Bosses were effectively bottlenecks at a time where games were expanding. ”įor much of the 2000s, it seemed as if the concept of the video-game boss was on its last legs. After much deliberation, we have determined that Guitar Hero 3 ’s “Through the Fire and Flames” and Top Gun ’s “Aircraft Carrier” are more Levels than they are Bosses, and we have recategorized them accordingly. We had to, since FromSoftware games somehow keep getting harder. We originally published this list in 2017, and have updated it to reflect the most recent, cutting edge advancements in boss difficulty.