The weapons were unique, and the Nazi-Esque dystopian world was praised, but the story and character fell flat. The game did look good for the underpowered system despite the low framerate. Sadly, the game fell flat quite a bit, however not all was lost. I remember getting this game for Christmas of 2004 and was ready for it. One of the most hyped-up games in video game history. Oh boy, this game needs no introduction really. Like it or not, critic reviews drive sales and it may be the reason why you might find a few games on this list you’ve never heard of, thought was talked about worse than you remember, or something along those lines. While I know a lot of people don’t listen to critics and some might feel this game should be rated higher or lower is subjective. These games are at least rated by half the critics as 7/10. 79 and 78-rated games usually only have about 25% of the critics giving it a 7 to bring an otherwise 8 score down some. I compiled this list from Metacritic with games between 74-70. A few of these games have cult followings while a few I had only heard of while compiling this list and some I played myself growing up. These aren’t the “so bad it’s good” type of games either. Not awful or good, but just passes under everyone’s radar. Some are, but some are just considered forgettable. These aren’t always considered hidden gems either. In my eyes, 7/10 or 3.5/5 games are mostly ignored. The HD era of gaming would see budgets balloon to insane heights and game releases slowed down as a result. This was the last generation in which AAA title after AAA title would be considered fantastic and with so many exclusives it was hard to keep up with. Throughout the early 2000s, I had a PS2 exclusively and I was stuck with that system. Even a 7/10 or 3.5/5 would be considered a waste of time. Even for rentals, I was picky as I didn’t want to be stuck on my weekend with a dud of a game. I mostly rented mine throughout my childhood and teen years. For me, it was only during Christmas time that my parents bought games. As kids or teens, we have limited money and are usually picked through gaming magazines to determine if that one game was worth the money because we only got a few a year. While as an adult I don’t take this as seriously and I now make my own money I am more forgiving of games that aren’t perfect. Many people use video game reviews to determine how to spend their hard-earned dollars.
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