Edge presents The 100 Best Videogames

[Ruudos]

I found this Special Edition last week at a book shop at the Airport and decided to buy it. Here's the list (the book is 260 games which covers many illustrations and large descriptions about all games listed).

Note:They didn't want to fill the list with multiple iterations of the same series if they were of the same template. So, for example, you'll find only one of Mario's 2D platform games (No, Yoshi's Island is not a Mario game. Not really).


100. Crackdown (360)
99. Psychonauts (PC, PS2, XBox)
98. Sensible Soccer (Amiga)
97. Tekken 3 (PS1)
96. Wipeout (PS1)
95. God of War (PS2)
94. Gitaroo Man (PS2)
93. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (GC)
92. Resident Evil (GC)
91. Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC)
90. Devil May Cry (PS2)
89. Tomb Raider (PS1)
88. Sega Rally Championship (Coin-Op)
87. Mr. Driller (GC)
86. Outrun 2006 Coast 2 Coast (Various)
85. Silent Hill 2 (PS2, XBox)
84. Phantasy Star Online (DC)
83. NiGHTS into Dreams (Saturn)
82. Lemmings (Various)
81. Robotron 2084 (Coin-Op)
80. Virtua Tennis 3 (Various)
79. The Secret of Monkey Island (Various)
78. Doom 2: Hell on Earth (PC)
77. Football Manager 2007 (PC)
76. Ikaruga (DC, GC)
75. Burnout 2: Point of Impact (PS2, GC, XBox)
74. Thief: The Dark Project (PC)
73. Puzzle Bobble (Coin-Op)
72. Killer7 (GC, PS2)
71. Ninja Gaiden Black (XBox)
70. Ridge Racers 2 (PSP)
69. Pilotwings 64 (N64)
68. GTR - Fia GT Racing Game 2 (PC)
67. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (360)
66. F-Zero GX (GC)
65. Darwinia (PC)
64. System Shock 2 (PC)
63. Lumines (PSP)
62. Jet Set Radio Future (XBox)
61. Manhunt (PS2)
60. Pac-Man Vs. (GBA/GC)
59. Star Fox 64 (N64)
58. Tempest 2000 (Jaguar)
57. Soul Calibur (DC)
56. Guitar Hero (PS2)
55. Counter-Strike (PC)
54. Chrono Trigger (SNES)
53. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (Various)
52. Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (PS2)
51. Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire (GBA)
50. Shenmue (DC)
49. Animal Crossing (GC)
48. Puyo Pop Forever (Various)
47. Far Cry (PC)
46. Quake III (PC)
45. Company of Heroes (PC)
44. Super Monkey Ball (GC)
43. Bomberman (Various)
42. Rome: Total War (PC)
41. Gran Turismo 4 (PS2)
40. Warioware, Inc.: Minigame Mania (GBA)
39. Secret of Mana (SNES)
38. Virtua Fighter 5 (PS3)
37. Starcraft (PC)
36. Battlefield 2 (PC)
35. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2, XBox)
34. R-Type Final (PS2)
33. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (360, PS1)
32. Project Gotham Racing 2 (XBox)
31. Katamari Damacy (PS2)
30. Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)
29. Deus Ex (PC)
28. Perfect Dark (N64)
27. Rez (DC, PS2)
26. Advance Wars (GBA)
25. Simcity 2000 (Mac, PC)
24. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (GC, PS2, XBox)
23. Metroid Prime (GC)
22. World of Warcraft (PC)
21. Okami (PS2)
20. Civilization IV (Mac, PC)
19. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (360, PC, PS3)
18. Final Fantasy VII (PS2)
17. Goldeneye 007 (N64)
16. Street Fighter Anniversary (PS2, XBox)
15. Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (PS2)
14. Super Mario Kart (SNES)
13. Ico (PS2)
12. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2, XBox, PC)
11. Yoshi's Island (SNES)
10. Super Metroid (SNES)
09. Tetris (Various)
08. Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
07. Halo: Combat Evolved (XBox)
06. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
05. Super Mario World (SNES)
04. Half-Life 2 (PC)
03. Super Mario 64 (N64)
02. Resident Evil 4 (GC, PS2)
01. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)

[Family Computer]

interesting list...lots of recent games but that is the norm with these type top 100 lists

[smokehouse]

I hate “top 100” lists. They are often temporary due to many of the games on the list becoming aged and non playable in the future (example: I imagine that a list from 1997 would'nt apply today for the most part). It also has to do with the age of the writers/voters.

The only way to really do a “top 10-100” list is to do it by systems. For every person that thinks that Zelda OoT is the best game ever made, there are probably 10 that don’t feel the same way.

[Ruudos]

At the back of the book there are Ten Top 10's (by genre) and an old Top 100 list from January 2000.

[ssjlance]

This one isn't too bad. A little bit too much recent stuff, but still good. Nice to see Chrono Trigger making the list. And Ikaruga :)

[Graham Mitchell]

Yeah, this is one of those lists that I don't think is totally moronic. They made a lot of choices that I would have made. I don't think RE4 should be #2 but I do definitely think it should be on the list. Most of these are games that had an impact on me, if I played them. There's nothing on here that makes me go "what the hell?!!" I'm really suprised.

[Poofta!]

The only way to really do a “top 10-100” list is to do it by systems. For every person that thinks that Zelda OoT is the best game ever made, there are probably 10 that don’t feel the same way.

i completely agree.

[Captain Wrong]

This came out in the UK last month and there's already a discussion about it here: http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102815