5. Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
I found Enslaved purely by chance; I was rummaging about in a bargain bin looking for something that would keep me busy, and saw Enslaved sitting there in the dust. It was cheap, it looked fun so I picked it up. I didn't have much hope, but then I couldn't be disappointed, could I? After playing for a few minutes, I was thinking of giving the game a chance, it didn't seem half bad. 15 hours later and I was left sitting in shock; how could something so good have been so low on the radar? Surely a game like this would have done better for itself than to land in a bargain bin merely a few months after its release. The two main characters, Trip and Monkey, do something many main characters don't in other games; they fit each other perfectly even though they are polar opposites. Where Monkey is strong and brash, Trip is weak and calculating. The gameplay, storyline and decaying post-apocalyptic scenery keep you intrigued even if it is a rather short game. Sadly there was too much competition at the time and the game was a financial failure. With Ninja Theory, the developer, having worked on the new DmC, any hope for a sequel was dashed when they confirmed in late 2011 that no plans were being made for another game. Still, judging by the reaction of fans to the new and "re-imaged" DmC, it was probably for the best. Hopefully another developer might get their hands on the rights to the game.