I can't think of an underrated game without thinking of Killer 7. It's a weird game by just about every definition: the story is very off-beat, the main characters (or character?) are strange, the supporting cast is just as odd and the gameplay isn't what anyone expected to happen on a Gamecube.
Are there 8 people in this picture? 2? 1? Twenty? I can't answer wholeheartedly.
Unfortunately, that last part is what gave Killer 7 its shaky ratings. It's an on-rails shooter, like House of the Dead with the ability to turn around and choose routes, but little else in the way of exploration. One of the most 'apologetic' reviews I read said that Killer 7 would have made an amazing anime, but not as good of a video game. Half of the points he gave (I think he gave it about a 6 out of 10) were for style. And that's pretty damn accurate: the game oozes style in all of the right ways. In the interest of keeping this short, I have this to say about Killer 7: good characters in an offbeat but interesting story can make up for some *airquotes* bad gameplay.
I never found the gameplay bad; I thought it was kind of captivating. Plus, you get to play as a Luchador in a suit with twin grenade launchers.
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