GamerFitNation's BlackBible talks about past Gen Games that should be in the GEN, Such as Freedom Fighters, Def Jam Fighting, and The suffering. Admit it, the PlayStation 2 era had a lot of good games. Even if you currently own a Xbox you have to at least give PlayStation that. So many games could have been great titles this gen but I guest the powers that be didn't feel the same way most Gamers do. Great title's such as Bloody Roars, Zone of The Enderz, Legacy of Kain, Onimusha, Okami, Bully, Kingdom Hearts, Time Splitters ETC...
BY JAMES BELL: Gaming in 2003 was the best. I won’t hear anyone say otherwise, it just was. Gorging on a gaming diet of Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Halo 2, Fable, and Devil May Cry 2 on my consoles, and “Hey Ya” by OutKast playing on my hi-fi. Bliss.
Whether you were gaming back then or not, you may have missed one of the most underrated games of 2003: Freedom Fighters. Developed by IO Interactive, the studio behind Hitman, Freedom Fighters deserves a lot more recognition for its interesting setting and fun gameplay that holds up to this day.
Oh man, I remember playing this on Gamecube. I picked it up at random used from Gamestop and I couldn't put it down, from start to finish. I'm sure if I went back to it now, the nostalgia wouldn't hold up. I'd like to see it reimagined for sure!
I loved this game on gamecube. It actually got a steam release and boy did it....not age well lol.
Changing the controls using an emulator make this just about playable, if I remember correctly aiming properly requires you to hold the stick down which is awful.
I tried the game about 2 years ago on Xbox, and yeah, the controls were un-playable for me. I can't remember why the controls were so bad, but I stopped after about 15 minutes, it was just terrible. Also the intro story was so darned goofy and contrived, we go from calm NYC to full scale invasion within 60 seconds.
An emulator may fix that, perhaps I'll try it on PCSX2 or Dolphin.
Yeah very weak story. I enjoyed the game as a kid but going back to it a few years ago was quite the eye opener. However there is fun to be had in the split screen multiplayer. 2-4 player hold the flag objective where you can recruit up to 8 NPCs each. Unique in that way. Got a few fun plays out of that and laughing at the jank is part of it.
Def Jam: Fight for New York is a revered PlayStation 2 title among Hip-hop and fighting game fans alike. Create your own street tough fighter and hit the fight clubs of New York to take on iconic music artists for control of the city.
The amount of content this game has is crazy. No DLC or micro transactions. Deep fighting mechanics and people are still hosting tournaments on YouTube. Top 5 fighting games of all time.
I'd love to see it get a quality follow-up or at least a re-release though the licensing of the music and the rappers themselves is no doubt a nightmare now.
Freedom Fighters is a timeless classic that needs to be updated. Since its release nearly twenty years ago, “Freedom Fighters” has been able to win over the affections of gamers.
Weird how a side project ps2 game had some of the most capable orderable companion ai ever made. Like their behavior is nothing groundbreaking, but if you tell them to cover an area, or attack an area, they do a damn fine job of being about as capable as you in shooting and cover
Hope you guys Enjoy! A lot of these games take me back and I would love to hear your title Picks, that should be in this Gen.
I would like to see reboots of bust a groove, streets of rage, the bouncer, ehrgeiz, tobal, dark cloud, shenmue, monster hunter, legend of the dragoon, parappa the rapper, manhunt, jet grind radio, viewtiful Joe, kingdom hearts, onimusha, dark cloud!
Definitely agree on Freedom Fighters, that was a quality game and one of the best in my opinion for actually getting the squad commands right!
There were some damn good games back in the day on the PS2 that could do with getting resurrected on the PS3/PS4.... and while they are at it they should dig through some of the old PSone games as well!
I would start listing games that I'd like to see.... but I know I wouldn't be able to stop and I'd end up writing a f*cking book once I got started!
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@blacktar, i agree, manhunt 1 was my favorite though. the smileys were crazy bastards too.
Manhunt is a game i was a new one of