8 Times Video Games Proved You Wrong

1. Brutal Legend

To finish, something that was immensely disappointing and completely mis-marketed from EA at the behest of Double Fine and Tim Schafer, Brutal Legend appeared to be a God of War-meets-heavy metal action slasher, but was anything but.

See, having been conceptualised as a multiplayer strategy game first, the story side of things was more of an afterthought that quickly gathered steam, the more Schafer and co. were put in touch with the likes of Lemmy and Jack Black.

Point being: There is a brilliant, unique and genuinely recommendable strategy title here, that just happens to have a hilarious and charming set of story missions attached.

Gameplay is a hybrid of all-out action and top-down resource management, and if you simply treat Eddie Riggs as a controllable mouse cursor - thinning enemy ranks one minute before flying back to unleash new units the next - it all comes together.

Having Ozzy Osbourne play a slightly annoyed guardian of ethereal ancient upgrades while you posse up with Lemmy, Rob Halford and plenty more is also brilliant. The world itself feels like a mishmash of every overblown metal album's art combined, and the soundtrack might be the finest collection of rock and metal songs in gaming history.

Brutal Legend has amassed a cult following over the years for those who simply discarded the marketing or gave it another shot years later like myself. It remains my favourite Double Fine game after Psychonauts, and one that will likely prove you wrong too, if you pick it up today.