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Video Games You Will Never Play

SCORE: 72

I am constantly researching a plethora of different topics, ideas, concepts, and more. During one of those research sessions I ran across Unseen64 and their book Video Games You Will Never Play. Their mission is to find all kinds of different video games that were never published and save whatever they can for posterity and history. They dig into these games and find out the stories behind them. One of the biggest questions is why was a certain game canceled.

As far as books go Video Games You Will Never Play is a bit on the pricey side. I paid sixty dollars for the color edition of this book. There is a black and white version for just nineteen dollars. I found both of these books on Amazon. I am guessing these books were part of the self publishing program. Since most of the writers of Video Games You Will Never Play are not native English speakers they do have some errors here and there. Nothing too glaring though. I almost always got the gist of the thought being relayed to the reader.

I found Video Games You Will Never Play very interesting because some of these video games I remember hearing about and others were a shock to me. Part of Video Games You Will Never Play was a trip down memory lane and another part was complete discovery. I appreciate the work being done over at Unseen64. They are doing the video game industry a service even if some of the companies are hostile to that work. Which is a real shame in my personal and professional opinion.

Video Games You Will Never Play gives readers plenty of facts. I found it interesting that some suit high up in a wide array of companies thought something would not sell and did not even give nearly complete video games a chance on the market. Disputes between publishers and developer was another common reason something was not released. There are plenty of tight lipped companies that will not let the reasons see the light of day.

Video Games You Will Never Play shows me that there are too many unsavory characters in the video game industry. There are too many control freaks in the video game industry. The one positive to digital downloads is more games make it to the marketplace. Then we can decide if they are good or not. Sure many of them are slop and garbage. There are some gems here and there though.
- Paul

Graphics: 80%
Writing: 70%
Replay/Extras: 70%
Story: 75%
Family Friendly Factor: 65%

System: Book
Publisher: Unseen64
Developer: Unseen64
Rating: ‘NR’ - Not Rated