The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Fireball ranks worst, behind Dynamo, Sub-Zero, and Buzzsaw; a separate argument says the premise should have produced a great video game.
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- The ranking places Fireball fourth because he is never chosen, cannot catch the runners, and folds when his fuel line fails. — Kyle Brandt
- The ranking places Dynamo third. — Kyle Brandt
- The ranking places the ice-themed stalker second because he hurts and briefly knocks out Richards but never gets the kill. — Kyle Brandt
- The ranking places Buzzsaw first because he records a kill and challenges Richards longest. — Kyle Brandt
- A separate argument is that The Running Man should have become a level-based action video game with distinct stalkers and a final Killian objective. — Bill Simmons
- Fortnite and GoldenEye are cited as later games showing why the premise could work. — Kyle Brandt