Top 10 Most Underrated Video Games
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Duck Tales, Actraiser, Burger Time und Rescue Rangers hatte ich damals davon gezockt, doch so lange her
There are many underrated video games. These games pass by the gamer without notice not necessarily because theyre below average games, but because they were never full promoted. Other games however can be considered underrated because theyre considered below average in popular video game opinion. These next games we feel should not go unnoticed and should not be considered below average. Some of these next games could be considered in the greatest games of all time list, and they are. Whatever ones reason for underrating a game, they will need to reconsider their motives after reading through this list and understanding the power of these next ten games. These next games are not only underrated in our eyes, but can be considered lost classics.
10. Final Fantasy 2
The amount of amazing games in the Final Fantasy series is staggering. One could easily make a greatest games of all time list and have 5 of the games from the Final Fantasy series in there. Its easy for a Final Fantasy game to be overlooked with FF3 and FF7 being in the catalog. One of those overlooked games was FF2 that had an incredible storyline and improved on Final Fantasy 1 in ways that made is possible for FF3 to be as great of a game as it was. The story line was huge, and so were the powers that each character could attain through the game. FF2 took on a larger scope in terms of drama and magic than FF1. There was romance in FF2 and tragic deaths that put the gamer in more of a Ulysses role than any game before it. This idea would go on to spearhead the best games in the RPG medium from FF3 to Secret of Mana. FF2 cannot be disregarded for this fact.
9. Burger Time
Burger Time gets made fun of more than most video games because of its apparent inanity. This is a mistake though because once someone has actually played it, they are in for some of the most fun of their life regardless of the comical theme that the game epitomized. Of course no one ever wants to build burgers in real lives. Theres a reason for the working at McDonalds stigma that has crossed the globe as soon as McDonalds was noticed as a fast food superpower, but building a burger in virtual reality, this was a totally different event. Peter Pepper was not some simple hamburger maker. He was a superlative chef who had to avoid enemies while building his monumental burgers. This game took skill and thought unlike making a simple sandwich for yourself. This was a puzzle game that ranks among the best puzzle games. Play it and youll see.
8. Zelda 2
Zelda 2 is consistently underrated. You will always find this game being called the worst of the series because of its layout not being identical to that of Zelda 1 and Zelda Link to the Past. Of course this disparagement in layout is forgiven when Zelda becomes a 3D figure. Everyone has to like 3D, and so every 3D Zelda game must be good (Refer to our Top 10 reasons why games should be 2D rather than 3D for more detail on 3D fan-boyishness). Play Zelda 2 though, and one is involved in one of the most memorable adventures ever put to the video game medium. Zelda 2 is filled with mystery and fulfilling challenges at every turn. The castles are complex and the bosses inside of them are memorable. Along the way, Link is given numerous techniques in fighting these monsters that were incredibly effective like his down thrust ability. That this game was ever considered a bad game is a mystery to us. We can only think this was because it wasnt identical to Zelda 1.
7. Mario 2
Like Zelda 2, Super Mario Brothers 2 has been deemed an unworthy game in the Mario Brothers series. Every video gamer knows the story about SMB2 and how it blatantly copied a Japanese game except for substituting the protagonists with the Mario Brothers protagonists, but does this take away from the fun of the game? Sure, you could classify the makers of the Mario Brothers series lazy for not being more creative in their design of Mario 2, but does this take away from the fun of the game itself? For what its worth, we play this game with a sense of excitement and gumption. We love the perfect controlling ability that makes you jump higher than you could ever imagine. We love the bosses from Mouser to Triclyde. We play the game and love it, beyond this, does it anything else really matter?
6. Metal Storm
No one knows about Metal Storm and we dont know why because this game was one of the most unique and enjoyable 2D side-scrollers we ever played for the NES. The graphics were beyond its age, and the sounds were just as inventive as the game play. Beyond the graphics and strong sound quality was an amazingly creative game design that allowed the player to switch the gravitational pull throughout the game. At any time of the game you could play from the bottom or top of the screen. For an early NES game, this was incredibly innovative. You had to utilize this power if you wanted to get through the game, and being able to use it at anytime was a new found freedom fro the side scrolling medium. Dont overlook Metal Storm. This was a game well beyond its years.
5. Rescue Rangers
Chip n Dales Rescue Rangers was one of the best titles ever to be released for the NES. It was also one of the last titles to ever be released for it as well. Sadly Rescue Rangers is often ignored when one talks about the best games for the NES. This doesnt make sense to us here at Old-Wizard. This game was almost as good as Duck Tales, and featured one of the best soundtracks ever for the NES. Rescue Rangers featured great game play and an excellent co-op mode which was a rarity for the time of its release. Its really unfortunate that this game isnt more well known - try to do a quick google search, and youll find virtually nothing about this game on the web, but dont let that fool you. This game is a lost classic, and its well worth picking up for the $5 that youll spend on it at a used video game store If you can find it.
4. Illusion of Gaia
Illusion of Gaia is one of those games that passed over the video gamers eyes because of a lack of marketing. Anyone who has played Illusion of Gaia knows just how great of game it was though. This is not a game that is ever challenged in its quality. Its simply unknown. Hidden within all the great SNES Squaresoft games was Illusion of Gaia with a story as big as Lord of the Rings and mystery around every corner. One could easily put Illusion of Gaia within the greatest video game soundtracks ever put to record also. Beyond the storyline and superlative music was the concept of the game which made the protagonist visit the most noted historical monuments and archetypes in the human beings world. Revisiting these destinations was playing history itself. That Illusion of Gaia should suffer the fate of not being considered one of the greatest games of all time is not a problem for those who have actually played it. If it should remain a hidden gem in the golden age of RPGs, this is only to the detriment to those who dont know about it.
3. Duck Tales
Duck Tales is a game that most people love, but is never listed as one of the greatest games of all time. When people remember the game, they remember it with joy. Its not necessarily a game that has been overlooked or unnoticed, not a game that has ever been considered bad. It lingers aimlessly in the video gamers mind without a sense of it ever being considered with the best video games of all time. Put the NES controller back in the hands of the video gamer with this game in the NES, and they will know that Duck Tales needs to be considered as one of the greatest games of all time. A perfect design, astonishingly memorable music, and a superb storyline guide Duck Tales with a replayable entertainment value not found in most adventure games. Play the space level or the archaic ruins level and the gamer will understand exactly what were talking about. Not only was the cartoon great, but the video game was also a serious contender for greatness.
2. Actraiser
The front cover of the SNES forgotten classic states Create order from Chaos! Who couldnt be interested in this plain imperative? The game didnt sell well worldwide, it was barely featured on end-of-the-year best of lists and is never talked about on video game forums. This game was just to good to be forgotten though. This game combines superb side-scrolling action with a Civilization-esque overhead view that puts you in the God seat rebuilding the world from chaos and restoring your followers. This combines Mario Brothers with Sim City! Half the time youre battling nefarious monsters in your mythical and statuesque body suit, and the other half your reshaping civilization by controlling infrastructure being built in the formerly destroyed the world. Roads, buildings, farms, population, you name it, you are recreating civilization from the bottom up. This unique gameplay worked perfectly and its always been strange to us why Actraiser is never included in best of lists.
1. Little Nemo The Dream Master
How could anyone underrate Little Nemo Dream Master? This game may have used a protagonist small in stature, but the creativity in gameplay was as big as a Zelda game. Going through all those levels and picking up all those keys was not the simple 2D act of Nemo. Throughout his journey, he had to feed animals which would then give Nemo their animal power (talk about mythical symbolism!). Some of these abilities would be needed to conquer the game and other would simply make the game easier. Each level was not a mere 2D level, but were pixelated dreams that felt like actual dreams. Play the Flower level (level 2) and youll see what we mean. Each level was big too. The game felt like one big dream where you had the freedom to control your actual dream rather than being the recipient of something you couldnt control. This game was innovative on many levels but for some reason is never considered among the great games.
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Duck Tales, Actraiser, Burger Time und Rescue Rangers hatte ich damals davon gezockt, doch so lange her
