I'm rather confident that some of you will eventually agree with this list… Or at least, part of it.
Top 5 Boss Battles:
You knew I was going to make this list, didn't you? The rules are the usual: I will only choose one pick per game and / or franchise. Without any further ado, let's get started.
5) The Hydra (God of War):
The utterly gory details of this sea serpent's ultimate pwning form of annihilation are reported in the previous list, therefore I'll just get to the point on this one. The Hydra is only the first boss in the game and yet, it's the one that truly makes you understand what kind of awesome things the main character, Kratos, in capable of and that, my friends, is what a boss fight is all about!
4) Solidus Snake (Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of the Patriots):
If you ever played a MGS game then you know boss fights are (just like the whole games) a matter of strategy, good timing and, most of all, patience… The final boss of Sons of Liberty, however, is nothing like that. It's a fast paced, spectacular uber sword fight on the top of Federal Hall, in which you have to think very, very fast, in order to avoid being mauled by either Solidus's double swords, metal tentacles and burning jet engine… Oh, and by the way, did I mention you aren't fighting with Snake here? Yes… It's Raiden… He is the main character in this game… And Solidus is the one who killed his parents and brought him into the battlefield when he was a child. It's a dramatic showdown, in case you didn't notice… A cool one, for a change. Too bad the cut-scenes are ridiculously long!
3) All Dungeons' Bosses (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess):
Yep… All of the boss battles in this game are an absolutely amusing and spectacular experience, although fairly easy in my opinion. I couldn't possibly choose what the best boss was, but there was one thing all of them had in common: they all got pwned by my legendary sword of ultimate who's-your-daddy-ness! And the occasional indispensable item. Ta-na-na-na!
2) Perfect Dark Gaia (Sonic Unleashed):
Even though Sonic's games are suffering the impending sickness of a bad gaming bacteria, there's no denial that boss battles in his games are usually a full concentrated cocktail of fast paced awesomeness due to the speed of execution and, naturally, the oh so ever fitting music… Speaking of which, since Sonic switched to 3d (with the results we all know about), the final bosses are always accompanied with the main theme of their respective games, making even the lamest one feel like something astounding. As for my personal pick for this list, Dark Gaia is truly the total package (good music and great battle), I'm also going so far to say that its boss fight was the best and most difficult in Sonic's history, after the Doomsday Zone, of course. Before reaching this stage, you have to go through a fairly easy fight with Eggman's latest cheap ultimate robot and a long first phase of Dark Gaia in which you have to hit the ancient dragon-like lava snake with Chip's super powered stone giant, then you must hit one of his eyes with Sonic before the time expires… And then, he transforms and the REAL greatness begins! With Super Sonic you must destroy the monster's barrier by beating the 7 annoying tentacle heads that occasionally pop out of it, while trying to avoid Gaia's shots, random meteors that could kill you in three hits due to your limited life bar (that's right folks, no rings to collect here) and doing everything before your partner gets killed by Dark Gaia… I died 18 straight times before finally getting it right; now I could do it with my eyes folded but at the time it's been a phenomenal pain in the arse! Naturally, the orchestral version of the game's main theme rocked my gaming mood back and forth. This boss battle used to be my undeniable no. 1 choice… Until recently when I played a certain, little known game some of you may recognize, for the very first time… Here it is.
1) Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII):
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I did it… I managed to survive two bosses in a row, only to find myself face to face with Sephiroth's God form and I won… I actually beat him! At the first attempt, too!
I FREAKING WON! I survived all of his attacks, especially that Super Nova, which is the most exaggerated move in history… He destroyed the entire Milky Way with it… 4 times! If I didn't have 1 million items and uber evolved materia powers I would have never won, but I did… And it was amazing! All the game was the most profound and deep visual experience I've ever felt after some of my favorite movies, and the ending fitted perfectly. I won't say anything else about the game in case you didn't wanted to play it because you disliked RPGs (fools!), but if you did play it, then you definetely know what I'm talking about, soooooo… See you in the Lifestream!
P.S. If you don't like this list, I will omnislash your butt!