From MEGATONik: "There's not much I can say about Zack & Wiki that hasn't already been said elsewhere. It's garnering critical acclaim across the board, and yet, rumors are abound that early sales have been abysmal at best. It's sad to think that one of the best games on the Wii ever might go the way of Beyond Good & Evil or Psychonauts, adored by those who played it, and ignored by most everybody else."
Kotaku: "Adventure games began as some of the earliest attempts at bridging novels and gameplay. The best of them challenge notions of traditional story-telling and immerse players into the narrative with quirky characters and puzzle-solving. This list explores the obscure adventure games that deserve sequels. Any adventure games that already have sequels won't be considered."
Sean Halliday of Pixel Gate writes:
''For every blockbuster title that garners high praise and sales, there a number of games that fly under the radar. There’s plenty of great titles that have plenty to offer but, for numerous reasons, never get the love and attention they deserve. This isn’t the definitive list of the most overlooked games; it’s merely a look at few of them.''
I'm glad Chinatown Wars is there. This is one of the best GTAs in the series. Right up there with 5 and SA. Get the DS version. You won't be disappointed. Also like to add that the wanted system in GTACTW is by far my favorite of any GTA.
I think mine would be
Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom
Tastunoko V Capcom
House of the Dead Overkill
Deadly Premonition
Sam and Max
Honestly I think this last gen had a lot of overlooked titles or at least titles that didn't see the amount of sales they should have. It makes me worry for the future of the current generation.
The Club might have been a new idea , but it doesnt mean that all of those are good .
And Deadly preomonition was hardly overlooked . It's a game that had a bigger than expected and deserved success based on the weird hype "that's it so bad you gotta play it and gonna love it" (an opinion i dont share)
Since the game came out I've been trying to get EVERYONE to play it, thus it popped up on this list, it's still not very well known in the UK
Really liked WWE All Stars, never got to play it online as the servers went down by the time I picked it up.
James Day of Citizengame.co.uk makes Pete and Andy try a game that they’ve never played nor heard of. In this edition of Blind Playtest they play Zack & Wiki for the Wii
Zack & Wiki was one of my favourite games of last generation, and one of the few Wii games I actually enjoyed.
If Nintendo do not snap up a sequel, I hope Sony or Microsoft do.
Inventive use of the Wiimote, even before motion plus.
This was a fun game, and wracked my brain on a few puzzles.
Now I'm just guessing here, but this game's unfortunate failure probably contributed to what turned Capcom how they are today; that is a risk-less company who tries to do everything they possibly can to not lose or miss out on a dime.
God, even mentioning the names of Beyond Good & Evil or Psychonauts makes me sad and angry. Why DIDN'T PEOPLE BUY THESE GEMS!!??
(Calms down) Back to topic, I actually think Zack & Wiki is the 2nd best Wii game after Super Mario Galaxy. The game is an instant classic.
I would definately put this in my top 5 Wii games
Super Mario Galaxy
Metroid Prime 3
Zack & Wiki
Super Paper Mario
RE4 Wii Edition
How is Nintendo gonna get more 3rd party support if people aren't supporting their 3rd party games!
Sure I can understand the poor sales if it's a bad game.
But Zack and Wiki is suppose to be awesome from all the stuff I've read about it.
Great Wii control? yes.
Great gameplay? check.
Good looking? looks nice alright.
And don't tell me it's too "kiddy" I thought it was all about the gameplay!
This makes Wii owners look like hypocrites.
More 3rd party support they say, now a good third party game comes out, no body cares.
WTF?!
And buy Psychonauts!
The problem is Wii had nothing since MP3 then WHAM a dozen games worth buying! that pisses me off! Publishers should understand that gamers buy games no matter what time of year, and most of the games they keep for christmas arent christmas type gifts.. "yes Son ill buy you resident evil umbrella chronicles for christmas" :)