{"id":1223,"date":"2014-07-29T11:31:39","date_gmt":"2014-07-29T11:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=1223"},"modified":"2015-01-19T10:49:49","modified_gmt":"2015-01-19T10:49:49","slug":"9-video-games-that-need-to-be-remade-immediately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/07\/29\/9-video-games-that-need-to-be-remade-immediately\/","title":{"rendered":"9 video games that need to be remade immediately"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve been trained to dislike remakes by nature, cautious of the kind of lazy, misguided rubbish Hollywood occasionally puts out.<\/p>\n<p>But video games are a different beast entirely. Take <i>The Last of Us Remastered<\/i>, which comes out later this week; it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerandvideogames.com\/472558\/reviews\/review-the-last-of-us-remastered-is-worthy-of-its-name-review\/\">received amazing reviews<\/a>, even though the original game is only a year old. It\u2019s not the only decent remake either, <a title=\"9 essential video game remakes\" href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/2014\/07\/28\/9-essential-video-game-remakes\/\">as shown by our blog post yesterday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Like it or not, remakes <a title=\"sell games\" href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/entertainment\/trade-in-games\/\">sell games<\/a>, so we&#8217;re probably going to see a fair few more over the next couple of years or so. With that in mind, here are some games we&#8217;d like to see get the remake treatment&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Resident Evil 2<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/resident-evil-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1224\" alt=\"Resident Evil 2\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/resident-evil-2.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/resident-evil-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/resident-evil-2-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The best game ever bar none (in our opinion), we could happily play <i>Resident Evil 2<\/i> from now until the day we die and turn into bloodthirsty zombies. But, like any loved one, it\u2019s not without its flaws: it has horrible blocky graphics, for one, while the dialogue is more \u201d\u02dcawkward school play\u2019 than slick horror movie. The main characters move like tanks too, which is pretty awkward when you\u2019re desperately trying to sprint around a brainmuncher.<\/p>\n<p>Someone has actually had a bash at remaking <i>RE 2<\/i>, taking character models and backgrounds from <i>The Darkside Chronicles <\/i>to create a <i>Resident Evil 4<\/i>-like version of certain sections of the game (although you can\u2019t play it \u201d\u201c the creator just made it for a video). To be honest, we\u2019d just take the original game with nicer graphics and characters that move like people instead of tractors.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/62rptEGgPLc\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Streets of Rage 2<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/streets-of-rage-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1226\" alt=\"Streets of Rage 2\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/streets-of-rage-2.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/streets-of-rage-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/streets-of-rage-2-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For all the graphics and gameplay improvements that have emerged over the last 20 years or so (and there have been many), there is still nothing more satisfying in gaming than landing a well-aimed punch straight into a baddie\u2019s face.<\/p>\n<p><i>Streets of Rage 2 <\/i>is undoubtedly the king of punching-people-in-the-face simulators, casting you (and a friend) as either a cop (a man or a lady, equality fans), a wrestler or a kid on roller skates and tasking you with bringing down a big crime boss with only your fists (and the occasional golf club and samurai sword).<\/p>\n<p>There have been a lot of rumours about a 3D <i>Streets of Rage<\/i> update (with <a title=\"a video even proving that one was in the works\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/5965845\/wow-this-cancelled-streets-of-rage-remake-looks-great\">a video even proving that one was in the works<\/a>), but nothing has come to fruition yet. Hopefully Sega will get off their bums and get <i>Streets of Rage 2 <\/i>remade \u201d\u201c although they might need to have a bit of a rethink on the whole \u201d\u02dceating a whole roast chicken out of a bin to gain health\u2019 thing&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Space Harrier<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/space-harrier.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1227\" alt=\"Space Harrier\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/space-harrier.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/space-harrier.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/space-harrier-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Space Harrier <\/i>is a simple game in which a man flies around shooting space monsters, although that makes it sound pretty standard; playing <i>Space Harrier<\/i> is actually like spending an hour in a particularly violent Salvador Dali painting.<\/p>\n<p>The actual gameplay isn\u2019t that great, but we\u2019re sure it could be updated. What we really want from a remake is some explanation of what the heck is going on with those weird space mutants.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Alien Storm<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/alien-storm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1228\" alt=\"Alien Storm\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/alien-storm.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/alien-storm.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/alien-storm-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Alien Storm <\/i>is another game in which people run around shooting aliens, although it\u2019s more \u201d\u02dc<i>Streets of Rage<\/i> with pulse rifles\u2019 than the trippy horror of <i>Space Harrier<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>We imagine an <i>Alien Storm<\/i> remake would be like<i> Gears of War,<\/i> which doesn\u2019t sound that appealing (the last thing the world needs is another <em>Gears of War clone<\/em>). But just imagine how horrible those weird farting sacks of skin with loads of faces (pictured above) would look in HD. In fact, maybe hold off on this one \u201d\u201c we\u2019re not sure we could handle the nightmares.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Apocalypse (starring Bruce Willis)<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bruce-willis-apocalypse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1229\" alt=\"Apocalypse Bruce Willis\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bruce-willis-apocalypse.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bruce-willis-apocalypse.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bruce-willis-apocalypse-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bruce Willis is best known for starring in gruff action films, but did you know that he starred in his own gruff action game too?<\/p>\n<p><i>Apocalypse<\/i> sees Brucie fighting the demons of hell while wisecracking like there\u2019s no tomorrow (which, as the title suggests, there probably won\u2019t be); it\u2019s a bit like <i>Die Hard<\/i> mixed with <i>End of Days. <\/i>With the recent retro-action revival, demand for a Brucie game would be through the roof (probably).<\/p>\n<p>It was also Neversoft\u2019s first original game, so a remake would be a fitting tribute to <a title=\"the recently-closed studio behind Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Black Ops\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2014-07-11-tony-hawk-studio-neversoft-bids-farewell-burns-eyeball-effigy\" target=\"_blank\">the recently-closed studio behind <em>Tony Hawk&#8217;s Pro Skater<\/em> and <\/a><em><a title=\"the recently-closed studio behind Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Black Ops\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2014-07-11-tony-hawk-studio-neversoft-bids-farewell-burns-eyeball-effigy\" target=\"_blank\">Black Ops<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Watch Dogs<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/watch-dogs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-169\" alt=\"Watch Dogs\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/watch-dogs.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/watch-dogs.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/watch-dogs-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alright, so <i>Watch Dogs<\/i> only came out this year but it has so much unfulfilled potential. We want more hacking abilities, more freedom and a better storyline that focuses on the moral implications of hacking. Ubisoft \u201d\u201c make it so.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/knights-of-the-old-republic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1230\" alt=\"Knights of the Old Republic\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/knights-of-the-old-republic.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/knights-of-the-old-republic.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/knights-of-the-old-republic-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Knights of the Old Republic<\/i> is one of the best stories in the <i>Star Wars <\/i>universe, yet a lot of <i>Star Wars <\/i>fans haven\u2019t had the chance to experience it. You could pick up an original Xbox and play it, but the graphics aren\u2019t great and the gameplay feels a bit clunky too.<\/p>\n<p>A slick update, with some of the fighting gameplay from <i>The Force Unleashed<\/i>, should do the trick nicely.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Nightmare Creatures<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/nightmare-creatures.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1231\" alt=\"Nightmare Creatures\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/nightmare-creatures.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/nightmare-creatures.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/nightmare-creatures-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>People love vampires and ghouls these days, so what better time to remake this classic Playstation game in which monsters take over Victorian London? We\u2019d love nothing more than the chance to play as super-priest Ignatius and hit loads of big monsters with a big stick in glorious HD. Plus, it\u2019ll be a good opportunity to fix the rubbish platforming bits that ruined the original.<\/p>\n<p>What video games would you like to see remade? Share them with us in the comments (even if they\u2019re rubbish). Don&#8217;t forget to <a title=\"The Top 5 Most Traded Games\" href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/2014\/07\/22\/the-top-5-most-traded-games\/\" target=\"_blank\">check out the games other people have been selling to us either<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve been trained to dislike remakes by nature, cautious of the kind of lazy, misguided rubbish Hollywood occasionally puts out. But video games are a different beast entirely. Take The Last of Us Remastered, which comes out later this week; it\u2019s received amazing reviews, even though the original game is &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1226,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[593],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1223"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1223"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3348,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1223\/revisions\/3348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}