Top 10 Overlooked Video Games of the 6th Generation
We're closing in on the uncanny valley. Join http://www.watchmojo.com as we continue our overlooked video games series, with the Top 10 Overlooked Video Games of the 6th Generation.
Just as a heads up for those unfamiliar, the 6th generation of gaming covers all games released for the Dreamcast, GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox, while for PC it covers games that were released from 2000 to 2006. Once again we're ranking these games that either didn't get the sales or recognition they deserved upon release, or have been forgotten over time.
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We're closing in on the uncanny valley. Welcome to WatchMojo.com and in this instalment of our Overlooked Video Games series, we’re taking a look at the Top 10 Overlooked Games of the 6th Generation. Just as a heads up for those unfamiliar, the 6th generation of gaming covers all games released for the Dreamcast, GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox, while for PC it covers games that were released from 2000 to 2006. Once again we’re ranking these games that either didn’t get the sales or recognition they deserved upon release, or have been forgotten over time.
#10: “The Bard's Tale" (2004)
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You know what sort of film genre seems to be a rarity for Video Games? Musicals! And a comedic musical at that. This game may not be the most original in terms of gameplay, but it makes up for it with wacky humour, self-awareness of the genre clichés, and singing about how it sucks to be the Chosen One. Tired of knights in shining armour, dashing rogues and powerful wizards? Why not try a sleazy, womanising bard instead?
#9: “Drakan: The Ancient Gates” (2002)
You know if we were to talk about a badass redhead woman warrior riding a dragon, you may think of an awesome tattoo idea … but it's also the subject of this game. You play as Rynn, a young girl who is soul bound to Arokh, an elder breed dragon, whom together form the first team of an order of dragon knights. The game has many elements of classic RPGs, like equipment, magic and side quests but also features parts where you fly on a dragon, which is pretty shweet.
#8: “Dark Cloud 2” (2002)
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Known as “Dark Chronicle” in Europe, this game is best described as an Action-JRPG mixed in with a City Building elements. You venture through dungeons to find materials, which you then build towns out of. Then through the process of time travel, you can jump into the future and see what the town you have made has evolved into. Of course, you also have to stop the Emperor Griffon from conquering the future by changing the past. Despite initial successful and critical acclaim upon release it seems to been forgotten over the years.
#7: “Okami” (2006)
On the other hand, here we have a game that was still is widely remembered, despite not being commercially successful. Set to the beautiful theme of a Japanese water painting, you play as the Japanese Goddess of the Sun Amaterasu, in the form of a white wolf. Using your magical paint brush powers, you can modify reality itself. Despite multiple ports, the game still never caught on financially, but even then; the art of the game has captured the hearts of many gamers.
#6: “Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg” (2003)
This little game made by Sonic Team lets you play as a boy who must save the land of chickens from the evil crows using … as the title suggests: giant eggs. The colourful levels throw you various challenges based around the use of these large eggs, from platforming to battling enemies and puzzle solving. And given that this game is about giant Easter Eggs, what better way to have an awesome video game easter egg by having Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends appear to help you in certain stages.
#5: “Tron 2.0” (2003)
Originally set as a sequel to the first Tron film, complete with Bruce Boxleitner reprising his role as Alan Bradley, this game is a first person shooter where you play as Alan’s son Jet trapped inside an ENCOM computer. Many element of the Tron universe were kept, such as combat by discs and the classic light cycle. The fun thing about this game is that, hearing the tutorial A.I. telling you to press buttons to do stuff does nothing to break the immersion in the game since it is, figuratively and literally, a computer game.
#4: “Beyond Good and Evil” (2003)
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In this game, you play as Jade, a young lady who runs in an orphanage with her boar-man uncle Pey'j, on a planet where run by a totalitarian government called the Alpha Section. In order to afford their protective shield, Jade goes on a trip to take pictures of every local animal for the science institute. As the game progresses Jade will come to uncover much darker secrets about the Alpha Section as Jade joins a resistance movement to bring them down. A sequel to this game was announced, in 2008 and that sadly has gone nowhere.
#3: “God Hand” (2006)
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When this 3d beat'em up was released, it did not get as much attention as expected because of it’s difficulty, mostly thanks to the large amount of enemies in each stage, each of which take a while to bring down. This game demands that you take your time, luring enemies with your taunt in order to fight them one on one. Beside its difficulty the game as many funny quirks, from the dominatrix like foes and it’s cheesy pirate minigame, all topped of with a very arrogant yet charismatic main character.
#2: “Skies of Arcadia” (2000)
Here we have a good old JRPG featuring air pirates, dashing rogues, a damsel in distress and an evil empire, sound familiar? Well It also features one of the most unique settings for a video game world as the game takes place high in the sky among various natural floating islands and airships. As such, what would normally be your rather standard RPG battle are notably spruced up with the occasional airship encounter. What’s also more interesting are the dialogue trees, in which inappropriate choices result in noticeable in game consequences, so be sure to wizen up if you want to be a swashbuckler.
Before we unveil our top pick, let's have a look at a few honourable mentions
“Rogue Galaxy” (2005) “Killer 7” (2005) “Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction” (2005) “Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis” (2003) “Bully” (2006)
#1: “Psychonauts” (2005)
Topping our list is an absurd game that comes to us from the insane mind of Tim Schafer. In this game about psychic secret agents, most of levels are inside the minds of various individuals, like that of a paranoid conspiracy theorist who dreams about being a Milkman. This results in a wacky, memorable experience, both figuratively and literally. Oh and if you ever thought that your local dentist was a mad scientist, then you’ll certainly relate to this game really well. Because of the nature of this list, it’s likely that we’ve overlooked a few hidden gems, so let us know some of your favourite 6th gen titles that don’t get the recognition they deserve today and for more nostalgic top 10’s published daily be sure to subscribe to Watchmojo.com.
