There are a ton of great games that never got much media hype and most people never knew existed.

Here are a few:

-Clusterball has gotten nearly no media attention but the game is great fun!

-Shadow Company was one of the best strategy games of all time but since no one ever heard of the developer and there wasn't much hype, the game went unoticed to many.

-Death Track Racing(AKA Rollcage Stage II) is my favorite racing game of all time. How is it that Episode I Racer got great reviews and tons of media hype but no one had ever heard of this game? Awesome weapon balance and extremely fast cars along with incredible graphics and great multiplayer made this game one of my all time favorites.

I hadn't heard of Tribes until a few months ago! Now I play it all the time and can't wait until Tribes 2 comes out. DX Ball is an addictive game that not many people have heard of too.

Light speed, I dont remember who made it.It was a space combat and exploration game very cool for its time.

I have an adventure called Dark Earth that is great. It came out in '97(I think), but I didn't hear about it until last year and I got if for $5! Very good game.

Lethal

quote:Originally posted by Azuth:

-Shadow Company was one of the best strategy games of all time but since no one ever heard of the developer and there wasn't much hype, the game went unoticed to many.

I just noticed Shadow Company today while in a local Software, etc. Is it really good? It was on the $10-20 wall.

quote:Originally posted by Pinky:
I hadn't heard of Tribes until a few months ago! Now I play it all the time and can't wait until Tribes 2 comes out. DX Ball is an addictive game that not many people have heard of too.

I've heard of DX ball....back when it was called Arkanoid.

James,

Yes, Shadow Company is awesome! The camera control has a pretty steep learning curve and vehicle control is kind of silly at times, but you get over that after the first mission.

There aren't many games that I've liked enough to finish but this is definitely one of em. I haven't seen a game since Shadow Company that does reconnasance, sniping, and explosives as well as this game did them. All the missions are very non-linear. There is a lot of creative freedom in how you play the game. Most games force you to play them a certain way while this one rewards you for being creative in your tactics.

quote:Originally posted by Pinky:
I hadn't heard of Tribes until a few months ago! Now I play it all the time and can't wait until Tribes 2 comes out. DX Ball is an addictive game that not many people have heard of too.

When tribes was in development, it didn't get much press or hype at all. Even after realease it wasn't 'big in the news'. It is a great game though. Tribes 2 should rock for sure!