The Greatest Games of All Time
6/01/07
Grand Theft Auto III (2001)
One of the most controversial games is also one of the greatest »
PS2
5/18/07
Half-Life (1998)
That'll look nice in my trophy room…»
PC
8/11/06
Final Fantasy VII (1997)
Lucky Seven »
PS
5/01/06
Gran Turismo (1998)
A Ride on the ‘Great Tour’ »
PS
4/17/06
Chrono Trigger (1995)
The Original Time Trotters »
Super NES
3/27/06
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000)
You've Stolen My Soul! »
PC
3/17/06
The Legend of Zelda (1992)
A Link to the Past »
Super NES
3/14/06
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (1992)
The Girl in the Tower »
PC
2/13/06
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (1995)
Zug Zug! »
PC
1/30/06
Doom (1993)
This Is My Boomstick »
PC
11/30/05
The Sims (2000)
Balancing Domestic Coefficients »
PC
11/14/05
Freespace 2 (1999)
Look at the size of that thing! »
PC
10/24/05
Super Mario Kart (1992)
Launchin' Red Shells Like It Ain't No Thang »
Super NES
10/10/05
Planescape: Torment (1999)
I Feel Stronger »
PC
9/09/05
Final Fantasy II (1991)
Sail to the Moon »
Super NES
8/26/05
Master of Orion (1993)
Ridding the Galaxy of Klackons, One Solar System at a Time »
PC
8/12/05
System Shock 2 (1999)
A Shock to the System »
PC
7/15/05
Phantasy Star II (1989)
Sega's Apocalyptic Role-Playing Epic »
Genesis
7/01/05
Diablo (1996)
Click-click-click-click-click »
PC
4/22/05
Tribes (1998)
Shazbot! »
PC
4/22/05
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (1987)
Where's the NHK TV camera? Hello, Tokyo! »
NES
9/24/04
Metroid (1986)
Whoa! Samus is a woman?!? »
NES
9/17/04
EverQuest (1999)
There Couldn't Have Been a Better Name for It »
PC
9/10/04
Contra (1988)
Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A »
NES
8/25/04
Tekken 2 (1995)
The King of Iron Fist Tournament »
PS
8/13/04
Star Raiders (1979)
The Zylon Empire Strikes Back »
Atari 400/800
8/06/04
Sensible World of Soccer (1994)
The Beautiful Game »
Amiga
7/30/04
Star Wars: TIE Fighter (1994)
The TIEs That Bind »
PC
7/23/04
M.U.L.E. (1983)
Because We Never Got Tired of Catching the Mountain Wampus »
Atari 800
7/09/04
Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990)
17 Million Players Can't Be Wrong »
NES
7/02/04
Civilization (1991)
One Tribe to Rule Them All »
PC
6/18/04
Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix (1999)
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised »
PS
6/11/04
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (1996)
When Tetris Gets Tough and Ken Gets Cute »
PS
6/04/04
MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat (1995)
The Granddaddy of Giant Robot Combat Games »
PC
4/30/04
Day of the Tentacle (1993)
The Only Good Tentacle Is a Green Tentacle »
PC
4/23/04
X-Men: The Arcade Game (1992)
Because Six Heads Are Better Than Two... »
Arcade
4/16/04
Smash TV (1990)
Big...money! Big...prizes! I love it! »
Arcade
4/09/04
Darklands (1992)
One Order Medieval Role-playing, Hold the Dwarves and the Elves »
PC
4/02/04
Defender (1980)
I'm the Defender, a Mind-bender »
Arcade
3/26/04
Total Annihilation (1997)
Armed to the Core »
PC
3/19/04
Pitfall! (1982)
The Real Dirty Harry »
2600
3/12/04
Archon (1983)
Goblins, Golems, and Doppelgangers and Not a Single 20-Sided Die to Be Seen »
NES
3/05/04
The Revenge of Shinobi (1989)
Spider-Man, Batman, Rambo, Godzilla, and The Terminator: All Suckers »
Genesis
2/27/04
Ys Book I & II (1989)
Ys...An Ideal Utopia »
TurboGrafx-16
2/20/04
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (1990)
Who's Bad? »
GEN
2/13/04
Neuromancer (1988)
Hacking the Future with a Joystick »
Amiga
2/06/04
California Games (1989)
I Wish They All Could Be California... »
Lynx
1/30/04
Theme Park (1994)
Inducing Vomit Is Part of the Fun »
PC
1/23/04
Oregon Trail (1974)
Jimmy Has Dysentery »
PC
1/16/04
Thief: The Dark Project (1998)
Not Your Common Thief »
PC
1/09/04
SimCity (1989)
We Built This Virtual Urban Simulation on Rock and Roll »
PC
12/19/03
Samurai Shodown II (1994)
That's the Law of Samurai »
NeoGeo
12/12/03
ActRaiser (1991)
Build a World in Three Easy Steps »
Super NES
12/05/03
Marble Madness (1984)
Everything You Know Is Wrong »
NES
11/26/03
Myth: The Fallen Lords (1997)
Casualties. Lots of Casualties »
PC
11/21/03
NFL Blitz '99 (1998)
Because Pass Interference is for Chumps »
Arcade
11/14/03
Double Dragon (1987)
What's Better Than a Single Dragon? »
Arcade
11/07/03
Dragon Force (1996)
Kneel Before the Power of My Sprite Army »
Saturn
10/31/03
Rayman 2: The Great Escape (1999)
You Don't Need Limbs to Be a Hero »
PC
10/24/03
Mega Man 2 (1988)
Saving the World From Our Robot Overlords »
NES
10/17/03
Quake (1996)
The Rocket Heard 'Round the World »
PC
10/10/03
Bionic Commando (1988)
Leave the Jumping to the Marios »
NES
10/03/03
Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars (1996)
True Heroes Live Forever »
PC
9/26/03
Grim Fandango (1998)
Love? Love Is for the Living »
PC
9/19/03
Wipeout XL (1996)
The First Video Game For Club Kids »
PS
9/12/03
Mortal Kombat II (1993)
The First Fighting Game That Let You Be Just Friends »
Arcade
8/29/03
Final Fantasy Tactics (1997)
If Shakespeare Made a Game »
PS
8/21/03
X-COM: UFO Defense (1994)
A Triumph in Turn-based Strategy »
PC
8/16/03
Fallout (1997)
If the Postnuclear Future Is This Good, Sign Us Up »
PC
8/09/03
Tecmo Bowl (1989)
Four Plays Is All You Need, Dammit »
NES
8/02/03
Counter-Strike (2000)
The Greatest Online Tactical Shooter Ever »
PC
7/26/03
Twisted Metal 2 (1996)
Combining Cars and Guns in the Best Way Possible »
PS
7/18/03
Super Mario World (1991)
He May Not Have an S on His Chest, but He's Still Awfully Super »
Super NES
7/11/03
Pac-Man (1980)
Buckner & Garcia Got the Fever »
Nearly everything
7/02/03
Tetris (1985)
They'll Keep Playing It Long After All of Us Are Dead »
Nearly everything
6/27/03
Star Control II (1992)
The Best and Only Epic Sci-Fi Space Shooter Role-Playing Game »
PC
6/20/03
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991)
It Ushered in a New Era in Video Arcades »
Arcade
6/20/03
Starcraft and Starcraft: Brood War (1998)
The Standard by Which All Real-Time Strategy Games Are Judged »
PC
6/20/03
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
GameSpot's First Perfect 10 »
Nintendo 64
6/20/03
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997)
It Carried the Torch for 2D Games in an Increasingly 3D World »
PS
6/20/03
Lode Runner (1983)
An Action Game and Game Generator »
Atari 400/800/1200XL