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Post by BearDogg-X on Jul 27, 2012 23:47:43 GMT -5
Two more from my list
6. Final Fantasy IV 8. Grand Theft Auto III 23. Kingdom Hearts
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Post by J is Justice on Jul 28, 2012 15:44:07 GMT -5
12. Street Fighter IV (56 points) Developer(s): Dimps, Capcom Publisher(s): Capcom Platform(s): PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows Genre: Fighting Street Fighter IV is a 2008 fighting game produced by Capcom, which co-developed the game with Dimps. It is the first numbered Street Fighter game released by Capcom since 1999. Both the arcade and home versions of Street Fighter IV have received universal critical acclaim. The game received an aggregated score of 94 from Metacritic for its PlayStation 3 version, 93 for its Xbox 360 version, and 91 for its PC version. The arcade version of Street Fighter IV was voted Best Game of 2008 in Japan by the editorial staff of Arcadia magazine in the February 2009 issue of the publication. The game also won in the categories of "Best Graphics", "Best Production", and the "Reader's Choice Award". The character Ryu took the No. 1 spot in the magazine's "Top 20 Characters of 2008" in the same issue. The February 2009 issue of PlayStation: The Official Magazine has rated the game 5/5, while the February 2009 issue of the Official Xbox Magazine has given Street Fighter IV a score of 9.5/10. IGN gave the game a 9.3/10, calling it an "irrevocably deep fighting game", but said that the anime cutscenes are "so poorly animated and tell you almost nothing about the story or the context for each character's participation in the tournament." GameSpot gave it the best Fighting Game of 2009 in the Editor's Choice and Reader's Choice areas. Additionally, GameTrailers named the title as the Best Fighting Game of 2009. Street Fighter IV also won "Fighting Game of the Year" at the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards. Giant Bomb gave the game 5 out of 5 stars stating that "Street Fighter IV combines old and new in powerful ways, resulting in a game familiar enough to bring retired fans back into the fold while being different enough to appeal to the players who have stuck with the genre since day one." Eurogamer gave the game 10/10 stating that "after over a month of playing Street Fighter IV almost daily, what has become quite clear is that it manages to appeal to a huge range of abilities and tastes without ever compromising its fidelity". Planet Xbox 360 was similar in its praise for the game, awarding it 9.1/10 and only finding fault with the Xbox 360's controller. The iOS version has been critically acclaimed as well. Gameplayershub.com gave the game a 97% score, indicating that the game had such polish it should lead the way for future games on the platform.
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Post by J is Justice on Jul 28, 2012 15:46:24 GMT -5
1. Final Fantasy IX 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Fallout 3 9. Kingdom Hearts 10. 11. Street Fighter IV 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Persona 4 23. 24. 25.
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Post by J is Justice on Jul 28, 2012 18:38:17 GMT -5
11. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (57 points) Developer(s): Rockstar North, Rockstar Vienna Publisher(s): Rockstar Games Platform(s): Playstation 2 Genre: Action-adventure, Open World Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a 2002 open world action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design) in the United Kingdom and published by Rockstar Games. It is the second 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise and sixth original title overall. It debuted in North America on October 1, 2002 for the PlayStation 2 and was later ported to the Xbox, and Microsoft Windows in 2003. It was made available on Steam on January 4, 2008, and on the Mac App Store on August 25, 2011. Vice City was preceded by Grand Theft Auto III and followed by Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Vice City draws much of its inspiration from 1980s American culture. Set in 1986 in Vice City, a fictional city modeled after Miami, the story revolves around psychotic Mafia hitman Tommy Vercetti, who was recently released from prison. After being involved in a drug deal gone wrong, Tommy seeks out those responsible while building a criminal empire and seizing power from other criminal organizations in the city. The game uses a tweaked version of the game engine used in Grand Theft Auto III and similarly presents a huge cityscape, fully populated with buildings, vehicles, and people. Like other games in the series, Vice City has elements from driving games and third-person shooters, and features "open-world" gameplay that gives the player more control over their playing experience. Upon its release, Vice City became the best-selling video game of 2002. In July 2006, Vice City was the best-selling PlayStation 2 game of all time. Vice City also appeared on Japanese magazine Famitsu's readers' list of the favorite 100 videogames of 2006, the only fully Western title on the list. Following this success, Vice City saw releases in Europe, Australia and Japan, as well as a release for the PC. Rockstar Vienna also packaged the game with its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto III, and sold it as Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack for the Xbox. Vice City's setting is also revisited in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, which serves as a prequel to events in Vice City.
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Post by Chronos on Jul 28, 2012 19:49:04 GMT -5
1. 2. 3. Mother 3 4. 5. Chrono Cross 6. 7. 8. 9. Persona 4 10. 11. 12. Shadow of the Colossus 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
I'm not optimistic about at least half of my list showing up.
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Post by BearDogg-X on Jul 28, 2012 23:15:26 GMT -5
Another from my list:
5. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 6. Final Fantasy IV 8. Grand Theft Auto III 23. Kingdom Hearts
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Post by J is Justice on Jul 29, 2012 10:15:00 GMT -5
We've entered the top 10! 10. Pokemon Red/Blue (58 points) Developer(s): Game Freak Publisher(s): Nintendo Platform(s): Game Boy Genre: RPG Pokémon Red Version and Blue Version, originally released in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Red & Green, are role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. They are the first installments to the Pokémon series. They were first released in Japan in 1996 as Red and Green, with Blue being released later in the year as a special edition. They were later released as Red and Blue in North America, Europe and Australia over the following three years. Pokémon Yellow, a special edition version, was released roughly a year later. Red and Green have subsequently been remade for the Game Boy Advance as Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, released in 2004. The player controls the main character from an overhead perspective and navigates him throughout the fictionalized region of Kanto in a quest to master Pokémon battling. The goal of the games is to become the champion of the region by defeating the top four Pokémon trainers in the land, the Elite Four. Another objective is to complete the Pokédex, an in-game encyclopedia, by obtaining the 151 available Pokémon. Red and Blue also utilize the Game Link Cable, which connects two games together and allows Pokémon to be traded or battled between games. Both titles are independent of each other but feature largely the same plot and, while they can be played separately, it is necessary for players to trade among the two in order to obtain all of the first 150 Pokémon. The 151st Pokémon is available only through a glitch in the game or an official distribution by Nintendo. Red and Blue received strong reviews; critics praised the multiplayer options, especially the concept of trading. They received an aggregated score of 89% on Game Rankings and are perennially ranked on top-game lists including at least four years on IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time. The games' releases marked the beginning of what would become a multi-billion dollar franchise, jointly selling millions of copies worldwide, and in 2009 they appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records under "Best selling RPG on the Game Boy" and "Best selling RPG of all time."
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Post by J is Justice on Jul 29, 2012 15:00:49 GMT -5
9. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (62 points) Developer(s): Square Publisher(s): Nintendo Platform(s): SNES Genre: Action RPG Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, often shortened and officially known in Japan as Super Mario RPG, is an action role-playing game developed by Square (now Square Enix) and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). It was originally released on March 9, 1996 in Japan and on May 13, 1996 in North America. Nintendo ported the game, with minor differences, to the Wii's Virtual Console service in 2008 to regions around the world. It is the first role-playing video game in the Mario series. The game contains token similarities to other Square role-playing video games, such as Chrono Trigger and the Final Fantasy series, with a story and action-based gameplay derived from the Super Mario Bros. series. The game's story focuses on Mario and the teammates he meets as they seek to eliminate Smithy, the game's main antagonist, who has stolen the seven star pieces of Star Road, a road where all the world's inhabitants' wishes become Wish Stars, allowing them to be granted. The game features five permanent playable characters. Super Mario RPG was directed by Yoshihiko Maekawa and Chihiro Fujioka and produced by Shigeru Miyamoto. Yoko Shimomura composed the game's score, which was released on a soundtrack album in Japan shortly after the game's debut. Super Mario RPG was the final Mario game released for the SNES as well as one of the last games Square produced for Nintendo hardware until Chocobo Land: A Game of Dice in 2002. Square did much of the development of Super Mario RPG under direct guidance from producer Shigeru Miyamoto. The game was well-received upon release, and it was praised particularly for its 3D rendered graphics and humor. The game spawned the Mario RPG series, and two successive RPG-themed spiritual sequels followed: the Paper Mario series and the Mario & Luigi series, both of which use certain conventions established in the original.
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Post by MrBRulzOK on Jul 29, 2012 15:22:49 GMT -5
{Spoiler}1. 2. Mass Effect 2 3. 4. Super Smash Bros Melee 5. 6. Super Mario 2: Yoshi's Island 7. 8. 9. Super Mario RPG 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Earthbound 16. 17. 18. 19. Suikoden II 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Nice, exact same spot I put Super Mario RPG at on my list.
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Post by J is Justice on Jul 29, 2012 15:43:52 GMT -5
1. Final Fantasy IX 2. 3. 4. Pokemon Red/Blue 5. 6. 7. 8. Fallout 3 9. Kingdom Hearts 10. 11. Street Fighter IV 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Persona 4 23. 24. 25.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Jul 29, 2012 17:07:35 GMT -5
{Spoiler}1. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 2. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 3. 4. Grand Theft Auto III 5. 6. 7. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 8. 9. 10. 11. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 12. 13. 14. 15. Super Mario Galaxy 2 16. 17. 18. Portal 2 19. 20. 21. WCW/nWo Revenge 22. 23. 24. 25. Vice City ends up #11 on the Master List and my personal list.
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Post by Big Bad Brad on Jul 29, 2012 18:16:11 GMT -5
Mario RPG was number 5 on my list
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Post by J is Justice on Jul 30, 2012 9:11:32 GMT -5
8. Final Fantasy VII (66 points) Developer(s): Square Product, Development Division 1 Publisher(s): Square Platform(s): Playstation, Windows Genre: RPG Final Fantasy VII is a role-playing video game developed by Square (now Square Enix) and published by Sony Computer Entertainment as the seventh installment in the Final Fantasy series. It was originally released in 1997 for the Sony PlayStation, and was re-released in 1998 for Microsoft Windows-based personal computers and in 2009 on the PlayStation Network. The game is the first in the series to use 3D computer graphics, featuring fully rendered characters on pre-rendered backgrounds, and was the first game in the main series to be released in Europe. Final Fantasy VII follows protagonist Cloud Strife, who, at the beginning of the game, joins the eco-terrorist rebel organization AVALANCHE in their quest to stop the world-controlling megacorporation Shinra, who are draining the life of the planet for use as an energy source. As the story progresses, Cloud and his allies become involved in a larger world-threatening conflict, facing off against Sephiroth, the game's main antagonist. Development of Final Fantasy VII began in 1994. The game was originally intended for release on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, but was later moved to the Nintendo 64. However, since the Nintendo 64's cartridges lacked the required storage capacity, Square decided to release the game for the PlayStation instead. The game was designed and produced by Hironobu Sakaguchi, while the actual direction was done by Yoshinori Kitase. The music was composed by Final Fantasy veteran Nobuo Uematsu, while the series' long-time character designer, Yoshitaka Amano, was replaced by Tetsuya Nomura. Helped by a large promotional campaign in the months prior to its release, Final Fantasy VII became an immediate critical and commercial success. In the years following, it has continued to sell solidly—10 million copies worldwide as of May 2010, making it the best-selling title in the series. Final Fantasy VII received significant praise upon its release for its graphics, gameplay, music and story. There was also criticism pertaining to its English localization. It has retrospectively been acknowledged as the game that popularized the role-playing genre outside of the Japanese market, and has frequently ranked highly on numerous professional and fan-made "greatest games of all time" lists. The popularity of the title led Square Enix to produce a series of prequels and sequels for different platforms under the collective title Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. An enhanced remake for the PlayStation 3 has been rumored since 2005, though Square Enix has formally stated no such product is in development.
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Post by J is Justice on Jul 30, 2012 9:14:45 GMT -5
1. Final Fantasy IX 2. 3. 4. Pokemon Red/Blue 5. 6. 7. 8. Fallout 3 9. Kingdom Hearts 10. 11. Street Fighter IV 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Final Fantasy VII 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Persona 4 23. 24. 25.
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Post by lionheart21 on Jul 30, 2012 11:22:54 GMT -5
1) 2) Red Dead Redemption 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) Final Fantasy 7 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) 21) 22) 23) 24) 25)
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Post by J is Justice on Jul 31, 2012 10:29:16 GMT -5
7. Super Metroid (74 points) Developer(s): Nintendo R&D1, Intelligent Systems Publisher(s): Nintendo Platform(s): SNES Genre: Action-adventure, platform-adventure Super Metroid, also known as Metroid 3, is an action-adventure video game and the third game in the Metroid series. It was designed by Nintendo Research & Development 1, programmed by Intelligent Systems, and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game console. The game was released in Japan on March 19, 1994, in North America on April 18, 1994, and in Europe and Australia on July 28, 1994. It was released for the Wii Virtual Console in 2007. Under development for 18 months, Super Metroid was directed and written by Yoshio Sakamoto, and produced by Makoto Kano with Gunpei Yokoi serving as general manager. The game's story follows Samus Aran as she attempts to retrieve a stolen Metroid from the Space Pirates. The game was given universal acclaim, receiving an aggregated score of 96 percent from Game Rankings, making it the website's 9th highest-rated game. Electronic Gaming Monthly named it the Game of the Month for May 1994, gave it an Editor's Choice Award, awarded it as the Best Action Game of 1994, and named it the Best Game of All Time in 2003. In 2007, IGN ranked Super Metroid 7th in its list of Top 100 Games of All Time. Despite a positive critical reaction, the game sold poorly in Japan, but fared better in North America and Europe. Nevertheless, due to the game's critical success, Nintendo placed it on their Player's Choice marketing label.
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Post by J is Justice on Jul 31, 2012 10:38:45 GMT -5
6. WWF No Mercy (75 points) Developer(s): Asmik Ace Entertainment, AKI Corporation Publisher(s): THQ Platform(s): Nintendo 64 Genre: Wrestling WWF No Mercy is a professional wrestling video game released in 2000 on the Nintendo 64 console and published by THQ. It is named after the World Wrestling Federation annual pay-per-view event of the same name. No Mercy is the follow-up to 1999's WWF WrestleMania 2000, and the last WWF game released for the Nintendo 64. No Mercy was well received by players and critics alike. No Mercy received generally positive reviews, receiving scores of 9.0 from IGN, 7.7 from GameSpot and B+ from Game Revolution. Overall, the game had an average score of 89% on Metacritic. It also received an aggregate score of 85% on GameRankings. GamePro stated: "With an onslaught of brawlers, multiple play modes, and a solid create-a-wrestler feature, No Mercy will have you grappling for days on end. It's a definite must-have for wrestling fans." IGN stated: "A terrific game from top to bottom. The game mechanics are sound, the animation is fantastic, the characters are very responsive and there's a tremendous amount of game modes." While Sports Gaming Network stated: "With such new additions as the ladder match, more in-depth championship modes, and new wrestlers, WWF No Mercy is definitely a good investment even with some of the AI problems found in the game."
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Post by lionheart21 on Jul 31, 2012 11:20:48 GMT -5
1) 2) Red Dead Redemption 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) Final Fantasy 7 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) 20) Super Metroid 21) 22) 23) 24) 25)
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Post by BearDogg-X on Jul 31, 2012 12:55:26 GMT -5
Another from my list:
5. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 6. Final Fantasy IV 7. Super Metroid 8. Grand Theft Auto III 23. Kingdom Hearts
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Post by 'Foretold' Joker on Jul 31, 2012 12:56:59 GMT -5
If you had asked me 5 years ago I'd still rate WWF No Mercy but in recent years compared to the last few WWE games I think it's finally been outted, (mind you the only wrestling game to make my list was All-Stars and that was at 30)
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