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The Boss Fight is probably the most fundamental staple in videogames. You always know when they’re coming, there are many tell-tale signs. In the retro days it was obvious: anything from the music stopping suddenly or a suspiciously surplus amount of ammo and health items.

As the industry moved forward it got easier to tell whether a fight was imminent; a convenient save spot just before you enter a new area or even the game’s narrative would suggest some sort of boss fight will ensue. However, now that videogames are outstanding feats of technology and a lot of triple-A titles favour more realistic settings and characters, boss fights seem to be dying out, instead replaced with set-pieces or a horde of enemies (Modern Warfare 2, BioShock 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction). So in honour to all the Big Bosses out there – excluding Naked Snake – we’re presenting you with a list of our favourite Badass Boss Fights.

13 – The Great Mighty Poo from Conker’s Bad Fur Day

A big singing piece of shit – can a boss get any more disgusting then that? We think not. Conker’s Bad Fur Day was one of the N64’s last triumphs. It’s a game that says, “Fuck you kids, this game’s for the grown-ups.” It’s non-stop unadulterated nonsense and we loved it – The Great Mighty Poo being one of the many reasons why. This Sloprano sings to Conker while trying to hit him with pieces of excrement. How do you beat this enormous pile of turd? With toilet-roll of course.

12 – Sapientia, Controller of Seas from Bayonetta

Bayonetta is a game that must be played by all who claim to be hardcore gamers. Platinum Game’s ridiculous action game has been out for a while now and it has some of the most outrageous boss fights in terms of scale, action, and visual satisfaction, the greatest we think being Sapientia, Controller of Seas. This is a mechanical leg-faced-chinned-face-laser-shooting dragon/lizard thing, that description should be enough to convince you to get this game. He has fearsome jaws that try to chomp you from the beneath the ocean’s surface – thrilling and frightening stuff.

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