10 Forgotten Masterpiece Video Games

2. Perfect Dark

Lost Odyssey
Rare

Even though GoldenEye 007 was a landmark title, the James Bond shooter hasn't aged well. (Seriously, the controls are far worse than most people remember.)

The same cannot be said about GoldenEye's spiritual sequel, Perfect Dark. Despite having the same structure, this Rare title had an original storyline, and incorporated many mechanics that the Bond adaptation lacked, including double-feature weapons, voice-acting, elaborate cut-scenes, a shooting range, and most importantly, cheese.

With the advances of the Nintendo 64's expansion pack, the gameplay was much smoother.

Also, words fail to express how awesome the soundtrack is.

Sadly, Perfect Dark lacked one thing GoldenEye 007 had in spades - brand recognition. Being a new property, Perfect Dark couldn't sell the same as its predecessor, since GoldenEye 007 was based on one of the most widely recognised IPs.

The prequel and remaster were decent, but they failed to match the original, stopping Perfect Dark from becoming a more lucrative franchise. Since there hasn't been another instalment in 13 years, and the announced reboot is in development hell, it's easy to forget what an impact Perfect Dark originally had.

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James Egan has been with Whatculture for five years and prominently works on Horror, Film, and Video Games. He's written over 80 books including 1000 Facts about Horror Movies Vol. 1-3 1000 Facts about The Greatest Films Ever Made Vol. 1-3 1000 Facts about Video Games Vol. 1-3 1000 Facts About James Bond 1000 Facts About TV Shows