There is a genre of games that transcends mere description of gameplay mechanics, elevated instead to the plane of what can only be described as “controller-hurling self flagellation.” These are the games designed specifically to point out your flaws — your reflexes: too slow, your brain:  too leaky, your peripheral vision: worse than a Stormtrooper’s — and then gleefully rub your stupid, klutzy face in them. These are the types of games that will often cause significant others to make you stop playing, parents to take away your game console and penance to be done for the amount of profanity that spills from your lips in a torrent of Tourette’s intensity. While checking out the Mega Man 9 intro, we noticed that Gametrailers also posted a video counting down 10 of these toughest games EVAR, which include two of my favorite “Why God do you hate me so much?!?!” games from Capcom. My predicition: next year, they will have to update this list with Mega Man 9.

Shinobi for PS2? Really?