VG history has many underdogs in every genre.
I would like people to tell about games that has not been given their share of
the mass and why is that they never succeeded.
YS -games.
THE best video game music. EVER.
The most sad underdog on ARPG history, Ys never got western releases to major
systems, thus it is fairly unknown. Konami brought it to PS2 though .
Check http://www.classicgaming.com/reviews/
if you want to know more.
Jet Set Radio. Poor platform choice and the music for American release was
horrible. Later re-released for X-box but ignored. [original genre,
rollerblading and making graffitis] (Dreamcast and Xbox)
Panzer Dragoon-series. Terrific games by Sega, never a success in the Western
countries. Not enough publicity, I guess. [3d -shoot 'em up] (Sega Saturn, Xbox,
some earlier platforms)
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. One of the best games released on the
current platforms. Too dark a game for the GC "kid image". Either
wrong platform or lack of more adult games for GC at the time to encourage the
adult players to buy GC. [Dark adventure game with slight puzzle and horror
elements for a sidekick] (GameCube)
Burnout-series. Not really an underdog after EA bought the rights before the
release of the Burnout 3 but nevertheless unrightfully in the shadow of the
sucky-sucky NFS series. [Incredible arcade racer] (ps2, Xbox, GC (only the first
two games on GC)
Sega's NHL/NBA/anything 2k -series. Especially the hockey game. Beats the
/(%(&%& out of EA's games but still an underdog. Initially poor
marketing, but the situation's getting better. [sports] (ps2, Xbox, GC,
DC?)
TimeSplitters-series. The best (multiplayer) FPS-series on any console platform.
Ever. The one-player mode is also highlyaddictive in the new sequels. Incredibly
fun! The first game in the series isn't as great, though. TS games rock in
1-player and 2-player modes but 4 controller split-screen is DA bomb! [FPS with
incredible multiplayer mode, split-screen] (PSOne, PS2, GC, Xbox)
Super Monkey Ball-series. Up to date, I have not encountered any other game
which has both an incredible 4p party game mode and an incredible 1p mode. They
both rock! This game is a must buy for everyone, even if you don't have friends
to play with or if you never play single-player mode! Includes the best console
billiard I've ever played in my life...as one of the minigames! Huge
game. [original genre, 1p = marble madness -like thumb dexterity/accuracy game.
multiplayer: collection of incredible mini games.] (GC, PS2)
Chu Chu Rocket. Incredibly fun 4p puzzle action game. Wrong platform. [single
player: puzzle, multiplayer: action/puzzle, requires fast reflexes]
(DC)
Shenmue. Again, a great game on a wrong platform. The fall of Dreamcast plunged
many of the best games within the past 3 years to ashes. (DC) [original genre,
life-like adventure game]
Ico. Adventure game with an incredible atmosphere. The castle feels very grand.
It's like an adventure story right from the fairy tale's of your childhood
turned into a video game. Dark story, I would recommend this to 12+ years old
gamers and young adults. Not much dialogue. [adventure for youngsters &
adults] (PS2)
Rez. Inredible, totally original music-based shooter. Very playable, almost
close to modern art. One of my personal all-time favorites. Game critics just
loved it but no one just buyed the game. It's a shame. [music shooter]
(ps2)
i got almost all of these in my game shelf and the others are in my "must
have" -list. I will add another reply with just as many games later, when I
got some time.
VG history has many underdogs in every genre.
I would like people to tell about games that has not been given their share of the mass and why is that they never succeeded.
YS -games.
THE best video game music. EVER.
The most sad underdog on ARPG history, Ys never got western releases to major systems, thus it is fairly unknown. Konami brought it to PS2 though .
Check http://www.classicgaming.com/reviews/ if you want to know more.
Jet Set Radio. Poor platform choice and the music for American release was horrible. Later re-released for X-box but ignored. [original genre, rollerblading and making graffitis] (Dreamcast and Xbox)
Panzer Dragoon-series. Terrific games by Sega, never a success in the Western countries. Not enough publicity, I guess. [3d -shoot 'em up] (Sega Saturn, Xbox, some earlier platforms)
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. One of the best games released on the current platforms. Too dark a game for the GC "kid image". Either wrong platform or lack of more adult games for GC at the time to encourage the adult players to buy GC. [Dark adventure game with slight puzzle and horror elements for a sidekick] (GameCube)
Burnout-series. Not really an underdog after EA bought the rights before the release of the Burnout 3 but nevertheless unrightfully in the shadow of the sucky-sucky NFS series. [Incredible arcade racer] (ps2, Xbox, GC (only the first two games on GC)
Sega's NHL/NBA/anything 2k -series. Especially the hockey game. Beats the /(%(&%& out of EA's games but still an underdog. Initially poor marketing, but the situation's getting better. [sports] (ps2, Xbox, GC, DC?)
TimeSplitters-series. The best (multiplayer) FPS-series on any console platform. Ever. The one-player mode is also highlyaddictive in the new sequels. Incredibly fun! The first game in the series isn't as great, though. TS games rock in 1-player and 2-player modes but 4 controller split-screen is DA bomb! [FPS with incredible multiplayer mode, split-screen] (PSOne, PS2, GC, Xbox)
Super Monkey Ball-series. Up to date, I have not encountered any other game which has both an incredible 4p party game mode and an incredible 1p mode. They both rock! This game is a must buy for everyone, even if you don't have friends to play with or if you never play single-player mode! Includes the best console billiard I've ever played in my life...as one of the minigames!
Huge
game. [original genre, 1p = marble madness -like thumb dexterity/accuracy game.
multiplayer: collection of incredible mini games.] (GC, PS2)
Chu Chu Rocket. Incredibly fun 4p puzzle action game. Wrong platform. [single player: puzzle, multiplayer: action/puzzle, requires fast reflexes] (DC)
Shenmue. Again, a great game on a wrong platform. The fall of Dreamcast plunged many of the best games within the past 3 years to ashes. (DC) [original genre, life-like adventure game]
Ico. Adventure game with an incredible atmosphere. The castle feels very grand. It's like an adventure story right from the fairy tale's of your childhood turned into a video game. Dark story, I would recommend this to 12+ years old gamers and young adults. Not much dialogue. [adventure for youngsters & adults] (PS2)
Rez. Inredible, totally original music-based shooter. Very playable, almost close to modern art. One of my personal all-time favorites. Game critics just loved it but no one just buyed the game. It's a shame. [music shooter] (ps2)
i got almost all of these in my game shelf and the others are in my "must have" -list. I will add another reply with just as many games later, when I got some time.