Unpopular games you like

[clerksfan4life]

What games do you like that are generally unpopular? These can be games that had bad reviews or just average games that don't get much attention.

My picks would be Frankenstein: Through the eyes of the Monster, Road Rash, Cyber Speedway, Hi Octane, Darklight Conflict and Grid Run.

[RealBlue]

My guilty pleasures are Hardcore 4x4, Battle Stations & Destruction Derby

[sych]

From my collection I will give u 9:

Sol Divide. A very underrated and uncommon to shooter. I love it to pieces.
Game Paradise-Needs more appreciation
Enemy Zero-Should be considered a Saturn gem
Winter Heat-Could always do with more attention
Tenchi wo Kurau II-Needs more exposure. I'm totally addicted to this game
Deep Fear- A great game in its own right. Always compared to Resi which is unfair in my book.
Vampire Saviour-love it!Massively overlooked by many Saturn gamers due to the popularity of capcoms other 2d fighters like SF
Sonic R-Hit and miss for some. but i love it!
Wachenroder-One of the best RPG'S I've ever played and its doesn't get the attention it deserves

[Snowcat.]

if we are talking Saturn games, Theme Park. I don't allow myself to play it often because I get obsessed and end up playing on it for hours :/

[Anthaemia.]

Sonic R and Sega Touring Car are my so-called guilty pleasures!

[Aydan]

For me it's

Robotica (very atmospheric and enjoyable although can get somewhat repetitive, you can complete the game in an hour and a half so it's not THAT bad.

Sega Touring Car - Fantastic fun. Everyone complains about the controls yet I who suck at most racers can come first by the end of the championship. very good fun and one of the most detailed saturn games in terms of draw distances and much on screen.

Doom - despite the fact it's a VERY LAZY port (damn those stupid lazy developers), I had A LOT of fun playing through the whole DOOM 1 and 2 game on saturn. I love the atmospheric music and sounds.

[MMP-1000NV]

Dec 19, 2009 6:27:23 GMT sych said:

From my collection I will give u 9:

Sol Divide. A very underrated and uncommon to shooter. I love it to pieces.
Game Paradise-Needs more appreciation
Enemy Zero-Should be considered a Saturn gem
Winter Heat-Could always do with more attention
Tenchi wo Kurau II-Needs more exposure. I'm totally addicted to this game
Deep Fear- A great game in its own right. Always compared to Resi which is unfair in my book.
Vampire Saviour-love it!Massively overlooked by many Saturn gamers due to the popularity of capcoms other 2d fighters like SF
Sonic R-Hit and miss for some. but i love it!
Wachenroder-One of the best RPG'S I've ever played and its doesn't get the attention it deserves

Great list! Yes sych I agree with many of the titles you listed here.

I am still warming up to Enemy Zero. I always seem to want to play this late at night though. The beeping noise signaling me of oncoming enemy aliens which I can't see creeps me out. I have to work on the precision timing of firing the gun though.

Game Paradise is crazy fun. I like the variation of level set up and backgrounds which adds to the charm.

If I could also add:

Nekketsu Oyako - 2D beat em up created by Technosoft. This was an early Saturn title that seemed to slip way below the radar of Saturn gamers. Fun little beat em up with a cool synth rock soundtrack. Be sure to crank up the volume! The enemies are somewhat bizzare. I love this game right on up there with Tenchi Wo Kurau II.

Solar Eclipse - A rail shooter that does not get a whole lot of credit. The FMV's are well done and the acting can be somewhat campy. The game play is fun and later levels can be brutal. The soundtrack fits the game really well.

In The Hunt - 2D side scrolling shooter in the vein of Metal Slug. Most seem turned off by In The Hunt because of the slow down and since there are so many other 2D shooters Saturn has to offer. I see the slow down as relevant since you are controlling a submarine in water. It adds to the gameplay for me because correct timing and precision is a must.

Tryrush Deppy - Platform game where you control a taxi that looks like Bennie the Cab from 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'. This game needs more appreciation.

Super Tempo - Platform game that is like a really cool acid trip. 'Funky As You Wanna Be!' A hit or miss for some. Very underrated. Although a short game, I think it's very fun and entertaining. I found myself cracking up laughing at all the bizzare things in this game.

[edwithmj]

I love Virtual Hydlide. It's a great adventure with many differing levels and weapons.

I love Sonic R. I got obsessed with it and completed it and unlocked everything but now I rarely play it and when I do I'm rubbish at it and can't get really good again

NASCAR 98 isn't that bad either.

I had a phase of playing Krazy Ivan a lot too.

[sonix]

Wing Arms- the only "flying" Saturn game (I'm talking about those with planes, not helicopters) featuring WWII aircraft and probably the best of all... three flight "sims" (other ones are Sky Target and Independence Day). Pretty fun to play but pretty short and with virtually no replay value, if it wasn't for 7 selectable planes...

On a side note, I wish the first Aero Wings/Aerodancing game was released on Saturn.

I don't own it yet, but I have a demo and Sega Touring Car will probably become my guilty pleasure, after playing it I got the impression that if the framerate wasn't jerky and controls weren't so awkward, it would even beat Sega Rally in my book.

[Kibbles]

Wait, wasn't the entire system and catalog unpopular?

Anyway, I'd have to say Sky Target and Lost World were my guilty pleasures on this system, that's of course not to say that all unpopular games are guilty pleasures. These two just happen to be pooptastic.

[sych]

Dec 19, 2009 20:41:38 GMT MMP-1000NV said:

Dec 19, 2009 6:27:23 GMT sych said:

From my collection I will give u 9:

Sol Divide. A very underrated and uncommon to shooter. I love it to pieces.
Game Paradise-Needs more appreciation
Enemy Zero-Should be considered a Saturn gem
Winter Heat-Could always do with more attention
Tenchi wo Kurau II-Needs more exposure. I'm totally addicted to this game
Deep Fear- A great game in its own right. Always compared to Resi which is unfair in my book.
Vampire Saviour-love it!Massively overlooked by many Saturn gamers due to the popularity of capcoms other 2d fighters like SF
Sonic R-Hit and miss for some. but i love it!
Wachenroder-One of the best RPG'S I've ever played and its doesn't get the attention it deserves

Great list! Yes sych I agree with many of the titles you listed here.

I am still warming up to Enemy Zero. I always seem to want to play this late at night though. The beeping noise signaling me of oncoming enemy aliens which I can't see creeps me out. I have to work on the precision timing of firing the gun though.

Game Paradise is crazy fun. I like the variation of level set up and backgrounds which adds to the charm.

If I could also add:

Nekketsu Oyako - 2D beat em up created by Technosoft. This was an early Saturn title that seemed to slip way below the radar of Saturn gamers. Fun little beat em up with a cool synth rock soundtrack. Be sure to crank up the volume! The enemies are somewhat bizzare. I love this game right on up there with Tenchi Wo Kurau II.

Solar Eclipse - A rail shooter that does not get a whole lot of credit. The FMV's are well done and the acting can be somewhat campy. The game play is fun and later levels can be brutal. The soundtrack fits the game really well.

In The Hunt - 2D side scrolling shooter in the vein of Metal Slug. Most seem turned off by In The Hunt because of the slow down and since there are so many other 2D shooters Saturn has to offer. I see the slow down as relevant since you are controlling a submarine in water. It adds to the gameplay for me because correct timing and precision is a must.

Tryrush Deppy - Platform game where you control a taxi that looks like Bennie the Cab from 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'. This game needs more appreciation.

Super Tempo - Platform game that is like a really cool acid trip. 'Funky As You Wanna Be!' A hit or miss for some. Very underrated. Although a short game, I think it's very fun and entertaining. I found myself cracking up laughing at all the bizzare things in this game.

Glad you like my list.I just bought Nekketsu Oyako on ebay a couple of weeks back. Still waiting for it but due to the Christmas rush I'll probably receive it early 2010. I'm glad you like it. Fills me with confidence when I finally play it. I'd love to experience Super Tempo but its way out of my price range.

Your right about the beeping being creepy in Enemy Zero it totally freaks me out and I must have completed it over 20 times but its still gets to me every time I replay it. Especially when your standing in a corridor and theres a door in front of you and you see it open indicating the enemy is approaching but can't see the enemy. I always s**t myself when that happens. I know a great tactic for killing enemy's on Enemy Zero which I discovered awhile back. Let me know if you want me to tell you and I'll PM you.

I'll add 3 more games to the unappreciate/unpopular Sat games to make it 12. They are

House Of The Dead-Massively criticized due to the low resolution, small glitching and inferier graphics compared to the Virtua Cop series. But in terms of gameplay its solid and offers alot more than both of the Virtua Cop games combined. Definitely my favorite light gun game on the Saturn.

Worms- Easily forgotten due to the likes of other multi-player games like Saturn Bomberman e.t.c. However, the fact still remains that Worms is addictive and tactical fun. Not much to look at but its game play is awesome. Its a game I can pick up ten years later and still get right back into it.

Fire Pro Wrestling Six Men Scrabble-Most wrestling games suck big time. But this one is awesome. Offers tons of replay value, multi-player options and addictive fun. I was never really a wrestling games fan but this one is the exception. Due to there being other premium, popular and desirable Saturn imports out there that people are chasing, this one is always forgotten since it doesn't hold much glam graphically. But no other wrestling game compares to it in my book. The hardest thing when playing it was slogging through all the Japanese text and renaming all the wrestlers in English. But that quickly passes since the gameplay is so rewarding. A solid game. Need more praise. Many fire pro games have come after this one on more contemporary console but the Saturn port has some really rare and neat functions that have yet to be undated on future versions. I cannot praise this game enough

[MMP-1000NV]

Dec 20, 2009 13:06:02 GMT sych said:

Your right about the beeping being creepy in Enemy Zero it totally freaks me out and I must have completed it over 20 times but its still gets to me every time I replay it. Especially when your standing in a corridor and theres a door in front of you and you see it open indicating the enemy is approaching but can't see the enemy. I always s**t myself when that happens. I know a great tactic for killing enemy's on Enemy Zero which I discovered awhile back. Let me know if you want me to tell you and I'll PM you.

Yes PM me your technique as I have been wanting to give Enemy Zero another play. ;D

[mick_aka]

I love Sonic R, love it to bits.

[khan]

Wow, reading this post I have realized how many of my "good games" are unpopular ones

Wing Arms its more than an Ok game for me. The graphics aren´t so bad and its a fun game. I haven´t played it in a long while, but I doubt I will suddenly start to dislike it

Sonic R, I just love it. Few levels, but full of secrets and shortcuts. Also, the music its great and you´re playing with Sonic & Friends! And even more great, the game its cursed!!

Jurassic Park: The Lost World, a platform game that only I seem to like. Good graphics, many levels with different designs and enemies and 4 playable characters. I remember playing the T-Rex levels again and again, roaring and eating poor hunters.....

Mass Destruction, a game in which you control a tank and can (and surely should) destroy almost everything. Fun and nearly endless missions (some of them repetitive), graphics aren´t very good but still, you have entire cities to blow up, what else could you ask for? I think this game isn´t very popular, otherwise it would pop-up in every "mindless destruction games" list and discussion

WipeOut, its not unpopular, but its not popular enough in my opinion. Great racing game, great artistic design, great OST. It should be right on top of the Saturn´s masterpieces, even if it was originaly made for the Play Station

[skippybiz]

Although I think Sonic R is shit, I always find myself playing it, so theres one lol.

Doom's another one. The framerate is atrocious, and the graphics aren't much better either, but I find myself immersed in it. As someone else said it's the music. It sends shivers down my spine because of the atmosphere it creates.

Duke Nukem is another...not everyone loves that to say the least.

Last its got to be Die Hard Trilogy - criticised for its bad graphics and framerate...its not really that bad.