Most Annoying Game-Over Screens Ever

Where the game ends, the anguish begins: see it now!

Words: Joe McNeilly on April 16, 2008

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Nobody likes to see a Game-Over screen. As if knowing you suck isn’t bad enough, some games rub it in by torturing you with really annoying Game-Over screens. What could be worse than having to watch your demise from multiple angles, or sitting through the same long-ass cutscene of the world ending every time you fail? Tack one of these onto a tough boss fight, and you have a perfect formula for gamer rage. We’ve hand-picked this lot of Game-Overs that are irritating enough to be hilarious (when you’re not suffering through them repeatedly in the actual game.) Enjoy the show!

Apr 16, 2008

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Bianchi - 10 months, 2 weeks ago - Report

MW and MW2.....they get the prize for sure D: and Resident Evil and LOL at the segarally xDDDDDDDD

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Aforextreme - 10 months, 2 weeks ago - Report

How was Total Distortion not on this list?!

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Fedexcommando - 10 months, 2 weeks ago - Report

When I was little I couldn't play Majora's mask because I was too scared I would forget the timer and the evil moon would get me.

GAME OVER YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!

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yesIusetheM14 - 10 months, 2 weeks ago - Report

now I feel obligated to share the best game over ever thought up by anyone, ever;
You and Your Friends are dead, game over (Friday the Thirteenth)
Even better is this;
You're dead
Your family's dead
Your fuckin' pets are being skinned alive
Your mom's a fucking whore
The whole world hates you
You're going to hell
Live with it. Game over.
(Angry Video Game Nerd, Friday the Thirteenth review)

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RedhawkAce - 10 months, 2 weeks ago - Report

I am amazed Too Human wasn't on here that scene made to many puppies die... not by me of course random, hobos outside were driven insane by it.

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ChangingtheSpectrum - 10 months, 2 weeks ago - Report

Game ovah, YEAAAAAH!

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samkovacs - 10 months, 2 weeks ago - Report

MvC2 Arcade, Blarg.

"Don't you want a rematch?" While this god awful song plays, and the timer runs out.

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2cute2Bcruel - 1 year, 4 months ago - Report

"You're Dead" just seems really unsympathetic.

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cheezdawg55 - 2 years, 3 months ago - Report

Game over yeah yeah yeah!!
that last one made me lol

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QuestionMarc - 2 years, 3 months ago - Report

Game Over, Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

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buzsaw6000 - 3 years, 4 months ago - Report

the most annoying has to be call of duty 4
death

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Dr.Salvador - 3 years, 2 months ago - Report

The COD4 ones made me want to eat my gamepad

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gatornation1254 - 3 years, 3 months ago - Report

The Majora's Mask game over pissed me off the most.

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Baconator96 - 3 years, 3 months ago - Report

dont know why, bur GTA 4's death screens always piss me off. I dont want to watch the damn cops back over my dead ass in grayscale slowmotion, i just want to go blow more shit up!

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FancyRat - 3 years, 4 months ago - Report

@Y2Ken

The real issue is how goddamn long it takes. You die, and lie on the ground for about 30 seconds. Then this metallic-ass Valkyrie thing comes down and slowly carries you off to Asgard or wherever. Valhalla, that's it.

It's like Mass Effect's elevators became sentient.

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Wizrai - 3 years, 4 months ago - Report

Hmm I think Crisis Core FFVII was pretty annoying since dying = re-load game and you can't skip movies...so you are up to a boss that will kick your #$%^ just to wait 5 more minutes before trying again.

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Y2Ken - 3 years, 4 months ago - Report

Nice one.

Isn't the Too Human death sequence supposed to be really irritating?

My fave deaths are the classic Metal Gear Solid and also State of Emergency's "You've been killed!"

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kaythanksbye2 - 3 years, 4 months ago - Report

I'm pretty sure it was in the cheesiest game songs article. If it wasn't in the article itself, they definitely played it on the podcast when talking about it.

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Samael - 3 years, 4 months ago - Report

What happened to the "You are dead! DEAD! DEAD!" song? Is that in another feature?

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Narudude360 - 2 years, 6 months ago - Report

I don't find the Trauma Center: New Blood game over screen annoying, just depressing. so depressing that I power down the console for 30 minutes of X-Play before beginning again.

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