Game of the 6th Gen (PS2 era) - The Bear and Badger

hylian_elf

OK, here it is as promised. Similar to the last-gen poll, let's have one for the gen before that (and work backwards?).

Rules/Guidelines/Instructions

1. List your Top 10 (minimum 5, but can list more than 10) games of the 6th generation. Games released on PS2, Gamecube, Xbox, Dreamcast, Gameboy Advance. PC allowed, but only if game was first released during lifetime of the consoles. So 14 October 1999 (DC release) to 11 March 2005 (DS release). Include a little text to explain why you've voted for a game, if you will.

2. Less than 10 games listed will be taken as a Top 9, 8 or whatever. Less than 5 won't get counted, need to ensure enough votes for unskewed stats.

3. More than 10, and I'll take the first/top 10 only.

4. Only individual games please, no collections or similar games having one vote.

5. If not numbered, I'll take the list as ordered in the post in descending order (i.e. gotg at top, then 2 etc).

6. Posts that say "in no order" will be ignored - there needs to be an order for pointage! (See below)

7. Points allocated similar to F1 racing finishing positions, i.e. 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1.

8. Ports, remakes or updates of games from earlier generations are a touchy subject. I will allow them, but I don't expect (m)any to trouble the top end.

9. Only games released in UK allowed, unless it was region free.

10. No specific dealine at the momnent, vote away!

hylian_elf

Order so far:

1 Metroid Prime 231
2 Halo: Combat Evolved 216
3 Resident Evil 4 188
4 ICO 165
5 Super Monkey Ball 112
6 Rez 81
7 Shadow of the Colossus 81
8 Metal Gear Solid 3 79
9 Okami 79
10 Zelda: Wind Waker 79
11 Soul Calibur 70
12 GTA: Vice City 61
13 Half Life 2 60
14 Advance Wars 59
15 Shenmue 52
16 Ninja Gaiden 50
17 Star Wars: KotOR 1 48
18 Metropolis Street Racer 48
19 Metal Gear Solid 2 44
20 F-Zero GX 41
21 Mario Kart Double Dash!! 38
22 GTA3 36
23 Prince of Persia: Sands of Time 35
24 Warioware Twisted 33
25 Halo 2 33
26 Final Fantasy 12 33
27 GTA: San Andreas 30
28 We Love Katamari 30
29 Virtua Tennis 2 29
30 Skies of Arcadia 28
31 Astro Boy 28
32 Ikaruga 26
33 Kuru Kuru Kururin 26
34 Zelda: Four Swords Adventures 25
35 Battlefield 1942 25
36 Deus Ex 25
37 Final Fantasy 10 25
38 Fire Emblem 25
39 Morrowind 25
40 Power Stone 2 25
41 Pro Evolution Soccer 4 25
42 Burnout 2 24
43 Gran Turismo 3 20
44 Outrun 2 20
45 Timesplitters 2 20
46 Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3 19
47 Power Stone 1 19
48 Poject Gotham Racing 2 18
49 Contra: Shattered Soldier 18
50 Dragon Quest 8 18
51 Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath 17
52 Jet Set Radio 16
53 Deus Ex: Invisible War 16
54 God Hand 16
55 Burnout 1 16
56 Pro Evolution Soccer 5 16
57 P.N.03 15
58 Smash Bros Melee 15
59 Dark Chronicle 15
60 Far Cry 15
61 Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 15
62 Top Spin 15
63 Silent Hill 2 15
64 Animal Crossing 14
65 Star Wars: KotOR 2 14
66 Championship Manager 01/02 12
67 Persona 3 12
68 Unreal Tournament 12
69 R-Type Final 12
70 Crazy Taxi 12
71 Star Wars: Rogue Leader 12
72 Bully 12
73 Quake 3 12
74 SSX 11
75 Killer 7 11
76 Bangai-O 10
77 Splinter Cell 2: Pandora Tomorrow 10
78 Freedom Fighters 10
79 Disgaea: Hour of Darkness 10
80 Medal of Honour Allied Assault 10
81 Gunbird 2 10
82 Resident Evil: Remake 10
83 Outrun 2006 9
84 Warioware Inc 9
85 Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door 8
86 Dropship: United Peace Force 8
87 Street Fighter Alpha 3 8
88 Persona 4 8
89 SMT: Digital Devil Saga 8
90 Capcom vs SNK 2 8
91 Otogi: Myth of Demons 6
92 Red Dead Revolver 6
93 Re-Volt 6
94 Ace Combat 5 6
95 Pro Evolution Soccer 1 6
96 Tales of Symphonia 6
97 Mr Driller: Drill Land 6
98 Burnout 3 6
99 Beyond Good & Evil 5
100 Winning Eleven 6 Final Evolution 4
101 Pokemon Ruby / Sapphire 4
102 Smuggler's Run 4
103 Pro Evolution Soccer 3 4
104 Fable 4
105 Mafia 4
106 Mario Golf Advance 4
107 Rallisport Challenge 4
108 PGR2 4
109 Luigi's Mansion 3
110 Jet Set Radio Future 2
111 Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy 2
112 Black 2
113 Devil May Cry 2
114 God of War 2
115 Mario Kart Super Circuit 2
116 Eternal Darkness 2
117 SSX 3 1
118 Super Mario Sunshine 1
119 Viewtiful Joe 1
120 Baldur's Gate 2 1
121 Ratchet & Clank 3 1
122 Resident Evil: Code Veronica 1
123 Transformers 1
124 Virtua Tennis 1 1

Voters so far:

hylian_elf
retroking1981
Raiziel
JonB
regmcfly
I_R
b0r1s
gamerluke
Dogfingers
ChopperByrne
adored
Bollockoff
Dubs
mistercrayon
Facewon
LarryDavid
equinox_code
indigo
RedDave2
Gamermike
davyK
dynamiteReady
adkm1979
Moot_Geeza
Bob
Gonzo
Vela
Dark Soldier
Eric
trippy
SpaceGazelle
acemuzzy

hylian_elf

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hylian_elf

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hylian_elf

My top 10:

1. ICO (PS2)
2. Okami (PS2)
3. Metroid Prime (GC)
4. Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
5. Halo: Combat Evolved (XBox)
6. Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)
7. Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS2)
8. Half Life 2 (PC)
9. Resident Evil 4 (GC)
10. Ikaruga (DC / GC)

Others:
Rez
Advance Wars
Wind Waker
Mario Sunshine
Four Swords Adventures
Mario Kart Super Circuit
CvSNK2
GGX2
Soul Calibur 2
Killer 7
Viewtiful Joe

TheDJR

You're a mad bastard, good work.

Diluted Dante

Placeholder wasn't good enough to vote once, let alone three times.

Genuine question. Does Snake count? As in this one:

Birdorf

No negging? I'm out.

Yossarian

A few games off the top of my head.

Halo CE
Halo 2
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.

Maybe some other games, this will do as my vote if I don't update it.

Hmm, is Dreamcast PS2 era?

Edit: just seen that DC does count. I'll add more shortly.

[Deleted User]

ignore, I was thinking GB color

acemuzzy

Birdorf wrote:

No negging? I'm out.

-2

Bob

Ico.

mistercrayon

put the years in so it's clear what PC games are allowed.

retroking1981

1. Metroid Prime (GCN)
2. Contra: Shattered Soldier (PS2)
3. Shadows of the Colossus (PS2)
4. Halo: Combat Evolved (XB)
5. Resident Evil 4 (GCN)
6. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
7. Outrun 2 (XB)
8. Mafia (PC)
9. God of War (PS2)
10. Luigi's Mansion (GCN)

Bob

PGR2

AJ

Ouendan! and Guitar Hero deserve mention.

JonB

After the best games ever thing, if RE4 doesn't win this then something very strange has happened.

Some games I might/probably will include:
Fire Emblem
Astro Boy
Advance Wars
Halo CE
Ninja Gaiden
Stranger's Wrath
PES
Monkey Ball
Ikaruga
Resi Remake
Okami

Oh, and Disgaea.

There may be others I could consider - have to see what people come up with. It's probably my least played generation though. No PS2 and I fucked off abroad with nothing but a GBA half way through it. But that GBA... what a fine machine.

hylian_elf

JonB wrote:

After the best games ever thing, if RE4 doesn't win this then something very strange has happened.

You didn't give anything different according to position. A game can get mentioned on everyone's list (say at number 10) but still be nowhere near the top if another gets quite a few GOTG votes.

IanHamlett

Incomplete and not yet in order.

Metroid Prime
Shadows of the Colossus
Ico
MGS3
PGR2
Devil May Cry
Monkey Ball
Halo

Raiziel

1. Final Fantasy X (Playstation 2)
2. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (Playstation 2)
3. Dark Chronicle (Playstation 2)
4. Knights of the Old Republic (Xbox)
5. Halo: Combat Evolved (Xbox)
6. Skies of Arcadia: Legends (GameCube)
7. Tales of Symphonia (GameCube)
8. Fable: The Lost Chapters (Xbox)
9. Final Fantasy XII (Playstation 2)
10. Ratchet & Clank 3 (Playstation 2)

Moot_Geeza

Lots of GBA games on my shortlist. Will enjoy narrowing it down tomorrow.

acemuzzy

DC is in??

METROPOLITAN STREET RACER!

Facewon

Ooh, may not be an issue, but ruling on half life 2? Played it on Xbox first.

Facewon

Also, a lot of series getting love in my list, more so than last gen, I reckon.

IanHamlett

acemuzzy wrote:

DC is in?? METROPOLITAN STREET RACER!

My man.

Facewon

On my short-list too. Good times.

Moot_Geeza

Shortlist, in case I lose it:
Bangai-O, Astro Boy, Kuru Kuru Kururin, Wario Ware, Advance Wars, Halo CE, Halo 2, Ninja Gaiden, Stranger's Wrath, Monkey Ball, Quake III, Ico, PES, Shenmue II, Ecco: Defender of the Future.

Moot_Geeza

Just realised I forgot to put Bangai-O on my best games ever list and it was the first game I thought of here. Idiot.

Raiziel

IanHamlett wrote:

acemuzzy wrote:

DC is in?? METROPOLITAN STREET RACER!

My man.

Yeah but PGR bettered it, surely. Wanted to squeeze PGR 2 on to my list but no room.

IanHamlett

I think PGR2 was probably the best but there was nothing even close to MSR at the time.

Facewon

Probably, but there was definitely something about msr. That radio, for one. And the real time clock.

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