Well, let's see here...
1. Shadowrun
A game I really talk too much about but perhaps my favourite game ever. Why? Teleporting through walls, seeing through walls, deflecting bullets with katanas, gliding, ninja trolls, ressurecting team mates, (mostly) non regenerating health... The list goes on. The guns are standard (pistol, smg, rifle, shotgun, katana (okay, not a gun), sniper, minigun, rocket launcher) and that list is all of them, but they're well balanced and each has a usage in fights. It's more the way the abilities mix things up and layers of tactics to a shooter.
2. James Bond 007: Nightfire
There's no way I can have Goldeneye on he N64 on my list after playing this. Had so much fun with this game, both in the campaign and in multiplayer. If I had to guess, I'd say more people were too busy with Timesplitters to give this a chance.
3. Halo: Reach
Probably so high on my list because it's what I play a lot over the last few months with friends. But it's a pretty good experience.
4. Modern Warfare 2
I enjoyed it enough that it kept me playing to 65/70 of 9th Prestige... That pretty much says it all. Though I thought the campaign wasn't as good as it's predecessor, I prefered the multiplayer, and the addition of co-op special ops was a nice touch.
5. Team Fortress 2
Would be higher on my list if I didn't play this mostly as a first person back-stabber. The rush of tricking someone into thinking you're on their team, and then get the follow up stab is immensely satisfying.
6. Timesplitters 2
Another game that might be higher up my list, though for a different reason. My PS2 broke down ages ago so havn't been able to play this game as much as I would have. Amazing game for multiplayer, and the level creator was something I messed around with far too much. Loved the level of customisation you could have in matches.
7. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Really liked the campaign, but multiplayer wasn't always for me. Still though, enjoyed it a lot.
8. Battlefield: Bad Company 2
I found the multiplayer pretty fun, but most of it's appeal was from playing it with friends. The single player I found so dull I couldn't force myself to finish. Thankfully the multiplayer makes up for it enough to grab a spot on the list.
If Third person shooters were allowed, Metal Arms: Glitch in the System would sneak in at 7 and Gears of War would get into the list, probably just above Battlefield.
1. Shadowrun
A game I really talk too much about but perhaps my favourite game ever. Why? Teleporting through walls, seeing through walls, deflecting bullets with katanas, gliding, ninja trolls, ressurecting team mates, (mostly) non regenerating health... The list goes on. The guns are standard (pistol, smg, rifle, shotgun, katana (okay, not a gun), sniper, minigun, rocket launcher) and that list is all of them, but they're well balanced and each has a usage in fights. It's more the way the abilities mix things up and layers of tactics to a shooter.
2. James Bond 007: Nightfire
There's no way I can have Goldeneye on he N64 on my list after playing this. Had so much fun with this game, both in the campaign and in multiplayer. If I had to guess, I'd say more people were too busy with Timesplitters to give this a chance.
3. Halo: Reach
Probably so high on my list because it's what I play a lot over the last few months with friends. But it's a pretty good experience.
4. Modern Warfare 2
I enjoyed it enough that it kept me playing to 65/70 of 9th Prestige... That pretty much says it all. Though I thought the campaign wasn't as good as it's predecessor, I prefered the multiplayer, and the addition of co-op special ops was a nice touch.
5. Team Fortress 2
Would be higher on my list if I didn't play this mostly as a first person back-stabber. The rush of tricking someone into thinking you're on their team, and then get the follow up stab is immensely satisfying.
6. Timesplitters 2
Another game that might be higher up my list, though for a different reason. My PS2 broke down ages ago so havn't been able to play this game as much as I would have. Amazing game for multiplayer, and the level creator was something I messed around with far too much. Loved the level of customisation you could have in matches.
7. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Really liked the campaign, but multiplayer wasn't always for me. Still though, enjoyed it a lot.
8. Battlefield: Bad Company 2
I found the multiplayer pretty fun, but most of it's appeal was from playing it with friends. The single player I found so dull I couldn't force myself to finish. Thankfully the multiplayer makes up for it enough to grab a spot on the list.
If Third person shooters were allowed, Metal Arms: Glitch in the System would sneak in at 7 and Gears of War would get into the list, probably just above Battlefield.
