Worst Controls?

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[February 26, 2009]

worst-controls.jpgSo we have already discussed which games we all think have the best controls. The natural follow-up would be to determine which games sport the worst controls.

In my opinion, Frontlines: Fuel of War takes the cake for this prestigious honor. Legacy players will recall that while a “Legacy” setting was offered, it didn’t alter the sticks at all and only changed some of the button mappings. Unfortunately, many Legacy folks around here wasted their hard-earned cash for an unplayable game, or as SAKY said, “$60 coasters.” Well put!

To add, er… fuel, to the fire, Kaos mentioned on the official Frontlines blog that they were “investigating mis-mappings with the Legacy control scheme” while working on the release of a patch for the game. Well, the patch came out and no changes were made to the “Legacy” configuration. Aside from that, using a Legacy mod was a pain in the ass, thanks to the circular weapon selection menu. Anyone who has used a Legacy mod knows how annoying circular menus can be. Selecting items that are located in the upper left/right or lower left/right sections of the menu is awkward.

So for these blunders, Kaos gets the nod from Alt-Controls.com for offering the worst controls around in Frontlines: Fuel of War. Well done and congrats!

That’s just my opinion of course, so what do the rest of you have to say? Which games have the worst controls?

PS- I’m terribly sorry that this picture is not nearly as enjoyable as the previous one.

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9 Responses to “Worst Controls?”

  • mclovin says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 1:31 am

    Where do you get these pictures! Your lucky i wasnt eating my dinner.
    Id say it would be a tie up with Frontlines and Battlefield: Bad Company. Bad Co didnt offer legacy or button customization. Also the controls were weird and annoying which really made me enjoy the game alot less. Thats my 5 cents.

  • Kula says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 5:33 am

    Bioshock: No customisation available at all. No support for Southpaw/legacy.
    Gears of War 1&2 come a close second for putting the vault/roadie run on the (A) button instead of LB. A single misplaced button can seriously hamper your enjoyment of a game.

  • 2Three says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 8:26 am

    @ Kula

    Good call on BioShock

    @ McLovin

    SAKY found it, blame him :P

  • Paul says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 11:22 am

    *Comment removed, trolls aren’t welcome here.

    Find something more productive to do with your time.

    2Three

  • Graphikill says:
    March 2nd, 2009 at 3:03 am

    farcry 2 ..onmg that was crap.. legacy wise anyway!

  • Graphikill says:
    March 2nd, 2009 at 3:12 am

    oh i got another.. TRACK AND FIELD on XBLA… not a complaint about the controlling, but about the fact that the bloody game cost me 2 controllers .. damn wiggling that stick

  • xDark007x says:
    March 4th, 2009 at 7:13 am

    Any one wana beat on Left 4 Dead? with no legacy… and B as reload. I mean come on, who does that.

  • 2Three says:
    March 4th, 2009 at 11:42 am

    I like reloading mapped to ‘X’ personally!

  • ryan says:
    March 15th, 2009 at 8:46 am

    i think with l4d, mapping b as reload was done due to the frequency of use. i found it a bit wonky at first too, but it makes sense to me since i wouldn’t want “pick up” to be mapped to b. i sympathize with the lack of legacy however. as a southpaw gamer, i love l4ds controls.

    right now, i’m suffering through “dead space” since it lacks stick customizability. despite its control flaws its an amazing game. games like legendary or chronicles of riddick that have southpaw but then switch the trigger mapping really bother me.

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