Telling a darker story than previous Grand Theft Auto games, Grand Theft Auto 4 was a bleak, violent look at what life could be like for an immigrant who came to the 'land of opportunity' in search of just that, only to find the cards stacked against them. Grand Theft Auto 4 pointed an angry finger right at the American dream. Unparalleled in detail at the time, Homeworld's recreation of space caught the eyes of critics and players, raising expectations for how games after it should look. But its visuals completely moved the bar forward. Homeworld, in a lot of ways, was more of the same for the real-time strategy genre.

Initially thought to be impossible on the machine, Manic Miner's inclusion of music marked an early example of how video game developers could learn to push hardware farther than its creators thought possible. Manic Miner was the first title on the ZX Spectrum to have in-game music. The sheer size of Suikoden 2 is still unparalleled by most other games. On top of a near-uncountable number of secrets, minigames and side missions, players were able to recruit more than 100 characters to their party. Offering more than 10,000 playfields to solve puzzles in, The Sentinal featured a first-person view and visual depth that marked a big step forward for game visuals - and gave players the impression they were in a different world. When it released, the game was praised for its evolution of Pong's gameplay - due to its projectiles being similar to the Pong ball - within an addictive multiplayer game.

Warlords pit four players against each other, all fighting to destroy the others' castles with projectiles while defending their own.

For the backstory, criteria, explanation of why Breath of the Wild isn’t on the list, etc., head to the beginning here: The 500 best games of all time.Īnd now we’re at the end of the countdown. This week, we’ve been running a big list of what we - and a group of trusted friends - recently voted as the 500 best video games of all time.

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