Posted July 9, 200717 yr With all the talk of unheralded games in the forum at the moment, I thought it would be a good idea to list what you feel are, in your opinion, the best ten games outside the usual listings. Here are mine, in no order. Beyond Good & Evil (PS2) Fear Effect (PS1) Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix (PS1) Fahrenheit (aka Indigo Prophecy) (PS2) Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon (PS2) ToeJam & Earl (Megadrive/Genesis) Duke Nukem: Time to Kill (PS1) Ghosthunter (PS2) Flashback (Megadrve/Genesis) Burn:Cycle (CD-i)
July 9, 200717 yr Just off the top of my head, to add to your ten. Of course in no real order: Gunstar Heroes (Megadrive) Snatcher (Mega CD) NiGHTS: Into Dreams (Saturn) Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast) Shenmue (Dreamcast) Jet Set Radio (Dreamcast) Day of the Tenacle (PC) Sam & Max Hit the Road (PC) Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (PC) Grim Fandango (PC)
July 9, 200717 yr Big gamer myself. A few worth mentioning.... Millenium Soldier (Dreamcast) Super Stardust Hd (ps3 store) Jade Empire (xbox) (always gets amazing reviews but overlooked by many) Enchated Arms (360) Metal Arms Glitch in the System (Gamecube) Syphon Filter (Psone)
July 9, 200717 yr Hmm, nice one! 1. Shining The Holy Ark - Saturn 2. Panzer Dragoon Saga - Saturn 3. Astroboy - Gameboy Advance 4. Rez - PS2. 5. Giant Gram - Dreamcast 6. Nights - Dreamcast 7. Shenmue - Dreamcast 8. Chrono Trigger - SNES 9. Illusion of Time - SNES 10. Boktai - Gameboy Advance. In no particular order mind, they all kick all sorts of ass.
July 9, 200717 yr i believe i spent an entire college lecture coming up with my definintive top ten, hang on a sec till I find it....
July 9, 200717 yr Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past - SNES Legend of Zelda@ Ocarina of Time - n64 Fire Pro Wrestling X - SNES Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 - n64 Virtua Tennis (1, 2 or 3) - Dreamcast (first two), PSP (third) Super Mario 3 - NES Shenmue 2 - Dreamcast Resident Evil 2 - PSone Silent Hill - PSone Halo - XBox
July 10, 200717 yr Darwinia (PC) Defcon (PC) Peggle (PC) (worth a google,honestly) Puzzle quest (DS) (PC demo available, but cannot buy for PC) Grandia (PS1) Grandia 2 (DC) Turrican (Amiga) Geometry wars (XBLA) Y's: The Vanished Omen ( Mastersystem) Actraiser (SNES) Thats 10 that have not already been mentioned, across a few platforms, i doubt any of the above games sold well, but all are superb.
July 10, 200717 yr Was chatting to Colin last night in the chat room, and there's so many adventure games that could and should be named; among others. I don't think Gringo quite got the concept either, saying that Ocarina of Time tops many lists, and Link to the Past is always placed highly...oh well. Just some more, sure I'll be back later with more too: Viewtiful Joe (GC) Full Throttle (PC) Beneath a Steel Sky The Secret of Mana (SNES) Burning Rangers (Saturn) Samba Da Amigo (DC) Impossible Mission (C64) Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (PS) Another World (I played the MD version) Gitaroo Man (PS2)
July 10, 200717 yr Viewtiful Joe (GC) I was gonna say Viewtiful Joe, too. It truely is a kick-ass game! "Henshin a-go-go, baby!"
July 10, 200717 yr Author Was chatting to Colin last night in the chat room, and there's so many adventure games that could and should be named; among others. I don't think Gringo quite got the concept either, saying that Ocarina of Time tops many lists, and Link to the Past is always placed highly...oh well. Just some more, sure I'll be back later with more too: LOL....I seem to remember Halo doing decent business too.
July 10, 200717 yr ooooh, i like this one, here are some lesser meniotned games that i enjoyed myself: Tiny Toons - Gameboy Conkers Bad Fur Day - N64 Aladdin - SNES Day of the Tentacle - PC (am sure this must crop up though as Clarkey has mentioned also) Shinobi - Amstrad CPC 464 Moonwalker - Master System Robocop - Coin-op Golden Axe - Coin-op Pit Fighter - Atari ST
July 10, 200717 yr Author I'd like to throw in two older games as just missing out on my top 10...those being "Castle of Illusion" and "Quackshot" starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck respectively....both on Megadrive/Genesis.
July 10, 200717 yr ooooh, i like this one, here are some lesser meniotned games that i enjoyed myself: Tiny Toons - Gameboy Conkers Bad Fur Day - N64 Aladdin - SNES Day of the Tentacle - PC (am sure this must crop up though as Clarkey has mentioned also) Shinobi - Amstrad CPC 464 Moonwalker - Master System Robocop - Coin-op Golden Axe - Coin-op Pit Fighter - Atari ST Loved that game so so so so much!!
July 10, 200717 yr My honourable mentions go to Roland on the Ropes, Amstrad CPC 464 and also Alundra on the SNES.
July 10, 200717 yr Was chatting to Colin last night in the chat room, and there's so many adventure games that could and should be named; among others. I don't think Gringo quite got the concept either, saying that Ocarina of Time tops many lists, and Link to the Past is always placed highly...oh well. Just some more, sure I'll be back later with more too: Personally i will say this, having been self brought up on the Zelda games, i will say that a link to the past is far better than OOT personally. link to the past just feels like a great game (which i have completed many a time) and still makes me want to play it time and time again even in this age where Sony and Microsoft are big names in the industry.
July 10, 200717 yr Agree 100% on A Link to the Past. The storyline was great, and it was a pretty huge game for its time. Every boss was fun to fight, and playing through the second portion of it for the first time was quite challenging. Real epic.
July 10, 200717 yr Author I'm milling around the web at the moment and came across another game that was awesome (for its time), but sold about two copies overall. Enemy Zero on the Sega Saturn, which is a good rip-off of the movie Alien.
July 10, 200717 yr My list of underrated PC games which are all crackers. Solider of Fortune - Activison Panzers Phase One & Two - CDV Blade Runner - Virgin Games/Westwood F22 Air Dominance Fighter - DID Discworld Noir - InfoGrames Dungeon Keeper - Bullfrog X-Wing Vs TIE Fighter - Lucas Arts SU-27 Flanker - Flying Legends Homeworld - Epic StarCraft - Diablo
July 10, 200717 yr Final Fantasy VII Metal Gear Solid Ico Deus Ex Fahrenhiet Syphon Filter 2 Metal Gear Solid 3 Twisted Metal: World Tour Command and Conquer: Red Alert Max Payne
July 11, 200717 yr ToeJam & Earl (Megadrive/Genesis) Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast) It's kid friendly "PG" veneer scared a lot of people away from enjoying this great game. Chrono Trigger - SNES Conkers Bad Fur Day - N64 Discworld Noir - InfoGrames I've only played the two Discworlds released in the US, and I loved the hell outta them. I can't recommend Dicsworld, and Discworld 2: Mortality Bites enough. But it doesn't seem like they plan on releasing Noir any time soon. Twisted Metal Command and Conquer: Red Alert OK, I've got three more to go... Final Fantasy 8. Yeah you heard me. It got a lot of flack more than most FF's get, but I loved it. the time skips to the past, the written exams, Selphie's BOOYAKA!!, and I even got a little teary-eyed in that dramatic space shuttle scene after swimming aimlessly through the vacuum of space to save Rinoa. Tekken from 3 onward. I suppose it was pretty popular but it was also another in a long line of fighting games. I just really liked playing as Hwoarang, he was one of the few people I could counter my oldest brother's Law with. Super Tecmo Bowl one of the only sports games I ever really liked. Along with NFL Blitz, NBA Jam, Track & Field, and the street basketball game for NES.
With all the talk of unheralded games in the forum at the moment, I thought it would be a good idea to list what you feel are, in your opinion, the best ten games outside the usual listings.
Here are mine, in no order.
Beyond Good & Evil (PS2)
Fear Effect (PS1)
Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix (PS1)
Fahrenheit (aka Indigo Prophecy) (PS2)
Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon (PS2)
ToeJam & Earl (Megadrive/Genesis)
Duke Nukem: Time to Kill (PS1)
Ghosthunter (PS2)
Flashback (Megadrve/Genesis)
Burn:Cycle (CD-i)