Even world class developers started out making questionable things.
For example, Square started off making NES ripoffs of Sega arcade games. Then they made Final Fantasy and a bunch of Ultima fanboys made fun of it. Nintendo's first game before Donkey Kong was quite bleh, too. RadarScope or something.
Just because High Voltage they had to start out in the contract work doesn't mean they don't have talent.
And I totally agree with GoldenPhoenix, High Voltage, a "glorified port house," if you will, has totally shamed and faced major third parties on the market leader. We shouldn't even be having this discussion. The majors should have been able to crush this young upstart like a grape Instead, they allowed High Voltage to grow unhindered by ignoring the largest userbase. It's why High Voltage gets hype just for trying.