500 best game titles of all time (380-361)

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380. Crazy Taxi

(1999, Arcade, Dreamcast, other platforms)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNHsHzDA2AI

Once upon a time, Sega continuously pushed the limits of the game to a new level, from the smallest things like driving a taxi and turning it into a creative, addictive game like Crazy Taxy. Driving as fast as possible, performing stunts on the street, and having to carry passengers to the destination early, Crazy Taxi attracts players that make them unable to take the wheel off the game.

379. Beatmania

(1997, Arcade, other platforms)

Giving players a DJ table, as well as a record plate to ‘wow’ like some real-life DJs, Beatmania gives players the feeling of a real DJ. Beatmania takes the music game genre from simple timbres to a real-life experience of writing and performing music.

378. Ant Attack

(1983, ZX Spectrum, other platforms)

A lot of people used to consider Ant Attack as the first benchmark against which games were compared. While dodging and battling against giant ants, players gain ‘revolutionary’ mobility by moving up and down the game levels – instead of just North, South, East and West.

377. Mortal Kombat

(1992, Arcade, other platforms)

Mortal Kombat changed everything. The game that brought violence and bloodshed into the fighting genre has attracted the attention of players as well as the horror of parents. In addition to creating a new wave in the gaming industry, Mortal Kombat helped create the Entertainment Software Rating Board, which gave Mortal Kombat the title “Mature” (adult) because it bloody content.

376. Lumines

(2006, PlayStation Portable, other platforms)

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

Lumines changes the puzzle game formula by adding “time” to remove contiguous blocks in the puzzle area. And ‘time’ moves with the pace of the game, changing the difficulty of the game while playing. The game forces players to pay attention to many things at once, Lumines is an innovative idea molded from the old formula.

375. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

(2008, PlayStation 3)

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots combines games and movies. As one of the most emotional titles in the Metal Gear Solid franchise, Guns of the Patriots reworks the ‘stealth’ genre by reducing hidden locations, while also tweaking the game’s definition: forcing people Players must put down the controller to watch the super long cutscenes.

374. Prince of Persia

(1989, Apple II, other systems)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv20j8ChtRY

Prince of Persia has made games a medium to connect with movies long, long before titles like The Last of Us and Metal Gear Solid. Praised for its cinematic platforming, Prince of Persia creates a very realistic sense of movement to influence the genre and set the stage for other games that combine story with gameplay.

373. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

(2004, GameCube, other platforms)

Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door was praised for its ability to discover new levels in the current level – something all too familiar in Mario games, but not in RPG titles. The plot tie is “more like Finding Nemo than Final Fantasy, which is really a compliment,” according to Eurogamer. This is one of the Mario games that has the ability to defy time even though it has been released for more than a decade.

372. Daytona USA

(1994, Arcade, other platforms)

At the time of its release in 1993, Daytona USA was one of the most beautiful games of its time. Created to showcase the power of the Sega Model 2 barrel machine, the Daytona USA removed the ‘flat’ feel in Virtua Racing, replacing it with detailed surroundings – a progressive step forward for the time.

371. FTL: Faster Than Light

(2012, PC, other systems)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c_QY0dnI-CODE

FTL: Faster Than Light is a game that will take you hundreds, if not thousands, of hours to play. FTL forces players to think carefully about enemy attacks, while managing their own warships. FTL is an incredibly intense, in-depth and addictive game.

370. Star Wars: X-Wing

(1993, PC, other systems)

Star Wars: X-Wing made a 40-year-old dream come true, piloting the X-Wing all by itself. The game puts the player in a first-person perspective in the control compartment of the X-Wing. X-wing is one of those games that uses blocky 3D graphics, and creates additional content for the events that occur in “A New Hope” and beyond.

369. Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar

(1985, Apple II, other systems)

After 4 versions, Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar completely surprised us. No longer keeping the same hack&slash gameplay as the older Ultima games, Ultima 4 introduces ethical issues into the game for players to make decisions, turning this simple RPG into a war against the dark.

368. Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins

(1992, Game Boy, other platforms)

Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins completely changed the Mario franchise. The game introduced Wario for the first time – a character who later had his own brand.

367. Pokémon X and Y

(2013, Nintendo 3DS)

Pokemon X and Y revolutionized the Pokémon series – a title that has remained largely unchanged for nearly 20 years. Introducing a new crime-fighting storyline, full 3D graphics, and new Pokémon evolution, X and Y breathe new life into this aging, aging franchise.

366. Parappa The Rapper

(1997, PlayStation, other platforms)

One of the first music games, Parappa The Rapper seems to be one of the strangest games released. Focusing on the then booming hip-hop genre, the game’s unique 2D graphics combined with its own soundtrack paved the way for the PlayStation to explode.

365. Limbo

(2010, Xbox 360, other systems)

With a gloomy, gloomy atmosphere and difficult challenges, the 2D platform game Limbo makes players shudder when witnessing the tragic deaths of young characters. Along with the other titles on this list, Limbo is one of the pioneers that made the indie game market explode recently.

364. Lemmings

(1991, Amiga, other platforms)

Lemmings is a game that must be calculated first. The player must guide the Lemmings through the obstacles, transforming the levels to lead them to the end portal. Lemmings was one of the most critically acclaimed games of the 90s.

363. Castle Crashers

(2008, Xbox 360, other systems)

A witty storyline with elements of role-playing and reminiscent of traditional fighting games have shaped one of the Xbox 360’s funniest titles. It combines a variety of game genres with challenge and depth with stylish graphics. LucasArts way, Castle Crashers is cute journey in the beautiful medieval world.

362. Joust

(1982, Arcade, other platforms)

Joust, while not the first game, helped popularize the idea of ​​cooperative play. Joust has created dozens of port versions, sequels, and parodies. What is more remarkable is that Jous has made the game go community-oriented, instead of players having to fight, they can now cooperate together.

361. Contra 3: The Alien Wars

(1992, Super NES, other platforms)

“Considered one of the best titles in the Contra series,” said IGN, Contra 3: The Alien Wars leverages Super Nintendo technology to make the game better, more systematic, and more immersive than its predecessors. with the first 2 versions of Contra. The levels are intricately designed, allowing players to use many of the items found in the Contra world.

Source: Polygon

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