Player Affinity: Top 3 Underrated Xbox 360 Games

Great games are released monthly and occasionally, us in the gaming media's picky little eyes miss it and someone else’s will spot it. In this week’s Player Affinity top list, Xbox Team members Nate Butch and myself (Jay Malone) discuss our top 3 most underrated games on the Xbox 360.

[KratosGirI]

I would like to try out Deadly Premonition one day...

[Galaxia]

Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood was amazing. I don't get why people didn't like it. Name some reasons why it's bad? The cover system was amazing, best cover system I've ever seen. And it has some amazing graphics (that I seriously think are up there with KZ2) and some breathtaking views of desert mesas and canyons. Plus great gunplay to boot. I preferred playing as Ray since duel wielding was just so much fun.

[Cenobia]

When did you last play it? You're memory of the game is warping what the game actually was.

I remember watching someone play it and thinking it was awesome. Then I played it myself and it really wasn't all that great. The graphics definitely don't hold up to Killzone at all (I often remember games as looking better than they did too though).

The story wasn't that great (or maybe I just didn't connect since I didn't play the first one) and I honestly didn't think the gameplay was that good either. By the time I got to the 2nd open world section I just wanted the game to be over.

It's a good rental, but I played once as the long range character and would have had no desire to play Ray if I wasn't a trophy whore.

[hikayu]

CoJ: BoB is soo much better on pc than it is on console . the cover system suck imo on the console version . it is so clunky to get out and into to cover but some might disagree with me , which i cant take it offensively . the graphic is quite great , on any platform. but it is definitely not killzone2 level. i played it once and never bothered to play it again . the campaign was short and the multiplayer is meh at best ( in my opinion ) . it really only deserve a rent . i borrowed it from a friend and glad that i did .

[Galaxia]

Last time I played COJ: Bound in Blood was about a month ago. I enjoyed it and you cannot deny that the graphics are beautiful. KZ2 probably has a few extra polygons and polish but artistically it is dull and bland and to samey. COJ is a very colorful and diverse game graphically that also has a good polygon count from what I saw of it. Every level I must have stopped a good few times to admire the views of the old west. And I thought the game was a lot better if you played as Ray since it felt more unique, I really loved the way the game handled duel wielding.

[TheGamerGeek]

You should! Order that from Amazon right now! Or something! Worth every nickel.

[RedPawn]

Lost Odyssey damn you.

[TheGamerGeek]

The thought of actually burying my head back into a JRPG scares me too much to even try and go into Lost Odyssey.

[NateButch]

Honestly Jay, I hadn't heard of ANY of those games before now. LOL I'll have to check 'em out.

[Optical_Matrix]

Also add Halo 3 to that list. Incredibly underrated game.

[Dance]

no kameo

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

That's what I was thinking.

Great game!

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Whoever wrote this deserves death!

How can you put Deadly Premonition and Call of Juarez (either of them) on the same list as The Darkness?!?

Deadly Premonition was a poorly done Resident Evil rip-off. Despite its attempt at satire, it fell flat in almost every case.

Call of Juarez? Come on! Did he even play it?

The Darkness is a masterpiece!

I agree with Unreal Tournament 3 and Prey, however.

Mirror's Edge was a good game, but it stopped as soon as it started getting "really" good. I'm sure the sequel will fix that. :)

Blacksite was...enjoyable. Lol.

Operation Flashpoint was AWESOME! It's a bit realistic for most FPS gamers, however. (Non-PC, that is.)

Supreme Commander - I'm not an RTS fan, but I heard great things.

[T9X69]

Deadly Premonition was also $20 the day it came out, that should have told you right there not to expect much.

[e-p-ayeaH]

Darkness indeed is a masterpiece and Call of Juarez (talking about the first game) as a pretty interesting story and good characters shame it didnt felt long enought cause i was glued to the game.

Prey, in my opinion, is the best title of this list then comes Darkness right after followed by Blacksite. (im just saying this games cause ive played them)

Mirror´s Edge was underrated? a surprise

[-MD-]

The Darkness was pretty good.

[Mutant-Spud]

Yeah The Darkness was trippy, those World War 1 levels were just plain weird, I would have liked to try the Multiplayer but there was never anyone online.
And no Alpha Protocol?
I'm playing it at the moment and it's awesome, best dialogue and NPC interaction ever, the gameplay is really fun if you don't play it as a standard 3PS the critics failed to push the fact that this is an RPG and not a shooter.
In the end the problems in Alpha Protocol are only about as aggravating as the original Mass Effect.

[BattleAxe]

I like The Darkness alot, but I really didn't like the World War 1 levels.

[chiwoo]

THe Darkness was a great game i agree even though there were some issues but it still was good Also Dark Sector

[-Judge_Fudge]

the darkness is one of the most underated games this gen, it was delicious

[IKONACLYSM]

Ninja Blade it got 8 and some 9's across the board its ninja gaiden jr.Very underated still hoping for a sequel.

[hikayu]

it is indeed a copy of ninja gaiden , but a poorly made one imo . i still remember the first, and only , time i forced myself to finish that game . the enemy wasnt all that interesting to play as they all exhibit similar pattern. the combat was meh , not as enjoyable as ninja gaiden . and the story certainly was not well done either . i mean , you took a role of some guy you never knew with a team that got killed within 1st ( or 2nd . it's been awhile ) hour of the game . they dont really tell the story behind up until later in the game . by that time , it just became cliche and you dont really care anymore . it feels like work : you just do objective on a need-to-know basic , and then find out about the consequences/reason later . it's a rental , definitely.

[PandaJenkins]

The Darkness, Unreal Tournament 3 and Mirrors Edge are all great.

Bound in Blood sucked so much.

And haven't played the others which shows something to this article.

[GusBricker]

...was a damn good launch title and it was actually creepy and actually had a few scenes that actually scared the crap out of you.

[TheGamerGeek]

I agree. But I also think many people still remember that game and think highly of it. Not too underrated, but a fantastic game.

[DelbertGrady]

I'd put Banjo: Nuts & Bolts at the top spot. Takes some getting used to the vehicle construction but after that it's an amazing game.

[PandaJenkins]

oh definitely. It is way too overlooked.

[dinkeldinkse]

Just thinking about the part where you get abducted and the jukebox starts playing Blue Oyster Cult makes me laugh.

[Workshyskiver]

Pretty much any Rare game this gen, they have all been stellar.

[ghostgaming]

Darkness - just picked it up as a cheap game to run until Reach comes - So far, I must say i have enjoyed it. Spent the past few months on Dark Sector, Fracture, and Section 8 - all pretty good and definitely worth the under 20 dollar price tag you can find those for as well.