Like the anticlimactic battle? You don't need huge special effects and stuff to pull off a good battle between Peter and Sylar.
It wasn't just the one by one -- it was that the one by one engagements of Sylar were a bit contrived. However, it was kind of neat to see Nikki bashing Sylar with a parking meter. Sylar must have been like "Wtf? This blonde web camera stripper chick is owning me with a parking meter!"