Entertainment news outlet Entertainment Weekly has selected its top 50 classic games from the past 25 years.
With gaming’s demographic encompassing a new generation of gamers, many newcomers may not remember the old gems from the Frogger days. Game industry reporters Wook Kim, Geoff Keighley, and Gary Eng Walk compiled a 50-game long list of modern classics from the NES era through 2007.
Topping the charts are two timeless titles many gamers will likely agree with: Tetris, which EW describes as “a blockbuster in every sense of the word,” and Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which brought “an engaging epic quest, clever puzzles, tight controls” to the third dimension.
EW‘s full list, from greatest to least-classic includes:
- Tetris
- Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- DOOM
- Super Mario World
- Guitar Hero
- Street Fighter II
- Super Mario Kart
- Goldeneye 007
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Metal Gear Solid
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Final Fantasy VII
- Resident Evil 4
- Chrono Trigger
- Gran Turismo
- Sim City
- Half-Life
- Sid Meier’s Civilization II
- Gears of War
- Starcraft
- Super Metroid
- Deus Ex
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
- Shadow of the Colossus
- God of War
- Soul Calibur
- Bioshock
- Final Fantasy III
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Marvel vs Capcom 2
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Metroid Prime
- Tomb Raider
- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
- Star Wars: Tie Fighter
- Tekken 3
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- Contra
- Okami
- Tecmo Super Bowl
- Wing Commander II: Vengeance Of The Kilrathi
- Psychonauts
- Silent Hill 2
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- Perfect Dark
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- Wipeout
- World of Warcraft
- Madden NFL 2005
A fine list, to be sure, but we’re guessing you have your own suggestions to make, so start making them.
Source: Entertainment Weekly
