The Top 7... Game bad guys you didn't want to kill

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The gaming murders that left a bad taste in our mouth


Just as hostages can come to bond with their captors, so you end up liking GLADOS - the female-voiced computer in Portal, the Best Game Ever Made (TM). Guilt for killing her is prolonged because you have to do it a piece at a time. While she talks to you. Don't worry though, it's OK - she forgives you at the end via the medium of song. Er... time to play a different game, we reckon.


Above:You didn't really get emotionally attached to this thing, did you?

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Justin Towell
Justin Towell

Justin was a GamesRadar staffer for 10 years but is now a freelancer, musician and videographer. He's big on retro, Sega and racing games (especially retro Sega racing games) and currently also writes for Play Magazine, Traxion.gg, PC Gamer and TopTenReviews, as well as running his own YouTube channel. Having learned to love all platforms equally after Sega left the hardware industry (sniff), his favourite games include Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams, Zelda BotW, Sea of Thieves, Sega Rally Championship and Treasure Island Dizzy.

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