GameSpy Unveils Top 25 Most Underrated Games of All Time.Feature & Entertainment Editors/High-Tech WritersIRVINE Irvine, town, Scotland Irvine (ûr`vĭn), town (1991 pop. 32,507), North Ayrshire, SW Scotland, on the Irvine River estuary. Industries include iron and brass foundries. Other products are chemicals, electric goods, and clothing. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2003 GameSpy GameSpy, also known as GameSpy Industries, is a division of IGN Entertainment, which operates a network of game Web sites and provides online video game-related services and software. , the leader in online game play, is stirring up controversy again by ranking the Top 25 Most Underrated Games of All Time. The list spotlights some of the most exceptional games in history that went largely unnoticed by either consumers or, in some cases, the gaming press. GameSpy.com editors point out that most of the games were under appreciated because of poor sales, coming into the market out of nowhere, possessing excessive originality o·rig·i·nal·i·ty n. pl. o·rig·i·nal·i·ties 1. The quality of being original. 2. The capacity to act or think independently. 3. Something original. Noun 1. or simply being overlooked.
Voted the Top 10 among 25 Most Underrated Games of All Time were:
1 Ico (PS2) SCEA, 2001 - Ico set a high-water mark for purity and
simplicity. It has yet to be matched by another game for the
sincerity of its world and narrative. From the foreboding opening
until the bittersweet end, it's a stunning achievement in game
design.
2 Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution (PS2) Sega, 2003 - Sega's consistently
excellent 3D fighting series sets a new level of perfection --
perhaps the pinnacle of technical fighting to date.
3 System Shock (PC) Looking Glass Studios/Origin, 1994 - Not a
shooter, not an RPG, its disparate blend of gameplay elements
shocked and intrigued the few who played it.
4 Alone in the Dark (PC) Infogrames, 1992 - The first true survival
horror title ever, it kick-started the genre. Its influence on
Resident Evil or Silent Hill can't be overstated.
5 Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus (PS2) Sucker Punch/SCEA,
2002 - With splendid cel-shaded style, Sly Cooper looks gorgeous
and plays even better.
6 Rocket: Robot on Wheels (N64) Sucker Punch/Ubisoft, 1999 - Rocket
had numerous, free-roaming worlds, creative level design and an
outstanding physics system.
7 Grim Fandango (PC) LucasArts, 1998 - The best of LucasArts' great
adventure games, Grim Fandango featured Manny Calavera, a poor
working shlub toiling for the Dept. of Death in the Mexican
afterlife.
8 Herzog Zwei (Genesis) TechnoSoft, 1988 - A console game that
influenced the real-time strategy genre popular in PC gaming, it
had great resource management and two-player head-to-head warfare.
9 Planescape: Torment (PC) Black Isle Studios/Interplay, 1999 -
Presenting a unique spin on the D&D RPG license, it brought to
light the weird and wonderful universe of the outer dimensional
planes.
10 Wheel of Time (PC) GT Interactive, 1999 - Based on Robert Jordan's
fantasy novels, Wheel of Time offered gamers a fantastical
first-person shooter/adventure with a vast array of magical spells
and weapons.
"We've we've Contraction of we have. we've have reviewed hundreds of games, some that should have been instant classics, or at least successful titles but just never seemed to get their due," said Dave "Fargo Fargo, city (1990 pop. 74,111), seat of Cass co., E N.Dak., at the head of navigation on the Red River, opposite Moorhead, Minn.; inc. 1875. A railroad hub and regional financial and medical center, Fargo is also the trade and distribution center of a spring-wheat " Kosak, executive editor of GameSpy. "We wanted to set the record straight by giving these games the credit they deserve." GameSpy.com editorial content covers the video game and online game industry with news, reviews, previews and commentary written for game enthusiasts. For a complete listing and details of the 25 Most Underrated Games, go to http://www.gamespy.com/articles/september03/25underrated/. GameSpy is the Web's #1 location for online information, entertainment and communities serving the gamer worldwide according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. comScore comScore is an internet marketing research company that provides marketing data and services to many of the internet's largest businesses [1]. comScore tracks all internet data on its surveyed computers in order to study online behavior. . The GameSpy network has nearly 300,000 subscribers, 14 million unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. per month and 18 million registered users. GameSpy is also the leading provider of technology for online game play in video games See video game console. . Founded in 1995, privately held GameSpy is headquartered in Irvine, Calif. www.gamespy.com. GameSpy Arcade This Article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. and GameSpy 3D are registered trademarks and GameSpy Industries and design are registered service marks of GameSpy Industries, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. |
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