Underrated Video Games
by Mikesw1234 | created - 03 Oct 2013 | updated - 25 Feb 2014 | Public- Genres
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1. Star Trek: Borg (1996 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The player is a Starfleet cadet whose father was killed during the Battle of Wolf 359 fought against the Borg 10 years ago. Impish Q shows up and offers him to go back in time to his father's ship during the battle and try to save him.
Director: James L. Conway | Stars: John de Lancie, Barry Lynch, John Cothran, Marnie McPhail
Votes: 224
2. Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance (1999 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
You play a young freighter pilot who eventually must join the rebellion against the Empire.
Stars: Terence McGovern, Charles Martinet, Neil Ross, Jarion Monroe
Votes: 261
3. SiN (1998 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
First person shooter set in a cyberpunk 2037, where tough police colonel, John R. Blade, of HardCorps squad goes after the criminal mastermind, Elexis Sinclaire, who plans to take over the crime-ridden city of Freeport.
Stars: Eric Mills, Hannah Logan, Ben Bailes, Abe Beeson
Votes: 134
4. Star Trek: Klingon Academy (2000 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In this FMV space combat game and prequel to Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), the death of a respected Klingon leader causes a coup d'état attempt. General Chang and his best cadet, Torlek (the player), try to stop it.
Director: Robb Hart | Stars: J. Paul Boehmer, Wayne Grace, Blake Lindsley, Douglas Owen McDonald
Votes: 109
5. The Operative: No One Lives Forever (2000 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A 1960's female spy must battle an eccentric terrorist organization in this classic first person shooter, a stylish and tongue-in-cheek spoof of Cold War era James Bond.
Director: Craig Hubbard | Stars: Kit Harris, Jock Blaney, Ken Boynton, John Patrick Lowrie
Votes: 682
6. Star Trek: Armada (2000 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
You play the various rival nations of the Star Trek universe in a real time space strategy game.
Director: Trey Watkins | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Michael Dorn, Denise Crosby, J.G. Hertzler
Votes: 227
7. Star Wars: Episode I - Racer (1999 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Compete in the galactic pod-racing championship as one of the many pod-racers featured in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).
Stars: Jake Lloyd, Andy Secombe, Lewis Macleod, Scott Capurro
Votes: 1,216
8. Deus Ex (2000 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
In a dark cyberpunk future where poverty, disease, oppression and terrorism are widespread, J.C. Denton, a new cybernetically-enhanced special agent, finds evidence of a massive conspiracy when his brother, also an agent, goes rogue.
Director: Warren Spector | Stars: Jay Anthony Franke, Brent Anderson, Ralph Barbagallo, Chad Bannon
Votes: 3,413
9. Star Wars: Episode I - Battle for Naboo (2000 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Lt. Gavin Skies of the Naboo Army must fight against the Trade Federation forces that have just invaded his home planet.
Stars: Clint Bajakian, Doug Boyd, Jeff Coopwood, Roger Jackson
Votes: 173
10. Aliens vs. Predator 2 (2001 Video Game)
M | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A team of scientists have tampered in a realm of space that was to remain untouched. Guarded by a squadron of mercenaries, they find themselves in the middle of a galactic war between aliens and a species known as 'Predators.'
Directors: Nathan Hendrickson, Craig Hubbard, William Westwater | Stars: Todd Licea, Jock Blaney, John Armstrong, David Scully
Votes: 1,115
11. Star Wars: Starfighter (2001 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... the greedy Trade Federation stands poised to invade the small planet of Naboo. The only hope for the people of Naboo is a young pilot, a ... See full summary »
Director: Daron Stinnett | Stars: Carlos Alazraqui, Grey Griffin, Lisa Fuson, Jess Harnell
Votes: 184
12. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader (2001 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Rebel Alliance pilots Skywalker and Antilles lead the squadron on a series of missions that ties in with the universe of the original Star Wars trilogy from the Death Star Trench Run to the Strike at the Core inside the Death Star II.
Director: Julian Eggebrecht | Stars: Denis Lawson, Bob Bergen, David Ian Davies, Peter McConnell
Votes: 498
13. 007: Nightfire (2002 Video Game)
T | 390 min | Action, Adventure
James Bond is on a mission to investigate about a stolen space weapon platform. Raphael Drake, who is an industrialist that takes on a job to disarm nuclear missiles, is suspected to secretly using them to start a nuclear holocaust.
Stars: Maxwell Caulfield, Samantha Eggar, Kimberley Davies, Michael Ensign
Votes: 1,547
14. Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter (2002 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Play as a Jedi that is field testing a new Starfighter that's quickly dragged into a regional conflict.
Director: Daron Stinnett | Stars: Masasa Moyo, Sterling James, Roger Jackson, Jeff Bennett
Votes: 271
15. Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven (2002 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
You play a 1930s mobster as you act out your confession of your rise in the ranks of organized crime.
Director: Daniel Vávra | Stars: Michael Sorvino, William DeMeo, George DiCenzo, Matt Servitto
Votes: 6,425
16. Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast (2002 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
You guide mercenary Kyle Katarn, who must stop the evil plot of a renegade Jedi by relearning his skills as a Jedi Knight.
Stars: Jeff Bennett, Billy Dee Williams, Mark Klastorin, Vanessa Marshall
Votes: 2,431
17. Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (2002 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Jango Fett, the most fearless bounty hunter in the galaxy, is hired to capture a deranged Dark Jedi. Armed with an array of deadly weapons and skills, he'll face off against galactic scum from the darkest corners of the Star Wars universe.
Director: Jon Knoles | Stars: Temuera Morrison, Clancy Brown, Lucille Bliss, Leeanna Walsman
Votes: 737
18. The Thing (2002 Video Game)
M | Action, Horror, Mystery
You play the part of a military team sent to investigate what happened at U.S. Outpost 31, and must face the Thing yourself.
Stars: Per Solli, Michael J. Shea, Kevin Alan Moore, Jesse O'Connell
Votes: 749
19. Star Trek: Elite Force II (2003 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Lieutenant Alexander Munro, the leader of the Hazard Team aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E, must investigate the secrets of a horrific bioweapon and stop it.
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Tim Russ, Dwight Schultz, Rino Romano
Votes: 345
20. James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (2003 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
007 and Serena St. Germaine discover that Katya Nadonova's project, nanobots designed to repair nuclear reactors; have been stolen by Nikolai Diavolo. Together the two set off to new Orleans and beyond to confront Diavolo.
Director: Scot Bayless | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, John Cleese, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench
Votes: 2,517
21. Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge (2003 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set in a world that travels in the skies rather than cars Nathan Zachary goes on an epic journey to revenge a fallen friend and discover the secrets to a masterminds deadly invention
Director: Matt Brunner | Stars: Charles Dennis, Nika Futterman, Timothy Omundson, Neil Ross
Votes: 126
22. Unreal II: The Awakening (2003 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Former Marine John Dalton is called back into service to retrieve seven pieces of an ancient artifact thought to make a powerful weapon when assembled.
Stars: Michael Mack, Jacqueline Underwood, Jeff Baker, Grant K. Roberts
Votes: 299
23. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III - Rebel Strike (2003 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Luke Skywalker led Rogue Squadron in numerous battles, from rescuing defectors to fighting on the icy plains of Hoth. After he left, Wedge Antilles took over the command of the squadron and led them on several secret missions.
Director: Julian Eggebrecht | Stars: Obba Babatundé, Steve Ballantine, Dan Barton, Bob Bergen
Votes: 293
24. Freedom Fighters (2003 Video Game)
T | Action, Thriller, War
In an alternate present, a vigilante named Chris Stone works to return New York City to its people as the Soviet Union continue their conquest for global rule.
Stars: David Thomas, Drew Massey, Henry Dittman, Brigitte Burdine
Votes: 755
25. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
The brooding cop has left the DEA and returned to the NYPD. When his latest case ends up involving the thought-dead femme fatale Mona Sax, he finds that his journey through the night is far from over.
Stars: Timothy Gibbs, James McCaffrey, Kathy Tong, Wendy Hoopes
Votes: 11,542
26. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (2004 Video Game)
M | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Beginning your journey as a new Kindred, you must choose your path to follow the high class Vampire Society, or the lawbreaking group of Anarchs as you find your place in this new world.
Directors: Jason Anderson, Leonard Boyarsky, Sergey Hogart, Victor Voron | Stars: André Sogliuzzo, Andy Milder, Armando Valdes-Kennedy, Courtenay Taylor
Votes: 1,952
27. BloodRayne 2 (2004 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Rayne teams up again with the Brimstone Society to take out her Vampire Father and her various siblings.
Director: Joseph Sutton | Stars: Laura Bailey, Troy Baker, Brice Armstrong, Dameon Clarke
Votes: 523
28. The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (2004 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Set before the events of Pitch Black (2000), this game tells the story of how Richard B. Riddick obtained his ability to see in the dark.
Director: Tom Keegan | Stars: Vin Diesel, Cole Hauser, Kristin Lehman, Xzibit
Votes: 3,424
29. Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault (2004 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, War
You play through the eyes of soldiers in various engagements of the Pacific Theatre of World War II.
Directors: Mo Davoudian, Ali Donovan | Stars: Dave Wittenberg, Will Friedle, Bart Tangredi, Chris Cox
Votes: 1,274
30. Gun (2005 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
Gun takes gamers to the untamed West of the late-1800s where greed, lust and murder are rampant.
Stars: Thomas Jane, Lance Henriksen, Brad Dourif, Ron Perlman
Votes: 2,527
31. Jade Empire (2005 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The last surviving Spirit Monk goes on a quest to save their tutor Master Li and defeat the forces of corrupt emperor Sun Hai.
Directors: Ray Muzyka, Greg Zeschuk | Stars: Jocelyn Ahlf, Victor Brandt, Cam Clarke, John Cleese
Votes: 1,138
32. Medal of Honor: European Assault (2005 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, War
The game is based on Lieutenant William Holt, an operative in the Office of Strategic Services, and follows his deployments to allied forces in France, North Africa, Soviet Union and Belgium.
Director: Adam Foshko | Stars: Ron Masak, Wayne Roberts, Olivia d'Abo, Dale Dye
Votes: 750
33. Advent Rising (2005 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Rookie space pilot Gideon Wyeth is thrown into battle when a vicious race, known as "the Seekers" invade and attack the space station.
Director: Donald Mustard | Stars: Will Friedle, Stefan Marks, Vanessa Marshall, Tera Bonilla
Votes: 247
34. Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (2005 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Crime
Korea has become a war zone when the president is assumed dead and Song, a ruthless dictator, takes over. Suddenly, the Allied Nations, China, the Russian Mafia and South Korea are all engaged in the war.
Director: Cameron Brown | Stars: Peter Stormare, Jennifer Hale, Phil LaMarr, Amy Lee
Votes: 660
35. Far Cry Instincts (2005 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Jack Carver, a former U.S. Navy sailor, is trapped on an island after his boat was destroyed. With the odds against him, Jack must adapt to the island and fight through an army of mercenaries, rescue a reporter, and get off the island alive.
Stars: Stephen Dorff, Sarah Carlsen, Mark Camacho, Luis de Cespedes
Votes: 282
36. Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 (2005 Video Game)
M | Action, Drama, War
The game tells the story of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment of the famed 101st Airborne Division who were dropped behind German lines on D-Day.
Director: Randy Pitchford | Stars: Troy Baker, Jeff Broome, Ehren Buttlar, Jonathan Erickson Eisley
Votes: 562
37. Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood (2005 Video Game)
M | Action, Drama, War
Earned in Blood is the sequel of the Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30. It focuses on Joe "Red" Hartsock, one of the characters from the game as the main protagonist and follows his part in... See full summary »
Director: Brian Martel | Stars: Troy Baker, Larry Brantley, Chad Cline, David Dennison
Votes: 423
38. Medal of Honor: Airborne (2007 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, War
Step into the boots of Boyd Travers, Private First Class of the 82nd Airborne Division and engage in battles throughout Europe. From rocky beginnings in Sicily to war- winning triumphs in Germany.
Stars: Brian Bloom, Alberto Brosio, Danny Cooksey, Antonio Del Prete
Votes: 1,509
39. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (2007 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
You play as a scavenger suffering from amnesia inside the exclusion zone of a nuclear power plant in the Ukraine which exploded, creating mutants, and weird paranormal activity.
Director: Zach Hanks | Stars: Anthony Green, Aleksandr Vilkov, Anatoliy Bogush, Andrey Podubinskiy
Votes: 1,657
40. Stranglehold (2007 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Thriller
A third-person video game set in Hong Kong and Chicago where a tough cop battles the mob.
Directors: Brian Eddy, John Woo, Martin Stoltz | Stars: Chow Yun-Fat, Rio Ahn, Henry Milton Chu, Jeremy Dunn
Votes: 2,016
41. World in Conflict (2007 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
World War III has been raging for months in 1989, and to shift the war in their favor, the Soviet Union launches a surprise invasion of Washington State.
Directors: Tobias Strömvall, David Wheeler | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Philippe Bergeron, Dmitri S. Boudrine, S. Scott Bullock
Votes: 462
42. Call of Duty: World at War (2008 Video Game)
M | Action, Horror, Thriller
An epic story of an American marine and a Soviet soldier in WWII.
Stars: Gary Oldman, Kiefer Sutherland, Craig Houston, Chris Fries
Votes: 12,755
43. World in Conflict: Soviet Assault (2009 Video Game)
T | Action
During a Cold War invasion of the U.S. mainland, Colonel Orlovsky, Major Lebedjev, and Captain Malashenko must solve their internal differences and combat the American enemy at the same time.
Director: Tobias Strömvall | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Alex Veadov, Betsy Foldes, Boris Lee Krutonog
Votes: 100
44. Medal of Honor (2010 Video Game)
M | Action, War
A first person shooter developed with the help of Tier 1 military operators depicting violent missions in Afganistan.
Directors: Tobias Strömvall, Blade Zavier, Sam McGlynn | Stars: Jeffrey Pierce, Jon Bruno, Dustin James Leighton, Chris Fries
Votes: 2,715
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