10 Overlooked Video Games That Were WAY Ahead Of Their Time

10. Future Tactics: The Uprising

RTS games have always struggled to get mainstream appeal. Sure, Fire Emblem has managed to get it down pretty okay these days, but just two generations ago, even Halo couldn't make people care about the humble RTS. Granted, Halo Wars' issue was being far too complex a game to be adequately controlled via a tiny little Xbox controller. A problem that Future Tactics: The Uprising didn't really deal with.

Future Tactics is a bone-simple RTS game, which makes it perfect for the confines of a tiny PS2 controller. You have a small number of units you control one at a time, and the goal is to eliminate the aliens that serve as the title's antagonists.

The best thing about Future Tactics is how it plays with destructible environments. Everyone's attacks blow EVERYTHING to smithereens, putting craters in the ground, blasting hills to nothing, all that good stuff. This makes for more interesting back and forth with the enemies, as no cover lasts that long, so you must always be moving and engaging with the enemy.

Unfortunately, poor sales, and a lack of interest in RTS console games doomed this hidden gem, but that doesn't change the fact that this game was ahead of the curb in a lot of ways.