10 Forgotten Xbox 360 Games You Should Play In 2020

7. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

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There was a time when FarCry didn't take itself too seriously. No, not with last year's New Dawn, way before that.

I refer, of course, to the almighty silliness that is Blood Dragon.

Eschewing the pseudo-serious efforts of FarCry 2's Heart of Darkness metaphor and 3's coming of age murder spree, Blood Dragon is pure neon 80's.From the "what we thought the future would look like" aesthetic, the synth score by Power Glove, all backed by a story so self-aware that you can't help but laugh.

Heck, it's even got Kyle Reese/Corporal Hicks himself, Michael Biehn voicing cyborg hero Rex "Power" Colt.

Despite being considered an arcade "add-on" to FarCry 3, there's a decent enough campaign length to be had, as well as skills to upgrade and extra content to find. The series may have gone on to do similar with the next two mainline games, offering DLC that somewhat harks back to Blood Dragon.

But they only pale in comparison to the genius that is the retro-futuristic satire of Rex Colt's adventure in the neon wastelands.

Honestly, it even makes tutorials funny.

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