Top 7: Games/franchises to reboot!

Greetings Earthclan! Been a while, but I return with the first edition of a new feature. Tops 7!

Here I list my personal top 7 of a certain topic and give my reasons!

Reboots are very common nowadays in the gaming industry. From full on reboots of an entire franchise (i.e. Tomb Raider, Devil May Cry), re-releases (i.e. Metal Gear, ICO/SotC) or remakes (Halo: CE, early Pokemon games). But they are not doing the right ones! At least, in my opinion anyway. So, here are the top 7 games or franchises I would like to see make a triumphant comeback!

7. Sonic The Hedgehog
I'm starting off with a little bit of bitterness here. Sonic The Hedgehog is a franchise which kicked off in 1991 with the first game, Sonic The Hedgehog (believe it or not). Since then we have had to painfully endure the character and the series transitioning to 3D, to turning into a Werewolf (or Werehog, commence eye roll sequence...), using swords and then try to go back to 2D and failing miserably. I think Sega and Team Sonic need to look at these games and realise that scrapping the whole f'n lot and starting with the basics that made the franchise so popular in the first place would be the way to go. Now, the new Wii U Sonic game looks quite interesting, but after playing Sonic and The Black fucking Knight (not the official title) I am sceptical.

6. Dino Crisis
Here is a PS classic that disappeared after the PSone did. Or it may as well of done after Dino Crisis 3 on the Xbox, which was awful. A reboot in the vein of Resi Evil would do the series very well. Also, dinosaurs are popular again, Capcom are stupid if they don't jump on this train.

5. Vectorman
Vectorman is an obscure one for me. I think in today's gaming landscape, Vectorman is a character/series that would probably thrive. Originally a side scrolling shooter on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, the Vectorman series grounded to a halt with Vectorman 2, and even was set to have a third game. But the dreams of myself and (hopefully) others were crushed as it was cancelled. First person shooter perhaps? I'd even accept that if it meant more of the Vman!

4. Spyro The Dragon
I know, Spyro is part of the hugely popular and the biggest cash grab in gaming known as Skylanders, but that's not good enough. Spyro, back in his PS, and even PS2, days was the best. The little purple dragon starred in some true classics way back when, and I feel a new Spyro game in the style of Spyro 1,2 and 3 would be truly amazing. If only Activision wasn't holding onto the rights.

3. Streets of Rage
Ah, one of the true classics in gaming history. Streets of Rage inspired so many games it's hard to keep track, but when a much loved series like this saw its last game back in 1994, I think it's probably time to make another one. Many have tried, however, to revive it but all have failed. It just needs the right developer. *Ring* *Ring* "Hello, Platinum games, I have an idea..."

2. Crash Bandicoot
Here we go, bitterness mode GO! Crash Bandicoot, back in the days of the PS, like Spyro, was a classic. Not only that, but Crash was pretty much a mascot for the whole damn platform! But when Activision claimed the rights to the character and the franchise, that's where Crash faded away into obscurity and, subsequently, into nothing. If there is a god, Naughty Dog will one day have their game back. Watch this space (hopefully).

1. Onimusha
It makes me truly sad that we haven't seen a main Onimusha game since Dawn of Dreams back in 2006. From what I read in research, Onimusha is considered Capcom's sixth biggest selling franchise. So, what are they doing?! Onimusha 3 is regarded by myself as Capcom's best game, and hopefully one day Capcom sees the light and realises that the world is ready for a new Onimusha game.

So there you have it, there's my opinions on the games that need a comeback. Thank you very much for reading. I would be very interested in reading your suggestions. Email me at idioticbiotic@gmail.com and follow me on Twitter www.twitter.com/idioticbiotic to let me know what you think!

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