I took this from our GLG article, wondered what you guys think.
Hello all,
Game Informer recently released a top 200 games of all time list. And although I don’t agree with many of the picks made (such as legend of zelda rating above super mario bros 3, castlevania symphony of the night, or final fantasy tactics) I thought it would be interesting to list where Xbox titles stood on this list.
Considering that Nintendo, Sega, Sony and other platforms have been at the gaming business for much longer than Microsoft, I find it impressive that the big M score as many titles as it did on this behemoth of a list. The only sad part of the list for the average Xbot, however, is the lack of many exclusive titles being higher on the list. But to each their own, as with all lists, they are strictly the opinion of the author (or authors) who penned it.
Without further ado, here are the titles from our beloved box that made the soon to be infamous list (listed with their spot on the list, how they were delivered onto the Xbox brand, and exclusives/console exclusives in bold).
NOTE: I saw several titles that also appeared on the Xbox that weren’t included in their tally, so I felt it was more accurate to include any and all titles that appeared on a MS platform. If you find any inaccuracies, please let me know via comments and I will research and if confirmed, will alter as necessary. Considering how GI neglected many multi-platform statuses, I had to do a bit of searching online to try and pinpoint which titles actually did release on separate platforms.
XBox Titles On Game Informers Top 200 Games of All-Time
4 Grand Theft Auto 3 (Retail – released as part of a double pack)
14 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Retail)
24 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Arcade)
27 Bioshock (Retail)
30 Elder Scrolls: Oblivion (Retail)
39 Halo: Combat Evolved (Retail)
46 Grand Theft Auto 4 (Retail)
53 Battlefield 2 (Retail)
54 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Retail)
58 Mass Effect (Retail)
64 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Retail)
65 Fallout 3 (Retail)
68 Double Dragon (Arcade)
73 Rock Band 2 (Retail)
82 Left 4 Dead (Retail)
95 Silent Hill 2 (Retail)
98 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Retail)
99 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Retail)
100 Portal (Retail)
101 Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind (Retail)
104 Batman: Arkham Asylum (Retail)
107 Gears of War (Retail)
110 Halo 2 (Retail)
118 Team Fortress 2 (Retail)
119 Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (Retail)
134 Borderlands (Retail)
138 Call of Duty 2 (Retail)
143 Assassin’s Creed (Retail)
144 Burnout 3:Takedown (Retail)
151 Fable (Retail)
155 Crackdown (Retail)
161 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (Arcade)
169 Braid (Arcade)
171 Bully (Retail release as an expanded version)
181 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Retail)
190 Chronicle of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (Retail)
198 Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (Retail)
200 Beyond Good and Evil (Retail)
So as you can see, the Xbox fans have had a lot of fun available at their fingertips over the past few years and I don't doubt the fact that we green light gamers will see many more classic titles in the near future.
Live and let game
Hello all,
Game Informer recently released a top 200 games of all time list. And although I don’t agree with many of the picks made (such as legend of zelda rating above super mario bros 3, castlevania symphony of the night, or final fantasy tactics) I thought it would be interesting to list where Xbox titles stood on this list.
Considering that Nintendo, Sega, Sony and other platforms have been at the gaming business for much longer than Microsoft, I find it impressive that the big M score as many titles as it did on this behemoth of a list. The only sad part of the list for the average Xbot, however, is the lack of many exclusive titles being higher on the list. But to each their own, as with all lists, they are strictly the opinion of the author (or authors) who penned it.
Without further ado, here are the titles from our beloved box that made the soon to be infamous list (listed with their spot on the list, how they were delivered onto the Xbox brand, and exclusives/console exclusives in bold).
NOTE: I saw several titles that also appeared on the Xbox that weren’t included in their tally, so I felt it was more accurate to include any and all titles that appeared on a MS platform. If you find any inaccuracies, please let me know via comments and I will research and if confirmed, will alter as necessary. Considering how GI neglected many multi-platform statuses, I had to do a bit of searching online to try and pinpoint which titles actually did release on separate platforms.
XBox Titles On Game Informers Top 200 Games of All-Time
4 Grand Theft Auto 3 (Retail – released as part of a double pack)
14 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Retail)
24 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Arcade)
27 Bioshock (Retail)
30 Elder Scrolls: Oblivion (Retail)
39 Halo: Combat Evolved (Retail)
46 Grand Theft Auto 4 (Retail)
53 Battlefield 2 (Retail)
54 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Retail)
58 Mass Effect (Retail)
64 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Retail)
65 Fallout 3 (Retail)
68 Double Dragon (Arcade)
73 Rock Band 2 (Retail)
82 Left 4 Dead (Retail)
95 Silent Hill 2 (Retail)
98 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Retail)
99 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Retail)
100 Portal (Retail)
101 Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind (Retail)
104 Batman: Arkham Asylum (Retail)
107 Gears of War (Retail)
110 Halo 2 (Retail)
118 Team Fortress 2 (Retail)
119 Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (Retail)
134 Borderlands (Retail)
138 Call of Duty 2 (Retail)
143 Assassin’s Creed (Retail)
144 Burnout 3:Takedown (Retail)
151 Fable (Retail)
155 Crackdown (Retail)
161 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (Arcade)
169 Braid (Arcade)
171 Bully (Retail release as an expanded version)
181 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Retail)
190 Chronicle of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (Retail)
198 Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (Retail)
200 Beyond Good and Evil (Retail)
So as you can see, the Xbox fans have had a lot of fun available at their fingertips over the past few years and I don't doubt the fact that we green light gamers will see many more classic titles in the near future.
Live and let game
