500 best game titles of all time (220-201)

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There are video games that only bring short moments of entertainment. As time passed, their names gradually sank into oblivion. But there are still games whose value will remain forever, always known to the world as symbols and milestones in the development of this type of entertainment. Those will be the games that we will introduce in the article series: 500 best games of all time, and this is a continuation of the previous part.

220. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater

(1999, PlayStation, other platforms)

Working with Tony Hawk and top skateboarding experts to create the ultimate skateboarding game, Activision sparked the popular action game genre. While many studios have tried to steal this successful formula, it takes a while for anyone to come up with the same level of addiction or trickery as Pro Skater.

219. Doom

(2016, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, other platforms)

Completely removing everything modern gamers already know about first-person shooters, Doom creates a ‘new but old’ experience that surpasses many’s expectations. Forcing players to close and engage directly with enemies, sawing them in half or smashing skulls, as usual, feels very satisfying.

218. Burnout Revenge

(2005, PlayStation 2, Xbox, other platforms)

A lot of fans want a perfect, pure simulation game. While many fans want to turn the cars into scrap after running at 200km/h. Burnout Revenge is a hybrid version of the two. Fast, daring and loud, Revenge encourages recklessness, always making us throttle as much as possible and take down as many opponents as we can.

218. Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward

(2012, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, others)

Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward always saves the trump card at the end. The next version of 999, the game continues the idea of ​​’escape room’ in the style of Saw, but is designed very subtly so that the player does not notice, until the game is over, everything is revealed. .

216. WarioWare: Twisted!

(2005, Game Boy Advance)

With so many creative and strange mini-games in this series, WarioWare: Twisted! also takes advantage of the Gane Boy Advance’s movement system. The system is often used in the game, making Twisted! is one of the GBA’s only titles with a ‘motion control’ application.

215. Tony Hawk’s Underground

(2003, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, other platforms)

Although there were 5 previous versions, Neversoft still found something new to change the skateboarding formula. Tony Hawk’s Underground adds the plot to become a professional skateboarder and adds the ability to get off the skateboard for the first time. Its success not only changed the way Tony Hawk was played, but also changed the world’s view of skateboarding.

214. Super Mario 3D Land

(2011, Nintendo 3DS)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ULh0QPZF98

Super Mario 3D Land is a love affair between the old and the new. Combining the traditional design of 2D Mario games with the free-roaming style of modern Mario 3D, 3D Land combines two different schools to create new ways to play Mario games.

213. Street Fighter Alpha 3

(1998, Arcade, other platforms)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4iVzrXjsIQ

Street Fighter Alpha 3 allows players to choose 3 fighting styles from other Street Fighter versions. This system changes the way Street Fighter fans compete, giving players multiple options to play and experiment with how they want to approach it.

212. Star Raiders

(1979, Atari 8-bit, other platforms)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWBc23WZxcg

Star Raiders was a first-person shooter game even before that genre was born. Considered one of Stanford University’s 10 most important games, Star Raiders is one of the more complex first-person shooters of the late 70s, with improved graphics and allowing the player to see ahead. and behind in his spaceship.

211. Mini Metro

(2015, PC, other systems)

Letting the computer play games for you is a great way to spend the afternoon. Challenging players to create efficient metro systems in growing cities, Mini Metro is an easy-to-understand, realistic simulation game that’s easy to understand. The game constantly challenges the player with new obstacles as the city continues to grow, creating an extremely complex and confusing metro system.

210. Batman: Arkham Asylum

(2009, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, other platforms)

Plotted by the Joker taking over the renovation center of Gotham City, Batman: Arkham Asylum puts the player in the role of Batman. The smooth combat and stealth system has made Arkham Asylum one of the best superhero games of all time.

209. Stardew Valley

(2016, PC, other systems)

Stardew Valley far exceeded everyone’s expectations. Gentle graphics and sound, in-depth relationships and accessible gameplay quickly build up a massive fan base. Developed by just one person, Stardew Valley was one of the most talked about games of 2016, thanks to its light-hearted approach to farming.

208. Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain

(2015, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, other platforms)

Concluding the 30-year era of a series, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain redefines the open world, in terms of how players interact with the environment and the harmonious combination of games and movies.

207. Mega Man XI

(1994, Super Nintendo, other systems)

Talking about the dangers of robots when it comes to perception, Mega Man X has remade the Mega Man series. Adding a lot of new moves, characters and structure in the game has changed the gameplay quite a lot, Mega Man X is a successful attempt to revive this series.

206. WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!

(2003, Game Boy Advance, other platforms)

WarioWare, Inc.:Mega Microgames! is one of Nintendo’s weirdest games. Challenging players to roll spaghetti with a fork, thread or snap a sandwich in flight, WarioWare took the concept of the minigame and mixed it together.

205. Virtua Fighter 2

(1995, Arcade, other platforms)

Virtua Fighter 2 has amazing detail. Combining groundbreaking graphics with smooth frames, Virtua Fighter 2 became one of the most realistic fighting games of the mid-90s. The game set a new standard for the detail of later fighting characters.

204. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

(2004, PlayStation 2, other platforms)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDPK8yfEFZE

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater made Metal Gear what we are seeing. While early games focused on hiding in tight corners, Snake Eater required the player to learn, adapt, and take advantage of the Snake character’s surroundings. Combined with the memorable stories in other games, Snake Eater is often considered the best Metal Gear game in the series.

203. Fallout: New Vegas

(2010, PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

Fallout: New Vegas on the outside is still a Fallout game: the world is ruined, monsters are everywhere, and the player is free to do what he wants with the world and its inhabitants. What’s even more amazing, however, is its story. Fallout: New Vegas is about post-apocalyptic capitalism, making it an important example of political satire.

202. Bushido Blade 2

(1998, PlayStation)

Bushido Blade 2 is a prime example of how the next version can be better by simplifying the game. Much like the original, Bushido Blade 2 emphasizes realistic combat skills – most deaths with a single slash – combined with better graphics and more new characters. Bushido Blade 2 takes a simpler approach to fighting, making it one of the best games of its kind.

201. Animal Crossing

(2002, GameCube, other platforms)

Animal Crossing creates the idea of ​​a console game that doesn’t necessarily have a clear goal. Leveraging the clock included with the Nintendo 64 to add a real-time experience, players take on the role of animals engaged in everyday activities, without worrying about the dangers found in other games.

Source: Polygon

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