Hardest game 2012

Only months after Super Mario Bros. The original sequel was more like an expansion, playing almost exactly like its predecessor, but featuring much more challenging levels meant to keep SMB veterans busy for a long time. Whereas you can memorize the patterns for almost every boss in Touhou, Mushihimesama will force you to think on the fly and put your reflexes to the test. Exploring the fallen kingdom of Boletaria and discovering the secrets of the Nexus is a timeless experience that already has everything that made Dark Souls so popular.

Make sure to check out the remake on the PS5 if you can. You might even become a Souls fan. Ninja Gaiden II is the sequel to the remake released in Team Ninja put their expertise making punishing action games to good use, crafting hard-as-nails boss fights and a treacherous world to explore.

Its sequel, also on the PS4 , is another challenging game you should check out if you liked this one. FromSoftware took inspiration from Tenchu and the Ninja Gaiden series.

Both star shinobi like Sekiro, and both are remarkably hard. This fantastic puzzler has you making your way around a beautiful and mysterious island full of puzzles you can tackle in any order you want. The thing is, some of these puzzles are designed in a way that almost guarantees getting stumped and having to look up a solution online. On the one hand, you have the B-Sides — harder versions of each level unlocked by finding a cassette while playing through the normal map.

If you manage to clear every one of those easier said than done , the C-Sides will become available. Sure, you died 15 times each. But you finally beat them in the end. How much harder could the rest be? If there has ever been a time where we needed the Konami code, it was at the beginning of Contra.

Running and shooting are easy enough. But keeping track of every single enemy and projectile flying your way is exhausting.

The frustration will seep into your bones as you cry out in anguish, and you may be tempted to hurl your controller at the nearest wall. This fantastic platformer brings the insane difficulty of I Wanna Be The Guy-like games, and a much bigger budget with a real development team.

In the world of Disgaea, the souls of criminals are reborn into penguin-like bodies to serve as slaves in the Netherworld as they pay for their sins. While the levels themselves are manageable, boss fights in Prinny are just plain unfair — especially in the sequel, which is why you get a whopping lives at the beginning of the game. With the ridiculous official name of Slaves to Armok: God of Blood Chapter II: Dwarf Fortress, this dungeon-building simulator is easily the most challenging construction game in existence.

The best part about SMM2 is that people are still making new levels. And they probably will be until the next Super Mario Maker comes out. You'll have to calculate your own score. Play the classic game, or mix it up with an all-new action mode: fireballs, blasters, gravity wells, and more! Your pineapple is trapped at the top of a huge tower!

Jump over pits of lava and dodge dangerous traps to rescue it. Grow your civilization during the Bronze Age. Collect food, research technology, defend yourself from other civilizations, and build a world wonder! Let's get rolling! It may not look like much at first, but we have a feeling you'll be earning trillions of points in no time. We no longer support Internet Explorer.

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