I can think of a handful of games that, despite being games that I’ve enjoyed, never really became part of a “genre”. Do you have any like this, and if so, which?
Are they games that you’d like to see another entrant to the genre to? Would you recommend the original game as one to keep playing?
Frog Fractions
Universal Paperclips
Freedom Force
Pilotwings 64
Oh, yeah, that’s a good one. It had a sequel, though, IIRC.
kagis
I assume that you’re talking about the superhero game that I’m thinking of, not the NES shooter.
Yeah, the sequel was Freedom Force vs the 3rd Reich.
Can’t think of any other game that I’ve seen quite like those, though.
There are some above-view squad-based real-time tactical games, like Starship Troopers: Terran Command, but doesn’t have the focus on configurable and multi-aspect-upgradable powers that made Freedom Force interesting.