List of important games

Darksiders 2 has been announced for THQ's 2012 fiscal year, which begins in April 2011.

Diablo III returns to the world of Sanctuary twenty years after the events of Diablo II with a new generation of heroes that must defeat the demonic threat from Hell.

Guild Wars 2 is an online RPG currently being developed by ArenaNet, and continues the subscription-less business model of the original Guild Wars. The game is set about 250 years after the events of its predecessor in a world devastated by the ancient dragons resurfacing after millennia of slumber.

The co-op focused sequel to Runic Games Torchlight. Set for release in Summer 2011.

Link descends from his floating continent home to explore the dark and dangerous world below with the help of a magical blade, in this latest installment of the Legend of Zelda series set prior to the events of Ocarina of Time.

The next installment of Turn 10's racing franchise slated for release in Fall 2011. It is set to feature 16 player online races, dynamic race conditions, cars from over 80 manufacturers, and compatibility with Kinect, both on and off the racetrack.

The long awaited third instalment in Remedy's beloved series, in which an aging Max Payne faces one final chance to redeem himself.

The Uncharted franchise will appear on Sony's second portable PlayStation.

The fifth installment in Bethesda's Elder Scrolls franchise is set in the titular realm of Skyrim and overhauls the graphics, gameplay and quest system with an all new engine.

On an expedition to find the mythical "Atlantis of the Sands" in the heart of the Arabian Desert, Nathan Drake and his partner, Victor Sullivan, encounter a deceptive organization lead by a ruthless dictator. Terrible secrets unfold, causing Drake's quest to descend into a bid for survival.

Batman: Arkham City takes place in a secluded part of Gotham, and is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Batman: Arkham Asylum. Batman will journey into a greater madness!

The third and final installment in the Gears of War trilogy. Taking place on the apocalyptic planet Sera, 18 months after the ending of Gears of War 2, players will once again take control of C.O.G. soldier Marcus Fenix as he takes on the Locust threat and their Lambent rivals.

Developed by id Software and running on the id Tech 5 engine, Rage blends first person shooting with third person vehicular combat that is set in an apocalyptic wasteland on a planet hit by an asteroid.

Human Revolution tells the story of Adam Jensen and his mission to figure out why his company was attacked. Players will take a journey through a world dripping with conspiracy theories and cyberpunk themes.

Metal Gear Solid: Rising is the first console game in the Metal Gear Solid series without Kojima in a directorial role. It features Raiden as the protagonist once more.

An MMO in the vein of the acclaimed KOTOR series, The Old Republic is a story-driven MMO set three hundred years after the first two KOTOR games, focusing on the battle between a new Sith Empire that has arisen and the Galactic Republic struggling for control of the galaxy.

Duke Nukem Forever, the long awaited sequel to Duke Nukem 3D, has been in development since 1997 by 3D Realms. Following the studio's closure in 2009, DNF is now being developed by Gearbox Software. The game is scheduled to be released on June 14th, 2011.

Cole MacGrath, the electric superhuman, returns in the sequel to 2009's open world superhero game from Sucker Punch, featuring new graphics, a new city, and new powers.

Bethesda and Splash Damage are teaming up to deliver a class-based first-person shooter called Brink, which focuses on a new concept for team play.

Set for release on April 19, 2011 and in development by NetherRealm Studios, Mortal Kombat returns to its roots with a retelling of the events of the first three games.

Portal 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed first-person puzzler, carrying forward its love of mind-bending problems and its reckless disregard for the space-time continuum.

Zipper Interactive returns to the SOCOM series with a new installment on PlayStation 3 that features squad-based gameplay, 32 player online modes, and PlayStation Move support.

By the year 2027, the North Koreans have managed to unify Korea, annex Japan, and also invade the western half of the United States. As an American rebel fighter, it is your duty to help push the NPA out of the United States and end your people's suffering.

This sequel to Dragon Age: Origins features faster combat, a new art style, and a brand new, fully voiced main character named Hawke.

Bulletstorm is an FPS developed by People Can Fly, using the Unreal Engine, in which stylish kills earn you big points.

Killzone 3 continues the story of the invasion of the planet Helghan by the oppressive forces of the merciless Interplanetary Strategic Alliance. The game also features an improved multiplayer progression system and refined classes.

After a decade-long hiatus, Marvel vs. Capcom 3 continues the popular crossover fighting game series characterized by fast-paced gameplay, complex tag teams, and elaborate combos.

Dead Space 2 is the sequel to the 2008 surprise hit Dead Space. The no-longer-silent Isaac Clarke finds himself trapped on the city-sized space station called the Sprawl which has been overtaken by another Necromorph infestation.

LittleBigPlanet 2 takes the original concept of LittleBigPlanet and Sony's "Play, Create, Share" genre and drastically improves upon all elements by adding even more tools and a new story campaign.

Gran Turismo 5 is the fifth edition in the long running racing game series by Polyphony Digital. The game sports over 1000 vehicles, realistic damage modeling on race cars, a dedicated television channel, lots of races, 16 player online multiplayer, and active weather.

The third installment in the Assassin's Creed franchise, this game's story picks up right after the events of Assassin's Creed II, showing Ezio Auditore traveling to Rome to recruit a new force of assassins. Brotherhood is the first game in the series to offer online multiplayer.

Call of Duty: Black Ops puts players into the early era of the Cold War (including Vietnam) as a member of the United States black operations unit known as the SOG.

Dance Central is a dancing rhythm game utilizing Kinect for Xbox 360 and developed by Harmonix Music Systems.

The third game in the Fable series sets you with the task of becoming ruler of Albion as it enters the industrial era.

Rock Band 3 spices up the brand with the addition of playable keyboard sections and "Pro Mode", and offers eighty-three new songs to rock out to.

The post-apocalyptic Fallout universe expands into Nevada in this new title in the franchise. As a courier once left for dead by a mysterious man in a striped suit, the player must now set out to find his assailant and uncover the secrets of the enigmatic ruler of New Vegas.

The 2010 installment of NBA Jam was developed by EA Canada for the Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, bringing back the gameplay of the original 1993 arcade game.

Dead Rising 2 is a third-person action-adventure survival horror game that takes place five years after the end of the original Dead Rising, moving its zombie apocalypse setting into the glamorous Fortune City.

Civilization V, the newest entry into the Civilization series, brings brand new visuals and refined gameplay to this beloved franchise, while maintaining the "just one more turn" mentality.

Halo: Reach is the prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved, and chronicles one of the most cataclysmic events of the Halo Universe, the destruction of the UNSC fortress world Reach, through the eyes of a squad of Spartan super-soldiers known as Noble Team.

Set between the events of Super Metroid and Metroid Fusion, Other M follows Samus Aran on a rescue mission to a derelict ship in deep space where she encounters her former commanding officer and a whole host of old and new trouble.

The first chapter in the StarCraft II trilogy focuses on the struggles of the Terran race, as seen through the eyes of Commander Jim Raynor, leader of the rebel group Raynor's Raiders.

Singularity is a First Person Shooter where the player is given the ability of time manipulation.

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker is the latest entry into the Metal Gear Solid franchise, and the second canonical Metal Gear title produced for the PSP. Set in Costa Rica, Peace Walker puts you in control of Big Boss once again as he prepares the rise of Outer Heaven.

The first Mario sequel in over 15 years to appear on the same console as its predecessor, Mario is back in the galactic platforming game, joined by Yoshi as he explores additional planets with new mechanics, power-ups, and boss battles.

The spiritual successor to 2004's Red Dead Revolver features a vibrant, rural open world. Players take on the role of outlaw-turned-bounty hunter John Marston as he hunts down his old gang. The game runs on Rockstar's RAGE engine, and utilizes the Euphoria procedural animation system.

Skate 3 features a cooperative career mode, new tricks, a robust set of community features, and a suite of creation tools for logos, films, and skate parks.

Splinter Cell: Conviction is the fifth installment in Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell franchise. Sam Fisher breaks apart from the Third Echelon in order to find the people responsible for the death of his daughter, only to find that not everything is what it seems.

Super Street Fighter IV is a standalone update to its predecessor, adding new characters, modes, and online features.

Rico Rodriguez returns to explore another autocratic island nation in this explosion-laded followup to Just Cause.

God of War III puts players back in the role of Kratos to continue his brutal and bloody war against Olympus as he sets his sights on Zeus himself.

This entry into the Final Fantasy universe is set in the worlds of Pulse and Cocoon. Players take control of multiple characters who are caught in a war between these worlds.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is the second installment in this spin-off Battlefield series. It has a more serious campaign and a vastly expanded multiplayer system.

Heavy Rain is an adventure game sporting a storyline that appears to adapt to the choices of the player. It was developed by French studio Quantic Dream exclusively for the PlayStation 3.

Awoken ten years after the events of the first game, you must unravel the mystery behind the Big Sisters and your own past in the ruined underwater city of Rapture.

The second installment in the Mass Effect trilogy, Mass Effect 2 is developed by BioWare and published by EA Games for Xbox 360, PC and PS3. In this chapter, Shepard must assemble a new team and explore the seedier side of the galaxy to save all of humanity from annihilation.

The second installment in the Assassin's Creed franchise follows the exploits of Ezio Auditore da Firenze as he seeks revenge on those who betrayed his family.

The first 2D Mario platformer for a home console in over 15 years. Though it has single-player, it focuses heavily on cooperative multiplayer, allowing up to 4 players to play simultaneously. This game also premiered Nintendo's Super Guide hint system.

Infinity Ward's sequel to 2007’s wildly successful first person shooter Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Modern Warfare 2 continues the story of American and British soldiers fighting Russian ultranationalist forces.

Dragon Age: Origins is an epic fantasy role-playing game featuring a rich story, personality-driven characters, and tactical, bloody combat. It is considered a spiritual successor to the Baldur's Gate series.

Turn 10's third installment in the Forza series. Forza Motorsport 3 offers 100 tracks and 400 cars with full customization, as well as video editing and uploading.

Borderlands is a first-person shooter RPG from Gearbox Software that puts players into the shoes of one of four playable characters as they traverse the hostile planet of Pandora in search of a mysterious "Vault," said to contain priceless unknown riches, alien technologies and a mass army of Guardians.

Brütal Legend is a humorous heavy-metal, open-world, action-adventure game with light real-time strategy elements. As Eddie Riggs, lead the people of the Brütal World to rise up against the Tainted Coil demons who rule the world, and their leader, the sinister Emperor Doviculus.

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is the sequel to Naughty Dog's 2007 critically-acclaimed title, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.

This is the first game in the Gran Turismo racing series to be released on a handheld system.

Demon's Souls is an action-RPG developed by From Software. It has quickly become popular within hardcore circles for its relentlessly steep difficulty level and unique multiplayer integration.

Halo 3: ODST is a standalone Halo 3 expansion set in New Mombasa during the events of Halo 2. The game features a new silent protagonist; an ODST soldier known as "the Rookie", looking to survive in the ruins of the Covenant-occupied city and rendezvous with his scattered teammates.

Following the Rock Band formula, The Beatles: Rock Band immerses players into the shoes of the Fab Four as they progress through their career, featuring an exclusively Beatles theme and song list.

Batman: Arkham Asylum puts you in the cowl of the iconic Dark Knight, fighting his way through Arkham Asylum to stop the Joker from enacting a sinister plot that would have grave consequences for Gotham City.

The award-winning video game Shadow Complex is a modern and masterful side-scrolling action-adventure platformer designed in the Metroid & Castlevania style. Shadow Complex utilizes the 3D engine, Unreal Engine 3, to incorporate elements of depth and perspective.

This sequel to Wii Sports offers 12 different games with multiple variants for most of them.

Electronic Arts follows up to the hugely successful Sims 2 with an improved character creation system, an open neighborhood, and a greater focus on character development.

Red Faction: Guerrilla is third-person open-world action game that focuses heavily on destructible environments.

inFamous is a third-person open-world action-adventure game in which players take control of Cole, an urban explorer / bike messenger changed by a mysterious blast that grants him electricity-based superpowers.

UFC 2009 Undisputed is a mixed martial arts fighting game developed by Yuke's Osaka, developers of the WWE SmackDown! games. It is the first UFC game to be released under the licensing agreement signed with THQ.

Nintendo is bringing back Little Mac and a slew of memorable opponents in this Wii remake of the cartoon-boxing classic.

Rhythm Heaven (known in Europe as Rhythm Paradise) is the sequel to the game Rhythm Tengoku, which was released on the Game Boy Advance in Japan only. Japanese music producer TSUNKU helped direct and compose music for the game.

Resident Evil 5 follows series alum Chris Redfield as he journeys into West Africa with his new partner, Sheva Alomar, fighting las Plagas-infested enemies called the Majini. The gameplay is similar to Resident Evil 4.

The fifth installment of the Total War series from The Creative Assembly Empire: Total War features the series' hallmark blend of real-time strategic battles, and turn-based empire building. This installment takes place during the 18th century -- an age of imperial expansion, trade, rifles and cannons.

Take the fight to the Helghast in this first person shooter from Guerrilla Games.

The sequel to Relic's critically-acclaimed Dawn of War does away with economizing and base building in favor of a more involved combat system with RPG elements.

First released in arcades and later ported to consoles, Street Fighter IV is a rebirth of a beloved fighting series, using 3D characters and environments while retaining the franchise's core 2D game play. Gathering a massive fanbase, Street Fighter IV has been long awaited after years of drought.

Project Origin is the direct sequel to Monolith's spooky first-person shooter, F.E.A.R.

Left 4 Dead puts players in the role of one of four survivors during a zombie apocalypse. Gamers are challenged to get from one safe house to another while facing clusters of "Infected." Co-op is key to survival in this fast paced game of zombie genocide.

Animal Crossing comes to the Wii as a sequel to the original GameCube and DS versions. Featuring a host of new features such as improved online play, including a new voice chat option through the use of Wii Speak, a city for players to visit, and new holidays.

The Mortal Kombat and DC Comics universe's collide in Midway's first cross-over Mortal Kombat game developed for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Travel to the arctic continent of Northrend in Blizzard's second and latest expansion to the most popular MMORPG ever made.

In this new spin on the platforming genre, Banjo and Kazooie return to battle Gruntilda using unique, player customized vehicles.

Mirror's Edge is a first-person platforming action game developed by DICE and published by EA. Players control of Faith, a runner who physically transports sensitive information across a totalitarian, government-controlled city.

Treyarch takes the famous series back sixty years, with the first Call of Duty game set in the Pacific Theatre, against the Imperial Japanese in World War II.

Join Delta Squad once more in the fight against the Locust Horde, in this "bigger, better and more badass" sequel to the 2006 smash hit.

Step back into the shoes of Nathan Hale and fight against the Chimeran invasion of the United States in Resistance 2.

Fallout 3 is a post-nuclear apocalyptic open world role playing shooter. It saw the return of the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. system, along with the Karma system. It was developed and published by Bethesda Softworks, the creators of the Elder Scrolls series.

Turn back the clock yet again in EALA's third installment of the popular alternate-historical RTS, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3.

Lead the way as your very own Sackperson in the highly customizable side-scrolling world of LittleBigPlanet, where you can play, create, and share 2.5D levels with your friends and the whole PSN community.

The fourth game in the Guitar Hero series adds drums and vocals to the mix, along with a music studio that you can use to create new tracks and share them online.

An action-oriented role-playing game set 500 years after the original Fable, this sequel starts players out in the role of a street urchin destined for greatness. Choose to become a brave knight or treacherous rogue, each decision affecting your ultimate outcome.

Dracula is still a threat, but the Belmonts are nowhere to be found. Several groups of people form to battle Dracula, the most successful of which is the Order of Ecclesia and its greatest champion, Shanoa.

Return to Stilwater in Volition's crime-themed sequel to Saints Row.

In this game you take the role of Engineer Isaac Clarke, who battles a polymorphic virus-like alien infestation which turns human corpses into grotesque undead alien monsters called "Necromorphs", while trying to survive on board a stricken interstellar mining ship named the USG Ishimura.

The futuristic racing and combat of the Wipeout universe makes its first PlayStation 3 appearance as a downloadable game on PlayStation Network.

The 6th installment in Ubisoft's World War II Brothers in Arms series was released on the anniversary of Market Garden, September 23, 2008 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

Mega Man 9 is a side-scrolling Mega Man game, made to resemble the style of the NES Mega Man games using an almost exact match of graphical style and gameplay to that of earlier games in the Mega Man series of games.

Set in between Star Wars Episodes III and IV, Force Unleashed casts the player as Darth Vader's secret apprentice tasked with hunting down the last of the Jedi Order.

Harmonix, MTV Games, and EA return with the sequel to Rock Band. Rock Band 2 ships with 84 on-disc songs, 20 free downloadable songs, compatibility with all DLC, and the ability to import most songs from the first Rock Band.

Simulate the development and progression of an alien species as it evolves from a single-celled organism to a sapient level, rises up through various stages of civilization, and eventually becomes a space-faring species.

Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise realistically simulates everyday struggles in the life of an omnipresent piñata handler.

The disappointing follow-up to Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, takes three guns-for-hire to Venezuela. This sequel introduces drop-in, drop-out online co-op with the availability to play through the entire single player campaign with a friend. Complete with trophy support.

Castle Crashers is a downloadable 2D side-scrolling beat-em-up for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 featuring RPG elements and multiplayer modes for up to four players (online and offline).

Fight off hordes of enemies and collect as much loot as you possibly can in this Cyber-Viking action-RPG from Silicon Knights.

Bionic Commando Rearmed is a remake of the classic NES game, Bionic Commando. Although it was designed mainly as a marketing tie-in to the 360 and PS3 game also called Bionic Commando, it was actually far, far better received by critics than the real console game.

Manipulate time to complete puzzles in this 2D platform game made by indie developer Jonathan Blow.

With several new modes and updated visuals, Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 proves to be a worthy successor to the Xbox Live Arcade smash hit, Geometry Wars.

The venerable Battlefield franchise returns for its second console-only outing, this time with a fleshed out single player campaign and a new multiplayer game mode, Gold Rush.

In 2014, war has become so routine that it is the core of the global economy. A rapidly aging Solid Snake picks up his gun and embarks upon his final mission in this epic tale of tactical espionage action, the final entry in the Metal Gear Solid series.

Take on the role of Niko Bellic, a Serbian immigrant who comes to the US at his cousin Roman's request, to find a better life, search for "that special someone" and participate in lawless activities in an upgraded generation of Liberty City.

Patapon is a mix of the Rhythm genre and Real Time Strategy genre in which you lead a tribe of warriors by the beat of your drums, on the search for the legendary “IT”.

Paradise turns the Burnout series on its head by moving from closed set tracks to an open world full of events to experience both alone and in a group online.

An action-adventure hack n' slash title for the Nintendo Wii. In it, players follow otaku Travis Touchdown in his quest to become the highest-ranked assassin in the world (and, perhaps, get together with the mysterious Sylvia Christel).

Rock Band expands on the concepts Harmonix established in its Guitar Hero franchise by allowing players to play guitar, bass, drums, and sing to a variety of songs from various sub-genres and time periods.

As Nomad, an elite soldier outfitted in a state-of-the-art Nanosuit that gives him superhuman abilities, infiltrate a North Korea-held island to rescue captured scientists... and face a reawakening ancient evil that threatens the entire world. Crysis is well known for its high system requirements and top of the line graphics.

In Mario's first Wii adventure, the famed plumber travels throughout the universe on his latest quest to save Princess Peach from the evil Bowser.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare ditches the World War II motif of the past Call of Duty games to tell a story set in contemporary times, and backs it up with a solid, feature-rich multiplayer mode.

Probably the best deal in gaming history, The Orange Box packages Half-Life 2 with Half-Life 2's Episode One & Two, as well as the extremely popular Team Fortress 2 and the highly acclaimed puzzler Portal.

The first Zelda handheld game developed by Nintendo EAD since Link's Awakening, the game continues the story of Link and his Pirates to find a new Hyrule, but are detoured by a Ghost Ship. Controlled entirely by Touch Screen, it is one of the best selling games in the series.

Master Chief and the Arbiter join forces in a race to save Humanity, and all sentient life, from the fanatical alien races collectively known as the Covenant and the parasites known as the Flood, in this epic conclusion to the Halo trilogy.

World in Conflict puts the player into a Cold War scenario in which the Soviets mount a full scale invasion on Europe and America.

Would you kindly venture into the mysterious, Utopian city of Rapture and discover what exactly has gone wrong in this thrilling first-person epic?

Chris Taylor follows up his critically acclaimed title "Total Annihilation" with Supreme Commander. This time players take control of one of three factions and put an end to the "Infinite War" that has been raging across the galaxy.

Resistance: Fall of Man is the first in a franchise of first-person shooters from Insomniac Games. Set in an alternative history of 1951, you follow the story of Sgt. Nathan Hale as he and the human resistance forces attempt to drive a mysterious alien-like invasion out of Britain.

A simulation game which has players transform a neglected plot of land into a lush garden in order to attract various piñata animals and encourage them to become residents on your land

Gears of War is a tactical cover-based sci-fi shooter from Epic Games. The player controls Marcus Fenix, a COG soldier who fights off the Locust invaders.

The sequel to Bioware's Dungeons and Dragons PC role playing game of 2002, Neverwinter Nights 2 puts the player in the role of a peasant that must realize his importance in the world through an epic adventure.

Play as wartime photojournalist Frank West as he tries to survive a zombie invasion while trapped in the Willamette Parkview Mall in Colorado. Dispatching the undead with whatever comes to hand, Frank has 72 hours to get the story of his life.

Defend the continent of Tamriel from invading hordes of Daedra and Vampires from mystical realms and bring an illegitimate son to the throne of Cyrodiil in the fourth installment of the Elder Scrolls series.

Guitar Hero allows players to step into the shoes of a rock god and play some of the most famous guitar songs of all time.

Indigo Prophecy is a mystery-driven action/adventure game that harkens back to the point-and-click era. The game incorporates rhythm mini-games at key points as you try to figure out why you murdered a stranger in a local diner.

Battlefield 2 is the third installment in the popular Battlefield franchise. Boasting a variety of revolutionary new features, a new setting, and unprecedented action, Battlefield 2 received critical acclaim with two "Best Game Of The Year" awards.

Play as the Spartan warrior, Kratos, as he cuts his way through armies of mythological creatures, on a path to kill Ares, the God of War, and gain redemption for his past sins.

With Resident Evil 4, Capcom overhauls the mechanics of its popular survival horror franchise with a simple perspective shift, creating one of the most lauded action games ever made. It introduces more formidable enemies, improved shooting mechanics, better graphics, and incredibly atmospheric gameplay.

Once again in the role of theoretical physicist Dr. Gordon Freeman, players join the remnants of the human resistance as they battle the Combine, an occupying force of trans-dimensional alien invaders that have conquered Earth.

The sequel to the beloved Halo: Combat Evolved continues the epic story of humanity's last and best hope - the super soldier known as the Master Chief.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas opens with a 90's West Coast gangster feel which includes several new features and a much larger game world than previous installments in the GTA series.

Fable is the first game in the Fable franchise, following the exploits of an unnamed Hero as he struggles to free Albion from the evil Jack Of Blades. Fable features a moral choice system, where your appearance changes depending on your actions.

The first Burnout to be published by Electronic Arts, Takedown adds new features and modes, including online play, to this fast-moving racing and crashing game.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is an action adventure game with a strong focus on platforming. The story revolves around the wry Prince, a time-altering dagger, and a kingdom beset by a plague-like evil.

SOCOM II is the second game in Zipper's popular SOCOM franchise. It was one of the most popular online-multiplayer games for PS2 due to its solid gameplay and online mechanics.

Star Wars: KOTOR is a role-playing game set 4000 years before "A New Hope". You fight to stop Darth Malak and the Sith fleet from destroying the Republic. The game sports such innovations as turn-based combat that appears to run in real time and light or dark side alignment.

EVE Online is a loosely structured science fiction MMORPG published by CCP Games in which players take on the role of a ship captain exploring a newly discovered section of space.

Link, along with his fellow pirates, embarks on a journey spanning a vast ocean, lost worlds, and an inherited destiny, to find his sister.

First entry in the Splinter Cell series. You are Sam Fisher, a highly-trained covert operative working for a division of the NSA known as Third Echelon. As Sam, you must infiltrate heavily guarded areas in order to combat the threat of terrorism.

Ratchet & Clank is a platformer adventure game that follows two heroes, Ratchet and Clank, on their journey to save Ratchet's home planet.

In Animal Crossing, the player lives a virtual life where they design interiors, collect items, capture various species of bugs and fish, and explore a one-of-a-kind town filled with amiable animal townsfolk.

Battlefield 1942, the first in the acclaimed Battlefield franchise, pits Axis versus Allies in large-scale multiplayer battles.

Icewind Dale II was the last game to be built on the Infinity Engine. Based on the DnD 3rd Edition ruleset, the game lets you build a party of up to six characters who make their way through the harsh winter of the Forgotten Realm's Icewind Dale region.

SOCOM was one of the first popular online games for the PS2. In many ways, it revolutionized online gaming on the PS2.

The demonic Burning Legion is preparing an invasion on Azeroth. Prevent the inevitable as the Reign of Chaos begins.

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem is an action-adventure game notable for its Lovecraftian horror, multiple playable characters from different time periods, and fourth-wall-breaking "sanity effects".

Bioware's epic RPG lets you play as a noble Paladin, a sly Rogue or a powerful Mage as you battle to erradicate a plague that's afflictiong Neverwinter and to save the world from a powerful foe that is once again on the rise.

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is the third game in Bethesda's open-ended computer-role-playing series. In addition to improved graphics and gameplay, Morrowind features a smaller but more detailed world than its predecessors.

Wizardy 8 is the final installment of the Wizardry series, one of the oldest and most venerated RPG franchises. In this final adventure, the player must lead a party against the Dark Savant, a powerful being in search of the secrets behind the Ascension.

The follow up to the 1998 bestseller, Metal Gear Solid 2 blends action, tactical stealth, and intense masterful cutscenes. The second game in the Metal Gear Solid franchise takes the action to a research facility seized by terrorists who are holding the President hostage.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 brought the popular skateboarding franchise to the modern console era with smooth, 60-fps graphics and one of the most meaningful additions to the series: the Revert.

Betrayed and left for dead. Now it's time for your revenge. Mob bosses need favors, crooked cops need your help, and street gangs want you dead. Rob, steal, and kill just to stay out of trouble. Anything can happen out there.

Dark Age of Camelot is a MMORPG released by Mythic Entertainment. With three separate factions. Nicknamed DAoC the game featured at the time unprecedented PvP gameplay focusing on siege warfare. Realm vs Realm.

The story of ICO follows a forsaken young boy with horns and a girl named Yorda as they attempt to escape from the dark confines of a cursed castle.

You are not the only hero...

Play as Cate Archer, an operative for UNITY, as she battles against an evil plot hatched by the global terrorist organization, H.A.R.M. in the groovy 1960's.

Originally created as a modification of the original Half-Life, Counter-Strike has since become its own franchise, setting new standards in online team-based shooters, and was at one point the single most-played online game in the world with a huge competitive following.

Jet Grind Radio is a unique action game in which you tag the streets of Tokyo-to

Take hold of your destiny as you journey across mysterious lands, encounter many magical creatures and meet many memorable characters in a large fantasy world.

Sequel to Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross offers an adventure across a pan-dimensional universe that weaves a story of manipulation, fate and death.

The "ultimate" cross-over! Marvel and Capcom characters collide in a 2D fighting game that is still played competitively in tournaments around the world.

Diablo II, sequel to the game Diablo, is a dark fantasy-themed action role-playing game in a hack and slash and "dungeon roaming" style. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS in 2000 by Blizzard Entertainment, and was developed by Blizzard North.

A celebrated cyberpunk-themed first-person role playing game, Deus Ex puts players behind the shades of JC Denton--an operative thrust into a world of byzantine global conspiracies.

John Romero's greatest embarrassment is a tale that begins in the dystopian future of 2455 AD, where a martial arts instructor must travel through time to recover the magical sword known as the Daikatana.

Crazy Taxi is a high octane arcade game. Your objective is to take passengers to their desired location within the time limit.

Resident Evil: Code Veronica is a survival horror video game initially developed and published by Capcom for the SEGA Dreamcast. It was later released for Sony PlayStation 2 and Gamecube with improved graphics.

An isometric RPG using Bioware's Infinity Engine and set in the Dungeons and Dragons universe, Torment tells the dark, mature and provocative tale of The Nameless One, an immortal searching for who he is.

Quake III Arena is a popular multi-player focused first-person shooter from iD Software released in 1999.

The first in the series, Unreal Tournament broke new ground with fast-paced, online multiplayer action. Players compete in traditional game modes including Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Assault, and Domination.

Freespace 2 is a space-sim developed by Volition Incorporated and released in 1999 for the PC. It is still considered by many to be the finest example of its genre.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater is the 1999 skateboarding game that revolutionized the sports genre and became one of gaming's most influential games of all time.

Developed by Looking Glass Studios and released in 1999, this science fiction-based first-person shooter role-playing game established new standards for storytelling and gameplay. Considered by some to be one of the greatest games ever made.

EverQuest is one of the original MMOs that helped to define the genre. With 17 expansion packs, this game is still enjoyed by thousands all over the world.

Bioware's first RPG. A lone hero must assemble a party of adventurers and investigate the mystery of the iron crisis and a darker threat that looms in the city of Baldur's Gate.

This treasured classic is considered to be one of the greatest games of all time, due in large part to the seamless unity between traditional Zelda gameplay and the bold, artistic, 3D environment in which it is presented.

Take on the role of Gordon Freeman as he escapes the disastrous aftermath of an experiment gone wrong in the Black Mesa Research Facility.

Grim Fandango is an adventure game released by Lucas Arts in 1998. It follows a travel agent for the Department of Death named Manny Calavera and his exploits battling corruption in the Land of the Dead.

Metal Gear Solid, released in 1998, is a game developed and published by Konami Corporation. The game follows a newly-retired Snake through his mission on Shadow Moses Island as he attempts to rescue hostages DARPA Chief Donald Anderson and president of ArmsTech Kenneth Baker, while preventing a nuclear catastrophe.

Pokémon Red version and Blue version were the initial two releases in the Pokémon series. You play as Red, a Pokémon trainer from Pallet Town who Ash Ketchum, the anime protagonist, was later based on, and start a journey to become a Pokémon Master and ultimately catch 'em all.

Polyphony Digital's seminal racing simulator for the Playstation.

StarCraft has been called the greatest real-time strategy game ever and it's certainly one of the most critically acclaimed. StarCraft features three powerful, yet balanced races: the Terrans, the Zerg, and the Protoss. You play as each race fights to the death for the fate of the universe.

Pick up your trusty club and get ready to crush some Neolithic skulls in this historically based Real time strategy game focusing on the early Stone Age through till the late Iron Age.

A critically acclaimed role-playing game developed by Black Isle Studios and Tim Cain in 1997, Fallout established itself as a prominent post-apocalyptic universe with a dark sense of humor.

After 3000 years of galactic scale warfare the remnants of two once great armies duke it out for the total annihilation of the other in this 1997, critically acclaimed RTS.

A young man's quest to save the world and exact revenge upon the man who wronged him, uncovering dark secrets about his past along the way in the classic RPG.

A Nintendo 64 game based on the James Bond film by the same name, GoldenEye 007 is both a crucial milestone in the evolution of first-person shooters on consoles and universally considered one of the best movie license games ever made.

Diablo is an action RPG in which you use fantasy medieval weapons and spells to defeat hordes of monsters from hell through randomized dungeon levels, continuously gaining experience points, gold, and a variety of equipment to bolster your monster-killing potency along the way.

Syndicate Wars is a squad based, futuristic real-time strategy game that has you control a group of four corporate peacekeepers with a variety of high-tech weapons.

Sequel to the game that defined Playstation as cool. This game upped the ante with a refined and more forgiving play mechanic, more visual effects, and an increased selection of licensed music.

A landmark in videogames with 3D gameplay, Super Mario 64 not only boasts surpassing 11.8 million copies sold, but it is also one of the best-selling video games in the USA.

Meridian 59 was the first graphical massively multi-player game. Played on the Internet with hundreds of users able to interact in the same world, the game is often considered the start of modern MMO gaming.

The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall from Bethesda Softworks is an enormous RPG and sequel to The Elder Scrolls: Arena. It includes a massive gameworld and pioneering freeform play. It was well received for these factors, but was criticised for a crippling number of bugs.

The much-anticipated follow-up to Doom, Quake was one of the first games to make use of fully polygonal graphics and hardware acceleration, and is often credited as the point of origin for many lasting trends in the FPS genre, such as standardized mouse look and the WASD control scheme.

Resident Evil is a survival horror classic in which a group of special forces agents, known as S.T.A.R.S, struggle against hordes of zombies and various other mutants in a mysterious mansion as they try to uncover the truth behind the terrifying infection.

Kill countless aliens while rescuing babes as Duke Nukem in this critically acclaimed first-person shooter. An addition to the popular Duke Nukem franchise.

Tekken is the 3D fighting game made by Namco. It would first appear in the Arcade's then later on the Playstation home gaming console, and its popularity has spawned more than six subsequent Tekken games.

Ridge Racer is an arcade game that was considered innovative upon its release. It has spawned a successful franchise of games focused on over-the-top drift racing.

The first title in the revolutionary Command & Conquer series.

The anticipated collaboration between Square and Enix offered an adventure spanning many time periods and a diverse cast of endearing original characters.

You are called by a mysterious dragon to destroy an empire that is unlocking ancient powers it cannot comprehend.

The first 3D fighter ever, Virtua Fighter was released by SEGA originally as an arcade title. Spawning 4 proper sequels, the game eventually made its way to home consoles, most notably with a haphazard 32X version.

In the shoes of a Material Defender working for the PTMC, your objective is to take to the underground and overcome the epidemic of rogue mining robots plaguing across planets in a heart pounding 360 degree action shooter.

Crusader: No Remorse presented nonstop action from a DIFFERENT perspective.

The second game in the Virtua Fighter series from Sega's AM2, adding two new fighters to the roster as well as impressive graphics for the time.

After the events of Doom, Hell has found its way to Earth. The last living scientists develop a plan to evacuate what's remaining of the human race with enormous space ships. Unfortunately, the Demons have taken control of the only spaceport, and it's up to you to take it back.

Created by Shiny Entertainment and the twisted mind of Dave Perry (in conjunction with Doug TenNappel), Earthworm Jim is a nonsensical side-scrolling platform game that allows you to venture through the galaxy as an earthworm trapped in a futuristic space-suit to rescue Princess What's-Her-Name.

Uniracers is a 2D racing game developed by Rockstar North with unicycles where you pick up speed by performing stunts and jumps. Some levels required you to earn a set amount of points by performing stunts in a limited time.

Super Metroid is the third in the series and the first Metroid game on the Super Nintendo. The game was the first 24MB cartridge, and was praised for its detailed graphics and music.

NBA Jam is a basketball arcade game developed by Midway studios in 1993. The game was the birth of a new sporting genre that focused around fun, unrealistic gameplay. The exaggerated nature of play meant that players could jump three times their height, defying the laws of physics.

Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is the original Warcraft RTS that founded the Blizzard IP. It is a counterpart to the original Command & Conquer, which was released six months later.

Star Control II is the second game in the Star Control franchise and is known as one of the greatest space adventure games of all time. With its deep story line, incredibly detailed alien life forms and intense ship battles, Star Control II is an incredible ride from start to finish.

Sonic CD is Sonic's debut on the Sega Genesis add-on, Sega CD. Some consider it to be Sonic's greatest adventure.

Myst is an adventure game that takes place on a mysterious island. It was one of the first games ever released on a CD format and was notable for using a high amount of pre-rendered 3D imagery.

Gunstar Heroes is a side-scrolling platformer/shooter from Treasure. Its colorful art style and frenetic shooting action have earned it near universal praise.

A 2D arcade fighting game for the Neo-Geo Gaming Console. Versions of the game were made and ported to other popular gaming consoles.

Mortal Kombat II is the second installment of one of the most violent fighting game franchises of all time, providing a smoother fighting system while adding new characters and content.

Syndicate is a action strategy game set in a dystopian future. Developed by Bullfrog in 1993.

Welcome to the team! Fly through several sci-fi levels in this game featuring anthropomorphic animals and crazed monkeys bent on the destruction of civilization.

X-Wing is a space simulation game where you pilot a variety of rebel spacecraft in dogfight missions that conclude in the destruction of the original Death Star.

It's 2142, and you are Conrad B. Hart, an agent for the Galaxia Bureau of Investigation. You must recover your lost memories to save Earth before it's too late.

Day of the Tentacle is a point-and-click adventure game that follows Bernard Bernoulli, Laverne, and Hoagie as they try to prevent the Purple Tentacle from taking over the world.

Mortal Kombat is a 2D fighting game that revolutionized the fighting game genre by using fully-digitized character graphics and introducing extreme violence and gore.

Play as one of four fighters as you attempt to save Adam from the evil clutches of Mr. X in this side-scrolling beat 'em up classic, with a classic soundtrack by Yuzo Koshiro.

The third installment in the Zelda series makes a return to the top-down 2D game play 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.

Night Trap is a controversial adventure game which utilized Full Motion Video and starred semi-famous actress Dana Plato. Along with Mortal Kombat, it was referenced in the Congressional hearings which resulted in the creation of the ESRB.

Super Mario Kart is the first installment in the long-running Mario Kart series that features 8 playable characters involved in the Mario universe.

Alone in the Dark was the very first 3D survival-horror game ever developed. Initially released on the PC by Interplay, and developed by Infogrames, in 1992, Alone in the Dark would go down as a historical landmark in video gaming history.

Ultima Underworld is credited as the first free-roaming, first-person CRPG. In this game, the player as the Avatar must rescue the daughter of a Baron from the Stygian Abyss. There, amidst the ruins of a once utopian colony, the Avatar will also discover the dark horror that lies far below.

Street Fighter II: The World Warrior is the arcade fighting game that kicked off the 2D fighting revolution of the 1990s.

Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty is a real-time strategy (RTS) sequel to Cryo Interactive's strategy game Dune. Dune II is credited by many to be the first modern RTS, bridging the gap between games like The Ancient Art of War and Command and Conquer.

Pilotwings is a game in which players take on a variety of flight-based challenges

F-Zero is a futuristic racing game developed by Nintendo for the SNES. By utilizing the new rotation and scaling technologies of the SNES, called Mode 7, F-Zero simulated the effects of 3D in its racing environments and gameplay.

One of the most critically acclaimed videogames of all time, the pack-in game to the Super Nintendo introduced Yoshi, and became one of the most popular games of all time. Various re-releases have been made, including its own TV show.

The inaugural game in Sega's flagship series sees you take control of a blue hedgehog known as Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog infused conventional platforming with thrilling speed.

Guide hordes of helpless green-haired rodents away from peril in this landmark puzzle game.

Big money! Big prizes! I love it!

Sid Meier's Civilization is a turn based strategy game developed by MicroProse in 1991 in which you are tasked to build a civilization that can stand the test of time.

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.

Wing Commander is one of the most famous early forays into the space simulation genre. Originally released as a PC game, it spawned three full sequels and was emulated heavily during much of the 1990s.

Phantasy Star II is a 16-bit RPG originally released on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive.

Often considered the true sequel to Super Mario Bros. for the NES, Super Mario Bros. 3 sends Mario on a whole new adventure across diverse worlds and sporting strange new suits and abilities. It has remained as one of the best selling video games in history.

Final Fight is a classic beat-em-up game developed by Capcom featuring a memorable cast of characters including the first and only mustachioed ex pro wrestler turned mayor, Mike Haggar.

Widely regarded as the best in the series, The Revenge of Shinobi features a wide variety of locations and music composed by acclaimed composer Yuzo Koshiro of Streets of Rage fame.

Poplous is a Real Time Strategy Game developed by Bullfrog, In which you adopt the role of God in guiding his people, building up your civilization and conquering your enemy.

Volume one of SSI's Forgotten Realms series in which your party sets out on a journey to save the city of Phlan from the evil Tyranthraxus.

One of the first ultra-violent arcade games to be released. With extreme violence being the main draw. This classic also featured a moral message about drugs. This game was remade in 2005.

The President has been kidnapped by ninjas. This is the legendary game that dares to ask the question: Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the president?

Bionic Commando follows hero Rad Spencer as he fights through enemy territory to rescue fellow commando, Super Joe. Though similar to other platformers of the time, Bionic Commando puts a huge twist by not allowing Rad to jump; he can only get around by using his bionic arm.

The first game in the popular Metal Gear franchise, Metal Gear documents Solid Snake's first mission as a FOXHOUND operative and is considered by many to be the origin of stealth gameplay.

One of the first console baseball games to include real MLB players. The players were super deformed and had no likeness to the real players other than their stats and their names.

Neuromancer is a video game loosely based off of the 1984 William Gibson novel of the same name. In this adventure game, you play as a cyber hacker attempting to earn a living by hacking BBSs and eventually into cyberspace, where you battle AI.

A pirate simulator created by the renowned game designer Sid Meier. Contains looting, swordsmanship and all around swashbuckling. Remade in 1993 for the PC, and again in 2004 for the PC and Xbox.

Mega Man is a side-scrolling action game that spawned many, many sequels and spinoffs. Known as Rock Man in Japan, the game featured a protagonist that could siphon the abilities of bosses he defeated.

There was a time when Mike Tyson was known for kicking ass and not biting ears, and in that time one of the best boxing games ever was released. The year was 1987 - If you were cool, you watched Ninja Turtles, had a Nintendo, and played Punch-Out!!.

A young boy explores a huge overworld filled with enemies and dungeons to find and rescue Princess Zelda from the evil Ganon. At the time of its original release, The Legend of Zelda was one of the biggest and most innovative videogames ever made.

Don the Power Suit of Samus Aran--an intergalactic bounty hunter employed by the Galactic Federation--as she recaptures the dangerous Metroid species from the evil Space Pirates.

The Castlevania series whips into existence with this initial release for the NES. Simon Belmont alone must battle Dracula and his children of the night while eating meat across six distinct stages.

Contra is famous for its fast-paced, gritty, old-school action.

Double Dragon is a game credited, in part, with the popularity of the beat-em-up genre in the arcade craze of the 1980s and 1990s.

Your girlfriend has been captured! You (Dave Miller) and your friends must save Sandy Pantz from the evil Dr. Fred Edison and his dangerous and crazy mansion.

1942 is a vertical shooter set in an exaggerated World War 2 universe. It went on to be one of Capcom's very first hits.

Gradius is a side scrolling arcade shooter. The game became famous for its extreme difficulty and varied power-ups.

Ikari Warriors is a top down shooter where you fight as one of two bandanna wearing commandos. It is notable for allowing you to pilot various vehicles including a tank and a helicopter.

Rescue the princess and defeat the evil Dragonlord in this landmark RPG from Enix.

Paradroid is a top-down shooter of sorts, in which you must clear huge space vessels of robots by commandeering and/or destroying them. You start out as a lowly 001 Influence Device droid, but you can take control of more powerful droids bearing numbers as high as 999 along the way.

Educational game in which you need to follow clues in order to find Carmen Sandiago. You will visit a lot of different locations all over the world.

A series of behind the back rail-shooters (originating in the arcades) in which the player must shoot various beasts and dodge obstacles to survive.

Duck Hunt was one of the original NES launch titles, featuring a lightgun, ducks and a laughing blood-hound.

Use R.O.B. the Robot's spinning tops to move blockades in this early NES release. Players can also play the game with a friend who uses the second controller to move the blockades.

Super Mario Bros. is a platformer created by Shigeru Miyamoto, published by Nintendo, and is one of the best selling video games of all time.

Gauntlet was a quarter munching arcade game from the 80's in which up to four players fended off hordes of enemies while navigating treacherous mazes. Its difficulty is legendary; players can still hear the cry, "Wizard needs food, badly!" in their nightmares.

One of the all-time great platformers.

Paperboy is originally an arcade game that came out in 1984. The main purpose of the game was to go from house to house delivering papers while avoiding obstacles.

Sir Graham has been given the task to return three royal items--a magical mirror, a shield, and a chest--to King Edward of the kingdom of Daventry. If he can return all three items, Sir Graham will become the next king of Daventry.

M.U.L.E. is the classic game of extraterretrial strategy and economic simulation, where you take on four other players to be the master of the planet Irata.

Gun down TIE Fighters, shoot the tips off of towers, and blow up the Death Star in this vector-graphics Star Wars arcade game.

Be either Dr. J or Larry Bird and engage in a game of One-on-One in this 1983 basketball game.

Dragon's Lair is arguably the most famous arcade Laserdisc game of all time, placing players in the shoes of Dirk the Daring as he attempts to rescue the Princes Daphne from a castle filled with traps and monsters. Dragon's Lair is the Grandfather of the Quick Time Event.

Lode Runner is a 2D platform/Puzzle game from 1983 created by Douglas Smith. It is one of the first games to include a level editor tool for players to create their own levels.

Save the last human family and blast as many robots as you can in this classic dual-joystick shooter from Williams electronics.

This Donkey Kong influenced game is about a man who has to defuse the bombs that were planted by terrorists.

Defeat the forces of an evil robot empire in this 1983 video arcade game from Atari. Player challenged to approach enemy space station and defeat its defenses, and then to infiltrate the station, sabotage its reactor, and escape in time.

Pitfall! has been holding it down as the grandfather of the modern day platformer since its release in 1982. The premise of the game? Avoid falling down pits!

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is an adventure game based on the film of the same name. Its major commercial failure is considered an important factor the Video Game Crash of 1983 and the collapse of Atari, Inc.

An arcade game that was released in 1982, that features a knight using a lance while riding on an ostrich.

Yars' Revenge is a popular Atari 2600 game in which the user controls a fly-like creature on a quest for revenge!

The first chapter of what would become one of the defining series for PC-based RPGs, this instant classic pit a group of adventurers against the evil wizard, Werdna, in a quest for an amulet that they must retrieve for Trebor, the Mad Overlord.

Control Jumpman and save his girlfriend, Pauline, from the evil barrel-tossing monkey known as Donkey Kong.

Galaga is a vertical shooter arcade game released in 1981. Developed by Namco and published by Namco and Midway.

Defender is a classic side scrolling space shooter. Players are flying a space ship and are tasked with destroying waves of UFOs while saving abductees all at the same time.

West of House. You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here.

Created by computer gaming pioneer Richard Garriott, a.k.a. Lord British, Ultima was one of the first computer role playing games and it set many standards for the genre.

One of the most popular arcade games of all time, Pac-Man was released in arcades in 1980 and became a pop culture icon for the decade.

The Oregon Trail is an educational game about the perils faced by cross-country migrants in 19th century US that engaged children and adults alike in the 1980s with its simple RPG gameplay and its tendency to make you die of dysentery.

Atari's best selling game of all time, Asteroids was one of the most influential games of the Golden Age of Arcade Gaming. The original space shooter, and inspiration for many dual stick controller games such as Geometry Wars. Coming soon to a theatre near you.

Bring up the Galactic Chart, set your coordinates, and launch into space at light speeds. But don't forget to refuel your ship before the next battle, in this true Atari classic!