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03/10/2013 10:30 | By Editors, MSN Tech
20 greatest video games of all time
Is GTA V one of the 20 greatest video games of all time?
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The release of Grand Theft Auto V has brought with it much excitement and fanfare. The Rockstar North-penned title has won over reviewers the length and breadth of the Internet and will surely scoop a handful of accolades come awards season. Do you think Grand Theft Auto V has set the benchmark for driving games?
To mark the occasion we've compiled a list of gaming's finest - here are 20 video games that we feel set the benchmark and raised the bar for all that followed. When it comes to our countdown we're not interested in multiple games - each franchise gets one shot.
Call us names, pull our hair - after all, everyone is entitled to their opinion. That's why with every entry we're also including other highly-commended titles so no-one gets left out. Another point to note, we've chosen not to list our picks in any order - we believe all are worthy entries in their own right.
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05/10/2013 18:19
Where the hell is the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time?!?!?!
06/10/2013 10:57
It appears they've chosen the benchmark games to set the standard for top 20... As Clearly Tomb Raider Reborn "is" the best Tomb Raider... And most of the below mentioned, Bioshock, Assassin's Creed, Halo 3, Gears Of War etc... have been placed in the recommended or "also try"
The guy that listed that Skyrim wasn't in the list, clearly didn't read the list. And ALL sporting games are exempt from this because there's a new one every single year, with largely no improvements made, just updated team, etc.
For example my favourite Final Fantasy game was FF8 then FFX. but the real benchmark was FF7 hence why its listed...
Now love it or hate it, I'm shocked that World of Warcraft is only mentioned as an "also try" considering it has 10 million plus subscribers, and can literally consume years of your life.
And I'd've liked to have seen something like Dungeon Keeper on here. And where's Carmageddon?
The list isn't bad and they seem to have satisfied at least one title from every consol.
And Call of Duty isn't there, because Goldeneye is... and goldeneye was king for multiplayer... Only reason most people brought an N64 was because of it.
The guy that listed that Skyrim wasn't in the list, clearly didn't read the list. And ALL sporting games are exempt from this because there's a new one every single year, with largely no improvements made, just updated team, etc.
For example my favourite Final Fantasy game was FF8 then FFX. but the real benchmark was FF7 hence why its listed...
Now love it or hate it, I'm shocked that World of Warcraft is only mentioned as an "also try" considering it has 10 million plus subscribers, and can literally consume years of your life.
And I'd've liked to have seen something like Dungeon Keeper on here. And where's Carmageddon?
The list isn't bad and they seem to have satisfied at least one title from every consol.
And Call of Duty isn't there, because Goldeneye is... and goldeneye was king for multiplayer... Only reason most people brought an N64 was because of it.
05/10/2013 20:05
A good list
I would add Super Mario Kart for popularity and Blood Omen: Legacy of Kane for playability
Most of these games come from an era where gameplay was enhanced by improved graphics, not sacrificed because of them
oh, and of course, Tekken 2
11/10/2013 11:57
my personal faves are syphon filter 2 awesome game still gets played on a regular basis, GUN, red dead redemption think gun led me to this lol
WORMS
HOGS OF WAR
BUGGS AND TAZ
DEMOLITION DERBY
CRASH BANICOOT
MARIO 64
ALEX THE KIDD
ROAD RASH
ALL THE ZELDAS
strange list but makes me smile just thinking about the games
WORMS
HOGS OF WAR
BUGGS AND TAZ
DEMOLITION DERBY
CRASH BANICOOT
MARIO 64
ALEX THE KIDD
ROAD RASH
ALL THE ZELDAS
strange list but makes me smile just thinking about the games
06/10/2013 12:22
BOOOO BOOOOO BOOOOO Thumbs down for that one where's Metal Gear? It Re-defined the Stealth Genre.
05/10/2013 19:22
what about Valkyria Chronicles? you can win a WW2 analogy
14/10/2013 05:33
Glad you put shenmue on there that game is epic i really want a shenmue 3 the end of shenmue 2 just leaves you wondering if he will find his fathers killer the map to the next location is on the cave wall. Even if only the first two were re released i would play them both again it really is that good.
12/10/2013 14:09
Battle Arena Toshinden, should get a mention with street fighter and tekken, since it was one of the first 3D virtual fighter games and set the stage for other 3D fighter games like the Tekken series.
06/10/2013 09:51
Elite , what about Attic Atac and Manic Miner on spectrum classics, also pinball dreams n fantasys on amiga some of the older games much better than same style formats now.
06/10/2013 07:44
Far too many old games,but I guess the best of "all time" means just that.and it's based on how good they were on release not how good they appear years later after many sequels.just like dream cast will always be the best console of all time as it was the most innovative and truly a gamers console.now it's all about Facebook and Netflix or love film and games are taking a step ba
05/10/2013 22:19
phff! Hungry Horace goes Skiing. Everything else is rinse repeat.
05/10/2013 20:34
A lot of Bioshock mentions here, loved that game and own all three, every-one has their fav's. Resi 4 being one of mine, dead space another. There is a coin-op classic marvel side-scroll-er with some of the avengers in where the action switches from beat-em up large screen to mini-screen platform. can any-one name this, please help ?
05/10/2013 20:52
And possibly the greatest game of all time was ignored
ELITE
05/10/2013 23:48
What the hell? Not even Elite the best space trading game ever is there? Did the author of this piece even realise that games were made before the 1990's? What a moron.
11/10/2013 13:04
This list is 50/50 with me but I can't help think that it's missing a few gems in my opinion.
Metal Gear Solid (How can anyone forget the fight between Solid Snake and Psycho Mantis)
Speed Ball 2
Little Big Planet (that game has won a considerable number of awards)
Tekken 2
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
Legend of Zelda :OOT or even A Link to the Past on SNES
Super Mario Kart
Personally I would have any King of Fighters game (except XII)
Cannon Fodder
Project Gotham Racing 2
Another World (Out of This World)
Naruto Gekito Ninja Taisen 4 (or Shippuden 3)
Metal Gear Solid (How can anyone forget the fight between Solid Snake and Psycho Mantis)
Speed Ball 2
Little Big Planet (that game has won a considerable number of awards)
Tekken 2
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
Legend of Zelda :OOT or even A Link to the Past on SNES
Super Mario Kart
Personally I would have any King of Fighters game (except XII)
Cannon Fodder
Project Gotham Racing 2
Another World (Out of This World)
Naruto Gekito Ninja Taisen 4 (or Shippuden 3)
06/10/2013 16:53
Where is Medievil for the PS1 and Tomb Raider 2
05/10/2013 19:29
more to the point weres halo 3, gears of war, fallout 3 and borderlands thats to name a few cmon msn sort your ****
05/10/2013 20:08
what about classics like
sensible soccer for amiga
Champ manager/football manager across formats from amiga 500 to pc's
cannon fodder
cheers :0
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