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"Gamespy's 25 most over rated games of all time..."

http://www.gamespy.com/articles /september03/25overrated/

Officially they are idiots!

Agreed some of them on there are over rated however I can't seriously believe some of their choices.

Your thoughts?

Morrowind - Gamespy know **** all.
Halo - See above comment
Enter The Matrix - True, but I expect they only worked this one out because you would have to be braindead not to.

I'm assuming they have brains.

> 25. Neverwinter Nights - Good god, have they lost their mind. An utterly brilliant game that will steal more hours of your life than cancer.
> 24. Super Mario Sunshine - Stupid infantile heathens. A great game.
> 23. Battle Arena Toshinden - thought it was rubbish. Never liked it.
> 22. Starfleet Command Series - Never played.
> 21. Morrowind - Moronic imbeciles - this game is utterly absorbing.
> 20. Impossible Creatures - Never played.
> 19. Battlecruiser 3000AD - Never played.
> 18. American McGee's Alice - Never played.
> 17. The Getaway - Agree totally. Unrealistic and flawed.
> 16. Mortal Kombat - Great game for its' time but quite boring these days.
> 15. Dungeon Siege - Never played.
> 14. Dead or Alive 3 - Pretty good. Hardly ground breaking.
> 13. Battletoads - it was ok but hardly overrated. It not brilliant anyway.
> 12. Unreal II: The Awakening - Never played.
> 11. Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor - Never played.
> 10. Halo - Erm...what planet are they on?
> 9. Donkey Kong Country - Great game. Foolish cretins.
> 8. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness - Played it around my mate's house and thought it was appalling.
> 7. Final Fantasy VII - I thought it was fantastic when I first played it. Now it just grates on me.
> 6. Blinx: The Time Sweeper - absolute toss.
> 5. Quake II - it was good, not really overrated.
> 4. Daikatana - Played it on the N64 and it was crap.
> 3. Enter The Matrix - definitely
> 2. Metal Gear Solid 2: yes, I thought it was poor.
> 1. Black & White - yes

They are to me and on the whole the majority would agree that Halo is anything but over rated. I know some do think its just another FPS that was hyped beyond belief but it still remains one of the highest scoring games of all time and with good reason.

Halo and DOA3 are very, very good, but you have to admit they ARE overrated by a lot of people. You have to remember they're not saying the games are bad, just not as good as some mags/sites would have you believe.

The only ones I completely agree with are Enter the Matrix and Black and White.

Memorandum! wrote:
> I see where they're coming from.

On some yes but bloody hell with the majority, what were they thinking? Donkey Kong was absolute pure genius, as was the original Mortal Kombat.

I'm not going to comment on Halo and Dead or Alive 3 because they are seriously taking the pis*!

What a bunch of morons, Halo was anyhting but overrated.

25. Neverwinter Nights
24. Super Mario Sunshine
23. Battle Arena Toshinden - garbage
22. Starfleet Command Series
21. Morrowind - probably good, haven't played much
20. Impossible Creatures
19. Battlecruiser 3000AD
18. American McGee's Alice
17. The Getaway
16. Mortal Kombat - good for its time
15. Dungeon Siege
14. Dead or Alive 3 - very good beat em up
13. Battletoads
12. Unreal II: The Awakening
11. Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor
10. Halo - superb
9. Donkey Kong Country - great
8. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness
7. Final Fantasy VII
6. Blinx: The Time Sweeper
5. Quake II - great
4. Daikatana
3. Enter The Matrix - ok
2. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - great
1. Black & White - great at the time

25. Neverwinter Nights - Can't Comment
24. Super Mario Sunshine - Can't Comment
23. Battle Arena Toshinden - Can't Comment
22. Starfleet Command Series - Can't Comment
21. Morrowind - Can't Comment
20. Impossible Creatures - Can't Comment
19. Battlecruiser 3000AD - Can't Comment
18. American McGee's Alice - Can't Comment
17. The Getaway - Can't Comment
16. Mortal Kombat - WTF? It's bloody amazing.
15. Dungeon Siege - Can't Comment
14. Dead or Alive 3 - These guys are officially mental. This is class.
13. Battletoads - Can't Comment
12. Unreal II: The Awakening - Can't Comment
11. Pools of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor - Can't Comment
10. Halo - These guys need a doctor.
9. Donkey Kong Country - Can't Comment
8. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness - Can't Comment
7. Final Fantasy VII - Can't Comment
6. Blinx: The Time Sweeper - Can't Comment
5. Quake II - Can't Comment
4. Daikatana - Can't Comment
3. Enter The Matrix - *nods*
2. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - Can't Comment
1. Black & White - It was OK, neither better nor worse than OK

FF7 was or is in no way shape of form an overrated game.
Burn in hell, GameSpy.