Features - Best Games Of The Last Decade: The Nicest of the Noughties

[Mama Sumae]

Max Payne 2 anyone?

Including the above:

Call of Duty (the original and the expansion UO)
Warcraft III
Diablo II ( the first was still better )
NeverWinter Nights
Fable
GTA 4 Vice City
Mount&Blade (great concept, somehow lacking but still good fun)
Half Life 2
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

At the moment I am giving Arma II a try but it seems i need to upgrade my PC

[Shooty*]

Redneck Rampage, anyone?

[phoenix198]

In no particular order:

HL2 (Orange Box)
C&C Red Alert 2 - hokey I know, I just like it
Max Payne 1 and 2
Bioshock
F.E.A.R.
No One Lives Forever
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (the Normandy Beach scene)

[Barrichello]

In order of greatness....

Demons's Souls
Uncharted 1+2
God of War series (especially enjoying new HD versions)
HL Source games, especially DOD/TF/CS
MGS4
Wipeout HD
ICO/Shadow of the Colossus
Elder scrolls Oblivion
RTCW

Has been a good decade

[1Razor]

Well, in no particular order,

Unreal
Doom 3
CIV 4 RTS (Any of the Civ series really)
Sacred 2
NWN 1&2
Morrowind
Oblivion
Half Life 1&2
Gothic 3
Titan Quest

[Mblaster]

I'm surprised World of Warcraft only has the one mention in here so far. Here's my list, in no particular order:

World of Warcraft
Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (much better than Oblivion IMO)
Grand Theft Auto 3
COD 4: Modern Warfare
Portal
Half Life 2

Also, an honourable mention for Unreal (1998) and Unreal Tournament (1999), great games that I spent many hours playing throughout the last decade.

[scaryjim]

Neverwinter Nights.

End of List.

Seriously, does anyone actually need to buy another game after that one?

[Knoxville]

Shadow of the Colossus

I knew there was something I'd forgotten, glad someone mentioned it

[.havoc]

God of War series (especially enjoying new HD versions)

Didnt realise the revamped versions were out yet? Have i been sleeping too much? I WANT I WANT I WANT!

Although it wasnt quite within the last decade - Roller coaster tycoon was an epic game - had me hooked for years.

Also enjoyed - in no particular order -

Fallout 3
CS:S and TF2
COD4 (and MW2 isn't that bad either, but not quite enough to warrant its own place)
Mass Effect (one of my absolute faves!)
Halo (admit it - it was a great series...to a point...)
L4D 1 +2
Gran Turismo series

Also liked Killzone 1 + 2 and Resistance 2 deserves a mention

probably missed a load off - oh so many games!

[Iron Sights]

Hey what about Deus Ex, I just wished that hd mod would get released

Anyone with deus ex should check out The Nameless Mod

"I spill my drink" classic

[cptwhite_uk]

The top ten should be games that shook the industry:

The games I've listed account for series where applicable (i.e. call of duty series). but I've tried to list the most "groundbreaking" of the games, for the time they were released.

World of Warcraft - Single handedly brought MMORPG to the masses
Counter Strike - The original mod made good. Easy to pick up, hard to put down.
Deus Ex - Proved intelligent thought provoking games were possible
Call of Duty - The most intense and dramatic "film-esque" game ever made at the time. Just epic.
Left 4 Dead - Brought co-op back into the mainstream, with buckets of playability.
Half Life 2 - Intelligent, optimised, gegoreous, full physics. A true benchmark title.
Grand Theft Auto 3 - The freeform 3D world was a revolution.
Oblivion - I never played it, but by all accounts the most immersive and detailed RPG of it's time.
Supreme Commander - The RTS game, refreshed, full zoom, endless tactical possibilities. Truly strategic.
Freespace 2 - Frantic arcade space shooter with intelligent story, very grand scale, and fantastic desperate battles. The story makes this game.

Honourable mentions to Desert Combat (BF1942 mod) and Crysis.

[cptwhite_uk]

Double post

[roorooroo]

Neverwinter Nights.

End of List.

Seriously, does anyone actually need to buy another game after that one?

lol..

Neverwinter Nights (single plus multiplayer and mods)is high on my list too
Mario Galaxy
Jedi Outcast
Wipeout HD
Half Life 2
Oblivion (with mods)

Plus countless others i've forgotten at the mo'

[Shooty*]

Halo... dear god...

"Why won't you RUN? Just RUN you stupid, stupid masterchief. What, are your ankles broken? Look, I'm pressing 'shift' and everything. Just... please... speed... up..."

It sucked.

[roorooroo]

Halo... dear god...

"Why won't you RUN? Just RUN you stupid, stupid masterchief. What, are your ankles broken? Look, I'm pressing 'shift' and everything. Just... please... speed... up..."

It sucked.

Halo never had any appeal for me whatsoever either..each to their own i suppose.

[Englander]

Neverwinter Nights (Absolutely!)
CoD MW1+2
L4D
Counter Strike: Source
Zelda Twilight Princess
Zelda Majora's Mask (terrified me)
Super Smash Bros Melee/Brawl
Resident Evil 4

were all highlights over the past ten years. I'm sure I've missed a few great games but those are the ones off the top of my head.

And whoever said Zelda Ocarina of Time, 2 things:
1) It's ocarina*
2) It was released on 11th December 1998

I'm very protective about it because it is by far my favourite game of all time