Top 10 Games to revive for the PlayStation 3

  • Posted July 5th, 2008 at 15:30 EDT by
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(continued from previous page) ...Jet Moto. Speeding across strange terrains on futuristic hoverbikes, flipping through the air and blasting past foes to the finish line. The Jet Moto series was amazing back in the old days of the PS1, however it's odd how the series just stalled without thoughts of revival. Awhile back, Sony tried to develop a title called Jet Moto Solar for the PS2, but then canned it before it reached full production. If remade for the PlayStation 3, we'd hope for new large environments, enhanced visuals, and online capabilities. This title could definitely give MotorStorm a run for its money if produced properly.

#3. Twisted Metal

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Does this game even need an introduction? Not only was this series known to be the best in car on car destruction, but Twisted Metal gave birth to some of the creepiest and most sadistic characters in video-games. After choosing your character, players would lay waste to everything in sight, running down pedestrians, razing buildings, and blowing up enemy vehicles. All together, there have been a total of eight separate Twisted Metal titles, yet not a single one (besides re-releases on the PSN) for the PlayStation 3. However according to David Jaffe, a new Twisted Metal is on the way. Hopefully running on PS3 hardware, there will be fully destructible environments, incredible particle effects, and even more ****** up character background cut scenes.

#2. Dark Cloud

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Developed by Level 5 (White Knight Story), Dark Cloud was an RPG that mixed action-adventure with city building and provided players with interesting and innovative boss battles. In 2003, Level 5 released Dark Cloud 2, which built upon its predecessor, featuring a real-time 3-D world-building engine, minigames, randomly created dungeons, and some of the best graphics on the PS2. Back in October 2007, we reported that an Italian PlayStation Magazine called "PSMania" posted a rumor that Dark Cloud 3 was already in production and that Level 5 was developing the title on a new open-technology, the Japanese style Kumo Engine. However, with White Knight Story still awaiting to hit shelves, we think it will be a while before we hear anything on future Dark Cloud developments.

#1. Final Fantasy VII

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You can't deny that Final Fantasy VII is one of the biggest RPG games of all time, if not one of the best, mixing traditional turn-based action, spectacular spells and summons, a heart moving storyline, and unforgettable music. Final Fantasy VII also featured some of the most iconic characters in gaming such as Cloud Strife, Vincent Valentine, Aries Gainsborough, and Sephiroth.

Some of the things we'd hope for would include: complete 3D environments, enhanced visuals (near E3 05 tech demo quality), and possibly new spells/summon/items. However, when it comes to adding anything to the story or new side missions, we'd hope Square Enix would be careful and not add anything to change what is already perfect.

So far, it sounds as though Square Enix has their hands full, and to enter a project as big as a Final Fantasy VII remake is out of the question. Although, it's still frustrating to have them dangle a beautiful tech demo in our face of what Final Fantasy VII COULD look like on the PS3 and then not develop the title completely. For now, we can only keep our fingers crossed.

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  1. McMasamune | Mac590 and McMasamune ( MGO Name is $ol!dus $n@k3 )

    • 3:46pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    The only games I've played up their was Fear Effect ( awesome lesbians ) and Jet Moto! It would be fantastic if they remake them games for thePlaystation 3!!

  2. sawyer101 | Mac590 and McMasamune ( MGO Name is $ol!dus $n@k3 )

    • 3:53pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    defiantly agree with number 5! intelligence cube is a great game.

  3. Imperium

    • 3:55pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    Absolutely would love to see FEAR EFFECT on the PS3. I remember both Fear Effect and Fear Effect Retro Helix were 4 disc games on the PS1. Sick characters, twisted story and fun gameplay. God, I had forgotten about those excellent classics.

    FEAR EFFECT ON THE PS3 - new game of re-release the old games on the PS Store. Please.

    Also would love to see Legacy of Kain - Soul Reaver.

  4. 6toes

    • 4:02pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    Haha, I knew before reading this what the #1 would be! Lets just hope Square can get it out before the end of the PS3's lifespan.  I wouldn't count on it anytime soon with as many projects as they have going on right now.

    And yeah I'd definately agree with Dark Cloud too, that was an amazing game.

  5. Traveler1990 | NightHawk17

    • 4:17pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    am i the only one who wants a sequel or another The Bouncer? that game was wonderful and it would've been better if square didn't rush it

  6. VEGAZ5

    • 4:35pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    i too recommend the BOUNCER, it's my favorite PS2 launch title that had interesting characters prior to FFX that is

  7. graphixmaster | mcx

    • 4:36pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    Twisted metal with destructible environments would be awesome not to mention the online play.

  8. Farseye | Farseye

    • 4:42pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    yay! i cant beleive dino crisis got up there! Dino Crisis 2 and Jet Moto 2 are by far my most favorite of all ps1 games.

  9. Alfie-UHE | Alfie-UHE

    • 4:45pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    i wanna see shenmue but that dreamcast and No 2 was on xbox so no chance, i loved that loads of random stuff to do, only game i know where you had to get a job lol, MGS would also be good

  10. XenoSilvano | XenoSilvano

    • 4:51pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    I think most of these games are rather naff, except Final Fantasy VII of course!

  11. Auricom | Doragon_Pawwa

    • 4:57pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    A Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver remake would be epic.Or they should at least release the psone game for download even blood omen.If sony actually do PS2 titles for download at least make Dark cloud downloadable its rare a preowned dark cloud is impossible WTH GAME/gamestop

  12. CHRISBOSH | tatti

    • 5:00pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    PSN ID: tatti

     

    wats bout shadow of colousses.

  13. chomperbull

    • 5:05pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    #1 parasite eve #2 fear effect #3 twisted metal #4 monster hunter #5 fatal frame #6 max pain #7 dino crisis #8 shadow of the colossus #9 hunter the reckoning #10 boulders gate

  14. evilmonkey501 | evilmonkey501

    • 5:14pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    baulders gate 3: GREAT IDEA!  some of the best dungeon crawling on ps2...plus it looked awesome!

  15. McMasamune | Mac590 and McMasamune ( MGO Name is $ol!dus $n@k3 )

    • 5:21pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    @chomperbull

    I'm gonna have to agree with the parasite eve! That game was i mean still is awesome. When I first got my ps3 I played Metal Gear 2 and Parasite Eve on it!

  16. Blazingluke | Blazingluke

    • 5:31pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    "Although, it's still frustrating to have them dangle a beautiful tech demo in our face of what Final Fantasy VII COULD look like on the PS3 and then not develop the title completely."

    Yeah, well, that's what they did with FFVIII for a PS2 tech demo so I wouldn't dwell on thoughts of a FFVII remake too much if I were you...

  17. Girugamesh | Shidousha

    • 5:39pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    Expect Final Fantasy VII remake on PS3 before it's all over with. Square Enix already said it themselves, you can "expect something spontaneous" once the team who did the original game is freed up. The original team is working on FFXIII/Versus XIII, so once that is completed, we can expect to hear more about the FFVIII remake.

    It's only logical. Square Enix knows they would be raking in the $$$$$$ with this title, and it would probably sell near 10 million copies, if not more.

    I'm expecting it, but it's a looong ways off, so I'm not going to be thinking about it for another year at least.

  18. AwRy108 | AwRy108

    • 5:39pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    Great article.  Makes me seriously wonder where all the original PS3 games are?  Sure, I'm excited for LittleBigPlanet, Killzone, Valkyrie Chronicles, etc., but where are the droves of other great titles that we came to expect from the PlayStation brand?  A sequel to Dark Cloud is a great example:  where is it???

  19. The Mask | JSack20

    • 5:52pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    i want to see another streets of rage game, that was my all time favourite of the SEGA genesis. i want to beat up a gang army in 3D full 1080p with co-op and online play

  20. 1solidsnake | solid1snake67

    • 5:59pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    Fear Effect nice looks almost like lara croft, never played it though

     Intelligence Qube, i would play this.

    jet moto i have still for ps1

    PLEASE PLEASE REMAKE mgs1!!!!


     

  21. bnolan56 | snowy311

    • 6:01pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    FFVII will be sweet, Fear Effect i haven't played in so long. Also isn't Dark Cloud 3 scheduled for the PS3?

     

    A new twisted metal would rock and I think a new or remake of Parasite Eve would be awesome.

  22. Versus

    • 6:53pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    uhh, 1solidsnake they did remake MGS1 it was called the Twin Snakes on Gamecube duh. and i agree with earlier posts, i would like to see another BOUNCER game.

     

  23. Traveler1990 | NightHawk17

    • 7:08pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    yay im not the only one who wants another The Bouncer!!!

  24. MrGunhappy

    • 7:10pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    Okami would be nice, and so would and Oci (SP?) or Shadow of the Collossus game.

  25. IceShade | Ice_Shade

    • 7:51pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    I rented ehrgiez a long time ago, but the disc was scratched =|

    Fear Effect sounds yummy tho! Also If they ran Vice City on the gta4 engine, I'd be one happy man. Don't even need to change anything about the city either, just make it prettier and maybe add some more random stuff said by NPCs.

    Am I the only person who didn't like GTA4?

  26. NateDrake | Tornado_200

    • 8:04pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    I recommend dino crisis it's an incredible game . it was one of the best ps1 games i've ever played . i'm very enthusiastic for this game to appear on PS3

  27. TheRichMan | TheR1chMan

    • 8:05pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    I believe I started this thread in the forums ;) It's good to get these games together to show devs what games we would like to see put into thought for a remake. I want to see Jet Moto remade the most!

  28. Bsmalls504

    • 8:25pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    what about heart of darkness. even if they didn't remake it at least put it in the Store for download

  29. Alga--zero | Algazero

    • 8:39pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    i'm surprised not to see Chrono Trigger on this list, in my opinion the best RPG that i have ever played, dont flame me yet,  i haven't played FF7 and am planning on it. and FF8 didn't make an appearance either. thats just my opinion anyways.

    PSN id = Algazero

  30. ironflag55555 | ironflag555

    • 8:50pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    il be happy with, 1-shadow of the colossus 2-mark of kri 3-soul reaver 4-dark cloud, and okage but i doubt okage would ever see the light of day

  31. mickyt888888

    • 9:13pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    Only Dino Crisis for me from that list also there are sony many games i would love on Ps3 its not funny just imagine what some of the ones from ps1 would do:)

    Parasite Eve 3, Chrono Trigger 2,  etc good luck Xbox 360

  32. Jessewb

    • 9:30pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    I wan't to play as Raziel on the ps3....it would be awesome!!!...FFVII ...yes...I found Fear Effect on the crippy side....still gives me chills ...lol....anyway..I would like to see these games remade:)

     

  33. djrussell | djrussell89

    • 9:41pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    Dino Crisis and Legacy of Kain; yes. The others; i've either never heard of or were crap to begin with. Who came up with this list PSU?

  34. xRyanHatex | xRyanHatex

    • 10:04pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    There sadly is a very very slim chance of another Baldurs Gate or Champions of Norrath seeing as the studio that made them disbanded, hence why they are more expensive used games but I can still dream!

  35. sn-plazaskater | xRyanHatex

    • 10:07pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    yes! one of my favorite ps1 games Legacy of Kain: soul reaver. And Twisted metal is awesome..and did infact have some crazy, but kick a** characters

  36. TekkenLord | HitMan00

    • 10:11pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    Mark of Kri

     Legacy of Kain

    Dino Crisis - keep dino crisis in third person view

  37. lurkingshadow89 | DEATH555666

    • 10:53pm BST - July 5th, 2008

    Are u kidding me a cant beleive Shadow Of The Colosis isn't on the list. I truly think this is one of the best games of all time. Between both visually and artisticly. And with the ps3's processing power and visual leaps #2 would be incredable. An artistic masterpeice would fall short with the quality the game could reach. Hopefully this remake will happen and the shadows can be taken for another incredable journey again.

  38. Farseye | Farseye

    • 12:05am BST - July 6th, 2008

    well the reason i think shadow of the colossus is not on the list is, well, because it isnt "dead". let me quote from the first paragraph : "PSU has decided to put together a list of archived titles, remembered and forgotten, that should be brought back from the dead" .... well i think SotC is anything but forgotten. That is why im really happy Dino Crisis got on the list, it is an instant ps1 classic and i did unfortunatly forget about it. It would be amazing to see a sequel on the ps3. But unfortunatly Dino Crisis 3 got onto the Xbox and not ps2 (and good riddance cause it was horrible!) But they should atleast remake Dino Crisis 2 for ps3. It is still my all time #1 ps1 game by far.

  39. jocomat9 | jocomat10

    • 12:20am BST - July 6th, 2008

    what happen to shadow of colossus.  o wait i remember they were making another one by a different name or something. One of my favorites

  40. Seba501

    • 12:26am BST - July 6th, 2008

    Dino crisis, Soul reaver, Jet moto and Twisted metal, Yeah !!!

  41. i3obo

    • 1:30am BST - July 6th, 2008

    wow im really surprised no ones said xenogears yet, but that a new front mission, vagrant story, and a remake of FF tactics would be on point, (i know they brought it back on the psp, but im not much for hand helds) tenchu, pitball, blody roar, i dunno i got a big list oh and finally a new legend of mana.

  42. vonzar

    • 2:51am BST - July 6th, 2008

    Aside from Final Fantasy VII, the title I would most like to see be remade is probably one most of you don't remember or never played.  It was for the NES and it was one of the funnest rpgs I have ever played.  That game is Crystalis.  Anyone else here ever play this game?  I know they will never do it, but it would make an excellent next gen game if they did it right. 

  43. BlueDragoon0 | Lionheart0

    • 2:56am BST - July 6th, 2008

    I knew Final Fantasy VII would be the first and totally agree!

  44. Maggot

    • 4:43am BST - July 6th, 2008

    Shadow of the Colossus...

  45. bloodwarg | bloodwarg

    • 5:04am BST - July 6th, 2008

    6toes ps3 life span will be for at least the next ten years so they got plenty of time. hopefullly since sony arent working on a ps4 theyve been working on a psp 2. as the lack of decent titles is lacking on the system and there not many game currently being developed for psp so could this mean well hear about a psp 2 at e3 i hope so. and as elder scrolls travels been cancelled?

  46. GunsOfLiberty | GunsOfLiberty

    • 5:46am BST - July 6th, 2008

    Fear Effect, Dino Crisis and Soul Reaver would be AWESOME... They were such great titles back on ps1, we can only dream :(

  47. joeyjoejoeshababadoo

    • 5:52am BST - July 6th, 2008

    Wow SOCOM isnt on the list.. This list should be Top 10 Asian games to revive the PS3..

  48. supamariobrotha | supamariobrotha

    • 5:52am BST - July 6th, 2008

    final fantasy 7 and dark cloud please those games were amazing!!!!

  49. kensama | kensama

    • 6:26am BST - July 6th, 2008

     

    1- FFVII
    2- Legend of dragoon
    3- Goemon
    4- Arc the Lad
    5- Philosoma
    6- Gunners heaven
    7- Albert odyssey
    8- Rocket Knight Adventure
    9- Shining Force
    10- Medievil

     

     

    Here is my top 10 


     

     

  50. NYKnicker

    • 7:29am BST - July 6th, 2008

    Final Fantasy VII, Fear Effect, Dark Cloud and Parasite Eve.

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