Blaine's List of DISTURBINGLY Underated Games.

[Blaine]

In No Particular Order:

1) Wetrix: This game got the worst reviews I've ever seen in both GamePro and EGM. We're talking like 2's and 1's. So I avoided it. My roomate had it and it was one of the best action puzzlers EVER. The learning curve is slightly insane, but once you nail it...DAMN that game is goood. I just picked up Wetrix Plus for Dreamcast for $30. It'll probably never go lower than that and will eventually sky-rocket one day when mankind realizes how dope it is. The graphics are nothing to write home about, but I have NO CLUE how they got Stephen Hawking to do the announcing.

2) Trap Gunner: The only other game with worst reviews that Wetrix (I actually think C&C Music Factory: Make Your Own Video for SegaCD got a higher score). A totally awesome DeathMatch/Puzzle/Fighter. You place traps all over the level and try to kill your opponant (Puzzle). You have a couple hand-to-hand attacks (Fighter aspect) and you can even pick up weapons (Deathmatch).

Top it all off with very cool looking characters and a kick ass visual and audio scheme and you have yourself one hell of a game.

3) BioFreaks: WAIT! I know. It has flaws but the game is cool! It's cool for the same reason MK2 was cool...Fatalities. And trust me, it's a GREAT game when played between to skilled players. The multiple playing fields, places to hide, places to snipe and instant kills really make it a good game. I honestly can't recomend it enough...if you give it a chance, it'll rock you.

4) Fallout: I fucking hate people who haven't played this yet. HATE. The only word I have is 'hate'. I like a lot of people on this board! 99.9999999999999% are COOL WITH ME! <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">...but if you haven't played Fallout...deep down inside...I despise you.

If it weren't for the conflicting emotions generated by The Akira DVD Tin...I'd start a Fallout religion. But those are two powerful forces...only time will tell who is victorious.

SAVE YOURSELF FROM ETERNAL DAMNATION!!! Play Fallout, you lazy fucks. PLAY IT!! GOD DAMN YOU ALL! *P.S. much love, dawgs.*

5) Tokyo Extreme Racer 2: Whoo! I had a dude tell me he didn't like this game because he doesn't like hatch-back cars.....that's it..end of description.

 

[FeelGood]

Athena: Awakening from the ordinary life
Yes, I did like this game, although it was more of a story than a game. The cinemas were beautiful.

Shock Troopers 2
This game is really good, and I think that Shock Troopers 1 fans are to blame for it not being noticed. "Oh, STSS? It's not as good as ST1." Fuck you. It may share the same name, but it's not the same game.

...
drawing a blank on all sides.

 

[DIY]

Sewer Shark:WTF?

 

[Wolf]

The Marathon games for Macintosh. All my PC friends were bragging about playing Doom on PC. I had the last laugh when Doom came out for Mac late, but with high-res support. If you have a Mac, turn off the lights, put on a set of headphones, and play some Marathon.

 

[JHendrix]

Blaine, i hear you man, but there is one thing. Akira sucks.

I said it, I'm sorry, but it sucks. I hate it. All I ever heard was how great it was. How I couldn't be an anime fan without seeing it.
I saw it. It sucked. I hate that movie.

Sorry man, the rest of your stuff I can feel for. But I saw that Akira blurb and I had to let it out man!

Peace

JHendrix

 

[John]

Originally posted by DIY:
<STRONG>Sewer Shark:WTF?</STRONG>

That game was great... it even had an obnoxious co-pilot who shouted "WRONG WAY, BUTTBRAIN!!" when you took a wrong turn. Of course, one wrong turn = death, so... <IMG SRC="smilies/tongue.gif" border="0">

Great game, though.

And Night Trap. My next-door neighbor (1 year younger than I am, which means he's 20 now) had this game. It was funny as all hell. Too bad about Dana Plato <IMG SRC="smilies/crying.gif" border="0">

 

[Sifl]

Originally posted by JHendrix:
<STRONG>Blaine, i hear you man, but there is one thing. Akira sucks.

I said it, I'm sorry, but it sucks. I hate it. All I ever heard was how great it was. How I couldn't be an anime fan without seeing it.
I saw it. It sucked. I hate that movie.

Sorry man, the rest of your stuff I can feel for. But I saw that Akira blurb and I had to let it out man!

Peace

JHendrix</STRONG>

All right, someone hated Akira besides me. It's the cartoon equivalent of 2001:A Space Odyssey, You watch for a couple of hours, and then scratch your head and wonder what the hell everyone is on for calling it good.

BTW, Trap Gunner rules. I only wish it had 4-player support

 

[DIY]

john, i just got my sega cd today.

ugh its a return to the days of horrible 'western' gun shooting games for me.

It aint that bad though, just not too deep.

weeeeeeeeeee

 

[Wolf]

Originally posted by JHendrix:
<STRONG>Blaine, i hear you man, but there is one thing. Akira sucks.

I said it, I'm sorry, but it sucks. I hate it. All I ever heard was how great it was. How I couldn't be an anime fan without seeing it.
I saw it. It sucked. I hate that movie.

Sorry man, the rest of your stuff I can feel for. But I saw that Akira blurb and I had to let it out man!

Peace

JHendrix</STRONG>

Bah, I love Akira. To anyone that likes Akira: check out Otomo's Memories 3 part OVA. It's really awesome.

 

[Blaine]

Originally posted by Wolf:
<STRONG>Bah, I love Akira. To anyone that likes Akira: check out Otomo's Memories 3 part OVA. It's really awesome.</STRONG>

It's breath-taking. We had to make a movie trailer for Video Editing 2. That's what I made mine on <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">.

 

[chainsawyak]

"We got some huuuuuuuungry critters bearing: niner, twelve, niner!"

Sewer Shark fucking rules, the only reason people hate it so much is because it's an FMV game and it's not even worth the disc it's pressed on anymore... Heheh.

My pick for most underrated game ever: Mortal Kombat. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I hate people who claim to hate Mortal Kombat. Liking a game is of course a matter of opinion, but I can guarantee you that 90% of people who claim to hate it today or say they "never liked it" thought it was the best game ever made when it was big... Maybe even more than 90% of people because I know for damn sure that almost every single person thought that game was the hottest shit ever.

That didn't really get bad reviews, in fact since everyone loved the game it probably got good reviews, so I guess it's only underrated today... It really is too, people hail Street Fighter II as "the greatest fighting game ever" while Mortal Kombat doesn't get crap... I think MK had way more impact than Street Fighter II did on videogames as a whole, and even the fighting game genre...

I'm off on a rant here (but then again, so was Blaine <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0">) Bottom line is, Mortal Kombat is one of the best games ever made, it's way better then Street Fighter II, and people don't give it anywhere near as much credit nowadays as it deserves.

So there.

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[ December 03, 2001: Message edited by: chainsawyak ]

 

[SoloFenris]

The only one that comes to mind right now is Golgo 13 for the NES. Man, I loved that damn game and still do.

Jeff

 

[The Heavenly King Of Wind]

chainsawyak, I agree with you my son. While Street FIghter II was cool, Mortal Kombat was just as good of a game at the time and still is. With it's kickass garaphics and diabolical soundtrack, it amazaes me how much the game is underrated nowadays.... Oh well... Anyways, hmmm.... an underrated game, eh? Well that has to be none other than Sword of The Berserk' Gut's Rage for the dreamcast. That game is hella tight and the storyline is superb, not to mention the kick ass soundtrack and bloody gameplay. and when I say bloody gameplay, I mean bloody gameplay... He,He... And how can we forget that it has one of the coolest videogame characters ever, that's right... Gatsu!!!!!!! I almost peed in my pants when you first see him walking up to that thug who's trying to rape Caska. He looks intimidating and cool as fuck. And the diabolical song that plays as he walks towards the thug, just adds to the coolness factor. Hell, I can't stress this enough, this game is fucking cool!!!!!!!! I seriously recommend it for all you guys to play... Probably the only downside I can see to this game, is that it is a relatively short game when compared to others, but nevertheless, with its incredible graphics, superb storyline, bloody gameplay, and moody soundtrack... this game is but a masterpiece... Trust me...

It is... He,He...

 

[aria]

The NES version of


GUERRILLA WAR!


underrated, UNDERRATED, UNDERRATED!!!

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

 

[Dan Elektro]

Word on Wetrix. Good choice.

Typing of the Dead. Go ahead and laugh. Props to Sega for bringing it out.

Bust-A-Groove. Limited replayability but still very enjoyable.

And I'm still on out Akira. I just watched it for the first time last week, after years of "Oh you HAVE to see it" stuff and I am just totally baffled. I liked Ghost in the Shell more and Wings of Honnamise less (much less) but the artwork was astounding in Akira...I just didn't enjoy the story. The first time anyway. Maybe upon repeated viewings it makes sense. Some films are like that. Some...aren't, so we'll see. <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0"> Then again my favorite anime is Ranma 1/2, so I'm not exactly on the deepest wavelength...

 

[RiotoftheBlood]

Originally posted by chainsawyak:
[QB
My pick for most underrated game ever: Mortal Kombat. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I hate people who claim to hate Mortal Kombat. Liking a game is of course a matter of opinion, but I can guarantee you that 90% of people who claim to hate it today or say they "never liked it" thought it was the best game ever made when it was big... Maybe even more than 90% of people because I know for damn sure that almost every single person thought that game was the hottest shit ever.

That didn't really get bad reviews, in fact since everyone loved the game it probably got good reviews, so I guess it's only underrated today... It really is too, people hail Street Fighter II as "the greatest fighting game ever" while Mortal Kombat doesn't get crap... I think MK had way more impact than Street Fighter II did on videogames as a whole, and even the fighting game genre...

I'm off on a rant here (but then again, so was Blaine <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0">) Bottom line is, Mortal Kombat is one of the best games ever made, it's way better then Street Fighter II, and people don't give it anywhere near as much credit nowadays as it deserves.

So there.

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[ December 03, 2001: Message edited by: chainsawyak ][/QB]

I never thought that MK was the "hottest shit". I have always thought that Street Fighter II was better, and as time goes on I realize more and more that I was right.

I can't see how you could think that MK had a bigger impact, either. In general, 2D fighters play much more like SFII than MK. How many of them do you see that have a "block" button? How many use digitalized graphics as opposed to traditional hand-drawn sprites? Very few.

 

[FeelGood]

Originally posted by Dan Elektro:
<STRONG>Then again my favorite anime is Ranma 1/2, so I'm not exactly on the deepest wavelength...</STRONG>

Wavelength? You just flatlined.

My favorite anime?
1. Grave of the Fireflies
2. Ninja Scroll
3. there is no 3.

Ghost in the shell was as cool as catching your dick in a zipper. I should have demanded my money back from the lady that owns the rental store, but you know, I was drained from the ennui. So I returned it without rewinding.

Ranma 1/2?! Go hang out with Tora Kouhi. Scram.

 

[aria]

I enjoyed Princess Mononoke. I thought lifted itself above the genre, so far its the only Anime I've seen that did that.

I saw Akira a while back, and it thought it wasn't bad. At the time I thought it proved that Animation can do what live action can never do (then I saw The Fifth Element).

Robotech was really fun. I'm so glad the re-released it (althought it does show a bit of age).

Ghost in the Shell wasn't bad -but it was a bit overwrought.

I liked Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, but I only want to forget the original.

I saw Legend of the Overfiend... All I got to say is that some of those story makers really, really need to date more.

 

[FeelGood]

Have you seen Ninja Scroll?
I am certain that Yoshiaki Kawajiri helped design the characters for Samurai Shodown.

 

[Wolf]

Originally posted by Bobak:
[QB]
Robotech was really fun. I'm so glad the re-released it (althought it does show a bit of age).

I liked Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, but I only want to forget the original.
QB]

I totally agree with you about robotech. I'm now patiently waiting for my Macross boxset. I'll remember this comment about Vampire Hunder D. I haven't seen either yet. None of my friends are into anime so I have to explore on my own. "Vampire Hunter D" didn't sound so appealing until I started hearing a lot of good things about the new release. Oh yeah, the Fifth Element may not have a whole lot in the plot deparment, but it sure is a lot of fun. <IMG SRC="smilies/glee.gif" border="0">

 

[yuckydog]

Originally posted by Wolf:
<STRONG>The Marathon games for Macintosh. All my PC friends were bragging about playing Doom on PC. I had the last laugh when Doom came out for Mac late, but with high-res support. If you have a Mac, turn off the lights, put on a set of headphones, and play some Marathon.</STRONG>

You liked Marathon, Durandal and Infinity? You've gotta play Halo. <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0"> Lots of inside jokes...

James

 

[Shin Guile X]

Rygar for NES!! This was one of my favorite NES games and I think I have seen it mentioned ONCE in a magazine in ten years! And that was in the letters section. I always was hoping for a 16 bit sequel but it never happened.

 

[Dan Elektro]

Originally posted by EvilWasabi:
<STRONG>

Ranma 1/2?! Go hang out with Tora Kouhi. Scram.</STRONG>

I guess I'd be offended if I knew who that was.

Ninja Scroll simply didn't interest me. Friends speak highly of it and I say "Good to know." Ranma's funny. No shame.

 

[ForeverSublime]

The adventures of Bayou Billy (NES). The only thing that held it back was stiff animation. But you had a beat em up, racer, and shooter all in one.

Another underated game would be Crash n' the Boys street challenge (NES). Great party game.

Crystalis deserves more respect... much more.

 

[yuckydog]

Fallout came out with critical acclaim and resurrected the futuristic RPG. (I used to play Wasteland on my Apple IIc!)

Anybody ever play River City Ransom? Wow, that game was cool...

James