Charlie's Angels (GameCube) Is It Really That Bad?

[pallafox]

I think the real shocker is that, there was a "Charlie's Angel" game?

[VideoGamesAnthology]

Nice video, did you just won a subscriber, but, about the history...

Shredder steals the liberty city statue too in Turtles in the time so, there's a few less points for the lack of creativity.

[myAKQJ10]

18:56 Holy fuck your reaction was fucking epic. First it's "What happens, ghost are u there ?" then realise and "WTF LMAO"

[EriksImprov]

lol, when you were climbing the ladder, I was just thinking of the snake eater song from MGS3, and it started playing. Nice

[Ugly1Man]

I didn't think this game was bad I remember my friend has this I was surprise I enjoy it But the best game cube game I enjoy was the Batman Rise of Tze I think that was the name of it well I remember that game being really fun and enjoyable to play.

[Ghp266]

i had this game on PS2 when i was younger. and i use to love it *facepalm*

[BigRickDouglas1]

if u want a bad gamecube game, try universal theme park...

[lamasu]

being easy and super boring better than being super hard? spoken like a true wuss. no offence but that was the weakest thing i've ever heard you say on here. respect though cause your videos are good

[Linkage360]

Snake Eater joke was perfect

[Demoniq]

that game was ass, and seeing your review says to never trust your judgement for anything.

[ThePirateDave17]

@Demoniq Its a game that doesn't take itself seriously...being taken unseriously. Opinions much?

[Gum2Gum]

@Demoniq lol

[BvlgarigovIT]

well the fighting is better than Skyrim's. At least you can kick.

[8BitFox]

best snake eater joke EVER

[Shintaka9009]

Also it's reaaaally nice to see somebody positive doing reviews for once, who ENJOYS games and just wants to have fun. Shows just how bad this game is with a bit more conviction!

[Shintaka9009]

Around the point where you started playing Snake Eater I leaped for the Subscribe and Like buttons.

Most excellent!

[TrippyScarecrow]

Woah where did you get that Earthbound poster?

[SuperBromander]

That dance will SERIOUSLY haunt my nightmares.

[babuybabuyan]

I Love charlie's Angels but this game makes me dumb. The Alex dance was so random. WTH?

[omegaweaponredux]

you know idve given it a +10 for snake eater if it actually played.

[fingrid]

"Snake Eater" during the ladder scene was funny as hell. :D

16:34 - 16:43 Oh yeah, footage of Dynamite Cop. For that, +5 to you. :)

[Lostprophetzzz]

i know this guy is the "Happy" video game nerd but he is FAR too positive....

[RootBriansLostTeeth]

Algar? Wasn't that the name of that retard fish piranha villain from Power Rangers Turbo?

[SoulNoodlesCrew]

@RootBriansLostTeeth It sure is RootBriansLostTeeth, it sure is...

[wilrc6]

@RootBriansLostTeeth Elgar was his name.

[iapprovelolis]

13:53 i was just wondering

Where does she keep that cellphone?

[UtushoReiuji]

I just clicked this to see if GameInformer's review where they said "poking your eye out with a prickly stick is more fun" was in this.

[Pjan00]

I'm at minute 7, and it seems you are liking this game too much. I really hope you'll be saying that you hate this game by the end of this video.

[XJVHS]

Isn't that dance at 19:30 from Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle movie?

[smackknot]

SNAAAKEEE EAAATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lucios1995]

Ladder climbing hit me like nostalgia <3

[DoloDigital]

I give u props for giving James credit..... honorable. Keep the vids comin!

[Koopa2662]

when she kicks, the air turns green - smelly feet?

[anarcangelpi]

I have a TREMENDOUS request for you..... ok... please please PLEASE, do a "Is It Really That Bad?" of Other M to maybe open peoples' mind to giving it another chance or atleast not hating it or the makers of it. I was gonna do a whole video response asking this, but I don't have the resources.

[TheDrunkenCelt]

So its the same story as Turtles In Time. Except that game is good.

[moonlightkisu]

so basically, what you're saying is, it's so bad ... it's good.

[timberbothy2]

You old softy! You gave this game +5 for having "not jarring" and "fine" music. And, another +5 for being "easy and boring". You're just being contrary to popular belief. :)

[eckbw]

19:30 best dance ever

[BassBOY0GIRL]

What a shame. I'm pretty sure the GameCube was capable of rendering larger breasts than that.

[xmortalkombatx1]

He should do sonic the hedgehog 2006.

[MustardOverlord]

lol the angels' bodies look like pyramid head's!

[Smael64]

despicable me stole the scenario

[CougarLeonII]

Some times, when a game is so bad, it helps to pretend that it doesn't exist.

[mbt96]

Wait a dumb story gets a plus... ARE YOU HIGH HVGN

[Okoa]

@mbt96 A story being so dumb that it's funny gets a plus. That's the distinction.

[mbt96]

@Okoa Okay.

[zindayn]

there's always gotta be the token block guy, and he always dies first.

[hotlikewasabi25]

I'll name my kid Algar just for you!

[Weezerfan1993]

the controller makes it sound like you're fapping in the background LOL

[thegreatbunsofstone]

Play 13, thats the worse game I ever played.

[gundamnduke0]

the three girls reminds me of totally spies

[Katurodrake]

I absolutely love the MGS3 ladder climb reference.

[jpcomeauzero]

"There's nothing sexy about your polygons" HILARIOUS

[ValisHD]

@jpcomeauzero actually there is but thats another topic

[TheNintendo101]

Hey Derek. PLAY BIG RIGS OVER THE ROAD RACING AND BLOW IT OFF

[conkeronine]

The Funny Dancing!!! 18:58 - 19:30 - 21:19

[Tricksterz202]

I do love HVGN but this was entertaining

especially Lucy Liu dancing

[thething91]

dude when u laughed at her bicycle kick i LOL'D xDD

[pickupsomemilk]

I enjoyed this video, you get a trial subscription period.

[lophatjello]

@pickupsomemilk LOL!! best-worst comment ever!

[MarioMario66666]

I Like The EarthBound Poster In The Background At 01:29

[MarioMario66666]

@MarioMario66666 Lol I Disliked My Own Comment.. Ok Not Funny

[xXSimonHayleyGrlXx]

Nice MGS3 Reference, Lmfao! That made my morning!

[ZombieConverse69]

When he said he's in the Biohazard Mansion i was thinking the same thing. . .

<3

[TheHitmenMGC]

@alaskansnitch LPers are people who play through a game and record it with or without there voice recording over to entertain, help or inform people

[AlaskanSnitch]

what is LPer's? Do they do critical reviews of modern games????

please anser :)

[TrashBoy4p]

Hilarious. The dancing was awesome. Before you said anything about the points, I said to myself that I'd add +5 just for that. :)

[dashkimbrell]

Oh, I have a suggestion for a gamecube game to do. Turok Evolution. I only played it once on split-screen, but i remember it being terrible.

[dashkimbrell]

wow, that Snake Eater Reference was Epic, lol. 

[GMFreaq]

Great series!

[richardhutnik]

Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing...

[bshanks26]

so carmen sandiegio is the villian, i mean the statue of liberty is just MISSING.

[NightChime]

Haha you kill me man. "This aspect was mediocre, so +5".

[rmfgotenks]

I've played this game before, but I never saw the bad dancing. Strangely, it makes me wanna play it again. Bad games aren't that bad if you have a warped sense of humor and an open mind.

[DaveyDeathRay]

Where in Alaska are you from? I grew up in Juneau. Living in Portland now...which is a lot like Juneau except that there's more to do and there's a little less rain. Rock!

[coolguy7553]

I really want to play this game. I think younger middle school kids would like this. But sometimes you wonder who thought they should dance?

[OwtDaftUK]

Do my favorat tombraider angel of darkness i think im the only person who likes that game.

[RyunSharp]

NOW PLAY SUPERMAN 64 PLEASE!

[darkinertia2]

great video the only thing i had a problem is, although you may have not gone into the review as "this games gonna suck" it seems like you might of went in saying " well i know its gonna suck, but lets see if theres anything thats at least ok" so you scored it not on a regular scale, but if the game is shitty or just really bad lol

[R1kuTakao]

After this you should do Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust. It's only the worst console game of this generation.

[jokenhahaha]

wait... where do they keep the phones?

[SecretSquaff]

Monupirates

[silenceofthehills]

Hey, the story fits the film plots, I guess!

This comes from the idjiots that think that games are only about action, to the point that the gameplay forsakes the source's character. It should be more about mystery and adventure too.

This here is just a basic beat'em up. They could have taken notes from The Sheild the game, and THAT'S BAD!!!

[NanayaRay01]

this isn't right, HVGN shouldn't say f#ck

[MotherRat]

It was jarring.

[PEZhead5432109876]

Those names are awesome

Jarroo and Jaruis? Who came up with these?

[TheEpeEntertainment]

This was very entertaining and funny video. :D

You should definitely make more Let's Play type videos like this.

[MidnightForever319]

I like this new series, you actually took the time to really evaluate the game,i respect that.

[Ponimaju]

are the names of the characters based on their character model like in streets of rage 2?

[TheAwesomefroggy]

This is an awesome idea!! But your being a little bit biase. 4 example, u gave it a bunch of scores 4 the dumbness of it, when u could've just said it was funny, or 4 the easyness. Yes, I prefer easy over frustrating, but it's still not very good 2 be super easy. U should still continue the series though!!

[Poisonapplefarm]

Your name should have been HANK!!!



[soadhusky]

18:53 XD

[aussieXdude]

Loved the jumping, bicycle kicking and dancing! couldn't stop laughing and you made it even funnier. thanks :)

[hypersonic64]

Wait,

is this Turtles in Time adopted brother? Story/concpet is kinda similar I got to say.

[coolgra101]

of course the knife dissapears when she dances, otherwise she would be stabbing herself in the vagoo

[ninjastick200]

Hey Hey Hey Listen Hey Hey Listen Hey whens the next HVGN episode?

[kevenzz]

this game reminds me of Dynamite Cops or Spikeout for the arcade...... it's a 3d beat em ups.

Honestly 2d beat em ups are so much better than 3d ones.... like a million times better :)

[RapperJJJ]

I like this new series, "is it that bad?" That bicycle kick and dancing was hilarious.

[pspbook13]

18:57 was fucking hilarious!

Keep these videos up!

[Minority119]

maybe for the next "Is it Really that Bad" you could do Prince of Persia 3D for the dreamcast?

I loved it, but folks hate it =P

[SchlossRitter]

The credits scroll fast since the developers don't want people to see their names on this crap as easily.

Stole the Statue of Liberty... what is this, TMNT?

That jumping is weirder than Enter the Matrix.

[perun1nj]

I'd like to see you rate Duke Nukem Forever

[HertFellings]

You should do a video on the game Rogue Warrior for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. It's a terrible first person shooter with constant swearing.

[lophatjello]

@HertFellings Maybe. Same goes for Duke Nukem Forever. I still haven't decided how recent I want to go. James / AVGN and the like have done most of the really old school stuff while modern sites and LPer's have pretty well done newer stuff, but xbox/gc/ps2 is in that grey area of not really retro but not really modern. So as of right now, that's where I want to focus. We'll see where this idea takes me.

[marcsman229]

@lophatjello YES!! Finally!! Keep it up with the previous generation games!!

[yhmmot]

@lophatjello a duke nukem forever one would be interesting since i like it but heard nothing but terrible things from that game

[CommanderSwedePlays]

@lophatjello aww, duke nukems an awful game, but hecka fun ;)

[xRocketzFighterx]

@CommanderSwedePlays

Same here I was like wah duke nukem is bad? well no shiz it got canceled and restarted so many times lol.

Bad game but such a guilty pleasure.

I'd buy charlies angels just for the, lui kang bicycle kick.

[shibaduba00]

@lophatjello Rogue Warrior is way worse than DNF, do that one :D

[shmoozii]

@lophatjello shadow the hegdehog, is it really that bad?

[mbt96]

@shmoozii No

[AisuSeijin]

The best part was when you were trying to go up the stairs... And I had originally thought you were demonstrating the horrible 3 camera angles that made no sense for going up the stairs... I kept going, "Wait, what?"

Then I laughed really hard when you admitted you actually were trying to get up the stairs the whole time.

[jell0d0ng]

The Sum of All Fears is actually Ok for me. It has a good plot and all but i havent played the game since i was like 13.lol

[Edgefox88]

even though this is alittle late, this game really doesnt look like its worth a 7, it just looks like it would get really boring after awhile, and I really dont see the point in playing a game for B movie camp, its really hard to see it as funny when its really just a crappy game based off that aweful charlies angels movie, also I dont see why Id want to play as a cheesey hollywood skank in a video game, back in that day this came out I would want to play as someone cool like james bond.

[ShinNoNoir85]

@Edgefox88 The scoring system Derek used cannot be compared to a 1 to 10 rating you see on reviewing sites. He only used his scoring system to determine whether it's "really that bad" or "not too bad", depending on whether the scale tipped below or above 50.

[vinetari]

Where can I get an earthbound painting like yours? I want one! I want two actually!

[knight2k72]

I'd love to see James Rolfe review this, he'd probably have a stroke...

[VoidKeeper]

Where does Alex keep her phone?

[gentleEvan]

Someting new, something good you did. Anyway what was the name of the song playing at the cedits.

[SideSmash]

13:36 AHHHH I SEE WHUT YOO DID THAR!

[shaolindave00]

no offense dude, but i'm starting to think that you're not good at finding hidden gems, but that you just have very very low standards.

[cliffburton333]

well objectively speaking, you did give the game points for being "so bad it's good," so many of those plusses might have been minuses.

[MagFlare]

@cliffburton333 Reviews have already determined whether the game's objectively any good. (It isn't.) This video endeavors to determine how much enjoyment it's possible to pull from the game, which is a different question altogether -- and yeah, I'd agree that if things like the plot, voice acting, and animation can't be GOOD, then I'll have a lot more fun if they're unspeakably awful than if they're merely mediocre.

[ZeldaBound]

I need to play this game.

[lapajaful]

im sorry, but this review sucked... you can't add points for that stupid dancing, it doesnt make the game better

[809Ollie]

sum of all fears isnt that bad ether

[pikachu7567]

Hell at least MGS3 entertained you with a great song lol

[TheRocaN64]

I reacted the same way to everything in this game preview. Favorite was the 'Dancin Lucy Lou' XD

[KenBuddY1985]

Graphics don't make a good game. But one has to keep in mind that this was a cutting edge GameCube, and the graphics aren't any better than the N64.

[Aprettyaverageguy]

....I so called the snake eater bit XD

[motosada]

We never got to see if Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz' idle dances were equally terribad!

[OmEgAYaZ]

Just recently subscribed and so far liking your vids BUT if i may suggest before reaching your verdict on a game if "It is That Bad?" Play through the whole game and finish it. I think you were too lenient on your judgement just basing in on the first 40 or so minutes only. This game is EXTREMELY horrible. Other than that, great job on your Vids bruddah. Keep it up.

[musicwarrior]

Seriously, Saint for the Wii. This game is so bad that nobody has given it a score.

[BakuMamX]

I can't beleive you missed "New York Is Orphan"

[MoonIMover]

All the enemies have names that start with 'A' or 'B.' It is as though the developers took a baby-naming book and just copied all the boy names on the first few pages.

.....Except for the butlers/waiters/whatever those guys in tuxedos are. They all have names that start with 'J.'

[gamesessions]

great video Derek - really enjoyed this one - although the ending could be summarised a lot quicker, I thought the running commentary was fantastic and I hope to see more of the "is it really that bad?" series :)

[metaleggman18]

I really enjoyed this. Please do some more! :D

[Princevegeta77]

lucy liu kang wins

[aquasaber]

So...

You met James Rolfe at PAX Prime this year. So when can we expect a team-up video between the Angry Nerd and the Happy Nerd?

[yhmmot]

do one on sonic 06... wait... it IS that bad

never mind

[RyuGoomba]

Do Drake of the 99 Dragons. DO IT. :3

[MinbadTheFourth]

It says 'not bad' on the screen all the time, isn't that enough and trustworthy? :)

[frode508]

Do some with the angry nintendo nerd! :D

[Steambull1]

It was a good idea to do the video like this and it worked out. It was entertaining for the whole 30 minutes to discover the game with you.

[strobohobo]

New York is orphan?

[Anzariel]

I also exploded in laughters when I saw her dancing.

[gigawarman12]

Mice-0

[strivinglife]

Camera is making me ill, but I otherwise wanted to keep watching. This video was a great idea.

[DisneyVideoGameChick]

Where did you get that Earthbound poster and how can I have one in hands? 0-0'

[VargasXX78]

Didnt Krang already steal the Statue of Liberty??

Considering the game is based on a crappy movie, I think they were pretty faithfull to the source material

[AzureDarkGod]

My guess for why you have to manually go up the ladder and why it takes so long is that the girl shakes her ass a little, while climbing and that this game is obviously about fan service.

[xXRawgasmXx]

The biggest flaw with the game is it's seldom challenging. That's the most important aspect of any video game is the challenge because it describes the experience the player went through to beaten it.

[DarkDraco]

do they all dance the same? i was hoping you would record all their animations

[mr4y]

There are no standards for game reviewer ratings. That's where your discrepancy claim comes from.

[stafax]

I love your attitude "That doesn't make any sense! That's AWESOME!!!"

[FREAKFANATIC]

I think a 7.0 is way to high for that game man. I mean what's next, a 6 out of 10 for Superman 64?!

[Megamaniac610]

@FREAKFANATIC well here's the thing, he's already saying that it's bad, and he's giving it as much slack as he possibly can, which he said he'd do. So really it's closer to 70 out of 200 than 100.

[marscaleb]

WHERE ARE THEY KEEPING THOSE CELL PHONES?!?!

[marscaleb]

You really ought to move the main screen off to the edge, and keep your video of you cropped a little so you can have both videos on the screen at all times.

[DarkEvil87]

It did look that bad to me, depending on how much you value things like the dance and bad voice acting (I don't really) and maybe the music should have been a 0 like the cameras in that it was both good (not atrocious) and bad (too generic). But the game seemed just too boring, like easy is fine, but it seemed really easy and boring. That would have been a -5 or maybe even -10 to me. But that's opinion, the thing I will say is that I enjoyed the video and the concept. I hope we see more of this.

[bebopblue]

I do like that the enemies have health bars and names like in River City Ransom, that's it.

It kinda looks like something you would see being used in a Criminal Minds video game themed episode where the games always look like piss poor quality.

[KidOfEighteen]

19:30 made me laugh. I would've given +10 haha!

[ShootStyleZombie]

2 possible games I like to see you give a try for Is It Really That Bad?, 2 games AVGN fans know really well, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

[jesusjuyce]

Well in real life knifes hurt more than punches typically. +5

[sonicmandx12]

I feel like this game is just Charlie's Angels beat up a bunch of defenseless locals.

[Carsonj13]

Are you gonna do Big Rigs?

[ShadowBowser64]

You should do more videos like this!

really, the graphics arn't THAT bad when you compare to other games of that ganre made during that time. That's bout as good of 3D graphics in a 3rd person action game as you're ever going to find on the Game Cube all the way up till the very end of it's lifespan and Twilight Princess; I think it's not as much the graphics as it is the trying to fit content that requires much better graphics into a system that just can't handle it.