Name your favorite game for each genre.

[stealthrush]

I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the correct sub-forum, but lets make the Ultimate Ranking List!

Which game do you choose your favorite of each genre?
You can list up to five games, of any generation and console.
You can add more genres if you like.

Action:
Adventure:
Platform:
Fighter:
Puzzle:
Shoot 'em Up:
Beat 'em Up:
Racing:
RPG:
Horror:
Simulation:
Strategy:
Sport:



Action:

- Metal Slug
- Gunstar Heroes
- Alien Soldier
- Pocky & Rocky
- Bubble Symphony

Adventure:

- Crusader of Centy
- Little Ninja Bros.
- Tail Concerto
- Time Gal
- Road Avenger

Action-Adventure:

- Blaster Master
- Sonic Adventure
- Speed Power Gunbike
- The Legend of Oasis
- Fray in Magical Adventure

Platform:

- Mega Man 2
- Kirby Super Star
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
- Keio Flying Sqyadron 2

Fighter:

- Super Street Fighter II Turbo
- Vampire Savior
- Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
- The King of Fighters XIII
- Psychic Force 2012

Puzzle:

- Dig Dug
- Solomon's Key
- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
- Adventures of Lolo
- Cat Trap

Shoot 'em Up:

- Air Zonk
- G Darius
- Soukyugurentai
- Soldier Blade
- Lords of Thunder

Beat 'em Up:

- King of the Monsters 2: The Next Thing
- Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari
- Guardian Heroes
- Die Hard Arcade
- Double Dragon II

Racing:

- Bomberman Fantasy Race
- Outrun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
- Moto Roader MC
- Micro Maniacs
- Sonic R

J-RPG:

- Valkyrie Profile
- Ys Book I and II
- Panzer Dragoon Saga
- Xenogears
- Grandia

W-RPG:

- Deception III: Dark Delusion
- Etrian Odyssey
- King's Field II
- Shining the Holy Ark
- Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra

Horror:

- Galerians
- D2
- Silent Hill 2
- Clock Tower 2
- Illbleed

Real-Time Strategy:

- StarCraft
- Pikmin 2
- Trap Gunner: Countdown to Oblivion
- WarCraft III
- Team Buddies

Turn-Based Strategy:

- Earth Light
- Culdcept
- Military Madness
- Carnage Heart
- Hundred Swords

Light Gun / Rail-Shooter:

- Vanark
- Elemental Gearbolt
- Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
- Sin & Punishment: Successor of the Earth
- Gamera 2000

Simulation:

- Omega Boost
- GunGriffon II
- BRAHMA Force: The Assault on Beltlogger 9
- SkyGunner
- Iron Soldier

Party / MultiPlayer:

- Saturn Bomberman
- Rakugaki Showtime
- Bomberman '93
- Noon
- Poy Poy

Sport:

- DecAthlete
- Winter Heat
- Virtua Striker 2
- Soccer Brawl
- Mega Man Soccer

[evildead2099]

Action:
Contra III: The Alien Wars (SNES)
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES)
Castlevania: Bloodlines (MD)
Aliens (Arc)
The Ultimate Stuntman (NES)

Adventure:
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES)
Metroid (NES)
Super Metroid (SNES)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1)

Platform:
Sonic the Hedgehog 1 (MD)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
Kirby's Adventure (NES)

2D Fighter:
The King of Fighters XIII: Steam Edition (PC)
Street Fighter III: Third Strike (Arc/DC/Xbox/PS2)
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (PS1/DC)
Samurai Shodown II (NG)

3D Fighter:
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution (PS2)
Dead or Alive 5: Ultimate (PS3)
Soul Calibur II (Xbox/GC)

Puzzle:
Tetris (GB)
Yoshi! (NES)
Yoshi's Cookie (NES)
Dr. Mario (NES)
Jewel Master (PC)

Shoot 'em Up:
Life Force (NES)
R-Type (Arc)
The Guardian Legend (NES)

Beat 'em Up:
Streets of Rage 2 (MD)
The Simpsons (Arc)
Muscle Bomber Duo (Arc)
Double Dragon (NES)
Mighty Final Fight (NES)

Racing:
Daytona USA (Arc)
Virtua Racing (32X)
Death Rally (PC)

RPG:
Ys Book I & II (PC)
Fallout 1 (PC)
Fallout 2 (PC)
Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption (PC)
Diablo 1 with Hellfire (PC)

RTS:
Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition (PC)
Warcraft III (PC)

Horror:
Silent Hill 2 (Xbox/PS2/PC)

First Person Shooter:
The Ultimate Doom (PC)
Half-Life 2 (PC)
Strife (PC)
Heretic (PC)
Quake 1 (PC)
Unreal Tournament 1 (PC)

Sport:
NHL 2K7 (Xbox)

Rail Shooter:
The House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii)
Rez (DC/PS2)

[Emperor Megas]

Favorite game = several favorite games?

[celerystalker]

Favorite game = several favorite games?

Yeah. I thought about a proper response, but a ton of subjectively defined genres with several favorites in each amounts to "here's a bunch of games I like." It's tough to have a conversation around something so broad.

[Tron 2.0]

Yeah. I thought about a proper response, but a ton of subjectively defined genres with several favorites in each amounts to "here's a bunch of games I like." It's tough to have a conversation around something so broad.
2nd i was trying to think of a response to but there's allot i like as well.

[Alianger]

RTS
StarCraft (PC), Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (PC), Age of Empires II (PC), Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC), Warcraft III (PC), Starcraft II (PC),
Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War (PC),

Platform
Rocket Knight Adventures (MD), Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES), Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (GB), Super Mario All Stars & Super Mario World (SNES),
Sonic Classic Heroes (MD), Sonic 2 & Knuckles (MD), Land of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse (SMS), Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (PC/PS1), Bubble Bobble (Arcade/SMS/AMI),
Sonic 3 & Knuckles (MD), DuckTales 2 (NES), Alex Kidd in Miracle World (SMS), Donkey Kong Country (SNES), Ristar (MD),

TBS
Langrisser II (MD), Heroes of Might and Magic III (PC), Shining Force II (MD), UFO: Enemy Unknown/X-Com (PC), Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis (GBA),
Fire Emblem (GBA), Advance Wars (GBA),

Action Adventure/Platform Adventure
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (GB/GBC), Super Metroid (SNES), Landstalker: Treasures of King Nole (MD), Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (SMS/GG/TG16),
Strife (PC), Metroid Fusion (GBA), Secret of Evermore (SNES), System Shock 2 (PC), Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES), VVVVVV (PC), Terranigma (SNES),
Front Mission: Gun Hazard (SNES), Wonder Boy III/Dragon's Curse Remake (PC), Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (GBA),

RPG
Mother 3 (GBA, 2006), Fallout 2 (PC), Baldur's Gate (PC), Super Mario RPG (SNES), Final Fantasy VII (PS1/PC), Lunar: Eternal Blue (MCD), Chrono Trigger (SNES),
Phantasy Star IV (MD),

Shoot ‘em up
Panorama Cotton (MD), Power Strike II (SMS), Seirei Senshi Spriggan (TCD), Cotton Boomerang (SAT), Battle Mania Daiginjou (MD), Star Fox 64 (N64),
Panzer Dragoon Zwei (SAT), Thunder Force IV (MD), Darius Gaiden (SAT/ARC), Wild Guns (SNES), Thunder force III (MD), Fantasy Zone II DX (ARC/PS2), Gun*Nac (NES),
Super Aleste/Space Megaforce (SNES), Super Fantasy Zone (MD), Air Zonk (PCE), Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (SMS), Lords of Thunder (TCD/MCD),
Battle Garegga (SAT), Soldier Blade (PCE), Batsugun (ARC/SAT), Soukyugurentai (SAT)

Multiplayer
Saturn Bomberman (SAT), Micro Machines: Turbo Tournament ´96 (MD), Starsiege: Tribes (PC), Unreal Tournament (PC), International Karate + (AMI),
Yuu Yuu Hakusho: Makyou Toitsusen (MD), General Chaos (MD), Gravitation/Gravity Force (PS1 Yaroze/AMI), Super Bomberman 5 (SNES), Ms. Pac-Man (ARC),
Secret of Mana (SNES) - w/ zhade’s mod, Super Street Fighter II (SNES/ARC), Super Bub (PS1 Yaroze), Time Splitters 2 (PS2), Soul Calibur (DC)

Misc.
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames (GBA), Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (PS1/DC),

Puzzle, Puzzle Platform
Mole Mania (GB), Donkey Kong (GB), Kuru Kuru Kururin (GBA), Puyo Puyo Tsuu (SNES/MD), Another World (PC), Boulder Dash (NES), Hamelin no Violin Hiki (SNES),
Adventures of Lolo 2 (NES), Ice Breaker: The Gathering (PC), Solomon's Key (Arcade/NES), Catrap (GB), Kwirk/Puzzle Boy (GB), Solomon's Key 2/Fire ‘n’ Ice (NES),
Kula World (PS1), Portal (PC), Sutte Hakkun (SNES)

Racing
Rock ‘n Roll Racing (SNES/MD), Gran Turismo 2 (PS1),

Run ‘n gun, Action (Platformer)
Contra: Hard Corps (JP, MD), Mega Man 2 (NES/MD/PS1), Metal Storm (NES), Elevator Action Returns (SAT/ARC), Pocky & Rocky (SNES), Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (TCD),
Astro Boy: Omega Factor (GBA), Shinobi 3 (MD), Castlevania Bloodlines (MD), Vanquish (PS3), Ghouls 'n Ghosts (Arcade/MD), Gunstar Heroes (MD), Alien Soldier (MD),
Mega Man 3 (NES), Mega Man X2 (SNES),

Beat ‘em up
TMNT III (NES), Alien vs. Predator (ARC), Streets of Rage 2 (MD), Splatterhouse Wanpaku Graffiti (NES), TMNT IV: Turtles in Time (SNES/ARC),

Sim, Management
SimCity 2000 (PC), Game Dev Story (iPhone), Theme Park (PC), Caesar III (PC)

Music
Elite Beat Agents (NDS), Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2), Rhythm Tengoku (GBA), Toejam & Earl 2 (MD),

Adventure
Beneath a Steel Sky (PC), Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood (PC), Day of the Tentacle (PC), Loom (PC), Snatcher (MCD), King’s Quest III Redux (PC),

Edit:
Oh, hi stealthrush ;) Where else have you posted this topic?

[stealthrush]

Oh, hi stealthrush ;) Where else have you posted this topic?

hey fancy seeing you here, I started this topic over at /r/psx (https://www.reddit.com/r/psx/comments/3c5kjr/name_your_favorite_ps_game_for_each_genre/) from individual favorite games per genre for each system. Eventually thought a community as large as Digital Press would prefer ranking an overall favorite game list. Also waiting to post in the market section.

Always fascinating to read other users favorite games per genre.