Strange third party "mutations" on GC and Wii:
Final Fantasy
What we expected:
What we got:
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Final Fantasy CC: Life as a King
A realtime 4player coop action RPG
&
A King/city build simulator
Final Fantasy CC: Life as a Darklord Final Fantasy CC: The Crystal Bearers
A tower defence game
&
A minigame collection adventure/rpg trying to appeal to "even your grandma"
Dragon Quest
What we expected:
What we got:
Dragon Quest Swords Dragon Quest X
An on-rails game with nice visuals but without any freedom.
&
An mmorpg with monthly fee and no western release...
Resident Evil
What we expected:
What we got:
Resident Evil 4 Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles
A great third person survival horror adventure with hombres instead of Zombies.
&
An on-rails coop shooter with Zombies instead of hombres.
Soul Calibur
What we expected:
What we got:
Soul Calibur Legends
A strange action game with Tales of Symphonia characters.
Dead Space
What we expected:
What we got:
Dead Space Exctraction
A suprisingly good coop on-rails shooter by EA?
Phantsay Star Online
What we expected:
What we got:
Phantasy Star Online Episode III: C.A.R.D Revolution
A card turn-based PSO game with a small grid-battlefields instead of a world to explore.
(had great music and nice visuals tho)
BONUS:
Secret/Children of Mana
What we expected:
What we got:
Children of Mana
A beautiful yet repetitive dungeon crawler without overworld to explore.
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So what do you guys think about how those games ended up? What game needs to be added to the list?
Thanks for reading!








