Top 5 overrated/underrated games


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Overrated

1. Halo (Don't see where the fun is)

2. GTA IV ( Good but not as great as every one makes out and no replay value unlike GTA SA/VC )

3. Dead Space ( Wasn't scary and got repetitive)

4. Crysis (Amazing graphics no story and boring game play)

5. Mercenaries 2 ( Plagued with bugs and boring)

Underrated

1. Mass Effect (Story was actually interesting maps got to repetitive though )

2. Oblivion (Don't understand all the hate towards it)

3. The Witcher (A really great game when patched)

4. Battlefield Vietnam (Fun game apart from when you lose and you get raped in spawn)

5. Test Drive Unlimited ( Really good racing game just plagued with bugs)

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fallout 3......... OVERRATED?!?!?

fallout 3 is an awesome game, AWESOME.

the classic fallout 1 and fallout 2 were also great.

the expansions were pretty disappointing except for broken steel which allowed you to keep playing after the end of the game, and if you have the pc version you can mod the game.

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I can't seem to think of 5 for each right now, but here's what popped into mind:

Overrated:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: A really good game, but for me, not as mind-blowing as the reviews claimed. I'm not really a big multiplayer gamer though, so if the accolades were more due to the online component of the game (which admittedly they were), then so be it.

GTA IV: I enjoyed it, but it just wasn't the end all or be all of games like the reviews made it out to be. I thought the expansion was really enjoyable though.

Underrated:

Crackdown: Although it wasn't as great as some people made it out to be either.

The Darkness: Just a really great game and fresh take on the FPS genre (being a comic book fan myself didn't hurt either).

Mirror's Edge: There were some glaring flaws for sure, but it was just so freaking innovative in my eyes that I was nonetheless impressed.

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Overrated:

Halo series

Gears of War series

WoW

GH / Rock Band games

Left 4 Dead

Underrated:

Warhawk

Civilization IV

Supreme Commander

SimCity 4

GTA: Vice City

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Over

Music/Rhythm Games

Gears of War 1 & 2

Halo series

The Sims series

CoD:MW - only had a half-decent story and I'm not a big multiplayer fan

Under

Mass Effect

the Lego games (especially Indiana Jones)

Wanted: WoF (sure it's short, but had great level design and the physics were good)

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People choosing MMORPGs for overrated (e.g. WoW) obviously don't have friends and tried to play it alone. Most MMORPGs are awesome to play with friends, even the lamest ones. And WoW obviously isn't one of the lamest. And I'm defending the game here having never played for more than a couple of hours.

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Overrated (doesn't mean the game is rubbish):

Bioshock - Story was pretty cool but the game itself played like a generic FPS.

Halo series - Concentrated to much on multiplayer for the later games.

Call of Duty 4 - Generic FPS.

Killzone 2 - Fancy graphics covering a generic FPS.

Final Fantasy 12 - Story was awful and the new battle system was a bit pants.

Underrated:

Beyond Good and Evil - Just a well made game, everything in it just worked and was fun.

SHENMUE I, II - Give us a third game!

Mirror's Edge - Good building blocks for a sequel.

Eternal Sonata - A nice colourful RPG which didn't try anything different and end up ruining it (Final Fantasy 12). The soundtrack was pretty awesome too (Pyroxene Of The Heart and Spiral Twister).

Project Gotham Racing 4 - I'd go as far to say it is the best racing game i've ever played. The handling of the cars was the perfect blend of arcade and simulation

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Overrated:

- Halo series (except the first one which I enjoyed): Only has a strong multiplayer.

- Crysis & Crysis Warhead: Good/Awesome graphics do not only make a good game. I played it for a couple of hours and got bored of it fast.

- Assassin's Creed: Missions got old and boring... hopefully number 2 delivers.

Underrated:

- Star Ocean The Last Hope: God, the voice acting killed the game for me :( But it did have a fun battle system.

- Mirror's Edge: DEFINITELY the most underrated game. I loved that game to bits and definitely waiting for a sequel and hope they don't kill it.

- The Last Remnant: I did enjoyed the whole game despite the bugs everyone seemed to complain about.

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People choosing MMORPGs for overrated (e.g. WoW) obviously don't have friends and tried to play it alone. Most MMORPGs are awesome to play with friends, even the lamest ones. And WoW obviously isn't one of the lamest. And I'm defending the game here having never played for more than a couple of hours.

WoW is the most overrated game ever, alone or with friends. Period.

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I'm only doing underrated because it seems to tick people off when you say something bad about their firstborn.

SimCity 4

Transport Tycoon

and to a weird extent

GTA4

Why GTA4? The 10/10 game seems to be getting alot of negative word of mouth and as a GTA fan from the first game, I have spent more time on this game over the past year than I have with any other GTA game ever. The small details like door ajar lights turning on, the huge overhaul of driving physics, ridiculously fun damage system.

The PC port was awful at launch, and still is if you don't have a powerful CPU, but nothing beats riding in a armored truck with your friend sitting shotgun, guns blazing into a roadblock.

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Good picks for the most overrated.

For me they would be

Overrated:

Crysis

World of Warcraft and it's addons,especially Wrath of the Lich King

most CoD games

The Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion

Fallout 3,only a bit

Underrated:

Revolt

Spellforce I and II

Revenant

Stronghold

Anno series

Revolt!!! I used to have so much fun playing that game!!! I wish we could see another RC Car/Truck game like that come out.

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and to a weird extent

GTA4

Why GTA4? The 10/10 game seems to be getting alot of negative word of mouth and as a GTA fan from the first game, I have spent more time on this game over the past year than I have with any other GTA game ever. The small details like door ajar lights turning on, the huge overhaul of driving physics, ridiculously fun damage system.

The PC port was awful at launch, and still is if you don't have a powerful CPU, but nothing beats riding in a armored truck with your friend sitting shotgun, guns blazing into a roadblock.

To this day GTA4 is my least favorite game of all time. I thought the facial expressions were horrid, the way your character turned when you ran was comical (he actually went at a diagonal angle), and the gameplay was just.. boring. It was TOO realistic, not to mention they got rid of the fat/skinny system from the previous games, i hated running around as a Arabian guy (or was he Russian) with a potbelly - it just didn't make him look like a cool gangster. I got to the motorycle chase scene and then quit the game, it was just boring boring boring.

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Revolt!!! I used to have so much fun playing that game!!! I wish we could see another RC Car/Truck game like that come out.

Lanning Revolt was the best fun I had with a racing game!

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Underrated:

I'm Going In 2 (AKA Project IGI 2) This is the most underrrated game ever

haha I remember that game (Y)

Underrated:

Advent Rising

It's such a pity that we won't see a trilogy come out of this. The voice acting was quite poor but it had so much potential.

this! a million times this! that series could have been amazing. the first game was amazing in its own merit! Such a shame :(

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WoW is the most overrated game ever, alone or with friends. Period.

+1

We agree.. WOW is the most overrated game ever and now they making a film about it lol lol sad news!!! Don't know how some one could play a game for 20hrs straight... that is abit strange..

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