Unsung & Under appreciated games

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2005-06-15 01:05am

Not enough people know of the holy Freespace 2

Nephtys · Post by **Nephtys** » 2005-06-15 01:40am

Ace Pace wrote:Not enough people know of the holy Freespace 2

Yeah! Keep preaching. We need more.

Also somewhat underrated, I hate it when people mention themselves as 'RPG nuts' but have no idea what a true RPG is (Read: Fallout 1&2)

Post by **Kuja** » 2005-06-15 01:48am

I second Actraiser and add Lightning Force (AKA Thunder Force IV).

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2005-06-15 01:59am

Kabuki Quantum Fighter NES
X-Men 2 Clone Wars Genesis
Jedi Power Battles Dreamcast

Ryoga · Post by **Ryoga** » 2005-06-15 02:02am

-Bucky O'Hare for the NES. That shit was tight, to dust off an old chestnut.
-Rock & Roll Racing, Cybernator, and Metal Warriors for the SNES.
-Macross VFX-2 for PlayStation. A lot of people complained about the fact that in the 'flight-only' levels, you didn't really see the ground moving beneath you. Know what I call someone who's watching the ground in a "flight-sim"? Dogmeat, that's what.

There's nothing quite as awesome as looping and twisting between a whole fuckton of missiles, then going to Battroid and unloading everything you've got into some poor sap.
-Katamari Damacy for PS2. Go. Play it. Now.

Jaepheth · Post by **Jaepheth** » 2005-06-15 02:37am

Fallout series and Freespace.

I liked 'Outcast' a lot, though I rarely ever see it mentioned.

oh, and 'Out of This World' was pretty fun

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2005-06-15 03:34am

Independence War. God what a blast that game was.

Medic · Post by **Medic** » 2005-06-15 04:22am

Dude, wtf and holy crap, the greatest lost gem strategy of PS2, Ring of Red.

A turn-based, hex-board based strategy game. The center piece of the game were AFW's or armored fighting walkers (yes, HAB, showtrial).

Combat was time consuming (and combat was slow) and the AI wasn't challenging enough in once you got the game but it was just fun. The story was great, the tactics and strategies involving enough and it had a great soundtrack.

Laughing Mechanicus · Post by **Laughing Mechanicus** » 2005-06-15 05:39am

I totally forgot:

Battlezone (for PC)
It had awesome graphics for its time and blended action and RTS elements really nicely. Nothing like a good cold war confrontation betweens the yanks and the reds... in space. Later on the devs upgraded the graphics in a patch that made it look even more stunning.

salixfire · Post by **salixfire** » 2005-06-15 05:51am

Lots of my choices have already been mentioned such as Planescape Torment, Longest Journey, Bioforge and KKND.

Also I would like to add Archimedean Dynasty (a submarine shooter thing), Spacequest, Kingsquest, and infact most of the old point and clicks such as The Dig and Leisure Suit Larry (I mean the originals and not that steaming pile of tripe that is the new one).

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2005-06-15 05:52am

Ground Control. It's free to download, you've got no excuse.

Dead_Ghost · Post by **Dead_Ghost** » 2005-06-15 05:54am

Freespace 2, Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos (particularly funny to play starting the Campaign with the Warlock from B5

) (never played the first though

), Fallout 1&2 was deeply appreciated by the local reviewers in my country though not by the players (their loss

), and Road Rash. That's my fav "race" game

I still play it nowadays...

Jaepheth · Post by **Jaepheth** » 2005-06-15 06:20am

I'm going to have to add the following:

Maniac Mansion
Zac McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
Expendable
LodeRunner

KhyronTheBackstabber · Post by **KhyronTheBackstabber** » 2005-06-15 06:44am

Jet Force Gemini
Spacestation Silicon Valley
Battle Zone "Rise of The Black Dogs"
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon

The 7th Guest
Grim Fandango
Star Warped

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2005-06-15 06:51am

Jet Force Gemini
Spacestation Silicon Valley
Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon

Seconded.

Also

Metal Arms : Glitch in the System
Freedom Fighters
Lost Vikings
Ecks vs Sever (in a bizarre twist, these are two excellent games* based on a shitty movie)
Earth Dies Screaming
Vectorman

* The GBA titles, I haven't played the PS2 version

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2005-06-15 07:15am

Nephtys wrote:
Ace Pace wrote:Not enough people know of the holy Freespace 2
Yeah! Keep preaching. We need more.

Also somewhat underrated, I hate it when people mention themselves as 'RPG nuts' but have no idea what a true RPG is (Read: Fallout 1&2)

I'm a modern RPG nut.

Morrowind.

Okey, make that a Morrowind nut, though its too big for me to ever finsh

irishmick79 · Post by **irishmick79** » 2005-06-15 08:00am

I second the EU II mention. Although I think it's starting to develop a loyal following here....the people I know who have played it absolutely love it.

I also loved Shadow President - basically, you got to be the President of the United States and you ran American foreign policy. You could do things like grant economic aid, exchange diplomatic relations, launch coup de tats, all sorts of cool stuff. For a political game that came out in the mid-90's, its depth was pretty solid.

Arthur_Tuxedo · Post by **Arthur_Tuxedo** » 2005-06-15 08:02am

Ace Pace wrote:I'm a modern RPG nut.

Morrowind.

Okey, make that a Morrowind nut, though its too big for me to ever finsh

You think Morrowind is "Unsung and Underappreciated"?

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2005-06-15 08:14am

Arthur_Tuxedo wrote:
Ace Pace wrote:I'm a modern RPG nut.

Morrowind.

Okey, make that a Morrowind nut, though its too big for me to ever finsh
You think Morrowind is "Unsung and Underappreciated"?

No, but I object to the thinking that to be a RPG nut one has to known some ancient role playing game, that while it may have been great, is so far in the past that you can't expect every RPG lover to know it.

Ypoknons · Post by **Ypoknons** » 2005-06-15 08:33am

Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising.

Beautiful blend of action and strategy. Beautiful graphics. Got a lot of things right. Never really marketed.

Dooey Jo · Post by **Dooey Jo** » 2005-06-15 08:57am

KhyronTheBackstabber wrote:Spacestation Silicon Valley

That's the one where you play as a chip and can control sheep and rats and stuff, right? That game is funny... and odd...

Guy N. Cognito · Post by **Guy N. Cognito** » 2005-06-15 10:44am

I second Independence war 2. I loved the full 3D physics. That and Tachyon ruled. Go Bruce Campbell. I loved Red Faction, for the ability to destroy most of the level. Turn that into multiplayer, and you had some real fun.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2005-06-15 12:21pm

KhyronTheBackstabber wrote:Jet Force Gemini

Was that game really considered "unsung and underappreciated"? I remember it being the big deal with the N64 at the time, that this was THE big game. But who knows, all I remember is that that game was fucking fantastic. Definately need to go out and rent it again. I had more than I ever think I will again playing as the dude, and my pal was Buddy or whatever the fuck the name of the flying helicopter thing was.

I can still remember fighting the final boss, ruining his shit and splattering his ass all over the galaxy with all the tri-rocket launcher ammo we'd saved up over the course of the game. Oh shit, that game rocked so hard.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2005-06-15 12:32pm

I had more than I ever think I will again playing as the dude, and my pal was Buddy or whatever the fuck the name of the flying helicopter thing was.

Juno & Floyd. The girl was Vela, the dog/tank/hovercraft hybrid was Lupus.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2005-06-15 12:55pm

Aaron Ash wrote:I totally forgot:

Battlezone (for PC)
It had awesome graphics for its time and blended action and RTS elements really nicely. Nothing like a good cold war confrontation betweens the yanks and the reds... in space. Later on the devs upgraded the graphics in a patch that made it look even more stunning.

Rave gun, baby. Rave gun.