Ranking the Worst Video Games of 2001

2025-05-21

Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games. In this episode, the boys travel back to 2001 when the video game chicks were thicc and the video game dudes were thicker. The attitude era of the 90s was over but some of the hardcore angsty names remained. Here are the worst video games of 2001! Games discussed: Batman: Gotham City Racer, Batman: Vengeance, Blood Wake, Dark Summit, Frogger: The Great Quest, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, I...

Welcome to Party Select, where two dudes and a guy who’s their friend talk about the best thing there is: video games.

In this episode, the boys travel back to 2001 when the video game chicks were thicc and the video game dudes were thicker. The attitude era of the 90s was over but some of the hardcore angsty names remained. Here are the worst video games of 2001!

Games discussed: Batman: Gotham City Racer, Batman: Vengeance, Blood Wake, Dark Summit, Frogger: The Great Quest, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Illbleed, Portal Runner, S.W.I.N.E., Shrek, Super Smash Bros. Melee (not really), The Simpsons Wrestling, Vampire Night

Did we miss anything? What game on our list would you defend? Let us know!

CHAPTERS

00:00:00 Welcome to Party Select
00:02:56 The Long List
00:48:56 The Short List
00:58:35 The Top 3
01:04:04 Join Our Party

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