10 Overlooked Video Games By Great Publishers

10. The Warriors - Rockstar Games

Rockstar Games has one of the most enviable back catalogues in the entire games industry, between Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead, Bully, L.A. Noire, Manhunt, Max Payne, and Midnight Club.

But back in 2005, Rockstar did the rarest of things - they released a video game based on a movie that was actually great.

The Warriors, adapted from Walter Hill's hit 1979 action thriller of the same name, both translated the film into a beat 'em up format and expanded its narrative to deliver a fleshed-out prequel to the movie's story.

Far from the typicality of video games listlessly, awkwardly translating entire movies into video game form, The Warriors impressively captured the grimy style and tone of '70s New York City while offering up unexpectedly deep and satisfying combat.

The brawls in this game are ludicrously chaotic and fun, and while not nearly as expansive as Rockstar's GTA games, it proved what could be achieved when developers actually cared about the material they were adapting.

Bizarrely The Warriors has rather been lost in the shuffle amid Rockstar's output, though.