The Top 7... more fun to watch than play

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By all means, keep playing. We'll sit and watch, thanks

6 - Crusty Demons - Xbox

By the time this came out (mid 2006), we were pretty damn done with all the random "extreme" games. Unless it's gonna let us ride a tricycle strapped with rocket engines, there's no reason to stick around and see what, if anything, the game might add to the "extremely" crowded genre. Then, after watching our reviewer play Demons for a while, we were captivated by the gratuitous violence and over-the-top bailing animations. Of course, once we took the controller we quickly handed it back, but when it comes to creating a mindless freak show, this title gets it done.

Weightless, ragdoll drivers are always hilarious, but here they're launched all over the place with intense regularity and velocity. The smallest bump sends the rider careening off into the environment, which happens to be littered with horrible ways to die. Blood splatters, bodies fly and laughs erupt from anyone watching. It's a grand old time. One of our favorite moments is when the rider, who's totally locked onto the bike, drives the cycle right into the wall. All that momentum and speed should blast him into the stratosphere, but since he's hitting a wall head on, he just stops. Completely stops. The blood still flies and paints the wall red, but he just doesn't move. Also, mashing the guy into a drained pool is freakin' awesome. Also again, you get to see your bones break and how much blood you lost for each crash. Awesome.

Check the video for bone-breaking bails. Just don't expect the gameplay to be as attractive as the violence.