Top 5 SEGA Dreamcast Games

Andrew Weymes of The Nightly Gamer writes: The SEGA Dreamcast was an excellent console and still has many games worth playing to this day. Despite being crushed by Sony during the launch of the Playstation 2, the SEGA Dreamcast has built a large cult following over the past few years. It comes as no suprise, because many excellent games that the Dreamcast offered were overlooked because of the looming shadow of the Playstation 2's launch. The Nightly Gamer has comprised a list of the Top 5 SEGA Dreamcast Games. Each of these titles are well worth your time, even in 2009.

[Cajun Chicken]

No Silent Scope? The VMU worked brilliantly for that.

[MrWeymes]

Sorry, good sir.

[Cajun Chicken]

I keep a DC mainly because of Powerstone 2, which I'm glad you mentioned too.

I really prefer Jet Set/Grind Radio than Jet Set Radio Future due to being able to actually paint the grafitti with the anologue stick, I felt a lot of the gameplay was removed in 'Future, its good. But Future ain't Jet Set/Grind radio.

Man, I wish Capcom would hurry up a new Powerstone title, Powerstone 2 gameplay online would be fantastic.

Heck, I have Typing of the Dead installed on every one of my computers too.

[MrWeymes]

I agree that the graffiti system in Jet Grind Radio was better than Jet Set Radio Future, but I love Future as well. I'm dying for a new entry in the series.

Powerstone 2 was awesome as well. I prefer Top 5 lists because you really have to make sure that each game is deserving of it's spot. Powerstone 3 with more characters, attacks and current generation graphics would be amazing.

[Marceles]

I never really caught onto Jet Set Radio, it was a good game but it didn't hit me like other games. I bought Jet Grind Radio and later bought Jet Set Radio Future on Xbox (actually it was bundled along with Sega GT) to see if it would hit me the 2nd time, but nope...it must be me. It was fun but it wasn't one of those games that kept me up at night because I had to play it. The rest of your list is great though. I'm actually glad you didn't put Soul Calibur in the top list since I played Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Street Fighter 3, and Dead or Alive 2 more. I can see JGR being #1 though since it's probably the most casual game out of the top 5 on the list, great list...

I would put one of the sports games at least in the honorable mention list hehe. NFL2K and NBA2K took over Live and Madden for a little while and Virtua Tennis is the most fun tennis game I've ever played.

[MrWeymes]

Thanks.

I enjoyed Soul Calibur, Dead or Alive 2 and Marvel Vs Capcom 2. Out of the three, I think Marvel Vs Capcom 2 was the best.

Soul Calibur is great, but I don't think it deserves the immense praise it gets. Other fighting games competed with it at the time.

[Tarmgar]

Sad that neither Powerstone game it on the list, but at least is made it on the nominees. It was the true beginning for future for 4 players battle royal games.

[MrWeymes]

I agree.

At the time, I probably enjoyed Power Stone 2 a little more than Super Smash Bros.

I remember having some good times with a couple of friends.

[PoSTedUP]

i have a totally different list (probably bc i was a lil bit younger)

#1 crazt taxi
#2 sonic
#3 house of the dead2
#4 NFL 2K3
#5 sno cross... tied with NBA 2k3 for 5th

@ cajun , damn man silent scope was awesome too i almost forgot about that game. dreamcast was filled with tons of crazy awesome games.

[MrWeymes]

I loved Crazy Taxi as well. It was a nominee.

A agree about the Dreamcast being full of nostalgia. I remember it so fondly.

[Cajun Chicken]

I love the way that the VMU would display where you were aiming at in black and white in SS, that was genius. I'm still waiting for the PSP to be used in such a way on the PS3, it can be done, I'm sure of it.

[PoSTedUP]

hell yea, a psp silent scope would be a killer app!

[Cajun Chicken]

Thinking about it, a PSP Silent Scope could work.
I actually meant the VMU feature showing a black and white silloette of where you were aiming at in the game when you looked down and looked at the controller, very cool. Very accurate too.

[Rock Bottom]

Street Fighter III:Third Strike would be my #1.

[kewlkat007]

That game was awesome.

I wish SEGA would roll out a new Power Stone, we have no game like that on Next-Gen HD to battle Super Smah Bros. Imagine all the different characters they could bring together?

I suppose you could have 50+ characters if you wanted to...

Ok let me stop dreaming...

[Cajun Chicken]

Well, actually you need to ask Capcom for more Powerstone, seeing Capcom is all out for making new releases in old franchises recently...and the whole DLC games multiplat scenario...one can hope.

[Shadow Man]

No game has ever been so original like Shadow Man!

[greyfox235]

RADIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrWeymes]

That is still in my head to this very day. Throughout the entire article, it's all I heard.

I yelled it twice. My girlfriend was worried.

[Itrguy001]

i miss power stone it was fun

[shadowfox6]

1- Skies of Arcadia.
2- Jet Set Radio.
3- Crazy Taxi.
4- Code Veronica.
5- Marvel Vs. Capcom: New Age of Heroes.

Dreamcast is one of my fav. systems ever...T.T

[PoisonousPoison]

Lack of Power Stone 2 makes me cry a little :( Though the dreamcast was indeed a pretty good system, just wish mine still worked :/

[kewlkat007]

I liked the Dreamcast because it was the last console that covered every Genre..from shmups, RPG, JRPG, Brawlers, Fighter, Bass FISHING,Samba d Amigo Music sims, Shooters, Hack n Slashers, 2D/3D, platformers, Arcade Racers/Sims, silent scope type peripherals...man.. it was awesome for 3 years.

Not that it ws a bad thing at eh time but Sony had way too much Steam and Devs in it's back pocket for it to survive...

Oh well..a prized Relic

[MrWeymes]

Yeah, I went off on Sony for killing the Dreamcast a little bit in the article. lol

Every company is the villian at some point.

Sony is great, though.

[PoisonousPoison]

@kwel: Yeah the dreamcast itself was practically like having an arcade within' your home. It truely was an nice system for it's time, shame it had to be killed by Sony, but hey at least we are still somewhat getting the same type of genres on the current generation of systems. So that's a plus at least :).

@MrWeymes: So true at some point every corporation must adore that villainous aura, but as long as games are not few and far in between and are fun to play. Seems like even if they are villains they are still "heroes" in a way to. :)

[RedVsBlue]

I was thinking about buying one off of Amazon. I miss this system

[Marceles]

I bought mine from Amazon, brand new unopened with Shenmue. I want to rebuy MvsC 2 but it's still selling full price. I gotta go game hunting

[kewlkat007]

....US dollars?

[Marceles]

$85 brand new. I remember I went to Amazon and then went to Ebay to see if it was cheaper. I bought it from a store on Ebay called GameLiquidations and found it cheaper there...saved like 20 bucks.

http://www.gameliquidations...

Looks like the price went up to $95 since.

I bought Shenmue and the VMU from Amazon though

[DreamcastFanboy]

Damn i remember playing Sonic Adventure good times... BTW Dreamcast FTW!

[Dark General]

Picking the top Dreamcast games for me is like picking a needle out of a haystack. So many good titles to choose from. I need to break out my old dreamcast and give GigaWing and Maken X another whirl.

[kewlkat007]

..Gigawing and Mars Matrix was the sh!t....

[Dark General]

Yes Maken X is where you could actually deflect bullets with your sword. You actually played as the sword "brain jacking" people and taking their abilities and appearance. It was a extremely niche game being a first person slasher. I never played Mars Matrix but i played the sh** out of Giga Wing. There's a bunch of Shumps that i need to play on the Dreamcast.

[SpikeSpiegel]

I can tell you one reason why the Dreamcast was/is a great console. If a console can suddenly change one's outlook on a company (Dreamcast converted me into a Sega fan), then you know its a great console.

Illbleed, Jet Set Radio, Shenmue, Power Stone, DOA 2, Marvel versus Capcom, Rez, RE: Code Veronica,Tony Hawk Pro Skaer 2, Soul Reaver, Rayman 2, PSO, Metropolis Street Racer, Propeller Arena, Cosmic Smash,etc. I could go on for days...

[MrWeymes]

What about Sword of Beserk: Gut's Revenge?

I thought it was a great game and a great hack n' slash game, but I didn't think it deserved a place in the Top 5. Perhaps if it were a Top 10.

Edit: No, I'm all for gore in video games. If a game wants to be conservitive with it's violence, that's fine and if a game wants to literally fill the screen with gore, I'm all for that as well.

I just didn't think that Sword of Beserk: Gut's Rage was of the same quality as the others on the list. It's a great game worth owning, though.

[kewlkat007]

I think the amount of GORE had something to do with it...I never seen a game with so much Blood unt il I played that game, for the times.

[SpikeSpiegel]

Kewlkat, Illbleed had just as much blood/gore as Beserk. Any tiny thing you did caused gallons of blood to squirt everywhere.

[Bladeslayer]

good times man good times indeed.soulcalibur should be on that list though but i use to love Skies of Arcadia especially when you use your ultimate team attack to pawn the last boss sword of berserk guts rage was cool too in all its ultra violent rage it was kinda of difficult though but still beatable

[stonecold3]

AND SECOND IMPACT MARVEL VS CAPCOM 1, 2 RESIDENT EVIL CRAZY TAXI IVE SEEN MARVEL VS CAPCOM 2 GOING FOR 3 HUNDRED DOLLARS ON EBAY

[saphiron]

good list!

I just love Power Stone 2! much more than smash. but smash has the music :)

[barakiu]

Grandia 2.

i haven't played Skies of Arcadia though...in time, in time.

[DA_SHREDDER]

No Soul Reaver or Armada? You guys are newbs.. Skies of Arcadia, Soul Reaver, Armada, Shenmu, Barbarian, are my top five, Marvel vs. Capcom, 2K series are still up there with my favs of all time.

[manwich25]

Soul Reaver was epic for the DC. The rest of my list comes in with.

Sega GT

Soul Caliber

Slave Zero

MDKII