot2112
PC or PSN
Ryse disappointed me. Still felt like a Kinect game.
PSN please!
@meauxzartshoppe
Call Of Duty: Ghost
Did nothing to further progress the game in ways of FPS.
@LiLugly420
Daikatana didn’t win Steam GOTY.
@Nukkus
PC
xbone fiasco. and sony going for the juggular
@chrisxpratt