To its credit, Smuggler’s Run was fairly impressive for a PS2 launch title. The tech behind this title could have propelled a much more entertaining experience.
There’s little actual gameplay to speak of here, as the bulk of this title is closer to an elaborate app than a gamified version of the music-mixing process.Īlthough ambitious and unique (two words I find myself using even with lesser Rockstar titles), Beaterator is bogged down by numerous technical limitations that make it barely functional as a music tool and nearly disqualified as a video game. BeateratorĪ truly bizarre entry in the Rockstar library, Beaterator is basically a modified music mixer tool released for the PSP. It’s barely a relic of its time, and there’s certainly little to love about it today. It’s ugly, it doesn’t run particularly well, and what little action the game offers isn’t particularly compelling.
The game itself is kind of a nightmare, though. tank combat offered a neat variation on car combat concepts (as well as a few fun multiplayer options), and the game’s larger levels offered another hint at Rockstar’s open-world ambitions. In its day, though, Wild Metal actually did turn a couple of heads. Rockstar published the Dreamcast port of this DMA title that has largely been forgotten over time. An Evel Knievel game is unique enough, but an Evel Knievel game where you navigate Alcatraz on your motorcycle or jump over a group of hillbillies while occasionally “recreating” actual Evel Knievel stunts? That has to count for something. The only thing that rescues this game from the bottom spot on this list is how odd the whole thing is. However, I have included titles from developers that were eventually acquired by and incorporated into Rockstar (such as Angel Studios, Inc.). That means games like the first two Max Payne titles and Space Station Silicon Valley are not included. – This list only includes games that were developed and published by Rockstar. Though some deserve to be lost to time, others are begging to be rediscovered (or discovered) as they are absolutely worthy of that logo that we have come to associate with some of the most successful and acclaimed games of the modern era.īefore we dive into that, though, here are a few things to keep in mind for this list: Dig a little deeper into Rockstar’s history, and you’ll find a variety of games that have largely been forgotten. While Rockstar’s library is defined by those open-world masterpieces, the studio’s catalog is much deeper and more interesting than it always gets credit for. Even after other developers started to make more “Rockstar-like” games, Rockstar found ways to raise the bar and show why they are one of the great blockbuster developers in gaming history. During that time, Rockstar essentially reshaped our collective idea of what a game could be by introducing millions to phrases like “open-world” and “sandbox” while continuously pushing the envelope in terms of mature content.
Rockstar is arguably the defining studio of the last 20+ years of gaming.
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