PCZONE's full list of games scoring 90% or above (since 1993)

[cptwhite_uk]

Here's a full list taken from the latest the last DVD Zone. The first number is the issue, so if you want the approximate year the game was released taken the number, divide by twelve then add 1993 to find the year the was approximately released.

Starting with scores of 90%, and working up. Hope some people find this interesting, maybe useful, and nostalgic!

223 Sep 10 Blur Adam Glick (Mike Channel) 90
223 Sep 10 Sam & Max: Season 3, Episode 3 David Brown 90
221 Jul 10 Plain Sight 90
220 Jun 10 Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising 90
219 May 10 Assassin's Creed 2 90
215 Jan 10 Colin McRae: DiRT 2 90
215 Jan 10 NBA 2K10 90
213 Dec 09 Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising 90
211 Oct 09 Time Gentlemen, Please! 90
208 Jul 09 Braid 90
202 Jan 09 Football Manager 2009 90
201 Dec 08 Far Cry 2 90
201 Dec 08 World of Goo 90
189 Unreal Tournament 3 90
188 Football Manager 2008 90
188 Gears of War 90
185 Medieval II: Total War - Kingdoms 90
175 Football Manager 2007 90
169 Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 90
162 Football Manager 2006 90
160 F.E.A.R. 90
159 Fahrenheit 90
158 Live For Speed: S2 90
156 Psychonauts 90
153 GTR 90
149 Football Manager 2005 90
146 Doom 3 90
144 SAS: Into the Lion's Den 90
144 Soldiers: Heroes of world war II 90
137 Championship Manager: Season 03/04 90
136 Pro Evolution Soccer 3 90
129 Rise Of Nations 90
128 Championship Manager 4 90
123 Age Of Mythology 90
122 Unreal Tournament 2003 90
120 Medieval: Total War 90
114 Warrior Kings 90
110 IL-2 Sturmovik 90
107 Max Payne 90
104 Operation Flashpoint 90
101 Z: Steel Soldiers 90
92 Vampire The Masquerade: Redemption 90
84 Age Of Empires II: The Age Of Kings 90
82 Flight Unlimited III 90
82 X – Beyond The Frontier 90
81 Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun 90
81 Unreal Tournament 90
80 MiG Alley 90
79 Discworld Noir 90
79 Midtown Madness 90
75 Resident Evil 2 90
75 Warzone 2100 90
74 Incoming: Subversion 90
74 Lands Of Lore III 90
74 Worms Armageddon 90
72 Jane’s World War II Fighters 90
72 Thief: The Dark Project 90
72 World War II Fighters (Jane’s…) 90
71 Grim Fandango 90
69 Grand Prix Legends 90
69 Sensible Soccer European Club Edition 90
69 V2000 90
68 Creatures 2 90
67 Warlords III: Darklords Rising 90
66 Sentinel Returns, The 90
65 Jane’s AH-64D Longbow 90
64 Micro Machines V3 90
64 Triple Play 99 90
63 Incoming 90
63 M1 Tank Platoon II 90
63 Motorhead 90
63 Tomb Raider: Unfinished Business 90
62 Golf Pro, The 90
62 Ultima Collection 90
61 F/A-18 Korea 90
60 NBA Live 98 90
59 A-10 Cuba 90
59 Actua Soccer 2 90
58 Joint Strike Fighter 90
58 Sensible Soccer 2000 90
58 Turok : Dinosaur Huter 90
58 Virtual Pool 2 90
57 Championship Manager 97/98 90
57 Sid Meier’s Gettysburg 90
56 Links 386 90
55 Warlords III : Reign Of Heroes 90
53 Atomic Bomberman 90
53 Imperium Galactica 90
50 Formula One 90
50 MDK 90
49 Pod 90
49 Quake Mission pack 1: Scourge Of Amagon 90
47 Micro Machines 2 Special Edition 90
46 CM2 European Data Disk 90
45 F-22 Lightning II 90
45 NHL Hockey 97 90
42 Baku Baku Animal 90
40 AH-64D Longbow 90
40 Gearheads 90
40 Hind 90
40 Perfect Flight (Flight Sim 5 add-on pack) 90
40 Silent Hunter 90
40 Space Hulk: Vengeance Of The Blood Angels 90
39 Azrael’s Tear 90
39 Terra Nova 90
38 Metaltech: Earthsiege 2 90
38 Normality 90
37 Descent 2 90
37 Indiana Jones And The Fate Of Atlantis 90
36 Civilization II 90
34 Arcade Classics 90
34 IndyCar 2 90
34 Pro Pinball: The Web 90
34 Rebel Assault 2 90
34 Williams Arcade Classics 90
33 Destruction Derby 90
33 Mortal Kombat 3 90
33 Navy Strike 90
32 NHL Hockey 96 90
29 Ultimate Doom 90
27 Super Streetfighter II Turbo 90
26 NBA Live 95 90
22 Aces Of the Deep 90
22 US Navy Fighters 90
20 Colonization 90
20 Doom II 90
20 SimCity 90
18 Wargame Construction Set 2: Tanks 90
16 Comanche 90
15 Darkseed 90
14 Cannon Fodder 90
14 Gabriel Knight(CD-ROM) 90
12 Litil Divil (HD) 90
11 Chessmaster 4000 Turbo 90
11 TFX 90
10 Return To Zork 90
8 Flight Sim 5.0 90
7 King’s Quest VI 90
7 Lands Of Lore 90
5 Syndicate (HD) 90
4 Space Hulk 90
2 Buzz Aldrin’s Race Into Space 90
203 Feb 09 Grand Theft Auto IV 91
201 Dec 08 Fallout 3 91
193 Sins of a Solar Empire 91
175 Medieval II: Total War 91
170 Half-Life 2: Episode 1 91
168 Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends 91
162 Call Of Duty 2 91
154 Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 91
152 EVE Online: Exodus 91
149 The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth 91
138 Unreal Tournament 2004 91
118 Neverwinter Nights 91
115 Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast) 91
108 Commandos 2: Men of Courage 91
79 Hidden & Dangerous 91
76 Aliens Vs Predator 91
72 Tomb Raider III 91
70 SiN 91
69 Need For Speed 3 91
67 Motocross Madness 91
65 World Cup 98 91
63 Starship Titanic 91
63 Total Heaven 91
61 Fallout 91
57 Screamer Rally 91
57 You Don’t Know Jack 91
53 Pro Pinball : Timeshock! 91
52 F16 Fighting Falcon 91
49 Theme Hospital 91
48 Ecstatica II 91
47 Jetfighter 3 91
44 Gene Wars 91
43 Nihilist 91
38 Spycraft 91
33 Crusader 91
28 Virtual Pool 91
20 NHL Hockey 95 91
20 PGA Tour Golf 486 91
14 Battle Isle 2 91
7 NHL Hockey 91
7 Rules Of Engagement 2 91
5 Betrayal At Krondor 91
224 Oct 10 Monkey Island 2 SE: Lechuck’s Revenge David Brown 92
218 Apr 10 BioShock 2 92
208 Jul 09 The Sims 3 92
201 Xmas 08 Galactic Civilizations II: Endless Universe 92
200 Nov 08 Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning 92
199 Crysis Warhead 92
195 Mass Effect 92
188 Crysis 92
186 World In Conflict 92
173 GTR2 92
162 Civilization IV 92
162 X3: Reunion 92
161 GT Legends 92
157 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 92
138 x2: The Threat 92
128 IL-2 Forgotten Battles 92
119 Mafia 92
118 Soldier Of Fortune 2: Double Helix 92
108 Championship Manager: Season 01/02 92
84 Championship Manager: Season 99/00 92
80 Ultima Online 92
77 Kingpin: A Life Of crime 92
74 Alpha Centauri 92
74 SimCity 3000 92
74 SimCity 4 92
71 FIFA 99 92
71 Shogo 92
70 Caesar III 92
70 F-16: Aggressor 92
70 Magic & Mayhem 92
70 NHL ’99 92
70 Populous: The Beginning 92
69 Monaco Grand Prix 92
68 Operational Art Of War 92
64 Jane’s F-15 92
62 F1 97 92
59 Flying corps Gold 92
59 Longbow 2 92
58 Grand Theft Auto 92
58 Monkey Island 3 : Curse Of Monkey Island 92
56 Lands Of Lore : Guardians Of Destiny 92
56 Total Annihilation 92
55 Constructor 92
53 Pete Sampras Tennis 97 92
51 Comanche 3 92
50 Darklight Conflict 92
49 Magic: The gathering 92
48 Flying Corps 92
47 NBA Live 97 92
46 Archimedean Dynasty 92
46 NASCAR Racing 2 92
45 Championshiip Manager 2 92
45 Master Of Orion 2 92
43 Pandora Directive, The 92
42 Z 92
41 Settlers 2 92
39 Fantasy General 92
38 ATF 92
37 Top Gun 92
34 Actua Soccer 92
32 Magic Carpet 2 92
31 Championship Manager 2 92
30 Marine Fighters 92
30 Marine Fighters 92
27 Full Throttle 92
19 Under A Killing Moon 92
17 Syndicate (CD-ROM: includes extra data disks) 92
13 SimCity 2000 92
12 Gabriel Knight (HD) 92
11 Sam And Max Hit The Road 92
218 Apr 10 Mass Effect 2 93
214 Xmas 09 Dragon Age: Origins 93
202 Jan 09 Left 4 Dead 93
187 Team Fortress 2 93
179 World Of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade 93
173 Company of Heroes 93
161 Black & White 2 93
161 Pro Evolution Soccer 5 93
148 Rome: Total War 93
140 Far Cry 93
136 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 93
122 No One Lives Forever 2 93
110 Aliens Vs Predator 2 93
96 Championship Manager: Season 00/01 93
89 Shogun: Total War 93
76 TOCA 2 93
73 Championship Manager 3 93
72 Action Hall Of Fame 93
71 WarGasm 93
69 Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf 93
68 Colin mcRae Rally 93
66 Final Fantasy VII 93
65 Team Apache 93
65 Unreal 93
60 F-22 Air Dominance Fighter 93
59 F1 Racing Simulation 93
54 LBA 2 : Twinsen‘s Odyssey 93
47 Realms of the Haunting 93
45 Screamer 2 93
45 Toonstruck 93
44 Discworld II 93
40 Duke Nukem 3D 93
33 Battle Isle 3: Shadow Of The Emperor 93
33 Little Big Adventure 2 93
32 Ascendancy 93
29 FX Fighters 93
29 Micro Machines 2 93
24 King’s Quest VII 93
21 Ecstatica 93
21 Little Big Adventure 93
17 Theme Park 93
16 Sam And Max Hit The Road (CD-ROM) 93
16 UFO (CD-ROM) 93
15 UFO: Enemy Unknown 93
11 Rebel Assault 93
10 IndyCar Racing 93
6 Tornado 93
215 Jan 10 Left 4 Dead 2 94
215 Jan 10 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 94
206 May 09 Empire: Total War 94
157 Battlefield 2 94
156 Guild Wars 94
137 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 94
136 Call of Duty 94
126 Unreal Il 94
125 Everquest Planes of Power 94
125 Splinter Cell 94
117 The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind 94
115 Shogun: Total War 94
112 Medal of Honour: Allied Assault 94
93 Deus Ex 94
82 Homeworld 94
79 Dungeon Keeper II 94
78 Total Annihilation: Kingdoms 94
73 Apache-Havoc 94
68 Klingon: Honour Guard 94
63 Championship Manager 2: 96/97 94
63 Forsaken 94
57 NHL 98 94
57 Tomb Raider II 94
56 Incubation 94
55 Flight Simulator 98 94
55 Jedi Knight : Dark Forces II 94
55 PGA Tour Pro 94
54 Age Of Empires 94
54 Hexen II 94
50 Puzzle Bobble 94
48 X-COM: Terror From The Deep 94
47 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 94
45 Creatures 94
44 Network Q RAC Rally 94
44 Privateer 2: The Darkening 94
43 Links LS 94
38 PGA European Tour 94
33 Hexen 94
32 PGA Tour ’96 94
31 Fade To Black 94
27 Star Trek TNG: A Final Unity 94
26 X-COM: Terror From The Deep 94
25 Descent 94
21 Transport Tycoon 94
19 IndyCar Racing Expansion Pack 94
18 TIE Fighter 94
1 Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth Of Worlds 94
199 Spore 95
167 Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The 95
162 Movies, The 95
152 World Of Warcraft 95
150 Everquest II 95
131 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 95
116 Grand Theft Auto 3 95
100 Black and White 95
80 System Shock 2 95
72 Falcon 4.0 95
71 Half-Life 95
69 Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now 95
69 Carmageddon II 95
68 F-22 Total Air War 95
62 Jedi Knight : Mysteries Of The Sith 95
52 X-COM 3 : Apocalypse 95
50 Carmageddon 95
45 Tomb Raider 95
44 Flight Sim 95 95
43 Syndicate Wars 95
36 Formula One Grand Prix 2 95
34 Su27 Flanker 95
28 Command & Conquer 95
25 Bioforge 95
24 Dark Forces 95
23 Alone In The Dark 3 95
20 System Shock 95
15 Redshift 95
9 Frontier: Elite II 95
185 BioShock 96
53 Dungeon Keeper 96
43 Quake 96
31 Apache Longbow 96
25 Flight Unlimited 96
22 Discworld 96
21 Magic Carpet 96
13 Doom 96
148 Half-Life 2 97
59 Quake II 97
31 EF2000 97
12 Alone In The Dark 2 97

[jonathan_phang]

Thanks for that - some really great memories invoked just by reading the names of some of those games

[roorooroo]

Some real crackers in that list..there was definitely more variety in the earlier days of PC gaming too.

[directhex]

See also http://www.metacritic.com/browse/gam...l/pc?sort=desc and http://www.gamerankings.com/browse.h...etter=&search=

[Jay]

9 Frontier: Elite II 95!

It never worked!

[neonplanet40]

It funny (AND SAD!!!!) that C&C stops winning awards when EA takes over

[Iron Sights]

lol I actually rememeber reading some of these, nice list

[pauldarkside]

9 Frontier: Elite II 95!

It never worked!

Oh it did, at least on the Amiga, I even lost a job by playing it too much

[Jay]

no, the PC version. I had it from day 1 and got fed up with it crashing with the stupid warp bug. I actually got a patch disk sent to me.

[kalniel]

Oh it did, at least on the Amiga, I even lost a job by playing it too much

That's why it's called AmigaZone..

[Mblaster]

21 Magic Carpet 96

Loved this game! Tried to get it working on my current PC in DOS Box a while back but totally failed

Also, how can Unreal II score higher than Unreal? Total fail...

[Flibb]

Oh it did, at least on the Amiga, I even lost a job by playing it too much

I was at an Amiga launch event for that

[MadduckUK]

15 of them are Champ -> Football Manager

what a series

[Lord Midas]

I've read the review for nearly all of those. I miss PCZ. Got a copy of PCGamer due to subscription time. Ain't the same. Bah.

[Behemoth]

There's alot of happy gaming memories from that list

Gaming in the 90's was always so much more fun on the PC as there was so much choice. I used to love going out buying a new game along with the great big box they used to come in, I felt like I was getting something for me £30 back then.

Still going off topic slightly.

[directhex]

Also, how can Unreal II score higher than Unreal? Total fail...

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