5 most under-rated game’s of this generation

Gary be discussing the 5 most under-rated game’s of this generation. All of these are on the PS3, for reasons you'll discover :P

[ranmafandude]

and probably never will lol.

[PoSTedUP]

i played dark sector, have warhawk, army of two and haze.

dark sector was good, i just didnt like the fact that the shooting was limited to the ID locks on the gun.

warhawk is one of the best multiplayer games this gen, awesome planes, ground vehicles, anti aircraft guns tanks etc, this game is hectic and has it all.

army of two was awesome, i like the second one better, could have been better also.

i liked haze, the MP was fun, hyped i guess ruined it, i didnt let it ruin it for me though.

herd crackdown 1 was really good.

[scofios]

To me dark sector was really under-rated ,
I agree with PoSTedUP the ID locks on the guns was bullshit .

[Kerrby]

Dark Sector was pretty good actually. I really enjoyed it.

Crackdown was really good (shame number 2 is bad).

WarHawk is an amazing game, I'd hardly say it's under-rated.

Army of Two and Haze were both horrible.

[Redrum059]

lol haze, a game cant be underrater if it deserves a low rating.

[PoSTedUP]

i have to add MY list:

#1 HEAVENLY SWORD
#2 Uncharted1
#3 motorstorm PR
#4 FEAR2
#5 socom confrontations

HS: epic story and game play (little short tho)
uncharted1: was to good for a early title, deserved much more 10's imo at the time.
socom: was bad, now iz gooood : )
motorstormPR: game needs much more praise, graphics, epic level, destruction etc.
FEAR2: scariest game i ever played. came out around KZ2, but u really cant compare.

[moparful99]

Warhawk was and is the only game to this day that has consumed 500 hours of my life.. I played that game day and freaking nite and I loved every freaking hectic second of it.. One of the best online games of this entire generation..

[Bravo4]

-Yakuza 3 (4 will also be under-rated for sure)
-Valkyria Chonicles
-MotorStorm Pacific Rift
-Folklore
-Eternal Sonata
-3D Dot Game Heroes

[madpuppy]

Dark Sector is actually a great game that suffered from a few flaws and some lost potential. The kick mechanic was poorly thought out, you would kick only when you looked down, I would have rather had a button do this, it was bizarre to say the least.
Another problem with the game was one of it’s biggest features, the killing moves they were great when you were fighting on on one but if you started being crowded by the infected (which happens allot later in the game) it would break the flow of fights and could get you killed.
As for lost potential, I think that the “glaive” is an awesome weapon but, I think they could have expanded on this theme and provided Hayden Tenno with an array of different infection based weapons, like a staff or sickle type weapon for melee or a hammer. that would have really given the character so much more diversity that the game so desperately needed.
I would love D3 to revisit Dark Sector in a new game, refine the
combat and controls. add new variations of the glaive and other weapons and add more fluidity to the killing moves or allow the player to implement them themselves.

[DARK WITNESS]

dark sector was a big disapointment for me...

not because of the game that released, but what it became from the orignal concept.

From what they showed of the concept it looked to be one of the coolest games ever. turning into the oh so generic dark, gritty with gears of war like mechanics didn't do it justice to the original concept.

It was an ok game in my book, It would have been better had it not been running on UR3 engine, and it would have been out of this world if it had stayed with the orignal concepts theme.

I would love to see them still do something with that concept but i just don't know how it would work.

[MariaHelFutura]

Motorstorm:PR

[Lombax]

^This^

[T9X69]

The description says all these games are on PS3....yet Crackdown is on the list..what the shit is up with that?

EDIT: Ahhh ok that makes sense, I was like am I missing something here lol

[TheHurricane_]

Yeah sorry about that, was a slight error, when I first wrote the piece it was Ps3 only but then I changed my mind and added Crackdown.

[HowarthsNJ]

Is it really underated?

[guitarded77]

This is actually a really good underrated list... Warhawk is excellent and still has a strong community, AoT, Crackdown and Dark Sector were decent enough, especially when you can pick them up for $10 - $20 new. And Haze wasn't the total shitfest everyone made it out to be... it was actually above mediocre,but it came out when everyone was trying to throw the PS3 under the bus... too bad for FRD.

[TheDeadMetalhead]

"Being a PS3 guy I don’t really know what sorta response this game got from Xbox players or even reviewers but I’d never aactually heard of it until I played it at a friends."

The grammar...It burns.

I've never played Dark Sector or Army of Two. Maybe I'll try them one of these days.

[Sevir04]

It IS AMAZING, and is probably the PS3's Best exclusive multiplayer game to date. There isn't another multiplayer only exclusive on the platform that has this still strong of a community on it after 3 years!!!

Dark Sector was awesome, i loved that game, it was really a sleeper hit new IP for me. i'm just sad they didn't do a sequel. personally Sony should buy the IP and have NaughtyDog do something with it or give the IP to Sony Bend to work on. It really was an awesome game.

[darren_poolies]

Well said, I couldn't agree with you any more on that statement.
Warhawk is a brilliant online game and I loved Dark Sector, it is really sad that they decided not to do a sequel but that's the way things flow.

[Sarcasm]

Dark Sector was good, but it was just too short and the multiplayer wasn't very fun.

[Daishi]

Your right about not being able to compare Fear 2 to Killzone 2, Fear is better in every way other than graphics. I mean a fps with an amazing story, I was begining to think it wasn't possible. Even without that you have the atmosphere that goes from scary as hell to adreniline rush in the blink of an eye and then mixes the two!

[PoSTedUP]

they arent comparable bc they are totally different.

"that goes from 'scary as hell' to..."

dude Scary as Hell aint even the words. im 20 years old and this game had me in the corner of the room petrified to move anywhere. i let my friend play the demo and he literally threw the controller on my lap and said he had enough.

oh man i am pumped for fear3!

[DecoyOctopus]

The Darkness!

[roguewarrior]

Love that game

[DigitalHorror81]

Do they ever patch games to add trophy support?

[Inside_out]

Warhawk doesn't have any single-player campaign and that above anything else effected people's perception of the game. The graphics are definitely launch title like and if you are thinking of picking this one up ( $10 these days ) be prepared for that.

Resistance franchise is underrated. I think Insomniac really outdid themselves in terms of story and level design. The graphics, while not the best that genre of game play has seen this gen is still very good and some of the criticism seems harsh to me. I expect HUGE things from these guys in the future.

Crackdown was/is still a great title. The art direction/graphics in that game will make it timeless. It was well received but for reasons still unclear, M$ who owns the IP, changed developers. Realtime should of made the 2nd game and it's sad that the franchise was moved in a different direction. Realtime had the vision and passion for the game, I'm not saying that Crackdown 2 is bad, I've only played the demo, but the first Crackdown was different. I hope M$ goes with Realtime for the eventual follow up.

Haze had many bugs but the worst one was a level you could not complete. How a game can be put out on the market, a game that was hyped like the next big thing and suffers from a game ending bug is beyond me.

I would add Alan Wake to underrated. It has received many great scores but the fact it has moved " only " 520,000+ copies in 6 weeks tells me it's under-rated. The game is great fun with incredible production values. Great story, game play and graphics. Why there is no demo for the game is a head scratcher. Giving gamers a chance to try out the combat in a condensed defend type of way would sell alot more gamers on this title. This title may be the most under-rated title, in terms of sales, released this gen...vid down below.

Generally speaking, any game that receives consistent 5/10 type scores is a rental at best. While there are media outlets with there own agendas, the truth will seep thru.

[ian72]

Haze did have many bugs, but never come across a level you couldn't complete. Played it all way through a few times and finished every level.

[hennessey86]

i enjoyed every minute of that game and imo it has the best lighting of any game its stunning. i cant imagine how amazing it would have looked on pc

[TheLastGuardian]

is an underrated gem. Anyone who hasn't already played it go get it right now. You can probably find it from like $5-20.

[jeseth]

There was no way it could lift up to what people were billing it as. But is did have a good story and fun levels. The voice acting/script was lame but then again, not many FPS games are strong in that area.

[No Way]

Since when is Crackdown a PS3 game? o.O

[Tomdc]

warhawk was in no way underated..

[mrv321]

Warhawk OWNS. One of the best third person shooters this generation.

[fianno]

One of the hardest too!

[MysticStrummer]

Yeah I thought it was funny that the writer thought flying was the safest way to travel in Warhawk.

[TheHurricane_]

Yeah warhawk is pretty bitchin' but I felt like it just didn't get the love it deserved. I mean I only first played it last year.

[dizzleK]

lost planet 2. it's obscenely fun.

[TheHurricane_]

Have never played Lost planet 2, the demo was good though.

[Emperor_Cono]

Dark Sector was one of those great games that no one has or will ever play XD
Great SP and the online was fun even if it was more or less dead.

[Hellsvacancy]

Id add Dark Void, i really liked it, it wasnt spectacular or nothin but i found it rather enjoyable, it got really slated by the reviewers

I didnt buy it i rented it, but yeah, it was a good game, entertained me enough and besides it couldnt of been that much of a bad game if Brad Pitt is gonna star in the movie version http://kotaku.com/5408624/b...

[DARK WITNESS]

well your one of the few then, in my opinion Dark Void deserved all the crap it got. I was looking forward to it at first, but after playing a bit of it I got rid of it as fast as I could.

[will_c_75]

I am kind of embarrassed to say I really enjoy Mini Ninjas

[callahan09]

Oh, I just got Steam from the Square-Enix / Eidos complete pack during the summer sale. It included Mini Ninjas in it. I never played it before and still haven't, but since you mentioned it, I'll install it next and give it a try. It looks a bit charming.

[will_c_75]

Its graphics make it look deceiving. It is a pretty fun open world hack and slash game, with many different elements.

[fianno]

I have a younger brother :D Handy for using as an excuse to buy games like that :L

[madpuppy]

and I am not partial to platformers.

[omi25p]

This artical sucks, Your grammar is awful "Gary be discussing the 5 most under-rated game’s of this generation".

Also you say that all these games are on the ps3, then you list crackdown??? im sorry but who approves this trash?

He then goes on to talk about haze being underated. Im sorry i struggled to find the will power to play that game, it was terrible, awful graphic awful online awful shooting awful characters ITS AWFUL. Artical fails

[Geovorbin]

i believe that "artical" is spelt like this, "article". So before you criticise others for poor grammar my well spoken friend, why dont you pick up your own dictionary and have quick flick through. You sir have been served.

[rumplstilts]

You, sir, have poor punctuation.

[evrfighter]

mexican grammar standoff.

[theEx1Le]

lol

ontopic: i have played all of these games except warhawk. i have just purchased warhawk from the store to see what its like though :)

[BeOneWithTheGun]

This artical (article) sucks,(. not ,) Your grammar is awful (period goes here) "Gary be discussing the 5 most under-rated game’s of this generation".

Also(you need a comma after Also) you say that all these games are on the ps3,(PS3) then you list crackdown??? (Crackdown) im (I'm) sorry but who approves this trash?

[spec_ops_comm]

Despite omi25p's laughable grammar, spelling and punctuation, he does have a point.

The original article was written by someone with a ninth grade English education, at best.

[Saladfax]

Journalism is a dying art that's being trotted out to the masses. Anyone with an opinion and a half-functional brain is asked to spew their words onto a page whether or not they can string them together.

A little mean, sorry, but, regardless of the content, the writing style is like an 10 year-old telling his friend these things over the phone with a stenographer nearby taking notes verbatim.

[hatchimatchi]

Folklore, Siren: Blood Curse & Resonance of Fate.

[callahan09]

I agree with all 3 of those, but less so about Resonance of Fate, which seemed like an awesome game when I rented it, I loved the atmosphere and presentation, but I sent it back and didn't buy it because the first boss kicked my ass literally 20 times in a row. I was like "god damn, this game was a piece of cake, and now all of a sudden it's ridiculously hard!" I looked it up online and everyone was basically saying the game does this to you constantly throughout, it just amps up the difficulty out of the blue numerous times throughout. So while I thought the game seemed awesome and interesting, I don't think I'll ever try to play it because for me the unbalanced difficulty curve is a definitely game-breaker. I don't like being frustrated.

[hatchimatchi]

It is a difficult game. I have OCD when it comes to level grinding in jrpgs so I didn't have too much trouble with the first boss, but it is a really tough game. I've been playing jrpgs since i was 5 and when I first played Resonance of Fate I literally said out loud during my first battle, "What the hell? I have no idea what is going on right now..."

[BigPenguin]

The first boss was hard, the oil boss. It took me 3 times to beat him. But trust me, the worst thing in the game is the god damn escorting the statue quest. Its like 6 screens of enemy's you have to go through followed by a boss, all are targeting this statue, and it is just hell. The health on the statue does not refill unless you pay something redonkulous(I know what I said) like 50k jewels, which I did not have, and the health it has anyways is pitiful. So I spent at least 7 hours just trying to get though this god damn section of the game. On the plus side, its all easy from there, because after that mission you can finally get new guns(dual wielding SMGs whoo) and buy(make) explosives.

[zatrox]

Folklore, Nier and Armored Core belong there.

[SpikeSpiegel]

Kane and Lynch
Alpha Protocol
Siren
50 Cent Blood on the Sand
Saints Row 2

[CrzyFooL]

How dare you disagree with Spike Spiegel!!

[Dave1351]

I think bad company 1 was kinda under rated, i put 800 hours plus into the multiplayer. not even joking

[Holeran]

I highly agree on this. Bad company 1 was a stellar game in my opinion (online play anyways). I actually prefer it over Bad company 2 and I know i'm gonna get hit with the disagree stick for that comment.

[theEx1Le]

i agree too, i found the orginal bad company to have a much more enjoyable multiplayer, especially the map design. I hope they bring back a select few as dlc for the second one. Although with the new destruction 2.0 alot of the rush bases would be easily taken out

[hennessey86]

then you my friend have way to much time on your hands i recomend getting a girlfriend

[Lombax]

I'm gonna have to pick up Dark Sector here pretty soon. I keep hearing good things about it and it's dirt cheap now.

I dissagree with AoT being under rated though. The first one was average at best and the second one had only [very] slight improvements. The online MP was a mess the lag made Competetive MP almost unplayable and the Co-Op a hassle with constant droppage. I'd say that the AoT games were appropriately rated.

[rumplstilts]

Alien vs Predator. It definitely has issues but isn't as bad as many reviewers said. I am also somewhat bias because I am a huge fan of the "Alien" franchise.

[rumplstilts]

Also psyched to see "Predators"

[bjornbear]

=D

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

The Darkness.

Need I say more?

[Holeran]

Yep I liked The Darkness alot myself also. Very underrated.

[TEFL0N_D0N_81]

Army of Two (the first one) was awesome for coop play. Too bad the 2nd game was absotively posilutely horrible.

[Canary]

That's easy.

1. Yakuza Kenzan
2. Gundam Senki: Record UC 0079
3. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva

The best games of the past few years... all stuck in Japan.

[NeloAnjelo]

How can Warkhawk and Haze be on the same list? Haze was crap! Warhawk owned!!!

Replace Haze with The Darkness.

[MysticStrummer]

I didn't like Haze, Dark Sector, or Army of Two. I'd replace them with The Darkness, MAG, and EndWar.

[TEFL0N_D0N_81]

I also thought that Prince of Persia (not the forgotten sands) reboot was really cool. Don't know if it sold well but probably my favorite out of the series.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Thank you! That game was great!

The relationship between the prince and Elika was so believable!

[likedamaster]

I'm in agreement here as well. I really liked the artstyle and look of it, it was beautiful.

[will_c_75]

I have to say this has been the most civil discussion I have ever seen on N4G.

[fianno]

We have that affect on people :D

[MadMan00]

God damn shooter games man, no wonder America is such a violent country.

Infinite Undiscovery should be on there.

[MysticStrummer]

Violent games aren't to blame. It's all the guns. The anti gun control crowd doesn't like things like statistics. They just wanna have their firepower.

[The_Zeitgeist]

Dark Sector was great and I agree with Warhawk.

But crackdown? The game sold like crazy.
And Haze? No way, there are so many other better under rated games to pick from. Haze is a generic turd.

[Trroy]

MAG should be on this list, and Haze shouldn't.

[chiwoo]

Dark Sector was a great game I still have it

[Spenok]

How was DarkSector under rated? This game sucked. I tried playing it but it had to many issues. The gameplay was generic and repetative. And the graphics could have been way better. And HAZE? Really? I had the unfortunate experience of playing through the entireity of this game. And let me tell you it was a bad one. Bad Graphics, bad voice acting, bad story, bad script, bad design, bad multiplayer...the list goes on...

[deno]

Definitely remember buying dark sector for ps3. The gameplay is awesome, and I also love controlling the glade when you throw it. Viking Is also another underrated game. I still play viking till this day. Same guys who made spartan total warrior. Some of my most favorite have been underrated games this gen

[CrzyFooL]

ALPHA PROTOCOL.

[Snarkasaur]

I feel like this article was translated from another language. Why are we letting such poor writing gain top spots on n4g?

[kunark]

Alot good games listed on here few I didn't know about but now I do got dark sector for 8 bucks at game xchange lol was really alsome I have learned not to pay attention to game reviewers they nick pick games to death just enjoy all I can say bought alot games over last several months dirt cheap and enjoyed them all even ones that scored under 7's lol conan got like 4-6 on most sites but it's really fun so was 50 cents game non stop action

[shammgod]

i can honestly say i will never play any of those games...underated or not.

[Socomer 1979]

It's Arcady & Hardcore.
Simple but Complex.
Ultra Satisfying & Deeply Depressing.
Intense Organised Syphony of Chaos.

MAG makes you into a better FPS Gamer.

[DelbertGrady]

Dark Sector wasn't that good. Army of Two was a blast in co-op. Crackdown...I won't mention because of all the sensitive trolls.

[Koromaro]

Man Haze was bad I didn't like it. That's like saying Area 51 Blacksite is a good game ....*shivers*

[Eiffel]

Assault on Dark Athena.

Seriously, anyone who has played Escape From Butcher Bay. Need to play this game..

This game was beyond amazing.

[MyWordIsGospel]

I personally thought Haze was terrible considering it came from the same people who made timespiltters, for me Everybodys Golf, HUstle Kings, Unreal Tournament (for console modding levels alone), & Unc1 we're criminally looked down on when PS3 was being pannned vs the 360!

[MyWordIsGospel]

Oh yeah and Mag, how the hell did it not get the critical acclaim it deserves....Oh thats why beacuse it's a ps3 exclusive, i mean look at the meta scores for halo and gears compared to Unc1, anyone worth their salt would play through unc1 now compared to the Halo and Geras and realise how much better it is, replay value, hidden treasure, epic storyline and characters, all laid down a marker for the best sequel in video gaming history!

[-MD-]

I have an unopened Dark Sector right here I just haven't got around to playing it.

I bought Crackdown at launch for the Halo 3 beta and never really liked the game itself very much. It's one of the few games that just aren't fun to me enough to finish it.

[CrIpPeN]

some of the picks are really bad. I mean really bad!

[PXSausage]

I personally believe The Club is extremely underrated.

[LoaMcLoa]

1: No More Heroes
2: Mad World
3: Kirby's Air Ride
4: Metal Arms
5: Metal Gear Solid 2

[tommypast]

Valkyria Chronicles=> extremely underrated
Haze=> puke

[AngryTypingGuy]

I really enjoyed The Darkness, but I don't remember that game getting much fanfare. Great game, nonetheless.

[Jerkstore81]

I don't think Warhawk is an underrated game. It received very positive reviews and has a huge, devoted community backing. You can jump on right now and there are still lots of people playing.

[jalen247]

I enjoyed Dark Sector and the graphics are top notch. I actually enjoyed Haze also. It was worth the $10 that I paid for it new. LMAO.

[equax]

I would say resistance was an under-rated FPS for the PS3. I enjoyed playing it but my other buddies preferred MW2.

[llkrazykatll]

One of the most underrated games on the PS3. I own UT3, MW2, KZ2, R2, and the rest of the "top" fps shooters for my PS3. They are all good games, but none as addictive as Warhawk. Warhawk takes skill to be good at, you can't just lay down in a corner and mow people down with your scar. Flying takes people hundreds of hours to master each flight mode.

The learning curve is massive, but once you get over it, the game becomes very rewarding. One of the most time-consuming platinum's too.

The best 700hrs of my life (Video-game related hours), and not even a general yet, sitting at 193,000pts.

P.S. - 700hrs actually isn't to high for the warhawk world, most generals have 1000+ hours ;)

[ivant]

Obsolutely true

Warhawk is the the best MP game on a console

Epic battles with pro 16 vs 16 on the largest maps

[mastiffchild]

I'd go for;1, Warhawk-not under rated by anyone who actually played it but launch server side issues killed the hype and stopped it ever getting as big as it deserved. It still has the smoothest, almost lag free gaming on PSN imo and rewards you if you're skilled at ANY of it's different vehicles or on foot. Taking down a dewcent playuer in a 'hawk on foot is stlll one of my favourite gaming fixes this generation and the community is among the best and most supportive(people were offering to teach me pro flight the first week I had it and I've since schooled a few myself!)there is-though totally lethal too!

2, Heavenly Sword-got the bums rush with that early press demand that PS3 exclusives look better than real life and reinvent the wheel gameplay wise! There'[s a surprisingly deep combat system when you know how to play the game, some interesting sixaxis trickery and the game STILL ranks, for me, as one of the best and most filmic looking titles yet this generation.

3,Crackdown-A few mates of mine never even played the game afytre getting the beta for H3 and I couldn't believe they'd miss out like thast as it's still one of the games(despite a sequel which didn't do nearly enough imo)with the chance of future greatness.

4Folklore-the very embodiment of an ignored little gem. Not like much else and no support or marketing allied to small launch user base left it out in the cold and those hwho loved it little hope of a trophy patch let alone a sequel. Sad.

5, UT3(PS3 version)-A game I wasn't ever blown away by this time round but has grown and grown on me with the mods and great new mode updates ionto the most underated FPS this gen on the PS3. Some of the mods I've imported for my regular tuesday games have been brilliant and kept the game really fresh.

[FrankDaTank]

so glad to hear that "gary be discussing" stuff.

[Reddit]

Today gary be discussing teh interwebz.

[MMFGaming]

A ton of games had the throwing knife before Haze --most notably Perfect Dark.

[Phil Mc Crackin]

dark sector was cool but the multiplayer was cheesy. Good graphics and textures but if naughty dog or epic had the game it'd be 10 times better. Haze, I didn't make it past the demo. Army of two would've been awesome if they had less fist bumps and air guitars, and put in NONHUMAN enemies, damn it!!

[Blaine]

MAG

One of (if not the) best multiplayer games I've ever played, and also one of the best FPSs I've ever played.

Got a lot of hate because people weren't willing to put up with the learning curve (which was more than worth it), because it's ahead of its time, because it's platform exclusive so angry Xbox fanboys who haven't played it bash it, and because THERE WASN'T A SINGLE FAIR AND ACCURATE OFFICIAL REVIEW.

[ivant]

Warhawk is simply the best mp fun you can have on a console....easily better than Halo, MW1or2, BF1or2, Resistance, KZ2. And yet most gamers continue to ignore it for those other games.

If Warhawk had the same combat uniforms, environments, vehicles and weapons of BC and MW plus a simple SP mode, and been a FPS, it would have destroyed Halo and MW franchise as the best online shooter.

[PlayerX]

Little King's Story. That is all