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Top 5 Underappreciated PSN Games

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Over the last two and a half years, the number of PSN games has grown exponentially to the point where it can be easy to overlook fantastic titles, leaving quirky or indie titles sadly crying in the corner, alone and unappreciated. So, being PSN junkies who have bought practically every game that has come out on it (even, sadly, Cash Guns Chaos), we decided to whip up a list of the top five underappreciated PSN games. These are gems that everybody should experience!
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Published: 208 days 5 hours ago | Article | PlayStation 3
 
 

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jfx316 - 208 days 5 hours ago
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1 - Very true
Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer is insanely hard. I bought it first day (with Luminies Supernova) and I still haven't gotten off the second level. The list seems pretty good. So many good games on PSN. Shame people are still going into the 'PS3 has no games' chorus.
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NDoerrFans - 208 days 5 hours ago
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1.1 - Just an FYI =)
I don't know how recently you played Soldner-X, but they've patched it with a "Beginner" mode to make it nice and easy to run through. It's still a fair challenge, but I never lost a continue. This way you can enjoy the music and get a feel for those brutal later levels!
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ctorretta - 208 days 3 hours ago
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Yeah the new patch is really nice. It's still a pretty darn hard game, but saves you money on broken controllers.
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Kigmal - 208 days ago
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1.3 -
I don't buy PSN games that don't have a demo unless I know what I am buying. For example I bought Lumines SuperNOVA and that didn't release a demo, but I knew what I was getting into.
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Tony Scarboni - 207 days 22 hours ago
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What about EVERYDAY SHOOTER? Still waiting for the trophies on that one...

I also thought wipeout HD was almost as good as a retail game.
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spectyre - 208 days 3 hours ago
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2 - My two cents...
A recent PSN game that is getting no love is Rag Doll Kung Fu. The single player is a little meh... but playing with friends is a total blast.
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Freak of Nature - 207 days 22 hours ago
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2.1 -
YUP,I like it's style...

Another game that deserves more credit and I feel is a great addition to the entire line-up is......"LEMMINGS"!
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callahan09 - 207 days 23 hours ago
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Decent list. I didn't care for the Elefunk demo much, and I bought Soldner-X and didn't think it lived up to some of the classic Treasure shmups, or the classic Gradius or R-Type games, etc., but it was decent enough. I whole-heartedly agree with The Last Guy, though. That game is brilliant fun and totally underappreciated. And I never played Gripshift, the but the accompanying dizzying screenshot provided with this article alone makes me interested in trying it out!
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ctorretta - 207 days 23 hours ago
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Yeah, the demo for Elefunk was worthless because you need to learn so much to properly enjoy it. It's a HUGE knock against the game, but its great fun if you can overcome the difficulty curve.

GripShift is quite worth playing IMO, as long as you know what you're going in for. It's not a racing game really and driving controls are loose, but if you look at it as an action puzzle game its great fun!
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PirateThom - 207 days 23 hours ago
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Elefunk isn't bad in multiplayer with the "removing struts" mode, whatever it's called and my kid brother gets a kick out of it.

I got Soldner-X free and it's a lot of fun in multiplayer as well.

The Last Guy, I also got free from Sony for completeing a survey, but I didn't like the demo, so haven't really played it.
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DragonWarrior_4 - 207 days 23 hours ago
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SSDHD pwns geometry wars. I dont know why people haven't been raving about that game? Elefunk is awesome, pixel junk monsters is the bomb, Quest for Booty, Siren, and Burnout are all AAA titles too.
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ctorretta - 207 days 23 hours ago
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4.1 -
Yeah, I love all those games you mentioned. I figured they were already well respected and popular though so I focused on some of the lesser known titles. I loooove Burnout PSN though -- so great.
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SlyGuy - 207 days 19 hours ago
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4.2 - You are so right
Siren was the best survival horror I played in YEARS!

As for Tower Defense games: Endless fun!
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Timesplitter14 - 207 days 23 hours ago
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Ragdoll Kung-Fu and Pixeljunk Monsters
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DragonWarrior_4 - 207 days 23 hours ago
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Warhawk is probably my favorite of them all though, That game is freaking epic.
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Isis06 - 207 days 17 hours ago
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6.1 - It's more epic...
than the final battle in the Lord of the Rings,
and that's EPIC!
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NDoerrFans - 207 days 23 hours ago
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7 - What we should really take away from this is that...
The PSN is loaded with excellent downloadable titles. Not all of them are winners, but there are so many that deserve our time, it's actually a bit frustrating figuring out what to concentrate on! =)
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squallsoft - 207 days 23 hours ago
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8 - I guess I'm a nerd because...
... I already own all of these ^_^

Seriously though, If you buy PSN titles, you should check these out.
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STK026 - 207 days 23 hours ago
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hey! what's wrong with Gun Cash Chaos, am I really the only one who actually had fun with the game?

Also, I'd say that Calling all cars! while not being underappreciated is not being played enough online, the game is really fun!

Btw, anyone playing Age of booty online, and how is it? As I'd like to buy it if it's played by salot of people, may it be on 360 or ps3.
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Unicron - 207 days 23 hours ago
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PSN is doing great with unique titles. However, I'd LOVE to see it also get more PS1 titles, as well as more established releases such as Ikaruga and TMNT the arcade game, which Live does very well.
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Baka-akaB - 207 days 23 hours ago
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mm so so list , i'd give a bigger push to PSN games that actually come close to retail quality , yet dont always get noticed like Siren .
Ok it's a remake , but it's pretty much everything this generation Silent Hill , resident evil or alone in the dark werent . Great mood , technically impressive , and actually scary
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Max Power - 207 days 23 hours ago
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12 - Elefunk isn't that realistic...
my brother is a Civil Engineer and we played the demo and made a bridge that would support the elephants, but no dice, it fell.
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ThatCanadianguy420 - 207 days 22 hours ago
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Tho it's not on this list, i really suggest you try out Suikoden on the PSone classics, it's one of the best RPG's ever and it's only $5
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ctorretta - 207 days 21 hours ago
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I didn't talk about Ps1 titles on the list, but that is definitely a fantastic game!
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SlyGuy - 207 days 19 hours ago
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14 - I think COMET CRASH
is also a bit under-appreciated.

That game is AMAZING fun. 2/3player coop is like icing on the cake.

Do yourself a favor and check this one out!
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