The idea of a crossover can bring two fandoms together and video games are usually common when it comes to the concept. Imagine bringing two or more unlikely video game franchises coming together to give us a game that fans will talk about for decades. Games like Marvel vs. Capcom or Super Smash Bros. have a lot of variety when it comes to characters and they excel in adding them for representation from where they came from. While thereꦗ are some amazing crossover games, there♊ are, unfortunately, some awful ones.

Whether the bad crossover games lack in gameplay, graphics, or the all of the above, th൲ose that fail hard really do fail hard. Some crossover games are even downright embarrassing because of how terrible they are. There are times when it is okay or not okay to bring these two franchises together. Think of dancing to terrible covers with awkward graphics and terrible timing, for instance. Or have a game that takes cartoon characters but rip off one of the greatest fighting games that ever existed.

It might be too g෴ood to be true when we imagine characters from different series come together, but sometimes it won’t work out like peanut butter and jelly. While there are the bad, the good crossovers show gamers that there is potential and care for giving two franchises that don’t fit or do fit into a game that is amazing. Here are ten crossover games that are good and ten that are just bad.

20 Good: Mario And Sonic At The Olym🐠pic Games Series

Before Mario and Sonic could fight in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, these two iconic gaming rivals competed in the Olympic games. The Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series is kind of like Mario Party, but with Sonic cᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚharacters and competing in one of the most ancient events in th🐟e world.

While the series might not be for everyone, but for what this series has to offer, it has lots of fun games. After all, there are arcade versions of Mario & Sonic in places su🃏ch as Dave & Buster’s. Let’s not forget the epic commercial that featured “The Final Countdown” as the song playing.

19 Bad: PlayStation All-Stars൲ Battle Royale ဣ

Now, this might be a controversial choice, but when you compare it to the legendary Super Smash Bros. series, this is pretty much Sony’s response 🐬to making a game to rival Nintendo’s greatest crossover game. Honestly, the roster is interesting, featuring Nathan D﷽rake, Dante, and Sly Cooper.

However, Nintendo got Sonic and Snake before Sony could touch them.

It might be great to include Sony’s iconic characters to fight it out, the lack of presentation and content ruins this game greatly. It’s also no surprise that the story mode is taken from The Subspace Emissary from Brawlཧ. Let’s just hope tha✨t there’s no sequel for this game in the future.

18 ꦦ Good: Battletoads/ಌDouble Dragon

Weird crossover? Definitely. Great game? Absolutely. Battletoads/Double Dragon is a beat em’ up𓆏 game that came out for the Nintendo Entertainment System developed by the amazing company Rare. If a video game is made by Rare and it is during the🌱 90’s, then the game will be one of the most well-constructed and fun.

The plot is simple and straightforward, but the gameplay is golden. There are seven stages and five characters to choose from that are (not so) evenly spread from both the Battletoads and Double Dragon franch🐭ises. The game was so good th🐭at it would be re-released on the SNES, Sega Genesis, and Game Boy.

17 Bad: Nicജkelodeon Party Blast 💝

What is unfortunate for video games based on shows from a kids network are essentially made with no care and for cash grabbing. Nickelodeon Party Blast is a game that sounds fun, but once it🐈 is p♛layed, it will leave many frowns on the kids who see SpongeBob SquarePants and Tommy Pickles.

The game is pretty much impossible to play.

The controls are clunky, and the sound design is terrible for a game that was released in 2002. It is also repetitive, acting as a Nickelodeon version of Mario Party, but with awful executionไ. It’s a shame how most games like these are🌠 just bad.

16 Good:🐻 BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle 🌊

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle i﷽s the perfect definition of a fun 2D fighting game that has great visuals and flashy, but eye-catching animation. Although the DLC practices were very controversial, looking at this entry as a game is still a lot of fun.

After all, it includes characters from the hit Rooster Teeth series RWBY.

With very little flaws, this game excels in the music, fighting system, character roster, and online functionality. It might have been tempting to get it on day one, but it is b🐼etter to wait due to the amount of content the game had at launch.

15 Bad: Cartoon Network✱: Battle Crashers

What is up with third-party games getting little to no care for the source material? Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers is simply one of the worst gameꦫs to tarnish Cartoon Network’s image. The only reason why this game was even purchased is because parents noticed the characters from Cartoon Network and assume their kids would like it, only to be left with tears and angry frustration from them.

This game is a tedious beat em’ up with so much repetition. It also did not put a lot of attention to the char൲acters from their respective shows, making them untrue and inaccurate that would honestly offend the creators.

14 Good: Project X Zone 2 🍬

Bandai Namco knows how to bring together different franchises and make the characters go well together, with the exception of one game coming up. However, the games this amazing Japanese video game company put together in Project X Zone 2 are great choices. This tactical RPG is clever and is the first to feature Nintendo characters with Fire Emblem Awakening’s Chrom and Lucina.

In fact, if a sequ🧔el is confirmed to be made, there is a possibility of , and everyone loves the Umbra🍎 Witch. With this witty and charming game became a success in sales and critical response, that just might be a possibility.

13 ꦑ 🔥 Bad: Soul Calibur IV

To clear any ideas, Soul Calibur IV is not a terrible game. It has some improvements from Soul Calibur III and it might not be the best in the series, it is at least salvageable than Soul Calibur V. As a crossover, the choices of adding DLC character𒉰s were questionable and, for a lack of a better term,ꦑ unsuitable.

Seriously, Darth Vader, Yoda, and Starkiller from Star Wars?

Mixing in the historical with the futuristic characters sounds like an unfair advantage if the fights were actually real. Thankfully, V and VI features Ezio Auditore and Geralt of Rivia from Assassin’s Creed and The Witcher respectably as guest characters.

12 Good: Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE♯

At first, fans of Fire Emblem were puzzled at how Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE♯ is actually a crossover with Atlus’ Shin Megami Tensei series. The game takes place in modern Tokyo, but with supernatural entities and Fire Emblem characters acting as the 👍playable characters’ Performa attacꩵkers.

The game is silly, but it has a lot of charm and is surprisingly engaging. This might be a sign of when Fire Emblem crosses over with other games, like Monster Hunter, then it can🍸 make any game look fun and worth c🌱hecking out.

11 🌼 Bad: Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion

If there is one thing that any game, regardless of what franchise it is from, do not copy Super Smash Bros. at all. Apparently, the game Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion seemed to have missed that note. It is way too similar to the acclaimed series and it is just a terrib🍬le fighting game with Cartoon Network characters.

The upgraded version of this game isn’t saving anyone. Not to mention, the story is ridiculous. It is cheesy and predictable. If anyone wanted Cartoon Network characters in a fighting game, then they should just endlessly hope that Smash Bros. would do it, but it is just not meant to be.