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No. 73: Dragon’s Lair – 100 Greatest Games Ever
Dragon's Lair stunned gamers who walked into arcades in 1983. Think about it -- you're walking past Donkey Kong, Pole Position, Mario Bros. and Millipede, which are all relatively ugly games with tiny blocky sprites, and you see this game playing on a laser disc that looks like an animated film...
No. 74: Tomb Raider II – 100 Greatest Games Ever
Lara Croft's first adventure impressed with its Indiana Jones adventuring feel, a style that the Uncharted series would co-opt years later, but it was the second title that really made it a classic.
The improved graphics engine allowed for dynamic lighting and atmospheric effects, as well as larger amounts of polygons that allowed for large outdoors areas and smoothed over some of the...
No. 75: Metal Gear Solid – 100 Greatest Games Ever
Along with Final Fantasy VII, Solid Snake's triumphant return to gaming solidified PlayStation as a major player.
Utilizing the new Dual Shock controller to shake you up in ways never before expected, it single-handedly kicked off the stealth game trend...
No. 76: Strider – 100 Greatest Games Ever
There's nothing like playing a futuristic ninja that wields a plasma sword, taking out enemies in the Soviet Union to assassinate a dictator. The Arcade version of Strider is still one of the best action titles around, one that allows your character an extraordinary amount of movement...
No. 77: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2 – 100 Greatest Games Ever
Skate or who? Tony Hawk's name is attached to the best skateboarding sim around, one that saw its finest installment way back in 2000. True to Activision's MO, the game makers cranked them out well past the point of saturation, but before that happened we got some amazing installments...
No. 35: Portal 2 – 100 Greatest Games Ever
The original Portal nearly edged out the latest installment, but ultimately, the nod goes to Portal 2. Sure, the original is hysterical, succinct and reminded us all why we play video games but the plot and expanded backstory of the second, not to mention the robust co-op mode, made for a fuller experience...
No. 78: Streets of Rage 2 – 100 Greatest Games Ever
Streets of Rage 2 plays much like the first installment -- you walk around beating people up -- but it's got some refinements that really improved the gameplay. The three characters (two of which are new) all have different styles and moves for the first time, offering a ton of replay value...
No. 79: Bastion – 100 Greatest Games Ever
Like playing a watercolor painting except more beautiful and captivating, Bastion hit the gaming world with a calamity. How can the big guys hope to compete when all the originality is in the tiny studios like Supergiant Games?
Logan Cunningham's raspy narrator is perhaps the best feature of the game, as you have someone talking you through what the hero is thinking and doing at any particular mom
No. 80: Angry Birds Space – 100 Greatest Games Ever
It's not often that your parents can get hooked on a video game, but everyone plays that easy-to-pick-up yet impossible-to-put-down addiction known as Angry Birds. It's impossible to deny how compelling the quick, satisfying puzzles are...
No. 81: Super Punch-Out!! – 100 Greatest Games Ever
While there's a distinct lack of a certain gap-toothed brawler, Super Punch-Out!! manages to easily knock out the original.
The cartoon-y characters offer a good deal of challenge and variety, and Little Mac actually looks big enough to be a contender now...
No. 82: World of Goo – 100 Greatest Games Ever
One of the most clever puzzle games ever created, World of Goo sees you using a bunch of sentient goo balls in order to make structures to reach a pipe and suck the remaining ones up to safety. The game physics is what gives the game its addictive quality -- you've got to construct bridges and towers without the whole thing collapsing, dealing with dangerous territory like spikes and windmills lat
No. 83: Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 – 100 Greatest Games Ever
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 was the game that the first should have been -- quite similar but better in almost every area. The campaign runs around eight hours, but any issues with length will dissipate when you see all the downright cool stuff you have to do...
No. 84: Bonk’s Adventure – 100 Greatest Games Ever
Nintendo had Mario, Sega had Sonic. The TurboGrafx-16, the first 16-bit system ever, had Bonk.
A caveman with some sort of elephantitis of the head, Bonk roamed through prehistoric times fighting dinosaurs and other monsters with the aid of his giant noggin...
No. 85: SimCity 2000 – 100 Greatest Games Ever
Maxis never planned for a sequel to SimCity, but after the game's massive success they really had no other option. It's a good thing they did. While the core concept was the same, the world view was now dimetric instead of overhead in order to take advantage of the different elevations and underground levels in the landscape...
No. 86: Batman: Arkham Asylum – 100 Greatest Games Ever
Still the best superhero game ever made, Batman: Arkham Asylum allowed you to genuinely feel like the world's greatest detective. The fluid combat system makes you a true badass, the stealth segments equally perfect as you cling to the shadows and take out unaware enemies...
No. 87: Pokemon Black and White – 100 Greatest Games Ever
Laugh it off as a kid's game all you want, but there's a reason so many people tried to catch all those damn Pokémon. Over 150 brand-new Pokémon are included in this installment, which doesn't reinvent the wheel so much as further refine it...
No. 88: Super Smash Bros. Melee – 100 Greatest Games Ever
Frantic multiplayer mayhem done right, Super Smash Bros. Melee caused many a broken GameCube controller and argument among friends. It turns out that people do want to see Donkey Kong beating Pikachu to a pulp. Who woulda thunk it?
Unlike any fighting game out there, the four-player every-man-for-himself battles see everyone grabbing items and using their special abilities to knock characters all
No. 89: World of Warcraft – 100 Greatest Games Ever
10.2 million subscribers can't be wrong, can they? Just think of $15 a month per subscriber and weep at the amount of money Blizzard is raking in with this enormous game that's been running since 2004.
If you couldn't tell by those numbers, the commercials starring Ozzy Osbourne and Chuck Norris should convince you that it's by far the most popular MMO of all time...
No. 90: Limbo – 100 Greatest Games Ever
One of the most haunting games you'll ever have the privilege of playing, Limbo is as stark as the name suggests.
Nearly completely silent, with monochromatic black and white graphics and no description whatsoever of how to play, it's a truly unique experience...
No. 33: Donkey Kong – 100 Greatest Games Ever
The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters should be enough to show you how serious people take their Donkey Kong. But as great and tough as the original arcade game is, there's actually a better version - for the Game Boy.
Seriously! It's got depth far beyond the other ports...