 Readers discuss their favourite one hit wonders from throughout gaming history, from Eternal Darkness to Vanquish. The subject for this week's Hot Topic was suggested by reader Gain2, who asked why you think your chosen game never got a sequel and what you'd want it to be like if it did. Although there were plenty of choices, some names did come up multiple times, including Skies Of Arcadia and Blast Corps. Beyond Good & Evil was also mentioned more than once, despite technically having a sequel on the way – albeit one nobody seems to think will actually be released… Nobody does it better I feel making a joke about Beyond Good And Evil 2 never releasing might be low hanging fruit. I'm also not convinced it's anything more than vapourware, so I'll instead plump for GoldenEye 007 as my pick. GoldenEye is a bit of a nightmare to return to, ever since Halo made first person shooters feel good on a controller, but Rare's level design, music, atmosphere, and grasp of what makes James Bond so appealing remains unparalleled. We've had more Bond games since its release but none nearly as good. The less said about Goldeneye's remake the better. Perfect Dark was a fantastic spiritual successor and utterly enthralling in its own right but there's just something about Bond's pure outrageousness and sense of fun that can't be beaten. For a sequel to work I think it would have to adapt one of the better, but less realistic, films. Personally, I'd pick Goldfinger, 60s setting and aesthetic intact. If the new TimeSplitters nails the old gameplay feel with modernised controls, then I'd love it to play just like that. Lemur0n1ce One hit wonders Two games spring immediately to mind, Rare's Blast Corps on the N64 and the arcade version of Atari's Marble Madness. The basic premise of Blast Corps is that a truck loaded with a nuclear bomb is hurtling uncontrollably towards buildings that you have to destroy with various vehicles and mec){kind=link}
Readers discuss their favourite one hit wonders from throughout gaming history, from Eternal Darkness to Vanquish.
The subject for this week’s Hot Topic was suggested by reader Gain2, who asked why you think your chosen game never got a sequel and what you’d want it to be like if it did.
Although there were plenty of choices, some names did come up multiple times, including Skies Of Arcadia and Blast Corps. Beyond Good & Evil was also mentioned more than once, despite technically having a sequel on the way – albeit one nobody seems to think will actually be released…
Nobody does it betterI feel making a joke about Beyond Good And Evil 2 never releasing might be low hanging fruit. I’m also not convinced it’s anything more than vapourware, so I’ll instead plump for GoldenEye 007 as my pick.
GoldenEye is a bit of a nightmare to return to, ever since Halo made first person shooters feel good on a controller, but Rare’s level design, music, atmosphere, and grasp of what makes James Bond so appealing remains unparalleled. We’ve had more Bond games since its release but none nearly as good. The less said about Goldeneye’s remake the better.