List of video games considered the best
by majfoalbkeopaza | created - 15 Jun 2019 | updated - 16 Jun 2019 | Publichttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_considered_the_best
List 1 Flux, 1995
List 2 Next Generation, 1996
List 3 Next Generation, 1999
List 4 Entertainment Weekly, 2003
List 5 IGN, 2003
List 6 The Age, 2005
List 7 IGN, 2005
List 8 Yahoo!, 2005
List 9 IGN, 2007
List 10 Stuff, 2008
List 11 Empire, 2009
List 12 Game Informer, 2009
List 13 FHM, 2010
List 14 GamesTM, 2010
List 15 Jeuxvideo.com, 2011
List 16 GamesRadar, 2011
List 17 GamesRadar, 2012
List 18 G4, 2012
List 19 Time, 2012
List 20 GamesRadar, 2013
List 21 GamingBolt, 2013
List 22 The Irish Times, 2013
List 23 GamesRadar, 2014
List 24 Slant Magazine, 2014
List 25 Popular Mechanics, 2014
List 26 GamesRadar, 2015
List 27 IGN, 2015
List 28 Edge, 2015
List 29 Hardcore Gaming 101, 2015
List 30 Time, 2016
List 31 TheWrap, 2017
List 32 Edge, 2017
List 33 Jeuxvideo.com, 2017
List 34 Stuff.tv, 2017
List 35 Polygon, 2017
List 36 Power Unlimited, 2018
List 37 Game Informer, 2018
List 38 Slant Magazine, 2018
List 39 IGN, 2018
List 40 GQ, 2018
List 41 Popular Mechanics, 2019
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- Movies or TV
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1. Pong (1972 Video Game)
E | Family, Sport
Two players play a video version of table tennis. The first to score 11 points wins.
Votes: 996
Sports Atari Arcade
2. Zork (1977 Video Game)
Adventure, Fantasy
A person explores a vast underground complex to retrieve various rare items.
Votes: 37
Adventure Infocom PDP-10
3. Space Invaders (1978 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Sci-Fi
Commonly considered as one of the most influential video games of all time, the goal is to defeat wave after wave of descending aliens with a horizontally moving laser cannon to earn as many points as possible.
Votes: 931
Shoot 'em up Taito Arcade
4. Asteroids (1979 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Sci-Fi
Your spaceship is trapped in an asteroid belt. Watch out for enemy spacecraft and maneuver your way out.
Director: Ed Logg
Votes: 580
Shoot 'em up Atari Arcade
5. Missile Command (1980 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Fantasy
Missiles from the sky are attacking the cities, you, as the player, must defend the 6 cities as long as you can.
Votes: 181
Shoot 'em up Atari Arcade
6. Pac-Man (1980 Video Game)
E | Family, Fantasy
Navigate Pac-Man through a maze escaping ghosts and eating Pac-Dots.
Votes: 2,410
Maze Namco Arcade
7. Defender (1981 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Defend the human population from swarms of attacking aliens.
Votes: 192
Shoot 'em up Williams Entertainment Arcade
8. Donkey Kong (1981 Video Game)
E | Action
Arcade video game and the first in the "Donkey Kong" series in which Jumpman (later retconned to be Mario) runs and jumps on platforms and climbs ladders to ascend a construction site and rescue Pauline from a giant gorilla, Donkey Kong.
Director: Shigeru Miyamoto
Votes: 2,161
Platform Nintendo Arcade
9. Galaga (1981 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Sci-Fi
The sequel to Galaxian (1979), the player controls a spaceship and faces waves of enemy aliens that try to destroy, capture, or collide with the spaceship.
Votes: 716
Shoot 'em up Namco Arcade
10. Joust (1982 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Fantasy
As a joust wielding yellow armored knight riding a flying ostrich. You must navigate through a series of floating rock platforms above molten hot lava. With a berserk of enemy knights, many... See full summary »
Votes: 176
Action Williams Entertainment Arcade
11. Ms. Pac-Man (1982 Video Game)
Action, Family, Fantasy
This update to Pac-Man (1980) changed the character to a lady, added moving fruit, smarter monsters, cut scenes and more mazes.
Votes: 648
Maze Midway Arcade
12. Pitfall! (1982 Video Game)
E | Adventure
Pitfall Harry must collect treasures while dodging obstacles in a South American jungle.
Votes: 336
Platform Activision Atari 2600
13. Robotron: 2084 (1982 Video Game)
E | Action, Sci-Fi
It is the year 2084, the world we all once knew is now overrun by robots. The majority of mankind was eliminated by the robots during a cybernetic revolt. As the player, you must rescue the... See full summary »
Votes: 105
Top-down shooter Williams Entertainment Arcade
14. Elite (1984 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The classic space trading game. You and your Cobra Mk III battle wagon have to become 'Elite.' but this is only achieved if you do very suicidal things You start the game with the rating '... See full summary »
Votes: 108
Space flight simulator Acornsoft BBC Micro
15. Tetris (1984 Video Game)
E
Differently shaped blocks descend into a 2D container. The blocks can be moved and rotated, and must be sorted into the rest of the blocks on the fly.
Director: Alexey Pazhitnov
Votes: 3,514
Puzzle The Tetris Company Electronika 60
16. Gauntlet (1985 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A nice game with up to four cooperative players exploring dungeons and fighting monsters from a top-view perspective. The four characters that could be played included: - Thyla the Valkarie... See full summary »
Votes: 234
Action role-playing Atari Arcade
17. Super Mario Bros. (1985 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A plumber named Mario and his brother Luigi travel through the Mushroom Kingdom to save the princess from the evil Bowser.
Director: Shigeru Miyamoto
Votes: 7,152
Platform Nintendo NES
18. Bubble Bobble (1986 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Bub & Bob, twin dinosaur brothers, begin a fantastic journey to recover the food stolen from their people by the evil Baron Von Bubba.
Votes: 503
Platform Taito Arcade
19. The Legend of Zelda (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Follows the story of a young boy named Link that must save a kidnapped princess from the evil, demonic Ganon, who put a spell on his lair which can only be removed with the 3 pieces of the Triforce, a golden triangle with mystical powers.
Directors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka
Votes: 3,206
Action-adventure Nintendo NES
20. OutRun (1986 Video Game)
Not Rated | Sport
You must race your Ferrari through various unique locations in order to reach checkpoints. While playing, the player can choose which route to take and has a choice between one of three different music themes.
Votes: 337
Racing Sega Arcade
21. Contra (1987 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A terrorist organization named Red Falcon declares war on humanity and tries to take over the Earth. Two soldiers, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, are sent to stop the Earth's destruction.
Director: Koji Hiroshita
Votes: 1,618
Run and gun Konami Arcade
22. Double Dragon (1987 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Family, Fantasy
Martial arts siblings Billy and Jimmy Lee must battle a tough gang known as the Black Warriors in order to rescue Billy's girlfriend, Marian.
Directors: Yoshihisa Kishimoto, Shinichi Saitou
Votes: 1,318
Beat 'em up Technos Japan Arcade
23. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (1987 Video Game)
E | Sport
Little Mac, a 17-year-old fighter from the Bronx, ranked number three in the minor circuit, works his way up through the rankings so that he can challenge Mike Tyson, Kid Dynamite, in a dream fight.
Director: Genyo Takeda
Votes: 785
Sports Nintendo NES
24. R-Type (1987 Video Game)
Action, Sci-Fi
A side-scrolling space-shooter featuring various power-ups and bio-mechanical enemies.
Votes: 185
Shoot 'em up Irem Arcade
25. Mega Man 2 (1988 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Dr. Wily escapes from prison and plans revenge on Mega Man.
Director: Akira Kitamura
Votes: 1,285
Platform Capcom NES
26. Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
King Koopa has kidnapped Princess Toadstool, taken over all seven kingdoms in the Mushroom World, and put his seven kids in charge of all of them. It's the Mario Brothers to the rescue.
Directors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka
Votes: 5,829
Platform Nintendo NES
27. Prince of Persia (1989 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In ancient Persia, the sultan's vizier, Jaffar, seizes power. With his only obstacle to the throne being the sultan's daughter, he locks her up. In order to free her, you must escape dungeons, get to the palace tower and defeat Jaffar.
Directors: Jordan Mechner, Keisuke Yasaka
Votes: 1,298
Platform Broderbund Apple II
28. SimCity (1989 Video Game)
Adventure, Family
Build and design a city, mark land as being zoned as commercial, industrial, or residential, add buildings, build a power grid, build transportation systems, and watch your metropolis come to life in SimCity.
Director: Nobuyuki Suzuki
Votes: 395
City-building Maxis Macintosh
29. The Secret of Monkey Island (1990 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Young pirate wanna-be Guybrush Threepwood sets out to pass the Three Trials, woo the governess Elaine Marley, reach the fabled Monkey Island and vanquish the nefarious ghost pirate LeChuck.
Directors: Ron Gilbert, Hal Barwood | Stars: Dominic Armato, Earl Boen, Alexandra Boyd, Leilani Jones
Votes: 3,307
Adventure LucasArts PC
30. Super Mario World (1990 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
While Mario and Luigi are vacationing in Dinosaur Land, Bowser kidnaps the Princess. Mario and his new dino friend Yoshi go on a mission to save her.
Director: Takashi Tezuka
Votes: 5,497
Platform Nintendo Super NES
31. Out of This World (1991 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A freak laboratory accident transports scientist Lester Knight Chaykin to a brutal alien world, where he must work together with a strange ally to survive.
Stars: Montana Loran, Andrew Polk
Votes: 531
Platform Delphine Software Amiga, Atari ST
32. Civilization (1991 Video Game)
E | Adventure
Turn-based strategy game Civilization begins in 4000 BC and allows players to expand and develop their empires through the ages from the ancient era until modern and near-future times.
Votes: 765
Turn-based strategy MicroProse PC
33. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The wizard Agahnim has abducted seven maidens, intent on using their power to open a portal to the Dark World. Armed with a trusty sword and shield, Link begins a great and treacherous journey.
Directors: Takashi Tezuka, Hidemaro Fujibayashi | Star: Fujiko Takimoto
Votes: 3,840
Action-adventure Nintendo Super NES
34. Lemmings (1991 Video Game)
Adventure, Family
Guide the hapless Lemmings back home safely in every level with the limited tools provided.
Votes: 556
Puzzle Psygnosis Amiga
35. Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Having vanquished the ghost pirate LeChuck with a soft drink, Guybrush Threepwood now seeks the treasure of Big Whoop. During his quest he discovers LeChuck is back from the dead. Once again.
Director: Ron Gilbert | Stars: Dominic Armato, Earl Boen, Alexandra Boyd, Leilani Jones
Votes: 2,531
Adventure LucasArts PC
36. Sonic the Hedgehog (I) (1991 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Family
A blue hedgehog with supersonic speed must rescue animals from being turned into robots by a mad scientist.
Votes: 3,636
Platform Sega Sega Genesis
37. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991 Video Game)
T | Action, Sci-Fi
Ryu, Ken and a roster of six international newcomers compete to get the chance to take on the evil dictator M. Bison, the leader of the Shadaloo organization, who plans to brainwash the best fighters to work in his organization.
Star: Johnpaul Williams
Votes: 1,897
Fighting Capcom Arcade
38. Mortal Kombat (1992 Video Game)
M | Action, Fantasy
Seven martial artists from Earth must battle in sorcerer Shang Tsung's super secret tournament.
Stars: Daniel Pesina, Richard Divizio, Carlos Pesina, Ho-Sung Pak
Votes: 3,771
Fighting Midway Arcade
39. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (I) (1992 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Sega Genesis version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Sonic teams up with Miles "Tails" Prower to stop Dr. Robotnik from taking over the world with his new space fortress, the Death Egg.
Director: Masaharu Yoshii
Votes: 3,048
Platform Sega Sega Genesis
40. Super Mario Kart (1992 Video Game)
E | Action, Family, Fantasy
Mario, his brother Luigi and his friends Princess Toadstool, Toad, Yoshi, King Bowser, Donkey Kong Jr. and Koopa Troopa are all in a race to challenge each other and see who's the best racer in the Mushroom Kingdom.
Directors: Hideki Konno, Tadashi Sugiyama
Votes: 2,530
Kart racing Nintendo Super NES
41. Wolfenstein 3D (1992 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An American P.O.W. is trying desperately to escape from the Nazi prison Wolfenstein during World War II.
Director: Tom Hall | Stars: Bill Capizzi, Nathan Renich, Mike Reynolds, Tom Hall
Votes: 2,339
First-person shooter Apogee Software PC
42. Day of the Tentacle (1993 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A disembodied tentacle is accidentally exposed to nuclear waste, giving it human abilities and an ambition to take over the world.
Directors: Dave Grossman, Tim Schafer | Stars: Denny Delk, Jane Jacobs, Nick Jameson, Ginny Westcott
Votes: 1,995
Adventure LucasArts PC
43. Doom (1993 Video Game)
M | Action, Fantasy, Horror
In the future, an unnamed marine fights for survival on a space station on Mars where the Union Aerospace Corporation accidentally opened up a physical portal to Hell.
Directors: John Carmack, Tomohiko Sato | Stars: Kevin Cloud, David Koseruba, Christopher Murvey, Bobby Prince
Votes: 5,620
First-person shooter id Software PC
44. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The ship in which Link travels back to Hyrule is destroyed in a storm. He awakens on a strange island, where he will find a new enemy and some new friends.
Directors: Takashi Tezuka, Yoshinori Tsuchiyama
Votes: 1,540
Action-adventure Nintendo Game Boy
45. Mortal Kombat II (1993 Video Game)
M | Action, Fantasy
When emperor Shao Kahn invokes a Mortal Kombat tournament rematch, Raiden gathers his Earthrealm warriors and takes them into Outworld.
Directors: Ed Boon, John Tobias | Stars: Richard Divizio, Ho-Sung Pak, Carlos Pesina, Daniel Pesina
Votes: 2,976
Fighting Midway Arcade
46. Myst (1993 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
The player is the Stranger, an unknown person mysteriously transported to the island of Myst. Alone and without clues, the Stranger must solve the mysteries and discover the secrets of this strange place.
Directors: Rand Miller, Robyn C. Miller, Hiroshi Yamada | Stars: Rand Miller, Robyn C. Miller
Votes: 822
Adventure Broderbund Macintosh
47. NBA Jam (1993 Video Game)
GA | Sport
High energy and fast paced two on two arcade basketball featuring superstars and legends of the NBA.
Director: Mark Turmell | Stars: Sal DiVita, Kerri Hoskins, Stephen Howard, Todd McClearn
Votes: 398
Sports Midway Arcade
48. Sam and Max Hit the Road (1993 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Comedy, Mystery
Two screwball detectives are hired to track a couple of human oddities that went missing from a local Tourist Trap.
Directors: Sean Clark, Michael Stemmle | Stars: Bill Farmer, Nick Jameson, Marsha Clark, Denny Delk
Votes: 1,082
Adventure LucasArts PC
49. Secret of Mana (1993 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Drama
The story of a boy who pulls out a rusty sword and is banished from Potos. He meets a girl and a Sprite. Together, they journey to gather 8 Mana seeds to save the Mana tree and stop Thanatos and his empire from taking over the world.
Director: Kôichi Ishii
Votes: 693
Action role-playing Square Super NES
50. SimCity 2000 (1993 Video Game)
E | Adventure
Build your own city in the sequel to SimCity (1989), introducing a near-isometric dimetric view, different land elevations and underground layers, new types of facilities and more.
Director: Fred Haslam
Votes: 809
City-building Maxis Macintosh
51. Donkey Kong Country (1994 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Waking to find his banana hoard clean gone, Donkey Kong sets out with his nephew Diddy Kong through jungle and cavern, past temples and reef, across pine forests, factories, and mountains to rid the island of the wicked Kremlings and reclaim his bananas.
Director: Tim Stamper
Votes: 3,295
Platform Nintendo Super NES
52. EarthBound (1994 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Ness, a boy from Onett, Eagleland, teams up with new friends to defeat an Evil Destroyer named Giygas. During the epic pursuits, Ness and his allies attempt to find the sacred Eight Melodies.
Director: Shigesato Itoi | Stars: Shigesato Itoi, Yukari Saito, Hirokazu Koyano, Etsuko Kawano
Votes: 1,220
Role-playing Nintendo Super NES
53. Final Fantasy VI (1994 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
A mysterious woman joins a group of mercenaries in order to find out about her destiny and means of saving the world from an evil madman.
Directors: Hiroyuki Itô, Yoshinori Kitase
Votes: 3,535
Role-playing Square Super NES
54. Star Wars: TIE Fighter (1994 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Taking on the role of a rookie Imperial pilot, the player flies various missions in a variety of campaigns as the Imperials pursue the Alliance across the galaxy.
Stars: Guy Siner, Scott Lawrence, Denny Delk, Nick Jameson
Votes: 475
Space flight simulator LucasArts PC
55. Super Metroid (1994 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Samus Aran returns to the brooding planet Zebes to recover the last metroid from the Space Pirates.
Director: Yoshio Sakamoto | Stars: Kenji Yamamoto, Dan Owsen
Votes: 2,354
Action-adventure Nintendo Super NES
56. X-COM: UFO Defense (1994 Video Game)
E | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Because aliens are attempting to invade the Earth, you will have to command X-com, an international organisation to fight the alien invasion. By shooting down UFO's and recovering ... See full summary »
Director: Julian Gollop
Votes: 414
Turn-based strategy MicroProse PC
57. Chrono Trigger (1995 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Crono, a young boy, is thrust to adventure by destiny to destroy an oncoming threat that will destroy the world in 1999.
Directors: Yoshinori Kitase, Akihiko Matsui, Takashi Tokita, Nao Ito
Votes: 3,307
Role-playing Square Super NES
58. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When the evil magikoopa Kamek knocks Baby Mario from the grasp of his delivery stork and lands him on the remote Yoshi's Island, the plucky green dinosaur sets out on a mission to carry the baby to his parents.
Directors: Shigefumi Hino, Hideki Konno, Toshihiko Nakago, Takashi Tezuka
Votes: 2,218
Platform Nintendo Super NES
59. Civilization II (1996 Video Game)
E | Adventure, History
Turn-based strategy game Civilization II introduces an isometric view, new concepts such as firepower and hit points, and changes to some units' abilities and strengths.
Directors: Michael Ely, Jeffery L. Briggs | Stars: Brad Howard, Thomas Seibert, Spencer Humm, April Cantor
Votes: 975
Turn-based strategy MicroProse PC
60. Command & Conquer: Red Alert (1996 Video Game)
T | Action, Sci-Fi, War
In an alternative Earth, where Hitler was eliminated from history, you play either side of a new war of the Soviet Union vs. the Allies.
Director: Joseph D. Kucan | Stars: Arthur Roberts, Barry Kramer, John Milford, Lynne Litteer
Votes: 2,473
Real-time strategy Virgin Interactive PC
61. Duke Nukem 3D (1996 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Blonde action hero Duke Nukem takes on murderous aliens and mutated Los Angeles police officers that have taken over Los Angeles.
Director: Greg Malone | Stars: Lani Minella, Jon St. John, Lee Jackson
Votes: 3,435
First-person shooter GT Interactive PC
62. Pokémon: Red Version (1996 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Play as a young Pokémon trainer trying to catch all 150 Pokémon.
Director: Satoshi Tajiri
Votes: 2,891
Role-playing Nintendo Game Boy
63. Pokémon: Blue Version (1996 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Play as a young Pokémon trainer trying to catch all 150 Pokémon.
Director: Satoshi Tajiri
Votes: 1,376
Role-playing Nintendo Game Boy
64. Quake (1996 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Mankind discovers the secret of 'slipgates' called teleporters. However, they're misused by some strange force code-named 'Quake', which uses the slipgates to send hordes of warriors to earth to take over the whole world.
Director: John Romero | Stars: J.S. Gilbert, Matt Mark, David Locke, Trent Reznor
Votes: 2,601
First-person shooter GT Interactive PC
65. Resident Evil (1996 Video Game)
M | Action, Horror, Mystery
The RPD are investigating strange cannibalized corpses on the outskirts of the city. The Alpha squad, Jill and Chris, are sent to locate missing team members. While there, mutated dogs cause them to flee into a supposedly abandoned mansion.
Directors: Shinji Mikami, Mitsuhisa Hosoki | Stars: Charlie Kraslavsky, Inezh, Greg Smith, Linda
Votes: 5,924
Survival horror Capcom PlayStation
66. Super Mario 64 (1996 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When the evil Bowser steals 120 power stars and traps Princess Peach within the walls of her own castle, it's up to Mario to save her once again.
Director: Shigeru Miyamoto | Stars: Charles Martinet, Leslie Swan
Votes: 7,062
Platform Nintendo Nintendo 64
67. Tomb Raider (1996 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Lara Croft, archaeologist and daughter to a rich aristocratic English family ventures across the world in search of three mysterious artifacts known as Scions. During her journey, she stumbles across the lost continent of Atlantis.
Stars: Shelley Blond, Nathan McCree
Votes: 3,252
Action-adventure Eidos Interactive Sega Saturn
68. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Richter Belmont has vanished just as Castlevania reemerged from the mists. Meanwhile, Alucard, the bastard son of Dracula, has awakened from his eternal slumber, intent on destroying his evil father once and for all.
Director: Toru Hagihara | Stars: Robert Belgrade, Ramsay Scott, Kimberly Forsythe, Michael Guinn
Votes: 1,812
Action-adventure Konami PlayStation
69. Final Fantasy Tactics (1997 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
The story of a heroic squire religated to the lost pages of history.
Director: Yasumi Matsuno
Votes: 615
Tactical role-playing Square PlayStation
70. Final Fantasy VII (1997 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
A former soldier from an evil company joins a mercenary clan to fight the company he once served.
Directors: Yoshinori Kitase, Yasushi Matsumura, Masato Yagi
Votes: 11,338
Role-playing Square PlayStation
71. GoldenEye 007 (1997 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond must track down agent-turned-terrorist Alec Trevelyan to stop the launch of a powerful satellite. Play the game that set the stage for the First-person shooter genre on the console.
Director: Martin Hollis | Stars: Kevin Bayliss, Ken Lobb, Scott Hochberg
Votes: 6,066
First-person shooter Nintendo Nintendo 64
72. Gran Turismo (1997 Video Game)
E | Sport
Gran Turismo is a sim racing video game that emulates the appearance and performance of a large selection of vehicles, nearly all of which are licensed reproductions of real-world automobiles.
Director: Kazunori Yamauchi
Votes: 1,079
Racing Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation
73. Star Fox 64 (1997 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Mad scientist Andross arises as the emperor of Venom and declares war on the entire Lylat System, starting with Corneria. General Pepper sends in the Star Fox team to protect the key planets of the Lylat System and stop Dr. Andross.
Director: Takao Shimizu | Stars: Daisuke Gôri, Kyôko Tongû, Tomohisa Asô, Hisao Egawa
Votes: 1,799
Shoot 'em up Nintendo Nintendo 64
74. Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II (1997 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
You play as Kyle Katarn, a mercenary whose skills progress into becoming a Jedi knight, to stop a team of dark Jedis from taking the valley of the Jedi's power.
Director: Scott Ewers | Stars: Jason Court, Angela Harry, Christopher Neame, Bennet Guillory
Votes: 1,423
First-person shooter LucasArts PC
75. Tekken 3 (1997 Video Game)
T | 120 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
19 years after the second King of Iron Fist Tournament, Heihachi Mishima hosts the third Tournament to attract Toshin, a God who killed the mother of his grandson, Jin Kazama.
Directors: Katsuhiro Harada, Masahiro Kimoto | Stars: Isshin Chiba, Alex Easley, Banjô Ginga, Daisuke Gôri
Votes: 3,156
Fighting Namco Arcade
76. Fallout 2: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (1998 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In a post-nuclear future, the descendant of an ancient exiled hero must leave his tribe in search of the Garden of Eden Creation Kit, the last chance of survival for his people.
Director: Feargus Urquhart | Stars: Charlie Adler, Ron Perlman, Dwight Schultz, Jason Marsden
Votes: 4,199
Role-playing Interplay Entertainment PC
77. Grim Fandango (1998 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Manuel Calavera is a travel agent in The Land of the Dead who has stumbled across a ring of corruption.
Director: Tim Schafer | Stars: Tony Plana, Maria Canals-Barrera, Alan Blumenfeld, Pamela Adlon
Votes: 3,753
Adventure LucasArts PC
78. Half-Life (1998 Video Game)
M | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Dr. Gordon Freeman must fight his way out of a secret research facility after a teleportation experiment goes disastrously wrong.
Directors: Gabe Newell, Randy Pitchford | Stars: Kathy Levin, Harry S. Robins, Mike Shapiro, Bill van Buren
Votes: 11,277
First-person shooter Sierra Studios PC
79. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A young Kokiri boy discovers that his destiny is to free the Seven Sages and save the land of Hyrule from the treacherous sorcerer Ganondorf.
Directors: Eiji Aonuma, Yoichi Yamada, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Shigeru Miyamoto, Tôru Ôsawa | Stars: Nobuyuki Hiyama, Fujiko Takimoto, Jun Mizusawa, Takashi Nagasako
Votes: 10,669
Action-adventure Nintendo Nintendo 64
80. Metal Gear Solid (1998 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
A crack government anti-terrorist squad takes over an obscure Alaskan nuclear disposal facility. Solid Snake is up for the task to infiltrate the facility, rescue the two hostages and thwart the terrorists' plans.
Director: Hideo Kojima | Stars: David Hayter, Patric Zimmerman, Peter Lurie, Akio Ôtsuka
Votes: 12,840
Stealth Konami PlayStation
81. Panzer Dragoon Saga (1998 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Edge is one of the soldiers in the service of the mighty Empire. The Empire has recently ordered some excavations at ancient ruins, trying to discover the secret of an old technology that ... See full summary »
Stars: Atsushi Goto, Kachiko Hino, Hiroaki Hirata, Masatô Ibu
Votes: 154
Role-playing Sega Sega Saturn
82. Resident Evil 2 (1998 Video Game)
M | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Two months after the mansion events, the deadly T-virus escapes into the streets of Raccoon City. Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield find the police office left abandoned. In an underground facility the story of Umbrella Corp. gets unfolded.
Director: Hideki Kamiya | Stars: Paul Haddad, Alyson Court, Sally Cahill, Lisa Jai
Votes: 6,497
Survival horror Capcom PlayStation
83. Soulcalibur (1998 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Family
The mystical sword of the legends, the "Soul Edge", ended up in the hands of the dreaded pirate Cervantes de Leon of Spain. Play as one of the 19 characters on a mission to acquire the Soul Edge.
Stars: Sôichirô Hoshi, Aya Hisakawa, Nobutoshi Canna, Toshiyuki Morikawa
Votes: 809
Fighting Namco Arcade
84. StarCraft (1998 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In 2499 in the Koprulu sector, a ferocious collective race known as the Zerg arrives to massacre the exiled human colonies while a highly advanced race, the Protoss, intervenes to exterminate the Zerg.
Directors: Matt Samia, Mark Schwarz, Duane Stinnett, Chris Metzen, Glenn Stafford | Stars: Glynnis Talken, Michael Gough, Paul Eiding, Lani Minella
Votes: 5,506
Real-time strategy Blizzard Entertainment PC
85. Thief: The Dark Project (1998 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
Unbeknownst to him, a cynical but witty master-thief Garrett will become a key player in the secret war between the cult of builders and the cult of pagans in a medieval city where certain types of magic and advanced technology exist.
Directors: Daniel Thron, Josh Randall | Stars: Stephen Russell, Joffrey Spaulding, Terri Brosius, Daniel Thron
Votes: 728
Stealth Eidos Interactive PC
86. Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (1999 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, History
The Age of Kings is set in the Middle Ages and contains thirteen playable civilizations.
Director: Paul DeNigris | Stars: Gary Moody, Spencer Prokop, Ric Spiegel, Cliff Stephens
Votes: 3,679
Real-time strategy Microsoft Game Studios PC
87. Homeworld (1999 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Drama
You control a colony ship's crew looking for a new home after their homeworld's destruction despite deadly opposition.
Stars: David Sobolov, Ian James Corlett, Jason Wingham, Heidi Ernest
Votes: 331
Real-time strategy Sierra Studios PC
88. Planescape: Torment (1999 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
In the city of Sigil, the only place from which all realities of the Planescape universe can be reached, an immortal amnesiac, the Nameless One, must uncover his past, the mystery of his immortality as well as who's trying to kill him.
Stars: Michael T. Weiss, Rob Paulsen, Jennifer Hale, Sheena Easton
Votes: 2,155
Role-playing Interplay Entertainment PC
89. Quake III: Arena (1999 Video Game)
M | Action, Sci-Fi
Quake III is a first-person shooter focusing exclusively on multiplayer arena fighting, adding an extensive customizability of player settings.
Stars: Richard Ridings, Frances White, Lewis Macleod, Karina Fernandez
Votes: 1,975
First-person shooter Activision PC
90. Shenmue (1999 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Crime
Ryo, a respected Japanese student sees his father killed in front of his own eyes. He sets out to find the man in charge of his fathers death and the mystery of who and why?
Directors: Keiji Okayasu, Yu Suzuki | Stars: Hiroshi Fujioka, Masaya Matsukaze, Corey Marshall, Robert Jefferson
Votes: 1,312
Adventure Sega Dreamcast
91. System Shock 2 (1999 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
An agent is deployed on a mission to explore a distant planet, but instead wakes up from his cryosleep five months later only to discover that the ship's artificial intelligence has been corrupted and the humans infected by an alien race.
Director: Ken Levine | Stars: Kemal Amarasingham, Laura Baldwin, Matt Boynton, Eric Brosius
Votes: 1,226
First-person shooter Electronic Arts PC
92. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Jon Irenicus, a sadistic secretive powerful mage bent on revenge, captures Gorion's ward and his/her party for a diabolical experiment.
Director: Feargus Urquhart | Stars: David Warner, Charlie Adler, Dee Bradley Baker, Michael Bell
Votes: 2,277
Role-playing Black Isle Studios PC
93. Half-Life: Counter-Strike (2000 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime
A tactical FPS game, in which players assume the roles of members of combating teams of the governmental counter-terrorist forces, or various terrorist militants opposing them.
Director: Minh Le | Star: Jess Cliffe
Votes: 3,768
First-person shooter Valve Corporation PC
94. Deus Ex (2000 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
In a dark cyberpunk future where poverty, disease, oppression and terrorism are widespread, J.C. Denton, a new cybernetically-enhanced special agent, finds evidence of a massive conspiracy when his brother, also an agent, goes rogue.
Director: Warren Spector | Stars: Jay Anthony Franke, Brent Anderson, Ralph Barbagallo, Chad Bannon
Votes: 3,436
Action role-playing Eidos Interactive PC
95. Diablo II (2000 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Evil has survived. Diablo, the Lord of Terror, now seeks to free his demonic brothers. The armies of the High Heavens are forbidden to interfere with Diablo's plan.
Stars: Frank Gorshin, Liana Young, James Harper, Jessica Straus
Votes: 4,731
Action role-playing Blizzard Entertainment PC
96. Jet Set Radio (2000 Video Game)
T | Action, Sport
A gang of teenagers with an affinity for underground music and graffiti artwork fight against a sinister corporation that has taken control of the city they call home.
Stars: Andria Batise, Kevin Blackton, Billy Brown, Ryan Everett Canfield
Votes: 318
Platform Sega Dreamcast
97. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
After becoming the hero of Hyrule, Link stumbles into the enchanted land of Termina, where a falling moon will crush the world in three days.
Directors: Eiji Aonuma, Yoshiaki Koizumi | Stars: Fujiko Takimoto, Sachi Matsumoto, Kôji Tobe, Mari Maruta
Votes: 4,083
Action-adventure Nintendo Nintendo 64
98. The Sims (2000 Video Game)
T | Comedy, Drama
"The Sims" is a close up look at a family of Will Wright's critically acclaimed "Sim City" series. In this game you create a family of "Sims" and build a house for them on the lot they are put on.
Director: Will Wright | Stars: Gerri Lawlor, Stephen Kearin, Sean O'Connor, Laurel McCarl Kapros
Votes: 2,408
Life simulation Electronic Arts PC
99. Thief II: The Metal Age (2000 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Crime
After a group of extreme worshipers of new steampunk technology leaves the cult of builders known as the Hammerites to form a cult of their own called the Mechanists, master-thief Garrett is asked to investigate their true intentions.
Stars: Stephen Russell, Sam Babbitt, Neil Forman, Karen Saltus
Votes: 527
Stealth Eidos Interactive PC
100. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (I) (2000 Video Game)
T | Sport
Get more air, pull off more insane tricks and unlock new characters and levels in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2.
Stars: Dave Wittenberg, Perry Zombolas, Elissa Steamer, Chris Rausch
Votes: 1,602
Sports Activision PlayStation
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