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#1 xchurchillx
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Post What you think is the most overrated game of all time and the most underrated.(It can be on any system)'

I think that the most overrated is SPM. I really didn't like it. It didn't feel like an RPG. It felt like an extremely slow placed platformer. A lot of time I had no idea what I was supposed to be doing. The 3-d 2-d thing was really annoying and frustrating. It was just to gimmicky to actually make the game better. It would have been a lot better if it was just an RPG or a classic mario platformer with strong RPG elements. The game took a back seat to the story(whih wasn't even that great. It got tremendouly good reviews though.

I think the most underrated game is Kung Fu Chaos on the original X-Box. It is a 3-d fighting game. It makes fun of the low budget 70's kung fu movies. The stages are incredibly creative. In one of them you are on a giant wooden raft going down a river and there is a giant T-rex chasing you. At certian parts you will have to get off the raft and jump from frog's head to frogs head. All of the main stages move. The minor stages are also very cool. On one of them each person is on a wooden platform and there is a princess that you have to throw at other people to knock them off. The games single player is decent but the multiplayer is amazing. It is my favorite offline multiplayer game. It is probably the funniest games I have ever played. The game didn't get very good reviews. If you have an original X-Box or an X-Box 360 you should definately check it out.

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#2 GSU28
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Hmm, I think the most underrated game is Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. What an amazing experience that was. As for most overrated games, I will have to go with Halo 2, Halo 3, and the Rainbow Six Vegas games.

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#3 Thiago26792
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Why is this in the Wii board?
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#4 _HcL_
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most overrated was legend of zelda OoT... i found NOTHING special in that game. A bunch of hack and slash against enemies with glowing weak spots in dark unattractive environments.
And The most underated game was sonic the hedgehog 06, sure it had its glitches and wasnt the fastest sonic game but i cant really see why people think it is just pure garbage.
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most overrated was legend of zelda OoT... i found NOTHING special in that game. A bunch of hack and slash against enemies with glowing weak spots in dark unattractive environments.
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#6 Felmo_07
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The most overated game is definately WarioWare:Smooth Moves. I bought it when i first got my wii and have only played it for about 4 hours since. The other overated game that in my opinion is LOZ:WW. Im a big fan of the zelda franchises and even liked the new graphics scheme, but the whole game was just soo boring with the sailing and storyline that i actually think its worse than TP.

The most underated game is probably SMB2. I know it was different to the first one and Nintendo changed the characters around from the original version of the game but i still enjoyed it and have played it to this day. Other mentions would have to be the DKC sereies, i believe they got better every game which is something i cant say abotu a video game sereies very often.

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#7 s-baller23
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I agree that SPM is overated. It was such a boring game and there's no doubt I tried to like it but the magic was never there. I just sold SPM and bought the original one on VC. Paper Mario is one hell of a good game.

There are two very underrated games that come to mind. Mortal Kombat Armageddon and Heavenly Sword. A lot of people frowned upon MKA but imo it is the best MK game since 2 and 4. Every character ever made is in the game, you can create and customize your own fighter, and the konquest mode is awesome. People hate on Heavenly Sword just because it is short but I have never had so much fun playing an action game like Heavenly Sword. The graphics are to die for, the story is good, the music is amazing, the gameplay is amazing, and it uses the SIXAXIS controller very well.

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I think the most underrated game is Kung Fu Chaos on the original X-Box. It is a 3-d fighting game. It makes fun of the low budget 70's kung fu movies. The stages are incredibly creative. In one of them you are on a giant wooden raft going down a river and there is a giant T-rex chasing you. At certian parts you will have to get off the raft and jump from frog's head to frogs head. All of the main stages move. The minor stages are also very cool. On one of them each person is on a wooden platform and there is a princess that you have to throw at other people to knock them off. The games single player is decent but the multiplayer is amazing. It is my favorite offline multiplayer game. It is probably the funniest games I have ever played. The game didn't get very good reviews. If you have an original X-Box or an X-Box 360 you should definately check it out.

xchurchillx

Kung Fu Chaos was so much fun.
It took me years to find it.
I was in California visiting my cousins and as I was about to buy Oddworld, and a used Kung Fu Chaos sat in the back for $2. It was the best steal.

Overrated:
Take it or leave it--
Zelda.
You know, I love the original for the NES, I love TP. But call me crazy, I cannot get into ALttP, OoT, MM, WW.
I don't see the huge praise in it.
I love it, but I don't see the hype.

Underrated:
I have a lot, so I'll spare you.

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#9 skingus
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Overrated...SSBB, yeah I know shoot me now.

Underrated...At GS, TP. Epic game deserving of epic praises. Everywhere else MP 3. This game had some of the best gaming moments of 2007.

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#10 Matrix
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Overrated: Halo games and Final Fantasy VII (definitely not as great as people say it is...I liked 9 and 10 better)

Underrated: Beyond Good & Evil for PC, Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, DBZ games for Wii, Harvest Moon 64, Medal of Honor Heroes 2, Command and Conquer Renegade, etc.

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Most overrated-Zelda

Must Underrated- RE4

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#12 HDShadow
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Most overrated-Zelda

Must Underrated- RE4

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RE4 underrated?
It got game of the year.
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#13 gatsbythepig
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Yeah, it's that good.
[QUOTE="gatsbythepig"]

Most overrated-Zelda

Must Underrated- RE4

HDShadow

RE4 underrated?
It got game of the year.

Yeah, it's that good.
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#14 budweiserpett
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the most overated game is wario ware smooth moves it taking me a day just to complete it
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#15 fyor
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the most overated game is wario ware smooth moves it taking me a day just to complete itbudweiserpett

but its still great fun

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#16 fyor
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i hate this kind of threads but......there is one game that is most overrated ...halo series....(just an ordinary sci-fi shooter)
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i hate this kind of threads but......there is one game that is most overrated ...halo series....(just an ordinary sci-fi shooter)fyor

Halo CE was one of the best games ever. Halo 2 and 3 are poor at best. you can bash halo 2 and 3 all you want. but the origional halo was awesome.

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#18 gam3r3OOO
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This topic serves no purpose except to undermine this website. Over rated/ under rated games are all just a matter of opinion. What we should be discussing instead is which games are overlooked rather than bashing popular games (Madden, Halo 3, Smash Bros Brawl, Final Fantasy VII) and glorifying less popular ones.
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There is in no way zelda games are overrated they deserve every bit of credit it receives. You have great play mechanics, great graphics, great story what else do you really need to make a game better. It not a hack and slash thats the first time I ever heard someone say that about a zelda game. It was never a dull moment to me it was even fun to just explore that game and it always lives up to the hype. Now the most overrated game had to be halo because the graphics never really get better and it be the same exact game with a few new perks each year and they make a big deal about it. Halo is kinda like EA sport games they have large hype and only a few things change but blind ppl dont see it and hype it up so much and go out and buy that crap to keep these sorry dev. and publishers richer and giving them praise they dont deserve.
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#20 especensor
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Whats up with people frowning down upon topics like this? (ahem gam3r3OOOO) Yes, overrated and underrated games are all a matter of personal opinion. So what? There are a fair number of posts in this topic so its obviously pretty popular. So who are you to tell them "what we should be discussing...". If this is what people want to talk about then you have no right to say that they should be discussing other things.
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If we're talking about under-rated gems, there's two that spring to mind. Viewtiful Joe, one of the best, damn amazing games I've ever played. Harder that a concrete diamond too, and it's all the more satisfuying to crack it. Art style? A gorgeous demi-3-D set up, done in cel-shaded fashion. Fairly odd name too. Result? Ignorant public forgetting about it, and buying Fifa 200Whateverthehelltheyearwas. Not to mention Pikmin 2. Great game, obscure as hell. Still haven't beat that mind, must see it off entirely one day.

Over-rated tosh? Look at most movie tie-ins. And not to mention Any game based on a sport. Perhaps that wasn't quite what was meant, so here's another -

Waverace on gamecube. Oh. Dear. God. That was the slowest, most tedious "racing" game I've ever played. "The most realistic water on a console!" Yeah, I'll just go back to Mario now... With it's much more attractive water. Whoops. The racing minigame was more fun than the whole of Waverace.

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#22 fyor
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If we're talking about under-rated gems, there's two that spring to mind. Viewtiful Joe, one of the best, damn amazing games I've ever played. Harder that a concrete diamond too, and it's all the more satisfuying to crack it. Art style? A gorgeous demi-3-D set up, done in cel-shaded fashion. Fairly odd name too. Result? Ignorant public forgetting about it, and buying Fifa 200Whateverthehelltheyearwas. Not to mention Pikmin 2. Great game, obscure as hell. Still haven't beat that mind, must see it off entirely one day.

Over-rated tosh? Look at most movie tie-ins. And not to mention Any game based on a sport. Perhaps that wasn't quite what was meant, so here's another -

Waverace on gamecube. Oh. Dear. God. That was the slowest, most tedious "racing" game I've ever played. "The most realistic water on a console!" Yeah, I'll just go back to Mario now... With it's much more attractive water. Whoops. The racing minigame was more fun than the whole of Waverace.

thelordofrpgs

i loved Viewtiful joe , and pikmin and i loved wave race blue storm to

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Hmmm underrated i think i would go with tales of Symphonia that game deserves more attention.
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#24 Matrix
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Hmmm underrated i think i would go with tales of Symphonia that game deserves more attention.123625

Ooo I forgot about that game. Good choice. That game definitely was awesome. Same with Legend of Dragoon for Playstation.

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#25 ganga_
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Most overrated:

The whole Halo series. i don't get it why these games are so popular in the US. It's just a random shooter.

Most underrated:

Indigo Prophecy (Pc). That was really some revolutionary gam. There were some frustrating moments but the whoel game is just a great mixture of movie and game.

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#26 fleig_man
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Way-hay-hay overrated: Halo 3

Underrated: Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

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#27 Super_Ska
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Why is this in the Wii board?Thiago26792

Thats what I was thinking.

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overrated would have to be gears of war, slow moving action game based on sitting behind walls and repeated shooting the same enemy over and over... all witrh cheesy lines in the middle
it's ok, but the reviews only gave it good scores because it was the first gma eot properly show off the unreal 3 engin... which is a bit disappointing... runs brilliantly on PC but horribly on consoles

underrated game would have to be oddworld strangers wrath... brilliant
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[QUOTE="fyor"]i hate this kind of threads but......there is one game that is most overrated ...halo series....(just an ordinary sci-fi shooter)bluntmastaslaya

Halo CE was one of the best games ever. Halo 2 and 3 are poor at best. you can bash halo 2 and 3 all you want. but the origional halo was awesome.

this is true, they did too much to improve the experiance in 2, and just made clumsy mechanics which get iritating, why do we need to hae two guns at a time? and why can't the ghost shoot and boost? and why does the ghost have to boost anyway? why can't it just go really fast like the last one? and what the heck happened to the mc's health?!!!

THEN halo 3 did too little to put things right again, and kept the clumsy mechanics only to put some other clumsy mechanics on top of it! like the sheild thingy? why is the crosshair at the bottom of the screen? (why would he look above his croshair?) why does it lok like halo 2 in HD and not like crysis or something? you get my point