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these are definitely the three best.  I love dark selves too.  that part with Link is haunting. 

Dark Link in Ocarina of Time is probably one of my favorite bosses. The only downside to him was that he was a little too easy to beat (Megaton Hammer for the win!) and he was only a mini-boss. Either way though, he was awesome!

I agree with the Dark Self pick. On a similar note, I like bosses that have a similar skill set to you or feel balanced. I like it when the boss does not simply have a long health bar for you to wittle down but rather is as skilled as you at defending/dodging/etc. Also, variety is important. I like boss fights to develop as the fight progresses. I like the idea that the boss is getting more desperate as you continue to pummel them. Good blog by the way

I was in a debate of either using Dual Bosses or Changing Bosses (Multi-staged) as my number 3. Ultimately though, I thought Dual Bosses were cooler than Changlings simply because the fights were more epic and less drawn out.

This list made me think of Metroid Prime 2 and the bosses, Dark Samus and Quadraxis.  I cannot remember if there is a dual boss in there as well.

Wasn't Dark Samus in Prime 3? I'm not too familiar with the Prime games.. I guess I'll be adding those to the backlog of purchases as well! lol

I have not played the Prime games since they release of Prime 3, so my memory is a little fuzzy.  I hope to play the Prime trilogy shortly, unless I am distracted by my books.

I really want to find a copy of the Prime Trilogy on the Wii, but it's really expensive right now. Perhaps I should try to grab it before the price hikes up even further?

it may well be cheaper to buy a gamecube and the games than to buy the trilogy collection.

True. I got a GameCube from my Wife and the Wii's backward compatibility. I just think I'd prefer the Prime games though with the Wii-Mote

The only problem is that MP and MP2 were built with the gamecube controls in mind.  I cannot quite remember how they controlled with the wii-mote.  I will have to get back to you on that when I restart them.

Those shadow bosses are annoying. Especially Dark Link from Zelda II. He was insane! Although apparently you can use the Power Glove to beat him without any effort whatsoever lol. I'm not too big on boss fights. One of my favorite bosses ever though is this dude.

He was a fun boss too! He always gave me a bit of trouble though in the later levels whenever you had to fight 2 Abobo's at once though (Dual Boss ftw!). Once i learned to spam the Jump Kick though, it was a cake-walk 

I can't handle dual bosses, they always try my patients. But i'll admit getting past them is more than a little satisfying.

 I'm a fan of the giant bosses myself, Xenoblade Chronicleshas plenty of those.

Double Bosses are great in the challenge they offer. You can be focusing on one, but you always need to keep an eye out on the other.

And giants are great bosses. I love to see the different ways the developers give the player in terms of defeating them.

The giants are my favorite bosses to fight. I also like the ones that get bigger and more evil as the story goes along. Like the final boss in Parasite Eve. You fight her all throughout the game at different stages in her mutation.

Yeah, Parasite Eve was awesome! It was interesting to see Eve mutate and change throughout the game.

"Favorite" isn't the word really for me because all bosses fill me with dread as I enter upon their lair. My least favorite then is the one I'm working on now in Enchanted Arms. It's multiple bosses, one after another without a break, and each changes into alternate forms to make you fight them again. Epicly painful!

My next least favorite is Weapon-X in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. That's a boss type that incorporates all the abilities of previous bosses for the ultimate challenge. He was a bastard, but I beat 'em.

Finally there's the hunter Shaw in Open Season who you've been thinking about the whole game and finally face in the last level. It's neat to have a boss that's kind of ever present in a game, but who you don't meet until the end. It gives the game a movie like quality and really builds the tension. Luckily I was a big ol' bear in the game and gave that hunter a big ol' bite for the win. Still, he was a pain in the paw.

Multiple bosses can be a pain! I keep thinking of Final Fantasy IV, the part where you fight all 4 Elemental Fiends back to back to back to back. That was rough.

Damn. And I never got past the magnetic cavern.

Oh boy.. Spoiler alert... lol!

Anybody know how to deal with the magnetic cavern? I really want to get to that boss fight.

take off all your weapons and armor (Unless armor is leather) and use magic to get through the caverns. Once you hit the boss, you'll be able to.. well.. You'll see!

Use only magic... hum... I was vainly looking for a nonmetalic weapon in all the shops. I'll try that.

I'm pretty sure the only 'weapons' you can use are the Claw weapons

Bows work, too! I think Cecil can equip them. Basically, if one of your characters are already paralyzed when the battle starts, you have a metallic piece on that you have to take off. =)

I like the giant bosses. It gives you the "we're screwed" feeling, yet you go and try and take them down. I like the satisfaction in beating them because it is an underdog moment, and the little guy came out victorious.

I often enjoy the music that comes with the giant bosses. For the most part, it's usually pretty epic and helps to build the tension!

I really loved Eternity from the Blue Dragon soundtrack. It's a Deep Purple soundalike with Ian Gillian on vocals! It plays on all, what you would call, mini-bosses. I never get tired of hearing it.

Nice picks. I also like the bosses from Final Fantasy Tactics, which have stats much like yours and dirty tricks up their sleeves. Anybody who has played that game understands what I'm talking about. heh heh

The one on one fight with Ramza is really sticking in my head. I can't remember the boss' name, but I do remember that is around the time I learned the hard way to always keep multiple saves, lol!

You must be talking about Wiegraf/ Velius. heh heh The first time I tried that one was a nightmare. Such a great game. It's my second favorite.

Easy bosses

YOu know the ones. The ones that look like they are awesome and that nothing can defeat them with anything in your arsenal only to find out it's the one obscure item or attack you have that completely topples them.

Get great satisfaction when you learn the weakness.