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13- Viewtiful Joe

The first Viewtiful Joe was an excellent title that brought about a 2D platforming renaissance. Then came a sequel that had absolutely nothing to add to the formula, followed by a fighter that pretty much dug the series a shallow grave. When the first one perfects a genre, retreading and retrying is pretty much a failed proposition. We don't know where Joe'll go, but his prospects don't look promising.

12- The Getaway

The Getaway attempted to take a different route in the crime-sim sandbox genre by focusing on realism and the British. What Sony Computer Entertainment Europe failed to realize was that people don't enjoy realism or English people in their games. The series still tolls on, despite the fact that people stopped caring about British gangster movies a good half-decade ago.

Outclassed during the PS2 era, the series faces even more competition with well-designed sandbox titles like Saint's Row and Crackdown filling the time before GTA drops. Up next? A potential PS3 sequel that really has no worth now that GTA has cast off its cartoony roots.

11- Devil May Cry

The original Devil May Cry was a shot in the arm for action titles, arriving on the scene for Capcom when Resident Evil was stagnating. Unfortunately, the second title was abysmal, and by the time the third game hit, Ninja Gaiden and God of War has stolen all of Dante's thunder. Devil May Cry 4 is in the works, but be honest... wouldn't you rather see Capcom release Resident Evil 5 or Dead Rising 2 instead?

10- Serious Sam

In a marketplace that was inundated with over-thought shooters, Serious Sam made his mark by delivering a straight shot of adrenaline. Unfortunately, the thing about adrenaline is that a second dose is rarely needed. Still, Croteam has continued to churn out serious sequels that offer little else besides more shit to shoot.

9-Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

After creating perhaps the best Star Wars game of all time, Bioware handed off development of the second to Obsidian, which delivered a notoriously unfinished sequel that couldn't match up to the original in any regard. Bioware passed up the sequel to create the slightly less underwhelming Jade Empire. This Mass Effect does look good however, but we've heard hide nor hair of a third KOTOR title. Then again, when was the last time anyone cared to ask?

8- Lumines

Lumines essentially perfected its formula the first time around. Go ahead and try to think of one thing that Lumines 2 added to the formula. Go ahead, we'll wait. At least Tetris 2 tried to be a bit different, even if it completely failed. New songs and skins? Great job, Q Entertainment. You managed to make people spend $40 on a weekend worth of work.