VGChartz's Issa Maki: "By 2001, the wait was over. After a false start of the generation led by Sega's tragically ill-fated Dreamcast and a lackluster PlayStation 2 launch library, gamers across the globe bided their time – and were rewarded handsomely. Between the release of Onimusha: Warlords in January and Final Fantasy X in December, a virtual deluge of modern classics inundated the community: Devil May Cry, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Halo: Combat Evolved, Grand Theft Auto III, Advance Wars, Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons, Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction... there wasn't a single system left out of the party.
But in the eight months following the demo and release of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, the world would be forever changed; two decades later, its disturbing prescience is more relevant than it was back when people ignored the message."
The Opening Levels that hooked gamers from the outset.
Relive the golden age of gaming with these timeless video games. From Wind Waker to Monkey Island, get ready for a nostalgia-filled ride.
I'd put Street Fighter 2 over 3. 2 and all its different versions dominated the arcade scene back in the day in a way that 3 never did.
Agreed, Same with Metal Gear Solid imo. Came for Bioshock and was not disappointed. Would easily put Burger Time or Space Taxi over tempest. Also, OG Sim City and Oregon Trail. Mario 64 as well. Just too many!
Me too. I didn't have a GC until way later and never played it. I've been waiting on Nintendo to release the HD edition on the Switch for forever, but they just won't!
I never bought a Gamecube, I've always had an urge to play this game, maybe it'll get a remaster in the future.
I played it on WiiU for the first time and it remains my fave Zelda game to date. So much character and a real sense of exploration without the open world bloat.
Ms Pacman?
Robotron?
SSF2 Turbo over 3 simply by the 10000000000's ports of the game we're still having
Castlevania SOTN?
Zelda Link to the Past over Wind Waker
Super Mario Bros 3?
Chrono Trigger?
Resident evil4?
COD MW2 (the original)?
Uncharted 2
Metal Gear Solid?
Here's my reasoning for all of them versus the list proposed in the article.
They are still quite enjoyable from start to finish on their original platform, unlike some Wind Waker or Okami that are fun when you play the remastered version (unless you call: forced to watch a 20-minute cutscene or have to blow for wind chance constantly fun).
Some of them are the pinnacle of what the console could do (MGS, Chrono, MGS)
Lots of them are still considered the go-to-go game for their genre.
It’s been 20+ years since the time that gave us Mulholland Drive and “Bootylicious”, meaning this look at the best games of 2001 is going to make some of you feel very old very quickly.
