Tycho's Top 50
In a particular order.
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The sequel to Halo: Combat Evolved continues the epic story of humanity's last and best hope: the super-soldier Master Chief, as he defends Earth from a Covenant invasion and fights to prevent the activation of another Halo ring.
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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is a 2D action-adventure platformer known for introducing a new style of open-ended gameplay mixed with RPG-like mechanics.
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Formerly known as Final Fantasy III in North America, Final Fantasy VI follows a diverse group of heroes as they fight to defeat Kefka, a megalomaniac intent on using a combination of long-lost magic and technology to take over the world.
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Considered one of the most competitive fighting games out of the entire franchise, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 is an update to the third installment that brings back masked ninjas while tweaking character balances.
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GTA III stars silent criminal protagonist Claude, who after having been betrayed and left for dead is out for revenge. You'll need help, but Mafia bosses need favors, crooked cops need your help, and street gangs want you dead. Life ain't easy being a gangster.
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The second in Bungie's Marathon Trilogy, Marathon 2: Durandal is a science-fiction first-person shooter that tells the tale of a security officer forced into the service of the titular Durandal, an A.I. of questionable mental integrity.
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater returns with new levels, skaters, gameplay mechanics (including the introduction of the Manual), and the ability to create custom skaters and levels.
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The first game in the Halo series of sci-fi first-person-shooter games. Halo: Combat Evolved is considered largely responsible in pioneering modern console shooters.
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Control medieval armies and develop a bolstering economy in this genre defining strategy game.
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Portal 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed first-person puzzle game, carrying forward its love of mind-bending problems and its reckless disregard for the space-time continuum.
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Red Dead Redemption is the spiritual successor to 2004's Red Dead Revolver, featuring a vibrant, open world set in the decline of the American Wild West. Players take on the role of former outlaw John Marston, who is forced to hunt down his former gang to regain his family.
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Lunar: Eternal Blue follows the story of Hiro and Ruby as they attempt to help the Blue Star inhabitant Lucia finish her 'mission'.
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Play as lovable goofball Banjo the bear and his bird pal Kazooie in the first of many adventures as they collect valuable "Jiggies" in order to face the vile witch, Gruntilda and save Banjo's sister Tooty.
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Final Fantasy Tactics is an isometric turn-based strategy game with RPG elements set in the world of Ivalice. It follows the plight of Ramza Beoulve on his quest to obtain the 12 Zodiac Brave stones and stop the corrupt Church of Glabados from unleashing an ancient evil.
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Jonathan Ingram is still trying to get used to the world around him after an accident had left him adrift and frozen in space for 25 years. When his ex-wife calls upon him to help find her missing husband, he finds himself in the midst of a deadly conspiracy.
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Castlevania: Rondo of Blood is a traditional Castlevania platformer for the PC-Engine Super CD-ROM² that takes place before Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
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The third installment in the Zelda series makes a return to the top-down 2D gameplay found in the first game. This time around, Link needs to travel between the light and dark world in order to set things straight in the kingdom of Hyrule.
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The long-awaited sequel to the popular Team Fortress Classic. This now-free-to-play, class-based, first-person shooter has a new visual style and still receives significant updates years after its release.
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The sequel to (and remake of) Street Fighter Alpha brings five new fighters into the fray including newcomer schoolgirl Sakura while adding a new special ability: the "Custom Combo", in which players can trigger a massive timed combo chain using their Super Meter.
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EarthBound is a 1994 role-playing game starring a young boy named Ness on his quest to save the world. The game and its sequels have become cult phenomena with a large, very dedicated fanbase.
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It's up to you, the last remaining space marine in the demon-infested stations on Mars's moons, to fight your way through the scourge... and then take on Hell itself, in this revolutionary first-person shooter.
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Dynasty Warriors 3 builds on the foundation of Dynasty Warriors 2's hack-n-slash mechanics, with the player's chosen officer squaring off against thousands of foes.
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Perfect Dark is a first-person shooter for the Nintendo 64 and the spiritual successor to the 1997 smash hit GoldenEye 007.
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Super Metroid is the third game in the Metroid series and the only Metroid game to be released on the Super Nintendo. It has become widely revered for its gameplay, atmosphere, and environmental storytelling, and continues to inspire many action-adventure games.
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The first title from famed Metal Slug developer Nazca, Neo Turf Masters is a fast-paced arcade golf game featuring four challenging courses and six golfers with unique stats.
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The third game in the BioShock series leaves the bottom of the sea behind for an entirely new setting - the floating city of Columbia, circa 1912.
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Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow is the third Castlevania installment for the Game Boy Advance, bringing the tale of Castlevania to the 21st century and putting players in the shoes of Soma Cruz, a seemingly-normal guy who has the power to absorb souls of the castle's demons and equip them.
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A GameCube remake of the first game in the pre-eminent video game horror series, featuring a graphics overhaul, as well as several new gameplay features, environments, and unlockable modes that weren't included within the original version.
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The conclusion to Bungie Software's Marathon Trilogy, Marathon Infinity closes out the series with a new single-player campaign, nearly two dozen multiplayer maps, and added longevity in the form of two new editing tools, Forge and Anvil.
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Get to the bottom of the mystery shrouding both a recent influx of body-snatching robotic terrorists and your own past as futuristic gumshoe Gillian Seed in this thrilling cinematic adventure. A Hideo Kojima adventure game originally released for the NEC PC-88 in 1988.
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is the second 3D game in the series and sixth original title. It features more of the same sand-box action-adventure gameplay with a new 1980s setting, new characters, new weapons and much more.
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The first game in the legendary Monkey Island series. Guybrush's desire to become a swashbuckling pirate gets him more adventure than he bargained for.
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Koji Igarashi's spiritual successor to his specific style of Castlevania game, made in partnership with Inti Creates.
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A unique mix of Disney and Square Enix characters join spiky-haired hero Sora on his epic journey to save multiple worlds from the evil of the Heartless and find his lost friends Riku and Kairi.
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Venture into the mysterious, Utopian city of Rapture and discover what exactly has gone wrong in this first-person epic.
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Super Smash Bros. Melee brings more of everything to the table. This sequel of the N64 classic has significantly more depth and has previously been featured in the MLG and EVO lineup.
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Take on the role of Gordon Freeman as he escapes the disastrous aftermath of an experiment gone wrong in the Black Mesa Research Facility.
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Nintendo brings its futuristic racing series to the Nintendo 64, along with 3D graphics, multiplayer, and 26 new racers.
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A LucasArts adventure game that follows skeletal travel agent Manny Calavera's four-year journey across the Land of the Dead in a film-noir-inspired tale of love, betrayal and corruption.
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The first game in the Lunar series, and the second highest selling Sega CD game of all time, Lunar tells a story of love, betrayal, and redemption.
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An enhanced downloadable version of the 2010 installment of the long-running NBA Jam series of arcade basketball games, updating the player roster while adding new gameplay mechanics, a new campaign, and new secrets.
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Float downstream in this wild river adventure from Atari.
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The first in a long line of action-oriented survival-horror games, Resident Evil pits a small group of special forces agents against hordes of zombies and other mutated creatures in a mysterious mansion.
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A point-and-click adventure game that follows Bernard Bernoulli, Laverne, and Hoagie as they try to prevent Purple Tentacle from taking over the world.
MobyRank: 94
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The fourth and final installment of the Monster World series.
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An insane roster of characters from both Marvel and Capcom battles out in crazy 3-on-3 tag-team matches in the fourth installment of the Marvel vs. Capcom series.
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Play as Fox McCloud, leader of the Star Fox team, in this on-rails space shooter to save the Lylat system from the evil forces of Andross.
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The Super Mario Bros. 2-cast of Mario, Luigi, Toad and Peach returns for their first 3D adventure with local multiplayer support. And cat suits. In HD.
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The sequel to Dynasty Wars, Warriors of Fate is a beat'em up from Capcom that is based on a manga known as Tenchi o Kurau.
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Guard Crush Games, Lizardcube, and DotEmu collaborate to finally materialize a fourth Streets of Rage title.
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