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123 games with untapped franchise potential

The best games that never got the sequels they deserve

Words: GamesRadar US
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Hobojedi  - 7 months 1 day ago 
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I would love to see a new Heretic game.
R_U_Guys_From_British  - 7 months 1 day ago 
the world needs a new bubsy game. People would even forget about swine flu then.
asspills  - 7 months 1 day ago 
BREAKDOWN!!! #70! Yeah! I pretty much clicked this article solely in the hopes that you guys would realize the potential in that game!!

Seriously, the story, fighting and twists were just so fantastic. Man give that game a sequel already, even just a spiritual one, or even a remake!
duckbf  - 7 months 1 day ago 
Really enjoyed the list. I do wish though that the game "Draken: The Ancient's Gates" This is still such a good game and is in dire need of a sequel.
SkinnyJr  - 7 months 1 day ago 
what? No heavenly sword? mmmmaybe dark sector? It had a lot of potential
AMayer  - 7 months 1 day ago 
I know that nobody will end up reading my comment but I was soooooooooooo happy you guys mentioned Jet Force Gemini. I loved that game to death. Thank you GamesRadar.
Ed1  - 7 months 1 day ago 
this may so stupid (which i hope not), but what about DIDDY KONG RACING?
FiragaShark  - 7 months 1 day ago 
War of the Monsters. I can't believe that you guys actually support that game! I friggin LOVE it!
RaIdEn  - 7 months 1 day ago 
i think another matrix game would be awesome.
BoondockSaint54  - 7 months 1 day ago 
I'd love to see a sequal to XIII. Different FPS with great comic style art.
MattYg1  - 7 months 1 day ago 
any1 else think that Riot Response has great multi player potential... Valve art thou reading?
caboose4400  - 7 months 1 day ago 
i freaking agree war of the monsters should have goten a sequel that was one kick ass game
too bad it didnt though.....
SandroTheMaster  - 7 months 1 day ago 
I'm impressed that they actually put some (very) few PC games here. Sure, it counted with a bunch of expected Adventures (I was half expecting Gabriel Knight up there, fully aware it had sequels), some jokes (like Space Bunnies Must Die) and the terrifyingly obvious (Planescape: Torment, the RPG that makes all Final Fantasy ashamed of calling themselves so), still it had a couple of surprises. Namely, Sacrifice and, much more surprisingly, Terra Nova.

Still, the PC has tons of missed opportunities. Just to cite one of the top of my head: Die By The Sword. Like a lot of games in this list, it was actually below average and suffered from technological limitations, but taking note of that game's mutilation-based combat married with a workable version of its force-direction-origin oriented controls for strikes would be incredible. Too bad they made the story too generic and were trying with controls way ahead of its time.
Ulukai  - 7 months 1 day ago 
Yea Clive Barkers Undying should of been included.
Great list though, i was so happy to see OUTCAST make the list, it's my favourite game ever and everyone should play it!!!! =)

A lot of the ps2 games on the list i have never heard of, even after i did a lot of research to see if i missed any underappreciated gems (yea im sad). This list should come in handy.

I just hope the unoffical Outcast sequel eventually gets released or i become a billionaire so i can buy the rights and get a sequel made myself. =P
KHfan  - 7 months 1 day ago 
i f-ing loved i ninja, played it all the time but the only bit i can remembr now is the level were u have to jump over stupid logs to get passed the level, i could never do that =(
wiggie2gone  - 7 months 1 day ago 
Rocket Jockey I could go for a remake of that game
crusnik2112  - 7 months 1 day ago 
Finaly Someone Remembered Legends of Dragoon. It was as they said an epic RPG. IF they made a sequel i would buy whatever system it was comming on (if not Xbox360)
Skykid  - 7 months 1 day ago 
I want Republic Commando sequel, I want it bad. Realllllly bad.
bugmenot  - 7 months 1 day ago 
Silent Bomber wasn't on this list?
Silentboy  - 7 months 1 day ago 
Its good to see that Psyconaughts and War of the Monsters are unforgotten.
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