Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb

I was stunned when I rented this on a whim one rainy afternoon and popped it into my Xbox. I wasn't sure what I was expecting, but whatever it was, the game was a lot better. It really put you in the shoes of Indiana Jones. I can't help but think now, almost a decade later, that Indy's parkour puzzling escapades through the jungles of Ceylon or the Nazi castles of Germany paved the way for what would become Assassin's Creed later down the line.

FUN FACT: I was playing this game when my high school drama teacher called me and told me he was casting me as the lead role in the school play, which turned out to be one of the greatest/most fun roles of my career. When I got the good news, I was in the midst of punching a Nazi across a dining room table. That memory will always live on.