I thought it would be interesting to see what your personal favorite modern games and systems are. Here's the criteria.
List your top 20 favorite modern games (Dreamcast to present) and your top 5 favorite modern systems (Dreamcast to present). No systems or games older than the Dreamcast will be allowed (i.e. PS, N64 & Saturn etc.). Order is important. List your absolute favorite as #1 and work your way down in that fashion.
For your favorite games, you must list games from atleast 3 different systems and 2 different companies (i.e. Sega, Sony). For your favorite systems, you must list atleast 2 different companies systems. This is to try to eliminate atleast some fanboyism. Post Dreamcast released Arcade, handheld & pc games and systems will be accepted.
As far as popular games that have appeared on multiple systems. I think it would be best to list the exact version to be as accurate as possible. Be sure to identify the exact versions on your lists.
I will count US, Euro and Asian games as the same game if they are on the same system and totally unchanged from region to region. If there is a game that is significantly different in a certain region, just let me know.
Remember, this is your personal favorite games, not which game is best.
The point system:
For games (1-20)
1 = 40 points
2 = 38 points etc...
For systems (1-5)
1 = 40 points
2 = 32 points etc...
Games ------------------------------------ Points
Final Fantasy X (PS2) ------------------------- 84
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas (PS2)------------ 78
Katamari Damacy (PS2) ------------------------ 72
Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty (PS2) -------- 72
Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater (PS2) ----------- 66
Shenmue (DC) -------------------------------- 62
Halo Combat Evolved (XBOX) ------------------- 52
Super Mario Sunshine (GC) --------------------- 50
Ninja Five O (GBA) ----------------------------- 48
Super Smash Bros Melee (GC) ------------------ 46
Soul Calibur (DC) ------------------------------ 42
Disgaea Hour of Darkness (PS2) ---------------- 40
Gran Turismo 3 A Spec (PS2) ------------------ 40
Half Life 2 (XBOX) ----------------------------- 40
Jet Grind Radio (DC) --------------------------- 40
Wario Ware Mega Microgames (GBA) ------------ 40
Bioshock (PC) --------------------------------- 38
Street Fighter 3 Third Strike (DC) -------------- 38
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 (PS2) -------------- 38
Crackdown (360) ------------------------------ 36
Eternal Darkness (GC) ------------------------- 36
Guitar Hero (PS2) ----------------------------- 36
Oblivion (360) --------------------------------- 36
Psychonauts (XBOX) -------------------------- 36
Skies of Arcadia (DC) -------------------------- 36
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (DC) -------------------- 36
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) ----------------------- 36
World of Outlaws Sprintcars 2002 (PS2) -------- 36
Gitaroo Man (PS2) ----------------------------- 34
Gran Turismo 4 (PS2) -------------------------- 34
Ico (PS2) ------------------------------------- 34
Marvel vs. Capcom (DC) ----------------------- 34
Pikmin (GC) ----------------------------------- 34
Baseball Advance (GBA) ----------------------- 32
Fable (XBOX) --------------------------------- 32
Mass Effect (360) ----------------------------- 32
Resident Evil 4 (Wii) --------------------------- 32
The Orange Box ------------------------------- 32
Wario Ware Inc. (GC) -------------------------- 32
Grandia 2 (DC) -------------------------------- 30
Harvest Moon Magical Melody (GC) ------------- 30
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003 (PS2) -------------- 30
Zack & Wiki (Wii) ------------------------------ 30
Animal Crossing (GC) -------------------------- 28
Castlevania Circle of the Moon (GBA) ----------- 28
F Zero GX (GC) -------------------------------- 28
Pac Man CE (360) ----------------------------- 28
Team Fortress 2 (PC) -------------------------- 28
The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker (GC) ----- 28
Contact (DS) --------------------------------- 26
Counter Strike Source (PC) -------------------- 26
Gradius V (PS2) ------------------------------- 26
Guitar Hero 2 (360) ---------------------------- 26
Samba de Amigo (DC) ------------------------- 26
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 (XBOX) ------------ 26
Bioshock (360) -------------------------------- 24
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan (DS-JPN) -------------- 24
Jet Set Radio Future (XBOX) ------------------- 24
MX Unleashed (PS2) --------------------------- 24
Pac Man Vs (GC) ------------------------------ 24
Portal (PC) ------------------------------------ 24
Bangai O (DC) --------------------------------- 22
Burnout 3 Takedown (XBOX) ------------------- 22
Call of Duty 4 (360) --------------------------- 22
Fatal Frame 2 Crimson Butterfly (PS2) ---------- 22
Wario Ware 1st Edition (GBA) ------------------ 22
Amplitude (PS2) ------------------------------- 20
Final Fantasy XII (PS2) ------------------------ 20
Crysis (PC) ------------------------------------ 20
Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots (PS3) --- 20
Sonic Adventure (DC) ------------------------- 20
Sonic Mega Collection (GC) -------------------- 20
Viewtiful Joe (GC) ----------------------------- 20
We Heart Katamari (PS2) ---------------------- 20
Disgaea 2 (PS2) ------------------------------- 18
Doom 3 Limited Collector's Edition (XBOX) ------- 18
Farcry (PC) ----------------------------------- 18
Car Battler Joe (GBA) -------------------------- 18
Soul Calibur II (GC) ---------------------------- 18
The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess (Wii) ----- 18
Waverace Blue Storm (GC) --------------------- 18
Assassin's Creed (360) ------------------------- 16
Culdcept Saga (360) -------------------------- 16
Halo 3 (360) ---------------------------------- 16
Headhunter (PS2) ----------------------------- 16
Wipeout Fusion (PS2) -------------------------- 16
Formula One 2001 (PS2) ----------------------- 14
Mars Matrix (DC) ------------------------------ 14
Super Monkey Ball (GC) ------------------------ 14
Devil May Cry 3 (PS2) ------------------------- 12
Grand Theft Auto Vice City (PS2) -------------- 12
New York Times Crosswords (DS) --------------- 12
Quake 3 Arena (DC) --------------------------- 12
Street Fighter 3 Third Strike (PS2) ------------- 12
Final Fantasy X 2 (PS2) ------------------------ 10
Oddworld Stranger's Wrath (XBOX) ------------- 10
Devil May Cry (PS2) ---------------------------- 8
God Hand (PS2) -------------------------------- 8
Kingdom Hearts 2 (PS2) ------------------------- 8
Rhythm Tengoku (GBA-JPN) --------------------- 8
Splinter Cell (XBOX) ---------------------------- 8
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (PS2) ----------------- 8
Crazy Taxi (DC) -------------------------------- 6
God of War (PS2) ------------------------------ 6
Half Life (PS2) ---------------------------------- 6
Toejam & Earl III (XBOX) ------------------------ 6
Wario Land 4 (GBA) ----------------------------- 6
Dawn of War + Expansions (PC) ----------------- 4
God of War 2 (PS2) ----------------------------- 4
Kororinpa Marble Mania (Wii) -------------------- 4
No More Heroes (Wii) --------------------------- 4
Shadow of the Colossus (PS2) ------------------ 4
Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (PS2) ----------------- 4
Black and White (PC) --------------------------- 2
Ouendan (DS) ---------------------------------- 2
Space Giraffe (XBLA) --------------------------- 2
Syphon Filter Logan's Shadow (PSP) ------------- 2
Tempest 3000 (NUON) -------------------------- 2
The World Ends with You (DS) ------------------ 2
Systems ----------------------------------- Points
Sony Playstation 2 --------------------------- 232
Sega Dreamcast ----------------------------- 128
Nintendo Gamecube --------------------------- 88
Microsoft XBOX 360 --------------------------- 72
Nintendo Gameboy Advance -------------------- 72
Microsoft XBOX ------------------------------- 64
Nintendo Wii ---------------------------------- 48
PC -------------------------------------------- 40
Nintendo DS ---------------------------------- 32
Sony Playstation Portable ---------------------- 32
Sony Playstation 3 ---------------------------- 24
NUON ------------------------------------------ 8