The *Official* Top 200 Video Games countdown #1: The Game That ALWAYS Wins

#200
[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacestation_Pheta]Spacestation Pheta[/link]
[image=http://image.photobucket.com/albums/v469/Handmaiden_Yane/250px-Spacestation_Pheta.png]

"An absolutely classic old school Mac game. This was simply amazing. Hours upon hours of fun."

#199
[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Arcade]Star Wars Arcade[/link]
[image=http://www.klov.com/images/11/1181242172201.jpg]
[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJZ2O6To4CI]Video footage[/link]

#198
[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid_Prime_2]Metroid Prime 2: Echoes[/link]
[image=http://www.vooks.net/images/normal_GCN_Metroid_Prime_2_Echoes_ss01.jpg]
[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU4TWkNJqlY]Video footage[/link]
[link=http://boards.theforce.net/Games_Board_and_Videogames/b10005/11447717/?290]Discuss Metroid Prime 2[/link]

#197
[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted_Metal_2]Twisted Metal 2[/link]
[image=http://www.absolute-playstation.com/gp2a/twisted_metal_black_lr_8.jpg]
[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeHoY1EgHjY]Video footage[/link]

#196
[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gears_of_War]Gears of War[/link]
[image=http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/gow-2-lg.jpg]
[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccWrbGEFgI8]Video footage[/link]
[link=http://boards.theforce.net/games_videogames/b10005/24749557/p1/?115]Discuss Gears of War[/link]

#195
[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem:_Path_of_Radiance]Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance[/link]
[image=http://nievor.myweb.hinet.net/Auction_Pics/Game_Pics/NGC/Fire%20Emblem/fireemblem800x600.jpg]
[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEaPB9HZ2kw]Video footage[/link]

#194
[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Quest_VIII:_Journey_of_the_Cursed_King]Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King[/link]
[image=http://www.trustedreviews.com/images/article/inline/2805-1.jpg]
[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8puUMtjI9Hs]Video footage[/link]
[link=http://boards.theforce.net/games_board_and_videogames/b10005/22796034/p1/?3]Discuss Dragon Quest VIII[/link]

#193
[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_Hearts]Shadow Hearts[/link]
[image=http://www.playfuls.com/images/boxshot/upload/Shadow_Hearts_ps2.jpg]
[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKod8_gsoEo&feature=related]Video footage[/link]

#192
[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Symphonia]Tales of Symphonia[/link]
[image=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/73/ToS_OVA.jpg]
[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mTi3HymC5U]Video footage[/link]

#191
[link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_of_Nations:_Thrones_and_Patriots]Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots[/link]
[image=http://www2.fileplanet.com/images/130000/139827ss_sm2.jpg]

"...the Cold War Campaign, and the espionage missions that go with it - are brilliant."

[link=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZEmhxXuu5o]Video footage[/link]

*Notes*
Highlighted in sky blue is a link to Wikipedia articles
Highlighted in lime green is youtube video footage
Highlighted in orange is a link to the JCC discussion thread of the video game (Some of the threads are locked, but those interested are invited to PM a mod to unlock the thread for discussion)

I have included comments that were passed along to me, but I unfortunately forgot to include the name of the author as I was copying and pasting the comments.

The original nominations thread is located [li/>

w000000000t!

Haven't played any of them.

Sadly, same for me, except for a few minutes of Gears of War.

But great to see the countdown begin

I forgot to send in my votes.

Just as well, I suppose. I can't think of 20 videogames I've played regularly anyway.

Wow! Really good job Jen, it looks really nice. Professional even. I am glad to see you got this going.

I didn't vote for Gears of War, but I'm surprise it's this low on the list.

I thought GoW was fun, and am also surprised to see it that low on the list (though I did not vote for it either).

Thanks guys!


I'm happy I finally posted it, too.




Anyone care to guess how many games were cut from the Top 200 list?

1?

Ummm, a little higher...

Well, then it has to be 2....right?

I had to cut over 300 games from this list.

I am considering posting a kind of "Honorable Mention" type list.

Hey, you just ruined a great +300 posts opportunity right there for me!

loved twisted metal 2, one of my all time fav games. gears of war is good two. decent places for them. find myself wondering what's ahead.

:snoopy

Tales of Symphonia was epic. I'm very excited about the sequel coming to the Wii later this year.

I should have gotten ToS when I had the chance, seems like a fun game, there's a 4 episode OVA out there but I don't think you can summarize the story in 4x30 minutes.

Anyway I've only played Metroid Prime 2, its not as good as 1 far from it even though it had some improvements and Sanctuary Fortress was an awesome area. I'm surprised it made the list.

Rise of Nations is the only game I've played on that list. It's pretty good. By the way, does having "Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots" there mean that these were votes only for the expansion? Or that means it is inclusive of both?




Yane, that list looks beautiful in colour. Good to see this, and good job!

Great job, Yane

Interesting. Three of my top 20 are in the bottom 10.

I've had so many hours of fun on Gears of War online. Awesome game.

RoN deserves to be higher.

Rise of Nations is awesomesauce. Up until recently, it was the best blend of RTS gameplay with broader mechanics. A couple days ago I bought Sins of a Solar Empire, and it reminds me in some ways of Rise of Nations. It actually made me realize how strategy gaming really hasn't gone that far in the past few years. Rise of Nations remains excellent, and SoaSE continues in the same tradition in a lot of ways.

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes shouldn't have made the list. Both Metroid Prime games are very overrated and this one features a craptastic multiplayer mode.

That's the only one that I've played on the list thus far.

300+ games cut is an interesting figure. It looks like there was an extremely high amount of participation from other forums and a lot of games got votes from a single person.

so, how many votes did a game need to be on the list? 2? 3? 10??