10 Forgotten Video Game Icons Due A Comeback

3. Sergeant Gary "Roach" Sanderson & Lieutenant Simon "Ghost" Riley

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Then:

Okay, this is technically two characters, but hear us out. The moment that Shepherd betrays his unit, country and anyone else you can think of by sucker shooting two of Call Of Duty’s shining stars remains a jaw-drop chapter in gaming history.

So much so that this writer is starting a call to arms for Ghost and Roach to be revived in a standalone adventure. Let’s face it, the series hasn’t been the same since that fateful moment at the wooded extraction point.

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Now:

No sign or mention from Infinity Ward of a spin-off adventure, but, seeing as fans are calling for the series to go all Battlefield and give us a more back to basics experience, what’s stopping them from retrofitting their characters’ histories a bit to fit a game around some of Ghost and Roach's earlier escapades?

Throw in Shepherd and the game will have an added sense of poignancy, what with players all too aware of the fate that awaits these classic characters.

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Shaun is a former contributor for a number of Future Publishing titles and more recently worked as a staffer at Imagine Publishing. He can now be found banking in the daytime and writing a variety of articles for What Culture, namely around his favourite topics of film, retro gaming, music, TV and, when he's feeling clever, literature.