HeatproofShAdOw said:
Can't really make a list, but did anyone else play Comix Zone? That game was freaking amazing.
Yep, I loved that game. Too bad it was so short. I got the Sega Genesis Collection mainly to play that game again. Still fun. As far as my list, here goes:
10. Halo 2
Halo 2 was the game that really started the multiplayer console FPS genre. And people liked it for a reason, it was lots of fun to blast your friends with power weapons or beat the down. The single was also good, but the multiplayer is what I really enjoyed and where it really shined.
9. The Mortal Kombat Series
The reason I say the series rather than a game is that very little has changed other than graphics updates with installments in the series (at least for casual players like me). It's a great party game and tons of fun to play against friends. Nothing better than to perform a fatality while your friends holds their head in shame.
8.Combat Flight Simulator 2
The first game on this list that isn't multiplayer based, CFS2 was state of the art at the time and really did its job well. When I was playing the game and flying over the Pacific, gunning down enemy Zeros, I was fucking flying over the Pacific and gunning down enemy Zeroes. Lots of customizable battles also made it very replayable.
7. Batman: Arkham Asylum and Spiderman 2
I decided to lump these two together because they are the best games of the superhero genre, yet are very different. Batman is mostly linear and very dark and story driven, while Spiderman 2 is more open, freeflowing and focused on everything you can do. Both were great, and both made you feel like the superheroes you were playing as. Though I'm sure Spiderman would not approve of the excessive Gargoyle shit, Batman.
6. The God of War Series
The God of War series always knew how to do epic scale like no other game. Taking from all the most badass elements known to man, they make the most badass game known to man. The combat is great and skill based, puzzles are fun and while the story gets a little convoluted, the fact that it tackles Gods and Titans and Hell and in one game makes you interested, at least.
5. Super Mario Bros 3
I could have just but all of the Super Mario games in this spot, but I figured I'd choose my favorite. A great, simple yet complicated 2D platformer that kept you playing until "you beat the thing, damnit!". Special indeed seeing how it manages to hold up as a good game 20 years later.
4. Fallout 3
I don't know how long I spent playing Fallout 3. I don't think I want to know. This game had great atmosphere. The RPG elements and shooter elements were okay, but the setting really carried this game. I know I wasn't the only one who said "Whoa" the first time I exited the Vault. Oh, and great open world. Most of my time spend in that game was time spent roaming the Wastes listening to the radio, which also had great music. Bonus points for great replayability and deep backstories. Seriously, you could spend an hour or more just talking to people in the first town.
3. Advance Wars 2
I'm surprised more people haven't played this game, or include it in their top ten, because it was the best game on the Gameboy Advance. A strategy game where you controlled your armies against the evil forces of Black Hole, it did everything right. It had great graphics, art style, music, strategy, and replayability. Different Commanding Officers had different strengths and weaknesses that meant you had to change up your strategy for every level. Also, great level design meant it stayed fresh and interesting each each time you played.
2. Mass Effect 2
The only thing to complain about in this game is Miranda. Everything else is amazing. Great character design, varied combat, a true sense of epicness and scale, and comedy. This game really touches all the bases with what it does, it does a little bit of everything and it does it all right. The immersive game world is also a plus, and if all else fails, I never get tired of just exploring the galaxy.
1. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
This game is it. I really don't know what to say about it, it's just amazing. Everything about this game is amazing. Seriously, do I need to say anything? If you haven't played it, do it now, and if you have, you know already know exactly what I am talking about.
tl;dr
10.Halo 2
9. The Mortal Kombat series
8. Combat Flight Simulator 2
7. Arkham Asylum/Spiderman 2
6. The God of War series
5. Super Mario Bros 3
4. Fallout 3
3. Advance Wars 2
2. Mass Effect 2
1. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
