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The GameShark Top Ten: Frustrating Moments in Gaming
While narrowing down all the frustrating moments in gaming is an impossible task, we asked our News Director to wax poetic about his trials and tribulations from God of War to...Mario Party? He'll have to explain...
Date: Friday, May 30, 2008
Author: Jeff McAllister

1. Need for Speed: Most Wanted 5-1-0 (PSP)

Street racing games are a dime a dozen and it takes a certain uniqueness to separate the good from the bad. Need for Speed: Most Want 5-1-0 for the PSP delivers on this but not in a good way. Unlike most street racing games, not only are you racing against other drivers, but you also have the police on your back side most of the time.

While for the first few races the police are easy enough to outrun, something strange happens and suddenly the police have rockets up their asses and can catch you no matter what fancy maneuvers you throw at them. Think you have a fast car? Think again. Think that neat trick you just pulled that made the cop slam into the guard wall will stop him? Oh hell no.

Watch the map in the corner and you will see the little blue dot that indicates the cop car suddenly hit 88 MPH and travel forward in time to your exact position on the track. You can do whatever you like to stop the cops that are chasing you, but no matter what you do, they will catch up to you in a matter of seconds and will slam and bang your car to take you down. For a game that was fun for the first few races, it takes a cruel swan dive into a river of frustration very quickly.

So there you have it, a ten game trip down frustrating memory lane. Have your own frustrations? Let us know !

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