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7 underrated PS3 shooters that deserved to sell more

Not everything that scores well sells, and not all the big names are the best games. Check out these shooters that deserved to do much better than they really did. If you’ve played any, then kudos to you. If not, consider checking some of them out.

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4691d ago Replies(4)
NastyLeftHook04691d ago

vanquish is one of the most underrated games in existence.

Oh_Yeah4690d ago (Edited 4690d ago )

vanquish > gears of war..no question in terms of the gameplay and smoothness. its just downright fun and inovative for a shooter. just wish it had a longer campaign with multiplayer. hope they make a sequel. seriously after i beat it i was unable to finish gears 3, i was like wheres my jet pack on my feet? wheres my slow mo bullet times? wheres my upgrades? etc. it was just boring compared to vanquish

also same goes for starhawk with its vehicle battle, tower defense and what not, one of the best multiplayer shooters out there

SilentNegotiator4690d ago

In the bargain bins with the other 4-hour long campaign your first time around, no multiplayer, defective energy meter handling, broken boss battling, unimpressive AI games.

Tibasco4690d ago

Where's Starhawk? Very fun and unique game. Nice, solid online as well.

_Aarix_4691d ago

Well it gets pretty underrated when its not on a console you own :p

darthv724691d ago

pretty much the others are available on 360 as well as PC.

killerhog4691d ago

Gotham city impostors was good but turned Into a giant turd receiving very little attention from monolith (lag, imbalancement, frame drops, poor hit detection). Resistance 3 is way to cod like and less resistance like. I would put kz3 in that list, but then kz3 is also a giant turd with cheaters (mostly lagging pu**ies) ruining it. That's why those games sold little, because too much was changed or received little support from devs.

TekoIie4690d ago (Edited 4690d ago )

Lol what?

The only thing resistance has that really resembles COD is killstreaks. Its a really good game and something about it is incredibly fun. Genuinely dont know what it is about gameplay which makes multiplayer so fun! Just seems like people might have lost interest in the game.

why KZ3 sold low has a varying amount of reasons. I liked KZ2 and 3 and would personally say KZ2 is better (multiplayer, KZ3 really improved in the SP). Unfotunatly someone over at GG decided to remove some of the best features of KZ2 like the ability to merge classes. But still a really good game!

But your reasoning is a load of crap for why these games sold low. People buy games because they like what they see or they know what the franchise is about.

ABizzel14691d ago

I agree with everything on this list and as "Yi-Long" said Vanquish should be on this list as well. All of those games are good games, and if you're a shooter fan you won't be disappointed with any of them.

One a side note Bulletstorm sold poorly, because it should have been a Xbox360 exclusive to begin with. If you had a PS3 and a 360 there was no point in getting the game for the PS3 when the 360 version came with the Gears of War Beta. They set themselves up for failure with that move, but as I said all of these are good games, and if you enjoy shooters you should pick them up.

BigStef714690d ago

Also KZ3 came out the same week so it was screwed regardless of its main platform lol. But seriously bulletstorm was pretty fun and its kinda a shame that it didn't sell that well on either system cuz I really wanted a sequel

ABizzel14690d ago

I forgot about that, Bulletstorm was doomed from the start.

ABizzel14690d ago

They need to do a re-release of these games bundled together in sets of 2 for $40, 2 for $30, or better yet 3 for $30. It'll give people another chance to get into these games at a reduce price, and bring in sales that they currently aren't getting.

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closed_account718d ago

"Duty Calls: The Calm Before the Storm" sounds more like a massive case of the sh**s. 😂

I saw the parody mention, and half expected the ability to drop a deuce on your opponent... I left disappointed.

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Amplitude716d ago (Edited 716d ago )

Hahaha i actually just dropped a review of this game on my channel! I hit all the story beats for anybody too lazy to install it and play through it
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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IMissJimRyan725d ago

Absolutely. I remember when the game came out on ps360, I thought: "wow, another shooter" and in the 7th gen that wasn't an unfair reaction.

But when the game was re-release on ps4 I took my time an played it (it was on playstation plus at the time) because, ironically, I missed a shooter in that console. And boy, what a fun game! They made a game to be played and not to be watched. It was a fresh air in the genre that deserved better.

So yes. Maybe it find its audience this time.

SullysCigar725d ago

It's an awesome game. The only exception (for my taste) is the script writing, which is OTT, but I guess that's what they were going for. It does at least match the OTT action and gore. I thought it was great overall and actually being in this game is going to be bonkers!

IMissJimRyan725d ago

Yeah, I agree that storywise it's not an Oscar nominee, but it's like a porn movie in game format.

Abnor_Mal725d ago (Edited 725d ago )

Agree with the over the top script, and felt at the time that was the only thing that people were hyped about, the language and not game play.

But in vr this game is going to be great. It has everything that would make a great vr game. Lots of bombastic action, gunplay, blood, and that leash.

Looking at the gameplay now it seems that the game was ahead of it’s time and was perfect for vr before vr wasn’t even off the ground.

Venoxn4g725d ago

I loved the game back in the day and will love in VR even more!

Yui_Suzumiya725d ago (Edited 725d ago )

I got it on PS3 at launch and am still waiting for the long rumored sequel to finally be announced. Currently have it on Switch and wish a physical version of that would be released. Absolutely love it.

FinalFantasyFanatic725d ago

I actually feel like this game gets revived all the time, not that I hate the game, I actually quite like it, it's just constantly available, unfortunately I'm not a fan of VR so I'll be skipping this version.