Top 10 Most Anticipated Games of this Decade

Ten years have passed since the dawn of this new century. Time passes away so quickly, it only seems yesterday that we were playing the PlayStation one on our old, non HD TV’s. The last ten years have seen two generation of gaming unfold before us. There were thousands of games released that wowed us during the period of ten years. We try our best to pick those games which redefined the standards of gaming and set a benchmark for future games. So here are the top ten games that made us say: WOW!

[gillri]

wow I pretty much agree with every single yearly winner, apart from no GTA 3, HL2 and SOTC maybe, although its hard to know which one's to pick to be honest

RE4 was an amazing game and certainly in my top 10 of the decade, mine favourite however would be between Okami, Deus Ex, SOTC or Metroid Prime

[tacosRcool]

Half Life 2 is the most anticipated game of the decade not RE4.

[TheLastGuardian]

Title should be: Top 10 Most Anticipated games of last decade.

The list is wrong in so many ways anyway. How are games like Halo: Combat Evolved in the top 10 most anticipated games of the last decade? How is a new IP going to be more anticipated than it's sequels? How did they come up with this bogus list? Did they take a poll of everybody who bought video games the last decade? I didn't get to vote so this list is wrong.

[toaster]

You can tell the writer is a console guy...

[elpresador]

Halo CE was anticipated cause it was originally announced as an RTS for the mac, then TPS, and finally an FPS on the MAC which was thought to be a successor to the Marathon series (though it seems more like a prequel now). WHen MS bought Bungie to have it released on the then unreleased XBOX, it was big news. Also, with the expception of Golden Eye, no FPS game had ever really worked well on a console. Knowing Bungie was at the helm and having made awesome fps games before, it was seriously anticipated cause it was thought to be the best game from the best developer to be able to PERFECT an FPS on a conosole.

[ico92]

the anticipation for Halo 2 and 3 was MUCH greater than that of Halo CE

[PS360fanboy]

I agree with the list. Lacks Wind Waker but the rest were really the most antecipated games to me last decade. I remember I couldn't wait to get my hands on San Andreas or Metroid Prime lol!

[awiseman]

the most anticipated and not to mention Hyped?

[MGRogue2017]

Gran Turismo 5 & CoD Black Ops

[Pandamobile]

Higher anticipation for Uncharted 2 and Price of Persia than Half-Life 2?

Hahaha

[Nihilism]

Half Life series might have been awarded the all time greatest game hero...but uncharted wins in originality, I mean never before has there been a story about a treasure hunter or a shooter/platformer involving such things

:S:S:S:S

Thank god they had sense to put GTA:SA on that list rather than GTA:IV...finally we are getting the big come down from the hype that game did not deserve.

@bjh089

lolololololol

You're sarcasm metre is broken, that was exactly my point.

[user8397144]

Yeah and higher anticipation for gears of war and halo than for Half Life 2
hahahaha...

[sickbird]

why does everyone have such a boner over half life? its not THAT good.

[Pandamobile]

Because it had an amazing story, graphics, physics and gameplay? The most lifelike characters we had ever seen in a game?

Not to mention it pretty much started this current generation of gaming.

You know, no big deal or anything.

[toaster]

Half Life 2 revolutionized the way we play FPS today. Every first person shooter since has taken a leaf out of HL2's playbook. It is still the pinnacle of FPS storytelling, graphics are still good enough to make most console games weep.

So yeah, not a big deal. Valve hasn't been one of the most influential developers in the history of gaming or anything..

[gtamike]

I remember playing lot of GTA:SA, then my friend brang HL2 round.
When I played HL2 it truly wowed me big time in everything but at first the graphics. City 17 looked soo good from coming off my PS2 that day :D

Now I play HL2 online (HL2DM)
What other games let you kill your friends with toilets with gravity gun hehe

[iNcRiMiNaTi]

I dont think HL2 came out on the ps2. I know there was an xbox version and heard it was a bad port but I never heard anything about a ps2 version

Lol i got a disagree. Show me a ps2 version then

[Pandamobile]

Half-Life 2 was never on the PS2.

There was a Half-Life 1 spin-off called Half-Life: Decay.

Nothing resembling HL2 was ever on the PS2.

[Pandamobile]

I now realize that this list is on a per-year basis. When the title said Top 10, I assumed it was actually a Top 10 list of the most anticipated games of the decade.

[PRHB HYBRiiD]

halo 3 i think it was the most anticipated game of the decade im not saying its the better gamer of the decade... i dont even like halo that much anymore :/

[lastdual]

This or Modern Warfare 2.

The article is taking a rather subjective take on "most anticipated". The only truly measurable degree of how anticipated games are is preorders or first week sales.

A lot of people tend to rank anticipation as a personal matter - which game is your favorite, etc. - but it's initial sales, plain and simple, that is the only objective measure. If (a lot of) people are genuinely anticipating a game, they part with their cash. That's reality.

But hey, if someone has a better way to accurately measure anticipation, then by all means speak up.

[user8397144]

God of War 3 easily was my most anticipated. God I counted every day for that game to come out.

[bjh089]

Nihilism put

Half Life series might have been awarded the all time greatest game hero...but uncharted wins in originality, I mean never before has there been a story about a treasure hunter or a shooter/platformer involving such things.

Hm uncharted is not original Tomb Raider is the first to start the whole treasure hunter/ shooter/ platformer just sayin.

[Orbis]

"Quite easily the best game in the franchise, Guns of the Patriots is a pinnacle of storytelling, drama and action in a video game."

I know it's nothing more than opinion, but MGS3 was the best game in the series. Any die hard Metal Gear fan will tell you that (or maybe they'll settle for MGS1).

[lordkemp007]

You share, exactly my sentiments. I agree mgs3 was my favourite as well. The End sniper fight - Epic.

[jjank11]

Yea, I completely agree with Half Life 2. There is no way that game was not the most anticipate game of 2004 and the decade. It is probably the best FPS game made to date

Without the presence of Half Life 2 then Resident Evil 4 is a good choice. I slept only 2 hours while going through RE4 and then played countless hours enjoying the other modes!!

[Brasi82]

That Resident Evil 4 deserves Game of the Decade. For me it's just one of those games I can go back and play over and over. Resident Evil 4 is gaming at its best.

[PRHB HYBRiiD]

that game was f**king awesome...i finished that game 9 times in the gamecube...yep 9 times and it all in my memory card xD.

[bjh089]

wow really i get 2 disagrees for stating a fact lol to funny!

[tmoss726]

This site sucks. People weren't anticipating Halo, they were anticipating Halo 2 coming out. Doubt many people were lined up at midnight getting Halo. Not saying it isn't awesome but learn what anticipation is....

[Eklohmyn]

LOL PRINCE OF PERSIA?! And Half-Life 2 is the Game of the Decade, no doubt.

[DXM1]

he mentioned deus ex so i cant complain. Some picks may not be 100% on the spot, but the author did a good job over all.

[SexyPrawns]

This author has no idea what the word "anticipated" means.

[DJKGBYF]

No Starcraft 2?

[Calm Down Sunshine]

I find your lack of Starcraft 2 disturbing.

[gillri]

Starcrft 2 - meh RTS