Worst Games Ever - X-Squad
Вставка
- Опубліковано 2 жов 2021
- As the old adage goes, "if at first Squads A to W don't succeed, send in the X-Squad and hope for the best". Prepare yourself for one of the PS2's worst launch titles.
Thank you to Callum and Jess for sending us this game!
#XSquad #PS2 #WorstGamesEver
--------------------------
Subscribe for more wonderful video game content from Ben Potter and Peter Austin!
TripleJump provides video coverage of video games - including top ten lists featuring current gen platforms (PS4 & PS5, Xbox One & Xbox Series X, Nintendo Switch and PC), retro consoles (PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox and Sega), as well as Worst Games Ever, video game challenges, weekly news updates, first impressions, podcasts, livestreams and much, much more.
Merch, careers, and more information can be found on our website: tripleju.mp
⇨ Patreon: / teamtriplejump
⇨ Twitch: / teamtriplejump
⇨ Livestream VODs: tripleju.mp/vods
⇨ Podcast: play.acast.com/s/triplejump
⇨ Twitter: / teamtriplejump
⇨ Facebook: / teamtriplejump
⇨ Discord: Bit.ly/TeamTripleJump
Follow the boys on social media:
Ben: / confused_dude & Confused_Dude on PSN
Peter: / thatpeteraustin & / thatpeteraustin
The TripleJump Podcast is hosted by Acast, but available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and more!
Acast: play.acast.com/s/triplejump - Ігри
i loved this game, especially when you get the whole squad together you can command them to attack/defend areas. definitely not a terrible game.
X Squad sounds like some kind of fake Poundland cross over action figures featuring the Suicide Squad and X men
I have the cover art of this game burned into my brain from seeing it on the shelves at Blockbuster so much back in the early 2000's
I don't think it's pronounced "cross squad" since there's a "w squad" they would logically be the " x squad'" right? I can't believe I put so much thought into a decades old game I've never played or even heard of lol
Wdym? Cross squad and ZigZag squad make way more sense to me.
It's actually a mathematical symbol. It's pronounced, "Multiplied by Squad"
Usually in Japanese the X character (exsu/batsu) means wrong/incorrect, so could even be interpreted as "wrong squad"- probably why they specifically called it cross squad there
Love this sneak preview of "Playing EVERY PS2 launch game". If we've got this level of quality already, I can only imagine how great of a sports time we'll have!
"The guardian of the waste disposal" classic
X-Squad was the game I got with my PS2 on launch. Played though it a couple of times and actually liked it quite a bit.
Gotta say, I'm loving that Old Skool Drum N Bass soundtrack.
I remember this game being super hard… iirc you had tactical control of the whole team and later missions really required use of the whole team and their abilities.
When I heard the squad members were AI controlled I got a flashback to Daikatana.
I remember this game. Very early in the PS2 life I got this. Didn't think it was too bad, definitely better than the Headhunter port
To be fair, the squad management aspect seemed pretty interesting. If I was a kid I would have loved that part, especially being able to purchase and upgrade the squad's equipment. In game currencies earned from gameplay, that you can then use to upgrade your character, have always been a positive for me. But the gameplay just isn't good enough. Had potential to be a 7.5/10 game, but as it stands, probably more like 5.5/10.
@@tylarjackson7928 precisely my grief when I tried this game. Great ideas and potential but, ultimately drab gameplay and repetitive mission structure. It never felt like I was part of the team, but in charge of corralling some NPCs with the emotional urgency of combat as a broken faucet.
This must be the first time ever in all my years of gaming that I see a terrible game that actually has decent voice acting?
Soon as Ben went through that first door,a Subway commercial came on and I thought it was a cut scene lol
This game is definetly a product of it's time. Those hairstyles and that funky techno music in the levels. Also Andrew Chaikan, the protagonist's voice actor, plays Dio in the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Dub as well as Scorpion in the current Mortal Kombat games
Scorpion and Dio? I saw a live show that featured Dio, Deep Purple AND the Scorpions. Andrew Chaikan didn't do that.
Excuse me? DIO is voiced by Takehito. Nobody cares about Dubs, they have zero voice acting and are horrifying abominations. And decent people dont watch dubs, so theres that.
This was a wonderful video. Seeing Ben suffer is, fantastic. Brings back memories of the Hulk Hogan Kinect game.
The voice actor for Ash (according to the game booklet) was Dan Houser (yes, THE Dan Houser).
I vividly remember reading this as a kid but only confirmation I can find online is the game being listed on his Wikipedia page (voice actor credit)
12:06
Peter “ Ash can crouch, roll”.
Ben “He can also just be an absolute lunatic”.
This and Tekken Tag Tournament were my first PS2 games. I honestly thought this was pretty good. Probably my nostalgia talking though
at that moment the generational jump was pretty big, even crap games would blow our mind, im totally with you my cousin have this game and we have a blast like in 2002 but now... its not that good haha
TTT is still an excellent game. This game, which I've never seen before, definitely doesn't hold up.
@Dr Katz OMG Dr. Katz I need an appoinment
Tekken Tag is a classic that I could return to even today. X-Squad is quite a forgettable slog, imo. I do say, though, if I hadn't played other actually good PS2 titles for most of my time up before coming into X Squad, I'd probably feel nostalgic about it in the same way that I am about MegaMan X7, having never played a proper MM game before that 🤷🏿♀️
I mean the tutorial had to explain a completely new (not really though) controller. So i understand their thinking process behind the in your faceness of it a bit.
Not saying it was good thinking.
Woop woop new “not the worst games ever…. but worst than most!”
Man I remember that Christmas, such a good time playing this game for months.
Hang on! I remember (sort of) enjoying this game. It came free with my PS2.
That explains how it ended up being the first game I got when my mom got me a PS2
I won't lie when my brother bought me a PS2 at launch it was bundled with Kessen and this.
I only had ever played a Nes and Snes before it. This game was amazing to me.
Exsquad a game where you have to navigate awkward encounters with ex girlfriends or boyfriends...
A Survival Horror/Stealth game where you have to avoid your ex in the supermarket.
That "We'll see you very soon." was menacing.
I don't think I've ever seen Ben not enjoy a game this much and that's saying something
Anybody who doesn't enjoy this game is insane. It's really good.
Four minutes in and this is already giving me painful flashbacks to Fuse.
Right down to the redhead with the same haircut.
I bought this game along with my PS2. Loved it in all its cheesiness. Good times
The line "Who decorated this place, Genghis Khan?" Has lives in my head for like 20 years.
So the leader of a military squad in this sci-fi action game is named John Connors, huh? Sounds familiar...
Inverted is technically normal due to how head movement works
I remember this game from the early ps2 era, when my older bro got the system with this game and Ratchet and Clank. Nostalgia hit right there
Those running animations are just PRICELESS!
Honestly the story beats sound like the plot of a mgs game
Gotta say this game is the whole 'dawn of the millenium' package: Drum n Bass OST hype (which I personally enjoy), Futuristic dystopian and techy world with some Matrix elements, and some 'rad' character designs (lol).
Guard Guardians, you say?
Who is going to Guard the Guard Guardians?
The overhigh guard guard guardians of excessive redundancy.
And here I was thinking that this was going to be some kind of X-Men spin-off!
I'm so glad it's not.
The readings for this game were probably the best Worst Games Ever readings I've heard. My grammar and spelling sucks.... but not that bad. I'll rewrite this in X-Squad style:
The texts of reading this game is best the worst game ever I heard. Grammer and spellings bad but way bad.
I'm in awe by how the comments are not adressing this... I might start introducing myself as 'Guardian of the Recreational Area'
I had this game and loved it, it was ahead of its time...
One of the characters looks like Ben if he was mixed with a silver fox and guile from streetfighter lol Thanks for the great content as usual
Wikipedia: Colonel Clifford is a big red dog. He had it ruff.
kylevilhelm holds the speedrunning record with a time of 1h 30m 19s
The description of the characters is absolutely killing me. I can’t breathe!
Yalls editor is amazing 😂
24:40 "Open the pod bay doors Judd."
How dare anyone betray X Squad! I'm so angry
This was my first game on the ps2. I remember thinking the graphics were incredible, and the guns were so cool.
Is Andrew Chicken related to Mr Chicken, original resident of 10 Downing Street?
Of course there are different chickens there now...
I have this game but haven't played it yet.
Edit;
Actually I did turn it on for a couple minutes but turned off after 4 minutes.
Please never stop making these.
I too like to search offices for coffees
Lieutenant Roger, guardian of the waste disposal hahahah I'm dead
On the screen where they prepare for the mission why are all of the menu options in the same style as the weakest link bubbles
This is why Blood Dragon made fun of tutorials.
Here we go launch game time! I've played a launch game before but I'm going to give it everything I've got.
To be honest Cross-Squad doesn’t sounds as badass as X-Squad
It's also obviously not the name. 😂
This dude just said that the LotR Two Towers game is better than Return of the King, I'm still staring in disbelief as I'm typing this, I may need to call in sick at work tomorrow
Nice videos keep up the good work
I remember this game, not playing it. But seeing it reviewed in a game magazine as trash.
I don't know, years of Kingdom Hearts have taught that it's probably χ-blade (pronounced "key", though some may pronounce it as "chi"). ;P
“MAIA!!”…”ive sneaked in!!!”
Oooh, weirdest games ever? I'm in.
I still have this game on my PS2 it’s awesome.
Should check out Martian Gothic for a great example on “seamless character switching”
Gameinformer did a play through of that game like six or seven years ago. One of most convoluted disasters of a “survival horror” game I’ve ever seen. The puzzles are absurd.
@@mCreecher91 but can we really trust game reviewers? /s
its use of the tube system can seem confusing but its writing/mechanics/presentation was pretty good imo.
i double checked every body and that dude floating...
Maybe it’s like the suicide squad (or task force X) where the X is actually the Roman numeral 10. So this is actually 10 squad.
Did not think people hats this game always seen it as an understated gem and loved the out of it
Oh how I adore thee Ben Potter!!! And you TP :)
""there are prisoners in some holding cells"
yes game where else would you put prisoners?
In the waste disposal?
21:36 Wait a minute... Okay, I think I may officially watch too much pro-wrestling, but was that the very tail end of "Being The Elite"s current intro???
They seem like they're trying REAAAAAAL hard to make this game seem.worse thsn it is. The graphics are fine for a PS2 launch title, the L1 button isn't that jank, and while I do feel normal mode should be highlighted automatically its a very minor nit pick.
Yeah they're reaching for reasons to hate this game.
why is this game worse i love x-squad when it came out and i still play it to this day
One thing I hate whenever I’ve seen this game in charity shops is it’s like the one PS2 game (in pal) that’s spine isn’t pure white and has something at the bottom
The EA logo at the bottom you mean?
@@aydenbeta1380 nah not that it’s like this black line that carries on from the bottom of the cover
another stellar episode! Thanks!
"I have to interrupt you, We've got a nazi"
Always good to hear Nathan Ackerman mentioned again.
Genuinely thought Ash was Jedward in the thumbnail
Dude this game was absolutely awesome. One of my first PS2 games and it wasn't topped really by anything else through the life of the console.
Ash/John G. Connors looks like Mr Jay from America’s Next Top Model.
I love that How i Met Your Mother reference.
IYKYK
First PS2 game I ever played.
Here we go
I was that guy who got this game for Christmas 2000!
This used to be my brother and I’s favorite game lol
Looked at the 29 PS2 release games and there was no way this could be in the top 5. Not even the top 10. I remember half the release games.
For me it was #1 I must've completed it on NG+ about 30 times. Ending up with the best gun with Max ammo for all 4 squad members.
This game needs a remastered cult classic.
WOW 2037 isn't that far away all of a sudden
My fav video cause you got Merry and Pippin in it
X Squad was a great game
This video gets: our sincere thanks.
I love you guys
I owned this. I had forgotten about it until today. Thanks lads.
It looks fluid and competent in gameplay due to it being EA I guess. Even in an earlier era.
LMAO you playing the game looked so hopeless LMAO
Great Episode
Are you playing a PS2 game with a xbox pad?
Is it emulated?
@3:44 LOL. A 6 ft 8 character who is barely a head taller than his 5ft6 female teammates. 😂
They used his tinder height.
Also why is the biggest guy your "recon" dude
I followed you on Facebook finally.
God bless Chingrish. Clearly the manual wasn't written by an English-speaking person...
I think the game's wiki pages are much worse then the game itself...
The game wasn't great but I remember far worse TPS games
Here we go CROSS SQUAD
Who guards the guard station guardians?
I thought it was Rerez