[Nate]

I think that games are the worst when you see they have potential.

So whilst Azurik was a crappy game, I don't hate it because I never expected anything better.

On the other hand, I hated Prince of Persia: Sands of Time because it should have been better. The graphics and the stunts were amazing but the fights were dull and at times had an ridiculous learning curve. I gave up quite early because of that fight in the ballroom with the Prince's Father which is impossible to beat.

Another one which should have been better is Evil Twin, which had an interesting plot, great production design and a lot of good ideas but the controls were shot to buggery, the level geometry was a mess (whilst the textures placed on them were great) and some of the levels were impossible to beat without cheating.