Top 10 Worst Video Game Reviewers

Let's say there is this game you want to try out but are afraid it might turn out bad. So you listen to a review and believe it, only to find out it was a good game after all.

Here are reviewers who are bad at reviewing.

The Top Ten

IGN

IGN is a media company based in San Francisco that specializes in video game and entertainment coverage. It is operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., which is a subsidiary of Ziff Davis.
The company provides news, reviews, and multimedia content related to video games, movies, television, and technology... read more

Pokémon HG/SS got a lower score because "it's a remake."
The only con of Majora's Mask 3D according to IGN? The water temple. That one con lowered the score to 8.7/10.
What do they think is bad about Pokken Tournament, a fighting game? Is it the subpar voice acting? Nah, of course, it's the "overwhelming mechanics."
Now let's look at what they said about Assassin's Creed Unity. Towards the end, the reviewer described it as "revolutionary." Really? The buggy mess that is Unity is revolutionary?
They are the worst reviewers because they'll come up with a bunch of excuses to lower the final score of a game they don't personally like while rating games like Call of Duty and Evolve highly despite them being mediocre because of their partnership deals.
If you want a non-biased review of a video game, you don't go to IGN. Enough said.
Mariotehplumber

This guy is completely awful at reviewing video games. He screams like an idiot and says things that aren't in the game. He mostly bashes Sonic, which is no surprise to me whatsoever.

I went to watch my favorite YouTuber, Sykoh, play Sonic Heroes (he's great. Maybe watch him sometime), and Sonic Adventure 2 by Mariotehidiot popped up. I decided to click on it. I heard swearing and just ugh. He is the worst YouTuber ever: racist, sexist, and just horrible.

He complained about a buckle on Sonic. I don't see the buckle anywhere.
Gligar13vids

I'm not even sure if this guy should count, considering he's an obvious troll if I ever saw one. However, he's heavily biased, he compares games to other games that aren't even in the same genre, his voice is very irritating, and he barely even looks at the games he reviews before dismissing them as bad.
Take a look at his review of Undertale. Regardless of whether or not you like Undertale, you have to admit that he made a bad review. He spent more than half the video complaining that the game couldn't run on older PCs, and he only looked at the game for about (I'm not kidding) 10 MINUTES before quitting! I'm sorry, but if you think you can form a solid opinion of a game by playing it for 10 minutes, you're a moron!
Also, his complaints were just stupid. Even if Mr. Gligar13vids is a troll or not, that doesn't change the fact that his videos are a pain to sit through, and he is, in my opinion, the worst video game critic ever.
GameSpot

GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on various video games. It was launched in 1996 and has become one of the most well-known sources for gaming content. GameSpot also features community forums and video content, including gameplay... read more

If any game comes in a blue case, you bet your ass it's getting a free pass.
The Game Theorists (MatPat)

The Game Theorists is a YouTube channel dedicated to exploring video games through analytical and creative theories. The channel has featured a range of shows including Game Theory, The SCIENCE!, Digressing and Sidequesting, Crossover, Game Exchange, Culture Shock, and A Brief History.... read more

Whereas I don't know about opinions, his game theories are pretty crappy. He made a theory that Dr. Light from Mega Man is evil, while using non-canon evidence (the Archie Comics). He tried to use math to claim that Majora's Moon is not a threat, even though The Legend of Zelda is a FANTASY series.
Finally, I honestly don't know if I want to take the opinion of a guy who used to make videos theorizing the boob width of game characters.
Metacritic

Fairly harsh for an uninformed opinion. Whilst it is true that Metacritic gathers the average opinion on games, they use a system involving a significant amount of weighting where the values involved aren't published. As a delightful example, reviews submitted by Kotaku have a significantly (SIGNIFICANTLY) higher impact on the score (in fact, the common belief is Kotaku has one of the highest) than other smaller sources.
Which is why I'm also voting Metacritic. Not only is it widely used as a source of critic scores without being properly understood, but their business model is also incredibly shady, and the honestly vast corruption involved in the systems they use causes much, much more damage than the average reviewer will ever have the ability to do.
The Irate Gamer

Truly the worst reviewer of all time, as he decides which games are good or bad and mostly, most of them suck. He has been a rip-off of the AVGN for a long time and should be number one.

How on earth was this guy not on here to begin with?
ScrewAttack!

They barely review games, but that doesn't stop me from putting them here. They are also the same people that called the Wii U Nintendo's biggest mistake, made Goku lose TWICE against Superman in Death Battle, and called Sonic Boom worse than (I'm not even kidding) Superman 64 and Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis. No wonder ScrewAttack is now getting a little bit of hate. Screw them.

Everything older went downhill, and so did ScrewAttack!

The only reason I watch is for Death Battles.
Mixedfan8643

You take everything (including Archie Sonic) too seriously, even more than Mr. Enter. Archie Sonic doesn't deserve to be canceled. The games went downhill after Colors. You should read Meltingman234's review of Sonic Colors in the description of his anti-Sonic Colors stamp and watch his three-part Sonic retrospective so you can find out why he still read the comics before the cancellation. I know him more than you do.

When I read his Archie Sonic reviews, there was just something about this guy that rubbed me the wrong way. I think it was his unnecessary vitriol where it may not be warranted and his lack of ability to handle disagreement. Mixedfan just does not seem like a person you would want to talk to at all.
ProJared

Jared Knabenbauer, born August 28, 1985, and known online as ProJared, is an American YouTube personality. He is widely recognized for his video game reviews and content related to Dungeons & Dragons. Knabenbauer has also collaborated with numerous other YouTubers and appeared on various gaming-related... read more

His early reviews were short but informative discussions of interesting games. However, in the last year or two, his output has ceased to be worth watching. It seems like he is chasing YouTube metrics at the expense of quality.

This guy is ugly and annoying. He just...ugh. Even his name disgusts me.

The Newcomers

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Synthetic Man

He is legitimately a right-wing version of DSP and Feminist Frequency combined. He talks about game mechanics in silly political terms like beta, alpha/chad, or sigma male, but then complains a game is hard because he doesn't know how to level up and spend his skill points. Just awful.
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The Contenders

TheCrimsonTaco
Chaotixhero

Yeah, I put my own self on here. My reviews are pretty bad, yet I still make more. I take videos off of YouTube and talk over them, calling them my "reviews." I also sound so mellow, and I barely edit my reviews. I also try to be funny, but the jokes never work. Yeah...when I call myself a terrible reviewer, you know it's bad.
Darknessthecurse
Jim Sterling

While Jim used to be great, his ranting has gone way too far, especially from the beginning of 2021.
While I agree with his point that members of the LGBTQIA community should be treated better, the way he explains his points is downright abysmal. His research is poor at best, his rants are tiresome and repetitive, and his reaction to criticism is childish.
Again, I agree with most of his beliefs. However, at the end of the day, I cannot stand a man who constantly complains and moans while also refusing to listen to valid criticism for his channel.

If you line up his reviews with those from other sources for a long list of games, you will see a noticeable pattern. His scores are consistently contrary to the popular direction of appeal.
His only consistent tendency when reviewing is that he is a contrarian, seeking to elevate games the community finds problems with and undermine those with universal appeal. He doesn't review to tell us a game's value, but to get attention. This is why he can't be trusted.
DSPGaming

This guy tries to review games that he has no idea how to play, and he lets his stream chat walk him through basically the whole game. If he gets stuck and the chat can't help him, he just quits the game. Plus, he complains about people making TIHYDP videos, but if he didn't suck so much, they wouldn't have to.

Worst Let's Player ever. He also does reviews, so he can be here.
youngdefiant

Hey people, this is what I would do if I wanted Youngdefiant to be gone.
Send a note to YouTube:
"Dear YouTube,
There is a YouTuber named Youngdefiant. Youngdefiant is a selfish YouTuber who calls himself the king of YouTube and thinks he is better than everyone else. You want to know why I called him selfish? It is because he makes fun of us, calls us fake gamers, and calls himself a real gamer. He also hates on his own subscribers for no reason.
I think I know why he wants to call himself the king of YouTube. It's because he wants to make us feel bad about ourselves and get rid of all our YouTube channels so he could be the only YouTuber around here. Youngdefiant blames the people that do rants on him even if it's his fault. So, YouTube, can you please block his channel and sue him?"
From the YouTubers.
GameTrailers
Worth A Buy

Often poorly researched and offering a knee-jerk reaction to the video game industry. His input is often in the same vein as the loudest person on a Steam forum. He believes himself to be the voice of the people while showing disdain for the people. A terrible reviewer but somewhat likable person.

One of the most stuck-up reviewers of all time. He thinks he's the only honest video game reviewer left, yet his videos have no structure and are completely biased.

A complete hypocrite and overall moron. I don't actually think he likes video games deep down.
Nathaniel Bandy

Nathaniel Bandy is an American YouTuber known for his entertaining and informative videos about Nintendo games. He was born on October 12, 1993, in Virginia. Bandy often features challenges, retrospectives, and game reviews, building a community around his passion for gaming.
Feminist Frequency

All of their videos about games are biased and talk down on games that don't deserve it. Hitman Absolution is sexist because you can kill strippers and position their bodies around? You can do that for anyone regardless of sex, race, and class.
But the worst is their reviews because they talk about the little, unimportant things in the games and barely talk about any of the gameplay, graphics, and sound. If you want an example, watch their Rise of the Tomb Raider review.

The epitome of uninformed, Feminist Frequency has a tendency to make up whatever nonsense to get people who haven't a grasp on common gaming knowledge on their side. I may not like the death threats they receive, but I also don't tolerate blind stupidity. So Feminist Frequency deserves a spot in the top 10 for me.
Angry Joe

How? I agree mostly with the RTS reviews, even though he destroyed Civilization 5 and Total War 2. Angry Joe actually put Battlefield, the cops and robbers one, as one of the worst games of 2015. So your points are invalid.
Also, he barely reviews Call of Duty, so you cannot get so salty because of the Advanced Warfare review. Or the Overwatch review. By the way, ever heard of The Witcher franchise? I would say he loves those games.

Simply biased in every single way towards anything that isn't Battlefield or an RTS. Simple as that.
X-Play

These guys are not that good at reviewing. They are almost at IGN's level of suck. Thanks to popular reviewers like SomecallmeJohnny, X-Play is going down the market.
TheMysteriousMrEnter

TheMysteriousMrEnter, whose real name is Jonathan Rozanski, was born on July 21, 1992. He is an American YouTuber and cartoon reviewer best known for his animated atrocities review series.
One of his most criticized videos was his review of the "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode "Pet Sitter Pat.... read more

I will admit he's still doing decent compared to the others on this list, but now he's getting a little bit boring. He started doing re-reviews because "his older ones aren't so good because he was so angry." Who cares?

There are worse reviewers than Mr. Enter. I don't hate him, but I used to be an immature hater. I'm still not a fan of him.

I thought he just made crappy, boring reviews on animation while getting angry.
TheStimpyLand

While he is no longer on YouTube, he is the most hateful, mean-spirited, biased, and unpleasant game reviewer I have ever seen. He has no respect for his viewers. In fact, he insulted them and was very condescending to them in half of his videos.
He always jumps around multiple topics when discussing one thing and repeatedly explodes over the smallest details. His revisit of Wrath of Cortex was one of the worst examples of how horrible he sounds as a reviewer.
PewDiePie

Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg (born October 24, 1989), known online as PewDiePie, is a Swedish YouTube personality, comedian, and commentator. He gained fame for his Let's Play videos and vlogs and was the most subscribed YouTuber for nearly six years, after which he was surpassed by T-Series. As of March... read more