Game Informer’s Top 200 Games of All Time

Lists are contentious by their very nature. Let’s fight over it. Also, Take your Top 10 from this (http://www.forums.ffshrine.org/showthread.php?t=17918&highlight=favorite+games) thread and list where they fall (if at all).

1. The Legend of Zelda (NES, 1987)
2. Super Mario Bros. (NES, 1985)
3. Tetris (PC, 1984)
4. Grand Theft Auto III (PS2, 2001)
5. Half-Life 2 (PC, 2004)
6. Doom (PC, 1993)
7. Metroid (NES, 1986)
8. Final Fantasy III (SNES, 1994)
9. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES, 1990)
10. Ms. Pac-Man (Coin-op, 1981)
11. World of Warcraft (PC, 2004)
12. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES, 1992)
13. Super Mario 64 (N64, 1996)
14. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3/360/PC, 2007)
15. Final Fantasy VII (PS, 1997)
16. Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! (NES, 1987)
17. Chrono Trigger (SNES, 1995)
18. Resident Evil 4 (GameCube, 2005)
19. Metal Gear Solid (PS, 1998)
20. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64, 1998)
21. Super Metroid (SNES, 1994)
22. Contra (NES, 1988)
23. Galaga (Coin-op, 1981)
24. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS, 1997)
25. Street Fighter II (Coin-op, 1991)
26. God of War (PS2, 2005)
27. BioShock (360/PC, 2007)
28. Diablo II (PC, 2000)
29. Half-Life (PC, 1998)
30. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivious (360/PC, 2006)
31. Tecmo Super Bowl (NES, 1991)
32. GoldenEye 007 (N64, 1997)
33. Super Mario Kart (SNES, 1992)
34. Sonic the Hedgehog (SEGA Genesis, 1991)
35. Starcraft (PC, 1998)
36. Civilization (PC, 1991)
37. SimCity (PC, 1989)
38. Mega Man 2 (NES, 1988)
39. Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox, 2001)
40. Gran Turismo (PS, 1998)
41. Resident Evil 2 (PS, 1998)
42. Pokemon Red and Blue (GB, 1996)
43. Final Fantasy X (PS2, 2001)
44. EverQuest (PC, 1999)
45. Final Fantasy Tactics (PS, 1998)
46. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3/360, 2008)
47. Super Mario World (SNES, 1991)
48. Deus Ex (PC, 2000)
49. Guitar Hero (PS2, 2005)
50. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2, 2001)
51. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, 2007)
52. Pac-Man (Coin-op, 1980)
53. Battlefield 2 (PC, 2005)
54. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox, 2003)
55. Ico (PS2, 2001)
56. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3, 2009)
57. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 (PS, 2000)
58. Mass Effect (360, 2007)
59. Adventure (2600, 1980)
60. Arkanoid (Coin-op, 1986)
61. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (GB, 1993)
62. Star Wars: X-Wing (PC, 1993)
63. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (N64, 2000)
64. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2, 2004)
65. Fallout 3 (PS3/360/PC, 2008)
66. Zork (PC, 1980)
67. Soul Calibur (DC, 1999)
68. Double Dragon (Coin-op, 1987)
69. Dr. Mario (NES, 1990)
70. The Sims (PC, 2000)
71. Age of Empires (PC, 1997)
72. Mortal Kombat II (Coin-op, 1993)
73. Rock Band 2 (PS3/360, 2008)
74. Tomb Raider (PS, 1996)
75. Super Bomberman (SNES, 1993)
76. Mario’s Picross (GB, 1995)
77. Ninja Gaiden (NES, 1989)
78. Command & Conquer (PC, 1995)
79. Kingdom Hearts (PS2, 2002)
80. Final Fantasy II (SNES, 1991)
81. Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES, 1988)
82. Left 4 Dead (PC, 2008)
83. Okami (PS2, 2006)
84. Shadow of the Colossus (PS2, 2005)
85. Metroid Prime (GameCube, 2002)
86. Super Smash Bros. Melee (GameCube, 2001)
87. Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (PC, 1995)
88. Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn (PC, 2000)
89. God of War II (PS2, 2007)
90. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii, 2006)
91. Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (PS2, 2004)
92. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (PC, 2002)
93. Skies of Arcadia (DC, 2000)
94. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (GameCube, 2003)
95. Silent Hill 2 (PS2, 2001)
96. Counter-Strike (PC, 1999)
97. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (SEGA Genesis, 1992)
98. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS3/360, 2009)
99. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PS2/Xbox/GameCube/PC, 2003)
100. Portal (PC/360, 2007)
101. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (PC, 2002)
102. Heroes of Might & Magic III (PC, 1999)
103. Donkey Kong (Coin-op, 1981)
104. Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3/360, 2009)
105. System Shock 2 (PC, 1999)
106. Resident Evil (PS, 1996)
107. Gears of War (360, 2006)
108. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3, 2008)
109. Crash Bandicoot: Warped (PS, 1998)
110. Halo 2 (Xbox, 2004)
111. Tetris Attack (SNES, 1996)
112. Final Fantasy XII (PS2, 2006)
113. Earthbound (SNES, 1995)
114. Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri (PC, 1998)
115. Command & Conquer: Red alert (PC, 1996)
116. Advance Wars (GBA, 2001)
117. Fallout (PC, 1997)
118. Team Fortress 2 (PS3/360/PC, 2007)
119. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (Xbox, 2005)
120. Mega Man X (SNES, 1994)
121. Lemmings (PC, 1991)
122. Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn, 1998)
123. NHL ‘94 (SEGA Genesis/SNES, 1993)
124. Warlords (Coin-op, 1980)
125. Shadowrun (SNES, 1993)
126. Twisted Metal 2 (PS, 1996)
127. Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee (PS, 1997)
128. Metroid Fusion (GBA, 2002)
129. Homeworld (PC, 1999)
130. Kingdom Hearts II (PS2, 2006)
131. Pilotwings (SNES, 1991)
132. Quake II (PC, 1997)
133. Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (PC, 1997)
134. Borderlands (PS3/360/PC, 2009)
135. Final Fight (Coin-op, 1989)
136. Star Fox (SNES, 1993)
137. Madden NFL ‘99 (PS/N64/PC, 1999)
138. Call of Duty 2 (360/PC, 2005)
139. Wolfenstein 3D (PC, 1992)
140. Diablo (PC, 1996)
141. Civilization IV (PC, 2005)
142. Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle (PC, 1993)
143. Assassin’s Creed (PS3/360, 2007)
144. Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2/Xbox, 2004)
145. Unreal Tournament 2004 (PC, 2004)
146. Power Stone 2 (DC, 2000)
147. Super Castlevania IV (SNES, 1991)
148. Super Mario RPG (SNES, 1996)
149. Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (PC, 2002)
150. ActRaiser (SNES, 1991)
151. Fable (Xbox, 2004)
152. Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (PS2, 2003)
153. Asteroids (Coin-op, 1979)
154. LittleBigPlanet (PS3, 2008)
155. Crackdown (360, 2007)
156. Gauntlet (Coin-op, 1985)
157. Devil May Cry (PS2, 2001)
158. Pong (Coin-op, 1972)
159. Battlefield 1942 (PC, 2002)
160. Thief (PC, 1998)
161. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (360, 2005)
162. Far Cry (PC, 2004)
163. Robotron: 2084 (Coin-op, 1982)
164. X-COM: UFO Defense (PC, 1993)
165. Peggle (PC, 2007)
166. King’s Quest VI (PC, 1992)
167. Doom II (PC, 1994)
168. Tempest 2000 (Jaguar, 1994)
169. Braid (360, 2008)
170. Ridge Racer (PS, 1995)
171. Bully (PS2, 2006)
172. Ikaruga (GameCube, 2006)
173. Lode Runner (Apple II, 1983)
174. Gunstar Heroes (SEGA Genesis, 1993)
175. Dig Dug (Coin-op, 1982)
176. Castlevania (NES, 1988)
177. Tekken 3 (Coin-op, 1997)
178. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS, 2005)
179. NBA Jam: Tournament Edition (Coin-op, 1993)
180. Max Payne (PC, 2001)
181. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3/360/PC, 2009)
182. Samurai Shodown (Neo Geo, 1993)
183. NFL 2K5 (PS2/Xbox, 2004)
184. Vagrant Story (PS, 2000)
185. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island (SNES, 1995)
186. Marble Madness (Coin-op, 1984)
187. Infamous (PS3, 2009)
188. Planescape: Torment (PC, 1999)
189. Kid Icarus (NES, 1986)
190. The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (Xbox, 2004)
191. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2, 2004)
192. Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem (GameCube, 2002)
193. Jak 3 (PS2, 2004)
194. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (DC, 2002)
195. Ultima (PC, 1981)
196. Call of Duty (PC, 2003)
197. NHL 09 (PS3/360, 2008)
198. Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (Xbox, 2004)
199. Tactics Ogre (PS, 1997)
200. Beyond Good and Evil (PS2/Xbox/GameCube, 2003)

Final Fantasy VI (#8)
Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations (N/A)
Silent Hill 2 (#95)
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (#90)
Resident Evil 5 (N/A)
Xenogears (N/A)
Bioshock (#27)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (#24)
Constantine (rofl, N/A)
Pokemon Platinum (N/A)

I think it’s too heavy on original games in series, especially at the front of the list. Having Xenosaga but not Xenogears is a tragedy.

The original Phoenix Wright is at #178
Xenosaga Ep. I is at #152

I’m glad XII is in it. As much as I bitch about it, one of the best criteria for knowing if you truly care about something is if it upsets you when others attack it. And, it does.

Just got this issue in the mail yesterday ^_^ I was pretty happy with the list, except I was annoyed that they didn’t have Perfect Dark or Banjoo Kazooie on there. Oh well =/ I’ll make my own personal list later, as I feel lazy right now 😛

I wonder how many copy/pastes it’s been since "Oblivion" was changed to "Oblivious".

Not that I don’t approve.

Haha. Totally didn’t catch that.

They did an online post that included ones that they feel they’ve missed and it had Banjo-Kazooei.

My list is a year old, and am too lazy to update and looking at it it does need some updating… badly:

1. King of Fighters Series (can’t choose) (N/A) *Fucking bastards*
2. Legend of Zelda OoT/MM (#20 and #63)
3. Silent Hill 4 (N/A)
4. Dynasty Warriors/Samurai Warriors (Series) (N/A)
5. Metal Gear 3: Snake Eater (#191)
6. Final Fantasy IV (#80)
7. Guilty Gear XX (N/A)
8. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (#97)
9. Paper Mario 64 (N/A)
10. Capcom Vs. SNK 2 (N/A)

Surprisingly, I’ve played a majority of the games on the list.

Still, I don’t really agree with it, but that could have something to do with me judging games on how fun they are now, as well as being primarily a PC gamer.

Disgaea (N/A, which is an outrage imo)
Powerstone 2 (#146)
Final Fantasy VI (#8)
Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations (N/A)
Ever 17 (N/A)
Soul Calibur (#67)
Bubble Bobble (N/A)
Earthbound (#114)
Harvest Moon 64 (N/A)
Space Channel 5 Part Two (N/A)

It think it goes without saying that games like Ever 17 aren’t going to make it on any US based list, but I am honestly shocked that Disgaea didn’t get a place. I do recall Game Informer giving it a pretty mediocre review at the time it was released, mostly based on graphics, but I think it’s proven itself over time and has done a lot as far as getting other strategy rpgs released here.

I also think they included too many really new games. 6 titles released in this year seems like a lot to me.

Consider Tactics Ogre barely made the list, it’s not all that surprising that no other SRPG (besides FFT) made the list either.

None of my games made it. Most of them are Japanese so they weren’t really in the running, but I thought River City Ransom was one of the standard 8-bit picks for these kind of lists.

Let’s see…

Beyond Good & Evil – 200 – Just barely on there? You’ve got to be kidding me…
FFXII – 112 – FFX placed higher? Ugh…
Prince Of Persia (2008) – N/A – Ah, screw this list.
Assassin’s Creed – 143 – Well, I kind of expected this, to be honest.
Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time – 99 – *sigh*
Prince Of Persia: The Two Thrones – N/A – Second best of the trilogy, and not even a mention…
Thief: The Dark Project – 160 – I guess I should be happy this even made it on.
Thief: Deadly Shadows – N/A – I knew this wouldn’t be on there.
Dragon Quest VIII – N/A – No love for Dragon Quest?
FFVII – 15 – Well, it would be high.

None of my games made it. Most of them are Japanese so they weren’t really in the running, but I thought River City Ransom was one of the standard 8-bit picks for these kind of lists.

River City Ransom is another one I was shocked wasn’t on there. It’s still tons of fun to this day.

I am a huge Batman fan and I thought it was a great game but Arkham Asylum being so high seems ridiculous to me. I haven’t played any of the other super new games on this list, but do any of them really belong there?

Bioshock, yes. Mark will tell you LBP deserves it. Allen, and others will probably corroborate MGS4.

"Belonging there" implies that objectively ranking every game regardless of genre is a valid concept to begin with, which it isn’t. It’s easier (and more meaningful) to just look at it as a list of Game Informer staff’s favourite games ranked according to how much they liked them, with a few shout-outs to old classics thrown in for good measure. Try to take it more seriously than that and you’ll just end up asking yourself mind-numbing questions like what common ground exists between Super Mario Bros and Civilization that allowed GI to rank one against the other.

Very true. I really wish they had just done their usual Top 10s for the year. They might do that next issue, for all I know.

If they don’t, I’m going to have more reason to believe that they are becoming more impersonal. First we lose their monthly, individual likes/dislikes and now their Top 10s. If we have. I don’t even know if this is the November issue or December issue.

Magazines come so damn early or late to me.

I’m kind of surprised that the list makes it seem like the only worthwhile jRPG series is Final Fantasy (from what I read, anyway). Also, it’s a bit ridiculous how a lot of the original titles of a series have made the list, despite them being quite terrible.

I’m mostly annoyed that Earthbound made an appearance but Mother 3 didn’t. That’s obviously because M3 didn’t receive an official US release, though :(. Also, I know a certain person who’d be annoyed by the lack of SMT in the list (ps it’s Skanker).

GI has always been very biased towards FF. It’s pretty annoying.

If only that bias had made them put VI at #1 😉

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I haven’t played any of the other super new games on this list, but do any of them really belong there?

Mass Effect does imo. I can agree that it seems really weird for AA to be on there, but I haven’t played it so maybe they know something I don’t.

for me:

Fallout: 117
Torment: 188
Mass Effect: 58
brawl not present
chrono trigger: 17
ff7: 15
ff6: 8
Ocarina: 20
quest for glory: not present
legend of zelda: 1

Guys, I think we should play a game. You add up the value of all the games on your list, with any game not present being a value of 201, and whoever has the lowest score wins.

Mine would be 826.

I’m not sure if you’re trying to make commentary by using such a random number for the value of games not on the list, and then asking for the lowest score to win, but I’ll play your game, you rogue~

1,249

Also, I totally thought you meant Ace Attorney when you said AA. inb4chewey

When i picked up the book i didn’t even pay attention to the article and thought to myself, Hey look, it’s another popularity contest.

Crash Bandicoot 2 (N/A) – gay, since the third one is the only one on there
Kingdom Hearts 1 (79)
Kingdom Hearts 2(130) – nice to see the series get some recognition
Final Fantasy X (43)
Coutner Strike Source (N/A) -which I find stupid since the first CS was on there and source is alot better then that
Little Big Planet (154) – should be above assassin’s shit atleast -.-
Elder Scrolls Oblivion (30)
Super Mario Bros 3 (9)
Burnout 3 (144)
Black And White (N/A) – should be on there dammit

my score is 1192

I’m not sure if you’re trying to make commentary by using such a random number for the value of games not on the list, and then asking for the lowest score to win

It’s a 200 game list so anything not on it is 201, and the lowest score means you have the selection of highest ranking games.

lol I beat neg haha

All games cannot occupy the 201 slot. Shouldn’t you value each entry on your list as 201, 202, 203, etc. up to possibly 210?

Yeah but there are alot of people (like me) who can’t really value their top ten on a scale on 1 – 10

My favourite all time game is black and white, then it is crash bandicoot 2 then KH 1 and 2, the others I really can’t value them.

Wouldn’t matter. It’d all add up the same.

You’d have a 201 a 202 and a 203. Doesn’t matter which of the games hold those values.

All games cannot occupy the 201 slot. Shouldn’t you value each entry on your list as 201, 202, 203, etc. up to possibly 210?

But the values of games ON the list are ascribed by Game Informer. Since we don’t know where Game Informer would rank unlisted games if they extended the list to reach them, it makes more sense to just say anything not in top 200 is 201, I think. That way it’s still bad in terms of score to have games not on the list, but you don’t get punished more severely the more games you have that aren’t.

I really thought you were originally driving at the fact that the more games you have that aren’t on the list, the better off you are. That way, a higher score would be better.

You know the whole "liking things that aren’t mainstream is cooler." Just like everyone who’s ever tried to shove Fugazi down my throat ~_~

I suppose it doesn’t really matter, as far as 201-210, it’d only be a few points different even if you used my idea.

Kind of a crappy list.

Seriously…no SMT but a crap load of FF?

Bioshock, yes. Mark will tell you LBP deserves it. Allen, and others will probably corroborate MGS4.

Ah, I’ve actually played Bioshock too. I agree that that one belongs on there for sure!

also I only got a 335

Oh man, I’m dumb and I missed the 201 thing. I get 1541.

I would totally be up for doing our own list like this, but I’m a sucker for big time consuming projects.

I really thought you were originally driving at the fact that the more games you have that aren’t on the list, the better off you are. That way, a higher score would be better.

You know the whole "liking things that aren’t mainstream is cooler." Just like everyone who’s ever tried to shove Fugazi down my throat ~_~

You’re just mad that your poor taste in music reveals how uncool you are.

Ah, I’ve actually played Bioshock too. I agree that that one belongs on there for sure!

also I only got a 335

Oh man, I’m dumb and I missed the 201 thing. I get 1541.

I would totally be up for doing our own list like this, but I’m a sucker for big time consuming projects.

I think this would be cool, and I don’t think it would even be that time consuming, but it would probably be hard to get enough people to participate in ranking 200 games. Maybe we could do top 50 or something to make it easier?

Kind of a crappy list.

Seriously…no SMT but a crap load of FF?

Maybe beacuse SMT is not that well known as FF (i think)

Maybe beacuse SMT is not that well known as FF (i think)
Or because it’s ‘Game Informer – Mouth of Gamestop’

Or because it’s ‘Game Informer – Mouth of Gamestop’

jaja, the mouth of money jaja

Don’t have time to go in depth, but the fact that Tetris seems like fucking bullshit to me. I don’t know, I just never got into it. The list needs to remind themselves about the PROGRESS that was made, not EVERYTHING THAT INFLUENCED IT.

Classics, okay, but progress is more important.

For those interested, here is the same list grouped by genre. Some of these were a pain to classify, so if I’ve made any really obvious mistakes feel free to point it out.

Action:

1. God of War (PS2, 2005)
2. Super Bomberman (SNES, 1993)
3. Ninja Gaiden (NES, 1989)
4. God of War II (PS2, 2007)
5. Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3/360, 2009)
6. Gauntlet (Coin-op, 1985)
7. Devil May Cry (PS2, 2001)

Adventure:

1. Adventure (2600, 1980)
2. Zork (PC, 1980)
3. Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle (PC, 1993)
4. King�s Quest VI (PC, 1992)
5. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS, 2005)

Action/adventure:

1. The Legend of Zelda (NES, 1987)
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES, 1992)
3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64, 1998)
4. Ico (PS2, 2001)
5. The Legend of Zelda: Link�s Awakening (GB, 1993)
6. The Legend of Zelda: Majora�s Mask (N64, 2000)
7. Okami (PS2, 2006)
8.Shadow of the Colossus (PS2, 2005)
9. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii, 2006)
10. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (GameCube, 2003)
11. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PS2/Xbox/GameCube/PC, 2003)
12. Beyond Good and Evil (PS2/Xbox/GameCube, 2003)

Platformer:

1. Super Mario Bros. (NES, 1985)
2. Metroid (NES, 1986)
3. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES, 1990)
4. Super Mario 64 (N64, 1996)
5. Super Metroid (SNES, 1994)
6. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS, 1997)
7. Sonic the Hedgehog (SEGA Genesis, 1991)
8. Mega Man 2 (NES, 1988)
9. Super Mario World (SNES, 1991)
10. Super Mario Galaxy (Wii, 2007)
11. Tomb Raider (PS, 1996)
12. Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES, 1988)
13. Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal (PS2, 2004)
14. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (SEGA Genesis, 1992)
15. Donkey Kong (Coin-op, 1981)
16. Crash Bandicoot: Warped (PS, 1998)
17. Mega Man X (SNES, 1994)
18. Metroid Fusion (GBA, 2002)
19. LittleBigPlanet (PS3, 2008)
20. Lode Runner (Apple II, 1983)
21. Castlevania (NES, 1988)
22. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi�s Island (SNES, 1995)
23. Kid Icarus (NES, 1986)
24. Jak 3 (PS2, 2004)

Puzzle:

1. Tetris (PC, 1984)
2. Dr. Mario (NES, 1990)
3. Mario�s Picross (GB, 1995)
4. Tetris Attack (SNES, 1996)
5. Lemmings (PC, 1991)
6. Peggle (PC, 2007)

Puzzle/Platformer:

1. Portal (PC/360, 2007)
2. Oddworld: Abe�s Oddysee (PS, 1997)
3. Braid (360, 2008)

Maze:

1. Ms. Pac-Man (Coin-op, 1981)
2. Pac-Man (Coin-op, 1980)
3. Dig Dug (Coin-op, 1982)

Break-Out:

1. Arkanoid (Coin-op, 1986)
2. Pong (Coin-op, 1972)

Sandbox:

1. Grand Theft Auto III (PS2, 2001)
2. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3/360, 2008)
3. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2, 2004)
4. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS3/360, 2009)
5. Assassin�s Creed (PS3/360, 2007)
6. Crackdown (360, 2007)
7. Bully (PS2, 2006)
8. Infamous (PS3, 2009)

First Persona Shooter:

1. Half-Life 2 (PC, 2004)
2. Doom (PC, 1993)
3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PS3/360/PC, 2007)
4. BioShock (360/PC, 2007)
5. Half-Life (PC, 1998)
6. GoldenEye 007 (N64, 1997)
7. Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox, 2001)
8. Battlefield 2 (PC, 2005)
9. Left 4 Dead (PC, 2008)
10. Metroid Prime (GameCube, 2002)
11. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (PC, 2002)
12. Counter-Strike (PC, 1999)
13. Halo 2 (Xbox, 2004)
14. Team Fortress 2 (PS3/360/PC, 2007)
15. Quake II (PC, 1997)
16. Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (PC, 1997)
17. Call of Duty 2 (360/PC, 2005)
18. Wolfenstein 3D (PC, 1992)
19. Unreal Tournament 2004 (PC, 2004)
20. Battlefield 1942 (PC, 2002)
21. Far Cry (PC, 2004)
22. Doom II (PC, 1994)
23. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3/360/PC, 2009)
24. The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (Xbox, 2004)
25. Call of Duty (PC, 2003)

Third Person Shooter:

1. Resident Evil 4 (GameCube, 2005)
2. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3, 2009)
3. Gears of War (360, 2006)
4. Max Payne (PC, 2001)

RPG:

1. Diablo II (PC, 2000)
2. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivious (360/PC, 2006)
3. Deus Ex (PC, 2000)
4. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox, 2003)
5. Mass Effect (360, 2007)
6. Fallout 3 (PS3/360/PC, 2008)
7. Baldur�s Gate II: Shadows of Amn (PC, 2000)
8. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (PC, 2002)
9. System Shock 2 (PC, 1999)
10. Fallout (PC, 1997)
11. Shadowrun (SNES, 1993)
12. Borderlands (PS3/360/PC, 2009)
13. Diablo (PC, 1996)
14. Fable (Xbox, 2004)
15. Planescape: Torment (PC, 1999)
16. Ultima (PC, 1981)

JRPG:

1. Final Fantasy III (SNES, 1994)
2. Final Fantasy VII (PS, 1997)
3. Chrono Trigger (SNES, 1995)
4. Pokemon Red and Blue (GB, 1996)
5. Final Fantasy X (PS2, 2001)
6. Final Fantasy Tactics (PS, 1998)
7. Kingdom Hearts (PS2, 2002)
8. Final Fantasy II (SNES, 1991)
9. Skies of Arcadia (DC, 2000)
10. Final Fantasy XII (PS2, 2006)
11. Earthbound (SNES, 1995)
12. Panzer Dragoon Saga (Saturn, 1998)
13. Kingdom Hearts II (PS2, 2006)
14. Super Mario RPG (SNES, 1996)
15. Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (PS2, 2003)
16. Vagrant Story (PS, 2000)
17. Tactics Ogre (PS, 1997)

MMORPG:

1. World of Warcraft (PC, 2004)
2. EverQuest (PC, 1999)

Sports:

1. Mike Tyson�s Punch-Out!! (NES, 1987)
2. Tecmo Super Bowl (NES, 1991)
3. Tony Hawk�s Pro Skater 2 (PS, 2000)
4. NHL �94 (SEGA Genesis/SNES, 1993)
5. Madden NFL �99 (PS/N64/PC, 1999)
6. NBA Jam: Tournament Edition (Coin-op, 1993)
7. NFL 2K5 (PS2/Xbox, 2004)
8. NHL 09 (PS3/360, 2008)

Stealth:

1. Metal Gear Solid (PS, 1998)
2. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2, 2001)
3. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3, 2008)
4. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (Xbox, 2005)
5. Thief (PC, 1998)
6. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2, 2004)
7. Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (Xbox, 2004)

Survival Horror:

1. Resident Evil 2 (PS, 1998)
2. Silent Hill 2 (PS2, 2001)
3. Resident Evil (PS, 1996)
4. Eternal Darkness: Sanity�s Requiem (GameCube, 2002)

Run n’ Gun:

1. Contra (NES, 1988)
2. Gunstar Heroes (SEGA Genesis, 1993)

Shoot ’em Up:

1. Galaga (Coin-op, 1981)
2. Asteroids (Coin-op, 1979)
3. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (360, 2005)
4. Robotron: 2084 (Coin-op, 1982)
5. Ikaruga (GameCube, 2006)

Beat ’em Up:

Double Dragon (Coin-op, 1987)

Space Sim:

Star Wars: X-Wing (PC, 1993)

Vehicle Combat:

Twisted Metal 2 (PS, 1996)

Flight Sim:

Pilotwings (SNES, 1991)

Rail-Shooter:

1. Star Fox (SNES, 1993)
2. Tempest 2000 (Jaguar, 1994)

Fighting:

1. Street Fighter II (Coin-op, 1991)
2. Soul Calibur (DC, 1999)
3. Mortal Kombat II (Coin-op, 1993)
4. Super Smash Bros. Melee (GameCube, 2001)
5. Final Fight (Coin-op, 1989)
6. Power Stone 2 (DC, 2000)
7. Tekken 3 (Coin-op, 1997) \
8. Samurai Shodown (Neo Geo, 1993)
9. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (DC, 2002)

Racing:

1. Super Mario Kart (SNES, 1992)
2. Gran Turismo (PS, 1998)
3. Burnout 3: Takedown (PS2/Xbox, 2004)
4. Ridge Racer (PS, 1995)
5. Marble Madness (Coin-op, 1984)

Real Time Strategy:

1. Starcraft (PC, 1998)
2. Age of Empires (PC, 1997)
3. Command & Conquer (PC, 1995)
4. Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (PC, 1995)
5. Command & Conquer: Red alert (PC, 1996)
6. Homeworld (PC, 1999)
7. Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (PC, 2002)

Turn-Based Strategy:

1. Heroes of Might & Magic III (PC, 1999)
2. Advance Wars (GBA, 2001)
3. Warlords (Coin-op, 1980)
4. X-COM: UFO Defense (PC, 1993)

4X:

1. Civilization (PC, 1991)
2. Sid Meier�s Alpha Centauri (PC, 1998)
3. Civilization IV (PC, 2005)

Simulation:

1. SimCity (PC, 1989)
2. The Sims (PC, 2000)
3. ActRaiser (SNES, 1991)

Music:

1. Guitar Hero (PS2, 2005)
2. Rock Band 2 (PS3/360, 2008)

You almost gave me a heart attack, ToO. I was like WAIT A MINUTE, II is on the list!?!?!

Then I remembered that they used the American numbering system, cuz dumb.

This is a very lame list, there’s no way the original Zelda deserves that spot. Oh well, there are like twenty of these lists and they all have different results~~

I know it’s someone’s preference, but some of the placements and omissions are maddening.

You almost gave me a heart attack, ToO. I was like WAIT A MINUTE, II is on the list!?!?!

Then I remembered that they used the American numbering system, cuz dumb.

I did the same thing when I was first scanning the list. ; ; Man, I would’ve seriously raged if FFII had been on there at the expense of so many other great games.

This is a very lame list, there’s no way the original Zelda deserves that spot. Oh well, there are like twenty of these lists and they all have different results~~

iirc once you get to Link to the Past they even say that it made the original Zelda even better or something like that in the magazine. I can’t check though because it’s being read in my bathroom atm. I agree that it’s weird ordering.

TK- FFShrine’s top 50 games of all time sounds awesome!

There’s stuff there I agree, there’s stuff I disagree, same old yadda yadda yadda. There’s only two relevant things for me to mention:
– They remembered Vagrant Story and EarthBound, so yeah, all is well
– HOW THE FUCK THERE IS NOT A SINGLE DRAGON QUEST IN THAT LIST WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU GUYS I MEAN COME ON

Well DQ never was popular outside of Japan.

There is a lot wrong with that list. My biggest gripe is that the sega genesis was almost completely ignored. (only four genesis titles made the cut)

Shining Force II (N/A)
Mega Man II (#38)
Bubble Bobble (N/A)
Uncharted Waters II: New Horizons (N/A)
Final Fantasy VII (#15)
Final Fantasy I (N/A)
Super Mario Brothers 3 (#9)
Ninja Gaiden (#77)
Starcraft (#35)
Final Fantasy Tactics (#45)

(almost-blaster master, Dragon warrior (dragon quest), FFXII)

Seriously, GTA3 as #4????!!!! I have absolutely no problem with classics dominating the list. There are so many games still being made that are just derivatives of classic titles, and the original idea is where the credit is due.

Well DQ never was popular outside of Japan.

So? Tactics Ogre isn’t massively popular even among gamers, and yet they listed it. How many people actually remember how awesome Mario’s Picross is?

It just strikes me as downright bizarre how come they didn’t list a single DQ game in there. Oh, well…

gamers?

Who else would it be popular with? The only other game in its genre that made the list is Tactics Ogre: Final Fantasy edition, so not including the original would have just been rude.

Without the top 200 games, it would be a slimmer magazine. I do not agree with the list, and I tend to stay away from FPS games because it’s not my type of games and I play really weird games (and I’m pretty sure everyone has their favorite weird game)… There is hardly any games that are coming out state-wise… everything that I want is coming out in Japan. >.<

I tend to steer away from ‘Top (insert number) lists’ in magazines as some of them can be biased in their ratings of games.

Albeit, there are some on that list I do agree with (Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect, Legend of Zelda Link to the Past and others), I would have to query some placings though.

Still, it’s up to the reader to decide if they agree/disagree with the listings.

How interesting. I’ll play.

1. Final Fantasy VII (15)
2. Kingdom Hearts II (130)
3. Ogre Battle 64 (N/A – 201)
4. Shadow of the Colossus (84)
5. Final Fantasy IV (80)
6. Jade Empire (N/A – 201)
7. Asheron’s Call (N/A – 201)
8. Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (63)
9. Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (N/A – 201)
10. Bioshock (27)

Totaled – 1203

Bah, that’s what I get for slotting Asheron’s Call and Warrior Within on there. I’m definitely a niche gamer when it comes to those two.

EDIT – Also, on a separate note, I dare someone to compile all the ‘Top ten games of all time’ listings, add them all up, then make a top ten out of all the entries. That I would be very curious to see…

Also, on a separate note, I dare someone to compile all the ‘Top ten games of all time’ listings, add them all up, then make a top ten out of all the entries. That I would be very curious to see…

I take this dare! This is right up my alley.

Might not get to it today as I have plans later, but I’ll work on it ASAP.

I have a pretty low score.

1. Legend of Zelda
2. Super Mario Bros
3. Tetris
8. Final Fantasy III (aka VI)
12. Link to the Past
15. Final Fantasy VII
17. Chrono Trigger
38. Mega Man 2
93. Skies of Arcadia
148. Super Mario RPG

—

Games that didn’t make the list:
– Disgaea
– Grandia
– Secret of Mana

…
5. Half-Life 2 (PC, 2004)
6. Doom (PC, 1993)
12. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES, 1992)
13. Super Mario 64 (N64, 1996)
17. Chrono Trigger (SNES, 1995)
20. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64, 1998)
21. Super Metroid (SNES, 1994)
29. Half-Life (PC, 1998)
30. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (360/PC, 2006)
32. GoldenEye 007 (N64, 1997)
33. Super Mario Kart (SNES, 1992)
35. Starcraft (PC, 1998)
61. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (GB, 1993)
63. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (N64, 2000)
80. Final Fantasy II (SNES, 1991)
85. Metroid Prime (GameCube, 2002)
86. Super Smash Bros. Melee (GameCube, 2001)
90. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii, 2006)
101. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (PC/Xbox, 2002)
115. Command & Conquer: Red alert (PC, 1996)
120. Mega Man X (SNES, 1994)
132. Quake II (PC/N64, 1997)
136. Star Fox (SNES, 1993)
138. Call of Duty 2 (360/PC, 2005)
160. Thief (PC, 1998)
167. Doom II (PC, 1994)
…
I enjoyed all of these.

My picks from the list would have to be:

1. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
3. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
4. Half-Life 2 (PC)
5. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (it was on xbox as well)
6. Chrono Trigger
7. Final Fantasy III (US)
8. Starfox
9. Super Mario 64
10. DooM II

Others I would have liked to see in the list: Starfox 64 (I enjoyed this one much more than the SNES version), Mega Man X2 and X3, Seiken Densetsu 3, Banjo-Kazooie/Tooie, Hexen, Heretic, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Duke Nukem 3D (all-time favorite for sure) and Manhattan Project, Super Mario All Stars (not sure if this counts as it is a compilation and remake/port), and some more I cannot remember off the top of my head right now…

The lack of Banjo-Kazooie and Monkey Island really disappointed me.

The same #1 and the same #2. Biased??? I say so.

Looks like I get to play this card again…

blackandblue85, the last post in this thread was in December 2009… Look at the date of the last post BEFORE posting. Don’t revive old/dead threads.

I know it is, duh!!!!

You missed the point blackandblue85… This is a dead thread. Don’t revive it. Understand?

elder scrolls IV: oblivious

list invalid.

oh FUCK, godfucking necromancers, why cant they stay in diablo 2 and not here necromancing threads?

Snake Eater is that far below Sons of Liberty? Snake Eater was a masterpiece, Sons of Liberty required some guy’s thesis for me to understand.

EDIT: didnt notice the necro… smh

I just saw this. Can’t believe Silent Hill 2 isn’t closer to the top because that game is one of the best I’ve played.

And FUCK Final Fantasy VII!

good list

Tee-hee.

Is that guy’s av the Backstreet Boys’ album cover?

Lawd.