7 Awesome Video Games Killed By Their OWN Marketing

1. Brutal Legend

I've repeatedly said that no game has ever disappointed me quite so much as Brutal Legend.

Realising the game's marketing was ostensibly a lie; that the game was nothing like the "heavy metal God of War" the trailers made it out to be, felt too disingenuous, and I - like many others - labelled it one of the most disappointing games ever.

However, going back to it this generation - in a generation dominated by formulas and bankable game design - Brutal Legend quickly became a personal favourite.

Divorced from its misleading advertising you've got a game that is a real-time strategy, except you PLAY the cursor. Summoning units to fight another main character who's doing the same on the other side of the field is a great setup to battles, and you're free to leap into the action yourself, thinning the herd Dynasty Warriors-style before busting out a crazy guitar solo that leads the charge to victory.

Each unit has a special ability from standing on a stack of amplifiers to deafen foes, to plopping crossbow wielders on your shoulders for ranged attacks.

Brutal Legend's soundtrack is immaculate, its characters include Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Halford, Lemmy and Jack Black (with Kyle Gass), and combat - though sometimes so crazy the frame rate tanks - is fresh, innovative and forward-thinking.

In a medium where so many ideas are thrown to the side because they're "too risky", Brutal Legend is well worth your time - providing you can completely discard its former reputation.