What games did you like despite the horrible reviews/buzz?

[bergbros2]

I admit that I look at reviews before I buy a game. I don't have time or opportunity to play a game enough before I am interestedin buying. Still, I have bought games for collecting or it was dirt cheap to give it a shot. One game I was surprised I liked despite the absolutely horrible reviews was Slave Zero for the DC. Mind you it is not even close to the top 20 games on the DC I played, but still it is good mindless, pick up and play fun. Of course, I am unashamed to admit I like ET for the 2600 despite it is criticized as the jump the shark moment in classic gaming.

[ButtonMasher]

Alex Kid: in the enchanted castle for Genesis, Sonic that, Mario that, Madden blaa blaa blaa...

 

This is a killer game nobody ever talk'd about back in the day.

 

Gradius V on the PS2, I don't think there's any Buzz about this game? It's very good though, yet tuff as nails. I see alot copies still on shelves

[christianscott27]

shadowman for the dreamcast! just give it a chance, that game is so much bigger and deeper than any review ever suggests. i love that game, still fondly look back on it as one of my finest gaming experiences.

[PaulEMoz]

Gradius V on the PS2, I don't think there's any Buzz about this game? It's very good though, yet tuff as nails. I see alot copies still on shelves  

 

Gradius V got loads of great reviews. Sadly, it was probably only bought by people aged 30 and up, because it's not in 3D. It's a tremendous game though.

[Mr_8bit_16bit]

If I remember correctly, then Wizards and Warriors III got a terrible review, yet I really liked that game. Why was there never a Wizards and Warriors for the SNES?! And for that matter, why was there never a side scrolling Zelda II style Zelda game for the SNES?! Things that will bother me to the grave, I guess.

[spacecadet]

Gradius V on the PS2, I don't think there's any Buzz about this game?

 

Gradius V had tons of buzz and got a lot of good reviews. I think the difference is there's mainstream buzz and then there's hardcore gamer buzz. I don't always think hardcore gamers necessarily have better taste than mainstream gamers (there are a lot of hardcore type games that I can appreciate on some level but don't find all that much fun), but they do like different types of games.

 

Gradius V was developed by Treasure, which automatically assigns it a certain level of hype among the hardcore crowd. And then when it came out, it was actually good for the type of game that it is... which unfortunately is a type of game that mainstream gamers no longer buy in large quantities.

 

But it definitely got some attention in the press and among that core crowd of serious gamers.

[Atarifever]

I don't read may reviews. However, I do agree with you on SLave Zero, I love it. It is easy to just pick up and play, and I find the idea of being a hugh robot stomping through a distopian future to be rather cool.

 

On another note, I discovered last night that games have reached their full potential. I don't know if I will be able to continue playing them after having once reached a heightened state of gaming Nirvana. I was playing Hunter the Reckoning last night, and I killed a giant carnivourous Teddy Bear with a chainsaw. There really is no where left for me to go...man it is tough peaking at only 24.

[sega saturn x]

The spawn armageddon was trashed relentlassy by critics but i thought it was fun. Yeah i am a spawn fan but my friend who knows nothing about spawn also enjoyed it its not great but its not worthy of an F its like a C.

[Jess Ragan]

Alex Kid: in the enchanted castle for Genesis, Sonic that, Mario that, Madden blaa blaa blaa...

 

This is a killer game nobody ever talk'd about back in the day.

 

It's funny. I absolutely hated that one at first, but after playing the Genesis version of Alex Kidd fairly recently I'm actually starting to understand the game's charm. It's just like the first Alex Kidd on the Master System, except with new level designs and brighter, more detailed graphics. It's no Sonic or Mario killer, but it does offer a slightly different spin on the old side-scrolling platformer formula.

 

JR

[figgler]

I have and will always maintain that Legacy of the Wizard is one of the greatest games ever made. It's a fairly common NES cart, but strangely no one seems to give any thought to it whatsoever. This game was way ahead of it's time and any self-respecting platform/RPG/action-adventure gamer should really take the time to get to know this wonderful title. I've always been passionate about this game and here's why you should buy it right now:

 

- 5 distinctly different playable characters

- 20 or so different items to find and use

- a ridiculously huge and complex dungeon to search through - extensive exploring and mapping is essential

- spot on play controls

- requires fierce determination to finish

- quite possibly the best in-game music of all time (seriously)

[keilbaca]

Tron 2.0 for the PC. It got bad reviews on a few sites, but I thoroughly enjoyed the game. It also helped that they actually used the right terms for things, like the protocols and routers, and the format was cool, ohh that game rocked.

[Ze_ro]

Wild Metal for the Dreamcast. I love tank games, and this one is my favorite so far. The action is somewhat slow, but the physics model is excellent, and some of the levels are designed very well (especially one of the later levels that includes an enormous warship frozen in a glacier) and last quite some time (upwards of 30 minutes per level, even when you know your way around it). Incidentally, Rockstar actually released Wild Metal into the public domain, so you can download the PC version for free from their website. It's definitely worth a download.

 

--Zero

[Jess Ragan]

I spent way more time than I should have playing The Faery Tale Adventure on the Genesis. It was an extremely rough role-playing game, but I was determined to work my way through it, no matter what.

 

JR

[sandmountainslim]

Atari 2600 Pac Man, true it doesnt look right , Hell it doesnt even look good but I had alot of fun playing it when I came home frome school , it beat the hell outta watching Judge Wapner with my folks in the other room

[Lord Helmet]

Tron 2.0 for the PC. It got bad reviews on a few sites, but I thoroughly enjoyed the game. It also helped that they actually used the right terms for things, like the protocols and routers, and the format was cool, ohh that game rocked.

 

I just picked this up for my XBox for $15. So far it's pretty cool and worth every penny.

[crc_73]

Wild Metal for the Dreamcast. I love tank games, and this one is my favorite so far. The action is somewhat slow, but the physics model is excellent, and some of the levels are designed very well (especially one of the later levels that includes an enormous warship frozen in a glacier) and last quite some time (upwards of 30 minutes per level, even when you know your way around it). Incidentally, Rockstar actually released Wild Metal into the public domain, so you can download the PC version for free from their website. It's definitely worth a download.

 

--Zero

 

Was thinking about picking this up for the [DC] - how does it compare to the PC version? Same/better/worse? The reviews haven't been too complementary, but I though it looked and sounded like a decent game to play (Downloading it to try as I type).

 

Also, kudos to the guys up above for praising Slave Zero - the multiplayer maps are pretty cack, but the main game is quite decent and challenging.

[Dones]

Tron 2.0 for the PC. It got bad reviews on a few sites, but I thoroughly enjoyed the game. It also helped that they actually used the right terms for things, like the protocols and routers, and the format was cool, ohh that game rocked.

 

I just picked this up for my XBox for $15. So far it's pretty cool and worth every penny.

Second the motion fellow programs As far as I know the game did well in a world of Halos and Medal of Honors. The Xbox version has tons of exclusive multiplayer content. TRON 2.0 was a definite sleeper hit.

 

I think the problem with the game is its graphics style. Some gamers just don't get the neon world and think of it as pretty but simplistic. If they haven't seen the movie that's an even more likely scenario. This is ironic imo because the game looks better than the actual movie. The guys who developed this game did an excellent job in bringing TRON into the modern world. It must have been fun considering all the new technology advances, like having a deep well of material to take from. I think the game has awaken the interest in some admin heads at Disney for a movie possibility (read some vague rumor in ign.com). Having Rebbeca Ronjim Stamos voicing one of the main characters was pretty cool. She could fit perfectly into a TRON 2.0 movie (perhaps with the same character).