What is the Greatest FPS Ever?

What is the Greatest FPS Ever?
PSL Writes "We will be running a Survey for the next few weeks to find out What is the Greatest FPS Ever?"

[Dmack79]

at least in my professional opinion. ;)

[barom]

Gotta say Call Of Duty 4. I don't even like FPS but CoD4 actually became one of my favorite games period. Single-player was great (maybe short, but I personally didn't think so) and the online is still great.

The only FPS that I enjoyed on the level of Counter Strike 1.5.

[Mindboggle]

Killzone 2 is outstanding and currently is my favourite fps, but it has to be COD4...Followed closely by Half life 2 and Halo 1...But whatever anyone says your always going to get divided opinions...

[Milky]

Timesplitters 3!!!!!

[ThanatosDMC]

The greatest? That would be Counter Strike 1.6 that's not CS: Source, btw.

I bet everyone here has probably played Counter Strike at least once. I suck at using the Awp. I love the galil and mp5. When i have money, i buy the para just to spray the double doors. I camp behind the door with an autoshotty. I use the F90 when defending short A catwalk.

When im defusing with other teammates around me, I let it blow up.

[mikeslemonade]

I agree with COD4. The game reached the masses like Madden football did for both PC and console. Half life and Counter Strike didn't do great for consoles, and Halo didn't do great for the PC.

[SaiyanFury]

People can disagree with me all they want but for me, the best FPS game of all time is the original Doom: PSX Custom Edition with Dooms 1 and 2 included. Over 50 levels that take hours upon hours to finish.

[kharma45]

For me it's

1. GoldenEye
2. Call of Duty 4
3. Killzone 2
4. HL2

[YungXclusive2K9]

COD 4 is great but its for achivement whores, and what i mean by that is that it Lived off unlockables. Killzone 2 on the other hand is a very very fun game even after i unlocked all the ranks and the story is solid. Very well supported game too

But thats my opinion Killzone 2 is the best but i would still put golden eye on the top of my list because its a Classic

[DominusRebellis]

Well for those who haven't played anything before the PS3, here's my list

1. Goldeneye 64
2. Doom Series/Duke Nukem
3. Call of Duty 4
4. Half-life 1 and 2

[I did not murder him]

I don't think these polls being dragged through Playstation forums and media places will be valid at best.

First you have to look at what you like and after that we only have the success of these games when talking about the bigger picture. COD games sell well because they are good games, Haze flopped because it is bad game. Of course I'm talking about the bigger picture, some people may like Haze :)

[kevnb]

other than that good choices. My list is,
1. Unreal Tournament
2. Quake 3
3. Duke Nukem 3d
4. Half-Life
5. Doom

[zoneofenders]

i would say killzone2
and crysis

i played FPS since Doom and i know there were a lot of classics.
but i hardly believe they can compete with modern FPS
after all this is about the greatest FPS ever not the most memorable FPS ever.

[FreeMonk]

1. Call of Duty 4
2. Quake 2
3. Halo: Combat Evolved
4. Unreal Tournement

Call of Duty 4 is the most rounded FPS around at the moment, which is available on both of the major consoles.

Quake 2 was an awesome game on the PC, and had a superb MP aspect

Halo 1......first great FPS for a console. They don't compare other games as 'Halo Killer' for nothing on X360 and PS3

Unreal Tournement was an awesome jump in gameplay and graphics when originally released on the PC some years back.

Close calls....Half Life & Doom

[Doctor_Doom]

you can't be serious ???

I will say Half Life and System Shock 2

[SeNiLe911]

Halo 3 is the Greatest FPS Ever!

Here are the facts: http://majornelson.com/arch...

Almost 2 years later and it's still the 1# played game. People just come back to it even when other great games come out.

a close second would be COD

I should mention, some might say that COD WaW took away from COD 4 so if you added the 2 it would beat out Halo 3 but if you look down the list to the Original Xbox Titles, what is on top there? Halo 2. Add them together and the Halo franchise still is on top.

[Giriath]

Counter-Strike (not source).
Half-Life.
GoldenEye.

[boodybandit]

PC = HL2, Counter Strike then Quake 2
Consoles Multiplat = COD4
MS Exclusive = Halo
Sony Exclusive = Killzone 2

First console shooter that hooked me on a console = (N64) Golden Eye

Shooter I logged the most time playing = Quake 2

[Nelson M]

Halo 1,2 or 3
Thats for Sure

[ape007]

without a shadow of a doubt

goldeneye007 and perfect dark 64

these games are better than kz2+cod4+the whole halo franshise COMBINED but still they are great games

[ShabzS]

call of duty 4

half life 2

[actas123]

1. COD4 2. Resistance 2 .

[table]

I never understood why people rate goldeneye so highly. Yes it was good at the time but it had a god awful control scheme as a result of the early controllers. Couldn't aim and walk at the same time and it felt like you were walking in caramel... mmhhh

Always felt that quake, doom and unreal tournament were all over-rated.

Just some of my favs that I dont expect you to agree with;

Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Timesplitters 2
Halo CE (for PC, xbox controls were not as good)
Half Life

COD4 and maybe Killzone2 will be up there in a few more years but I like to rate on nostalgia first :)

But lets not forget that the best games are not FPS ;)

[gaffyh]

This website fails and the poll fails. Killzone 2 maybe this gen so far, but for EVER I'd say Half-Life

[Rock Bottom]

Single player: Half life 2(+ e1 and e2) by far...

Multilayer: well, I can't really tell since I don't play online that much. :P

[Bonsai1214]

"1.5" if you don't know what i mean by that, you don't deserve to play FPS on any platform.

[Clubptxxx]

Anyone who votes for a console shooter is, in fact, wrong. I think to be the best shooter of all time, it needs to have the best input system. And a controller can't give you the precision that a mouse can. Now I know people are going to disagree, and that's fine because you're entitled to your opinion, But the best shooter on that list is the Orange Box. 5 Shooters in one game for less than any one of those games. But it's not only about the value here. Team Fortress 2 is one of(if not the best) Shooter out there right now. Constant updates and a great modding community pretty much seal that one. Portal Was one of the best gaming experiences I've ever had. I'd already played Half-Life 2, and HL2 Ep. 1. Episode 2 Was sort of a let down because it left me with a need for more.

Now. To all of those who say GoldenEye. I can honestly say, even for it's time, it really wasn't that great. Split-Screen was a great feature. But even so, it comes no where close to Quake.

[Dark General]

Deus Ex is the best in my opinion. Rapes every game on that list.

[ReservoirDog316]

Half-Life 2

honorable mentions

Call of Duty 4
Halo 1
Killzone 2

edit: Deus Ex and System Shock 2 are probably better than everything else but I never played them

[DominusRebellis]

I forgot Fatal Frame may not be considered an FPS but you "shoot" with a camera and those games were damn near scary

[Dark General]

Man you should really play SS2 or Deus Ex (the original). They should be pretty cheap i'm not sure if they are on steam but if they are you should give them a shot.

[ZuperAmazingCooKie]

-Bioshock
-The Orange Box
-Perfect Dark
-Golden Eye
-Duke Nukem 3D
-Doom

Honorable Mentions:
-Resistance Fall of Man (the original) ((I loved the storyline, the guns, the action and the strategy))
-Medal of Honor: Frontline
-Wolfenstein
-Hexen
-Heretic
-South Park 64
-Turok 64

:)

[Timesplitter14]

Dook Nookem

[xbollox]

1- duke nukem3D
2- quake 2,3
3- killzone 2
4- half life

[N4g_null]

Of course quake 3, no one has done it better so far when it comes to CTF and Team death matches. Yet ET:QW has lots of extras you will not get in most FPS period. Best team based game.

[Uzesgelen_Goo]

and still playes (^_^)

[Marquis_de_Sade]

Personally any one of the Halo games, I have played each one to death, spent weeks on Halo 2 and Halo 3, Killzone 2 managed to hold my attention for just over 35 hours, good game, but greatest FPS ever? Come on...

[cl63AMG]

1. Unreal Tournament
2. Call of Duty 4
3. Halo CE
4. Half Life 2

[bnaked]

No game has more soul than Half Life 2!

Other FPS are just great FPS, Half Life 2 is a cultural masterpiece..

[Mikerra17]

its gotta be COD4, KZ2 is a great game, but come on cod4 still has people playin it like mad

[player911]

Online Multiplayer
- Unreal Tournament Series

Single Player
- Half Life Series

Runner Ups
- Quake SP
- Halo 3 MP
- Wolfenstein RTCW SP
- Theif SP
- Turok 64 SP
- Goldeneye MP

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

Your "professional" opinion (even if you really are professionally related to game industry in any way) is no more than a opinion, it counts as ONE opinion as any other.

That said, Killzone 2 is great, endeed. Best shooter ever? No f*ing way... At least in my opinion (one and counting :))

Actually, I like it at least a bit more tactital. Killzone 2 had everything to be great, a great shooting gameplay, good map design, great perk/class gameplay that give people different function, the change of missions in real time request team sync.

But it lacks options for non-respawn and "hardcore" (with greater bullet damage/smaller health and mandatory no HUD) while creating a game. Not to mention the communication sucks hard (I prefer push to talk system, it's more organized, reach all the team and muffle punks that have no education on the mic). It also lacks a bit on weapon variation (but it's ok, just coul've been better with more SMGs, ARs and a proper sniper rifle, i think the special gadgets for classes make up for it) If they do a patch on all those thinks (I don't think they will), it would reach the ideal game status for me.

For now, firstly I would open this "list" to all shooters, be it First or Third Person. Than I would put SOCOM 2 high up there. In case of "FPS only" list, COD4 was great in hardcore with objectives (S&D, Domination, Sabotage, Headquaters) but there was many people abusing RPGs and nade launchers on anything ranked, not to mention all the aim assist and less-than-great shooting mechanics.

[ryuyasho]

suck!!! everybody in this $#!+ world knows that DOOM 2: Hell in Earth IS THE BEST SHOOTER EVER!!!!

[Tony P]

I vote they change the name of the poll to "Greatest FPS this gen". None of these is the best ever.

[bpac123456789]

There's no Counterstrike on this list and HAlo is nowhere in sight so it fails. I lean more to sony games but only a fool would say that the first or second halo shouldn't be on the list for one of the greatest shooters of all time.

p.s: I picked COd4. Even though i like killzones single player better, I played the Cod4 multiplayer more than killzones and ultimately had more fun in the long run. ( killzone still has a great multiplayer that is better than Cod4's in many ways, but when it comes down to it Cod4 was more fun and thats what counts imo.

[vhero]

Timesplitters 2 without a doubt had everything even without online it was still a great FPS and made by the creators of goldeneye.. people who say halo and Killzone really dont know what they missed out on and have obviously only been playign fps games for a few years.. If you went on played games on an fps though Counter Strike would beat ANY online FPS hands down FACT. It is the most played FPS EVER FACT!

[stevenhiggster]

My list would go like this:

1. Half life 2
2. Doom 1/2
3. COD 4:MW
4. Killzone 2
5. Crysis

Just my opinion folks.

I do think a playstation forum is the wrong place for this poll though given that the PC is the spiritual home of FPS.

[stevenhiggster]

I would just like to add an honorable mention for the Timsplitters games, oh the fun me and my friends had with them on splitscreen. Sadly SP aspect of the timespliters games was a bit cack so they aint in my personal top 5.

[siyrobbo]

IMO Half life 2

[miked808]

You Sir would be correct.

[sack_boi]

Yea, Half Life 2 followed by Call Of Duty 4.

[Kevin McCallister]

Agreed. Gotta go with HL2.

[Mindboggle]

Gravity gun.....End of story...

[XLiveGamer]

Half Life 2
Halo: Combat Evolved
Crysis
Bioshock
Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare

[theKiller]

u r a girl right? because of ur avatar, or u must be very young at age! i was just wondering.

my fav FPS at the moment is
1: COD4,
2: Far Cry,
3: Black,
4: Half Life 2.

and probably Killzone 2 when i get a ps3!

[Rock Bottom]

@XLiveGamer: Crysis?!!! seriously?

[caladbolg777]

I voted Orange Box. HL2, Portal, and TF2 all in one package? That's pretty tough to beat.

[Marceles]

Half-Life 2 definitely. That game when it first came out was just revolutionary and way ahead of the pack. It's crazy how well the game still holds up too after 5 years. Crysis isn't a bad game either, but I wouldn't say it's the greatest in fun factor...definitely the greatest looking though without a doubt.

[solar]

agreed. i laugh at KZ2 on that list. i feel asleep playing that game.

[Cajun Chicken]

Sooo, then, voting the best FPS in HISTORY, EVER just includes a select collection of games made up to 3 years ago on this generation of consoles.
For the record, I think it's Serious Sam First Encounter or the XBOX version with both encounters built in, the original Halo or even Halflife, personally.

[JaPo]

Christ. I genuinely thought no-one was so much of a fanboy to genuinely claim that KZ2 is the best FPS ever. You seem to be speaking some sense on the other hand.

Of the past few years, I'd elect COD4 for its superb MP and pretty brilliant, albeit short, SP.

Of all time I'd nominate Half-Life, closely followed by its sequel.

Come on; tell me, people. Why on earth is KZ2 'the best FPS ever'? Objectively, COD4 has superior MP and there's no way you can claim the SP is better than any of the classics.

[Dmack79]

Duh!

[sack_boi]

You probably started gaming in 2009, but it's ok. Killzone is a good FPS stunning visuals and nice MP) but, it's just not that great. Get over it.

[Chubear]

KILLZONE 2 BABY! wooot!

[redsquad]

Well, I'm a PS3-only player, love KILLZONE 2, think the gameplay is amazing & the visuals stunning, but I'd never say it was the best ever FPS. One of the best this gen, I agree, but I'd put HALF LIFE 1 and QUAKE 2 ahead by a wide margin in the 'of all time' category.

[ravinshield]

halo 3 ofcourse

[redsquad]

Of course not.

[SinnedNogara]

Definently not Halo. Halo is too overated.

[sack_boi]

Definately not Killzone 2 either... over hyped/rated.

[Panthers]

I agree with you both. The first Halo though was amazing and KZ2 is really fun SINGLE PLAYER. Online is boring though.

[caladbolg777]

Ya know, usually we hear the exact opposite of that from most people.

[Daishi]

How so?

[sak500]

BattleField 1942/Desert Combat MOD

[sak500]

Hahahh same here. Was really addicted to it and especially to one map in particular where you had armored vehicles but was kind of close quarter city map. THere was a glitch there where you cud enter the side of the enemy base with help of your jeep.. Countless hours spent camping those Bastrds and they had no clue where they were getting shot from. Anyway met few guys there one cool dude was MR.Anderson funny guy :D

[phosphor112]

It's actually a game with a VERY steep learning curve. Think of the learning curve of Eve, but with the action of BF2...but faster..

[-MoOkS-]

Halo: Combat Evolved. It single handedly saved the xbox and prooved consoles could do FPS just as good as PC.

[Nelson M]

Pint of Monkey Piss

[ravinshield]

nelson your stupid hahaha

[Sez]

wait a minute a sonyfanboy site. Do you smell the bias. Halo1-3, CoD1-4, half-life, every FPS that's not on the ps3. See how bias I can be too. PS3 fanboy site = epic fail

[ExcelKnight]

Unreal Tournament

[Spike47]

the first Halo was simply incredible(although everything else after that went downhill) Killzone 2 was amazing, and Resistance 2 was just fun.

[lonz354]

1. Call Of Duty 4
2. Halo 1
3. Half Life 2:Episode 2

A lot of fan boys are living in the hype saying Killnone 2 is the best fps, yea it is if were talking about graphic wise but playing and pure fun factor it comes nowhere near those 3 above. I put COD4 number 1 because almost everything right but I played halo 1 with friends more then I played any other game.

[lloyd_wonder]

Killzone 2 MP>>>> COD ( Killzone does have its problems, but the formula and kills are great)

And to think Killzone 3 will top that...

So...

1. Golden Eye 007 (nostalgia)
2. Killzone 2
3. Call of Duty 4

Never played Half-Life.

[jack who]

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Killzone 2, Call of Duty: World At War, Resistance 1 OR 2, The Orange Box

welll playstationlive.blogspot.com

[lloyd_wonder]

Yeah. There are lots of other great shooters on other platforms, but I guess this is just specific to PlayStation.

[jack who]

has to be cause Call of Duty: World At War? a great fps? Resistance ? GFTO

[lloyd_wonder]

For sure

[Ripyealip]

All Day!, Everyday!, Saturday!

[Xi]

marathon
system shock
half life (1 and 2 inc orange box CS)
halo

[N4g_null]

Man I still listen to system shock at work! I loved that game and nice choice.

A lot of these gamers seem very young on this site don't they? There is no quake 3 in the list either lots of half life "fans" and UT fans but I'm just wondering why are does games not supported any more and you can not even get a good game on UT games right now. Yet I play Q3 and various other FPS on the regular.

[DrWan]

:)

[Unicron]

For me, I would judge it by hours spent on said title, be it SP or MP. And that, without a doubt, is Goldeneye 007. Never have I had more fun with an FPS and 3 friends, ever.

But I will also give shouts out to Quake 3 Team Arena for being utterly amazing and addictive and THE reason for LAN parties; UT2004 for having my personal favorite game mode of all time, Onslaught; CoD4 for having amazingly addictive MP that gave you a "purpose" with ranking up; and the original Halo, for making FPS on console more than a niche market.

[The BS Police]

Perfect Dark IMO is better than Goldeneye 007.

[Unicron]

PD is great, def. I love it. But part of what we as a group of friends loved about Goldeneye was the simplicity, and lack of "cheese" like the Far Sight and Laptop Sentries. PD is amazing, and we played it a ton, but GE007 would always call us back.

[green]

Is that the Quake 3 arena released on Dreamcast?because based on time spent playing, Quake 3 arena is my number one FPS of all time closely followed by Halo.

[Unicron]

Actually it was the PC one. Quake is a series that I felt was best suited to the mouse, but I believe the game itself was the same. The Longest Yard man, such a crazy level. Good times, I miss them. That's when it was about the kill!

[N4g_null]

Man Uni we still play online area 51 servers were the place to go now people go to Crom. It's still full of really skilled player also. That's is what make this game so much fun. It's been years but the players always find way to out do them selves in the simplest way. Plus Quake had the most skill based mods and game play modes I'm ever seen.

Nothing was wasted in that game and every thing in it is letal. Plus some of the best level design for FPS came out of that game. Flash did not cover up for a bad map. UT had too many glitches and moved way slower. The map design was horrible in most situations and epic has this weird way of making you play the game only the way they want you to play. Quake was any thing goes! That's why we still play it. Quake 4 should have grown this yet it seemed to be missing stuff. I know the pros play it now but Quake 3's feel is unmatch for online play, few games beat it.

Golden eye is pretty much the console first for great FPS action. The creative ways you good kill people in that game and set them up for traps made 4 or 3 player 99 game play offs past the day by along with leaving some great memories.

I think were HAlO falls short to me is the open levels when I first played it. The controls felt ok but the level design was just sort of there Perfect dark had the same problem in my eyes. I have to admit UT first set of maps where some of the best I had seen in a while but that quality is no were to be found in current UT games.

[redsquad]

HALF LIFE (the first one) on PC. Especially good with OPPOSING FORCES and BLUE SHIFT.
Big honourable mention for QUAKE II... LOVE that game!

[Brixxer600]

I'd agree with Goldeneye , pure N64 gaming heaven.

Would also rate Half Life better than any of the more modern titles (Killzone 2,Halo 1,2,or3,COD4,etc,etc)

[menoyou]

Killzone 2 is the best FPS ever released. There is no argument. Now if you want to say "ohh Half Life felt more magical back then" that's a different story. But the best FPS out right now is Killzone 2, period.

CoD4 in a close second.

[crystallakekiller]

you are just crazy....killzone 2 the best ever....no,no,no you have to be joking! killzone 2 is not even in the 10 best fps!!

[JaPo]

No. It obviously isn't

It doesn't even have the best graphics, which is the only conceivable respect in which one could claim it's 'the best'.

People aren't playing it online anymore for a reason, buddy. Not everyone's an 'idiot casual gamer', either.

I genuinely prefer to play HL to KZ2. Speaking in terms of gameplay craft and pacing, it is absolute lightyears ahead of Guerrilla's generic offering.

I enjoyed KZ2, too. But you don't have a leg to stand on; be it sales, ratings, player counts etc.

[Rhezin]

has my vote.

[Nelson M]

.

[Mcrmarcher]

IMO KZ2 is the best FPS This gen.

[Pug]

but I laugh at all you fools who are saying the likes of Halo, COD:4 and even KZ 2.

Half Life was a ground breaking game and layed the foundations and benchmarks for all other FPS to come including the above. It wrapped up over 50 PC Game of the Year awards. Job done.

[redsquad]

Well, I agree (see up there ^^^ somewhere).
HALF LIFE was my first 'cinematic' game, sucking me in and telling an epic story like a really good sci-fi movie. The later XEN levels were a bit of a let down (but only a bit), but what had gone before was so damn good... I'd also take it over HALF LIFE 2 (but I still love the sequal)

Also, on the first playthrough, it was such a HUGE game! It just seemed to keep going and going from one set piece to another. Thank god I have a BC PS3 so I can still play it (although I do miss the PC version and OPPOSING FORCES - I only have a crappy laptop now!).

[Iwasneverhere]

I gave you bubbles for your pithy and factual comment. Well done. I agree btw. Half-Life GOTY edition came with Team Fortress Classic too. I actually still have my original copy to this day. Team Fortress Classic was MY personal favorite online shooter for years. And I believe it was the first game ever to feature bots. But I may be wrong on that last point.

[Milky]

Timesplitters 3!!

[djtek184]

K2.

[djtek184]

K2 has my vote.

[ViceKingz]

Counter Strike!!

[trancefreak]

Totally agree and the customizations from http://www.fpsbanana.com/ brought so much more to the game.

[ViceKingz]

Amen brother! The mods brought real joy to the gaming experience, albeit it was pretty time consuming if you add it all up, but it made the game 10x more fun

[trancefreak]

Counter strike source was my long life favorite but as of now definitely Killzone 2 multi player and battlefield bad co follows close behind.

[Omega Archetype]

Killzone 2 is great, I've had alot of fun in the campaign and playing warzone, but when a game can keep me playing for upwards of 16 Days online, well there's just something really damn good about it.

So, COD4 gets my vote and will continue to get it until something can truly surpass it, but eventhough KZ2 comes close, nothing probably will. Maybe Infinity Ward can pull out a miracle and improve the near-perfect, but I don't know if they can.

Still, I'm really excited for Modern Warfare 2.

[News4fanboys]

Well,for me right now K I L L Z O N E 2 is the best FPS right now but as far as back then it would be 007 goldeneye IMO.

Goldeneye started it all for me (and others).
i personally didnt like COD4 or COD5 so thos are eliminated from my list... i only liked halo 1.

[Ngai]

CoD 4 next to Killzone 2 and back in the day i played tons of TacicalOps.. so that goes third place

[Snatcher]

They are all probably teenagers that have never experienced a true classic like Goldeneye 007, Perfect Dark, Duke Nukem 3D or even Doom 1 or 2.

Too bad these generation FPS are just about Multiplayer. Seriously, I read on a article that 30% of people that own Call of duty 4 have skipped Singleplayer. That's just sad.

[BX81]

I would have to go with 007 for the NIN64 as my favorite of all time also I dont know if anyone remembers Cabal for the Nintendo me and my bro played that forever. I put countless hours into that game! KZ2 is not the best by far and I would put Halo2 in front of Halo3.

[News4fanboys]

no its not,the sinlge player sucked massive balls in COD4.

oh andd theres no way you can compare 007 to KZ2 in best FPS ever.
00was the best FPS back then for a long time untill other started coming out with more features and better graphics.

time evolved and so did FPS (most at least) and still evolving but so far KILLZONE 2 is the tip of the FPS ice berg.

[Snatcher]

So what if it has more features or better graphics?

Does it have the magic? No. Does it have the arkwork? No. Does it have the fun factor? No.

It's like saying Littlebigplanet is better than Super Mario World(One of the best games of all time), because it just has more features and better graphics.

They can come up with anything, nothing beats the classics.

[mario888]

From a casual Noob Perspective
1) Halo 3
2) COD
3) Gears Of War

Best FPS from a Hardcore No Auto Aim Gamer view
1) Killzone 2
2) Socom
3) Resistance

[actas123]

Resistance has auto aim.

[JaPo]

OWNED you moronic fanboy.

[Chubear]

Many FPSs in the past have given us such memorable experiences but none totally floored me, with mouth agape, like Killzone 2.

Pound for Pound Killzone 2 is the best FPS on the market to date and in my opinion is the ULTIMATE FPS EXPERIENCE.

[crystallakekiller]

LOL, good one!!

[UltimateGamer25]

Half Life 2 was the best.

[redsquad]

It's brilliant for sure, but I still prefer the first HALF-LIFE.

[News4fanboys]

eah,you cant really say witch is the best FPS EVER.
like you cant say goldeneye is better then COD4 or Killzone 2 cuz killzone 2 has better MP and better graphics lol.. the only reason you would say one is better is from memorable moments you had better with one game then the other..

you would have to dicide off of personall experience..

but if you were to not base it off JUST experience and overall quality and offerings then KZ2 hAnds down wins by a far margin.

[jack who]

i think we can all agree the site dont know what their talking about

[FadeToBlack]

Half Life 2

[PLAYSTATIONGENRATION]

PC or console...I have more experience with consoles but the on that open the door to what we see today would be Goldeneye for N64....and modern fps this gen would be cod4...and then killzone and halo 3..farcry

[DirtyLary]

DOOM easily.

[Lazarus69]

I don't really like FPS games but i have to the best FPS to me was Black

[BYE]

Good one, totally forgot about that game.

[silverchode]

counter strike

[Dimitri]

Counter Strike 1.6 that is ;p

[silverchode]

:)

[Avenged Sevenfold]

For me it's a tie between Killzone 2 and CoD4.

[L-a-i-n]

Wow, I am not really supprised with most of the choices! Sadly we can also see that a lot of people have missed out on the greatest FPS games made. Old school LAN parties were so much fun.

[JaPo]

Truth up dude.

Ended up with repetitive strain injury afterwards, but it was worth it.

[Gamer6056]

Goldeneye and Call of Duty 4

[TheColbertinator]

Halo:CE,Goldeneye 64,and Deus Ex

[jBat17]

if you like arcadey FPS maybe quake or UT..

[Halo3Mgs4]

Halo2 is the best fps. cal of duty 4 is AA game and kilzone2 feels a little sluggish

[Ngai]

Duke Nukem is nostalglic too

[condorstrike]

1. Golden Eye
2. Call of Duty 4
3. Call of Duty 2

4. Chicken shoot.....I kid...:)

future Fps:
COD: modern warfare and Bioshock 2 will make the list,
And We'll see how The Conduit stacks up in this list in 1/12 months...

[Smacktard]

No Goldeneye? No Half-Life? No Operation Flashpoint? No original CoD? No Counter-Strike? What a crap poll. This is why I hate today's gamers. Because they started gaming THIS GEN, they think they're hardcore as hell, and have never played anything that came out before 2004.

[ape007]

Agree 100%

Also,where is PERFECT DARK 64

[JOEdANGEL]

The first real Fps I got into was Half Life, so I guess I'd have to go with that one.

[Jink]

I'm developing the best FPS of this era!

[frjoethesecond]

Quake 2. Especially the action quake mod.

[Gun_Senshi]

CoD 1 and 2 >>>>>>>&a mp;g t; CoD4 espically online.

Best FPS Ever.

CS 1.6
Half Life (1)
Battlefield 1942
Quake 3 Arena

[Pandamobile]

Deepest FPS game ever is TF2.

[PS360PCROCKS]

Bioshock, while an unconventional choice as it's kind of a hybrid FPS, it's my favorite game of all time.

[Gun_Senshi]

Even the Director of both games says so.

[PS360PCROCKS]

I've never played that game tbh with you so I can't say anything about it...

[Sizzon]

Halo 3 and that James Bond Goldeneye for N64 <3

[pacowles]

Q3A is my personal favorite; I'd still rather play it over any modern multiplayer FPS to this day. Rail guns on the longest yard FTW

[led1090]

half life 2 it kills cod4 and killzone 2 story-wise and gameplay-wise

[Avenged Sevenfold]

Can't we all have our opinions? Dude chillax...deep breaths....

[crematory]

only one game for me battlefield bad company

[led1090]

but i have to agree...the sniper level is one of the best levels ever....right up there with paradise from fallout 3 and sandtraps from hl2

[TwistedMetal]

nothing beats goldeneye N64. that game was off the hook. i mean proximity mines ftw. goldeney beats halo badly also. I played halo multi and was like why does goldeneye have more wepons and better maps as well as so many different characters to choose. people overhypin the counterstrike/half life click athon controls. matches last like 1 minutes because its so easy to point and click with a mouse. just becuase it was online doesnt make it cooler..

[ape007]

goldeneye007 and pertfect dark 64 are miles and I mean MILES better than hl2,halo,cod,kz2,etc.....

bubbles to you buddy

[Guy169]

how the hell can anyone say Quake2 was that great?? it was terribly boring in single player, and multiplayer - wise Quake3 was a hundred times better.

[redsquad]

Because I DIDN'T find it "terribly boring" and really liked it, that's how.
And I should hope Quake 3 MP WAS better, seeing as how that's what the whole point of it was.

[Guy169]

oh, I didn't know this was about opinions.

[Chapulin]

2. COD 4
3. Halo CE

[OutOfExile]

Doom, Quake, Duke Nukem, and Half-Life. Those games set the standard for just about every FPS out now.

[MathiasT-s]

Seriously, those games just kick ass. All the maps, ALL THE MAPS, weapons, so many players, steam making it even better. Just, everything it did to online gaming. COUNTER STRIKE, COUNTER STRIKE. It is any competitive player's wet dream.

Second:

Killzone 2

Third:

Call of duty 4

Fourth:

Perfect Dark

[Erdrick]

no one has mentioned deus ex? system shock 2 would be in my list, along with half life 1, goldeneye 007/ perfect dark, duke nukem 3d, STALKER: shadow of chernobyl, FEAR... ahhh, too many great games how to choose the best

[Claudinho69]

kz2, and i played all

[shocky16]

Seriously.

[Shakermaker]

The very first FPS that had everything in it. Great graphics - excellent story line - great action.

[Hobadoon]

That they are saying are pretty valid in their own rights, except for KZ2. It's only been out for a little over 2 months. That's way to soon to give a game a "greatest/best ever" title. I'd say a game has to be out for a year or 8 months minimum to claim a title like that.

A lot of peoples opinions could change for better or worse months from now. Mine have with certain games. Longevity is key for me.

[djroberts]

It should be titles "on the PS3"... This is a shameless self-promotion from Sony to point out they have more high quality FPS games overall. Totally lame...

Besides the best FPSs are played the best way on a PC.

Single Player: Bioshock
Multiplayer: Too hard to call
Overall: Maybe COD4?

[pshizle]

HALO

[BYE]

Followed by the first Medal of Honor on PS1.

[xlx-russ_92]

CS/Half Life 1, TF2

[Slime]

Halo 3

[bardler]

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Killzone 2
Call of Duty: World At War
Resistance 1/2
The Orange Box
Other

[Miraak82]

timesplitters 2

[Lord Vader]

This is easy ~ what FPS has sold the most copies in it's genre = Gamers love it !

H A L O 3

[redsquad]

Yeah, okay. Sold the most so it's the best.... Sure, uh-huh.

[sealion88]

Doom 2!!!! Next is Deus Ex

[Pronation]

Counterstrike
Unreal series
Half-life series
Halo CE
CoD 4

[ottoman_239]

GOLDENEYE
BLACK
COD4
KILLZONE 2
COD5

[Halo3 MLG Pro]

I played them all and enjoyed them all. I love FPS competition and without a doubt it has to be Halo 3. Nothing comes close to the sheer intensity and teamwork of Halo 3. 4vs4 Team Slayer or MLG is as close as a real sport as it gets for video gaming.

[gersh]

What about older FPS like Goldeneye and Timesplitters.
All these next gen FPS just all seem the same.

[BYE]

Golden Eye already got mentioned a couple of times and I agree.

[Lex Luthor]

Half Life Series
Halo CE
Golden Eye
COD4

After playing it, there is no way Killzone 2 is one of the greatest FPS of all time. That would be a complete joke.

[farhsa2008]

nothing beats resistance. Want 40 players online? No problem, how about 60 players online for the next game? Sure why not, and to top it all off, 8 player co-op.

[TriforceLightning]

Greatest ever? Hasn't been made yet

[krauler]

Deus Ex

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Hrm..

So many..

Half-Life
Counterstrike
Goldeneye
Halo 1
Call of Duty: MW
Call of Duty 2
Killzone 2

They are all great in their own way when they were released.

I don't think I can chose one. I'm sure "playstationlive" will come to an unbiased answer.. yeah right..

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

KillZone 2(PS3) + TimeSplitters 2(PS2) + Perfect Dark(N64)!!! = FPS HEAVEN!!! ;-P

[Lord_Ranos]

The bests FSP r Medal of Honor and Haze!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please dont kill me for telling a joke. A thilty joke

[prejur]

Half Life 2

[Gaara_724]

for me it would have to be call of duty 4
i didnt like killzone 2 the controls of the game jsut went in it for me so call of duty 4 soon to be replaced by modern warfare 2

[Daves]

In no order:

Duke Nukem 3D << Very Epic Single player
Shadow Warrior << Epic Single player
Unreal << Epic Single player
Deus Ex << Very Epic HOURS of play single player
Max Pain << Epic Single player

And more recent...

Killzone
COD
SOCOM << all I play these days

I just realised, olders games had much much more content, these days the graphics dev just sucks up to much time and money.

[redsquad]

Ah, I forgot about EXHUMED on the Sega Saturn.
Although I wouldn't rate it the 'best' FPS, it was still a bloomin' brilliant game... Getting all the secret 'dolls' was soooo hard, but I managed it in the end.

[Socomer 1979]

resistance 2
perfect dark
golden eye
red faction
doom

I love fps. Those are my faves & I'll play any fps as long as it can challenge & entertain me.
whatever happened to dual weilding guns ?

[Socomer 1979]

cod4 !

Battlefield bad company !

Bioshock !

Bring them on !

[Socomer 1979]

I'm glad I'm still alive to own killzone 2.
I liked halo but it always felt like its made for children.
I didnt really mess too much with pc games. Only a few like doom, quake, duke nukem, half life & unreal tournament but I hate the flat graphics of pc. Not to mention ihate mouse & keyboard shooting because my fingers hit other keys involuntarily.

Cod4 was incredible. Rock music, maps, the story was all good.
But killzone 2... Oh my god.

[deno]

wolfenstein!!!!!

[Shnazzyone]

I wonder what game will win that title on a playstation blog site. It is such a mystery. Perhaps halo will win... o wait... no. Killzone 2 will win this stupid poll because it's a site populated by playstation people... duh!

If there was any justice in the world Perfect dark n64 would win for console and halflife 2 for pc. But i never get my way anyhow.

[QQcrybaby]

I would have to say COD 4 is the greatest, followed by HL2 (and CS). There's a long distance between those two and everything else.

[mac4u10]

Killzone gets my vote!!!

[ForNgoods]

Haze anyone???

[ironmonkey]

no rainbow six 1 in the house? use to kill that on gamespy when 56k was da bomb!

[evrfighter]

Wow you just brought back some memories with that comment. When I was taking a break from mechwarrior 3. I was often playing rogue spear and kingpin.

[yog-sothot]

I would like to say Deus Ex (my favourite game) but it's not a pure FPS, it's more a mix between RPG and FPS. I really loved Bioshock but it was more for the universe/story than the gameplay.

As a pure shooter, I'd say the Orange Box, because for the price of a single game, you have something for everyone. And the quality of each component is just incredible.

[jax07]

TIME SPLITTERS 3

GOLDEN EYE

[bigjclassic]

Perfect Dark
Killzone 2
Timesplitters 3
Goldeneye

every thing else is everything else.

[stpiio]

SP: Bioshock and HL2
MP: Team Fortress 2, COD 4, CS 1.6 and Halo 3 (I'm gonna get bashed by ps3 fanboys who have never played halo 3).

[AshleyRiot]

My favorites and IMO best I have ever played include Deus Ex, Killzone 2, Half-Life 1, Halo:CE, and Red Faction 1. Impossible for me to choose just one as the greatest though.

[JohnClark]

F.E.A.R.
For the PC.

^_^

[Morrowater]

Battlefield Vietnam

[ZILLA]

GREATEST FPS E V E R !!!reasons:best game for vehicals.HUGE MAPS!no game to date has had the sound that BAD COMPANY has.24 player online.if you was ACTION,get this game(period)PLAY B3YOND!

[psiom]

Marathon 2: Durandal

[she00win99]

for me, its medal of honor allied assault. it's the first game that you feel like you are really on a war or even in a saving private ryan movie..

[JJFNIGHTS80]

DOOM HAVE TO BE THE GREATEST FPS IVE PLAYED ON PC NOTHING BEATS THE CLASSICS.

[wanderofys]

Mine:

1. Half Life 2
2. Half Life
3. Deux Ex
4. Unreal Tournament
5. Crysis (and don't give me that "graphics were great, game was bad crap. Don't lie, you didn't play it. You're just mad because your crappy console hasn't matched it yet).
6. Call of Duty: World at War (I prefer the multiplayer in WAW over COD 4).

All on PC, of course. I've played a few console FPS's I liked, such as Killzone 2 and The Darkness, but two analog sticks will never give me the joy a mouse and keyboard gives me. I have more fun with a mediocre PC shooter than I do a great console one, simply due to controls.

[led1090]

yea crysis was an awesome game

[IQUITN4G]

Greatest fps ever

On the PS3 lol

[SpartanZero]

I'm still playing it :p

[ForROME]

Easy

DOOM

End of Story, without it, all of you and your comments are nothing

[nightelfmohawk]

and the answer is Killzone 2, tbqh.

[HDgamer]

Killzone 2
Crysis
COD4
Halo3
Vegas 2
Nothing in particular order.

[N2NOther]

COD 4
Deus Ex
Half-Life 2
Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay
Red Faction

[meetajhu]

You have had a really bad time gaming!

[meetajhu]

My list
Easily any IDsoftware game or EPIC games are in my list.

1.Killzone 2
2.Crysis
3.Quake 1
4.Half-life 2
5.Doom 3

[Arutha]

Half life. If it wasn't for that game then FPS would not be where they are today.

[PHIL1017]

K.I.L.L.Z.O.N.E.2.!

[MriownBOTH]

countless hours of countless upon countless number of hours on CS 1.6 ...still hop on sometimes when i find the time.

yeah cs 1.6

[Stretchystrong]

What a garbage poll. Goldeneye. All these games are the newest shooters. Learn to probably label a poll and make it interesting.

[crystallakekiller]

for me its really simple,COD4 is the best...
but i remember playing hours after hours of a game called (Kingpin: Life of Crime) back then...and i loved it!i dont say its the best FPS but it was really violent for its time and the multiplayer was also great! really good game

[evrfighter]

I spent many hours also playing kingpin online. Great game.

Man back then I was fraggin on a voodoo 2. My first ever 3d video card.

[xdye017]

Its between CoD4 and half life and no killzone 2

[Sun Dance Kid]

1. Call of Duty (the first)
2. Battlefield vitenam
3. Farcry
4. Killzone (the first)
5. HL2

[Bobalob]

quake
quake2
half life
counter strike

pioneers.

[trgz]

A laughable selection. Singleplayer COD4 is so boring - it's just COD2 in a modern world - it's pure PS3 fanboyism.

Difficult to choose but it'd be one of these:
Singleplayer:
Far Cry (1) (as long as you ignore the last level) - great deathmatch game too.
HL2 (the story so far)
STALKER: The Shadow Of Chernobyl
Deus Ex
Bioshock
Co-op:
L4D
R6Vegas(1&2)
MP:
Counter-Strike (Source)

[dorron]

I'd choose:

1.- Killzone 2
2.- Bioshock
3.- COD 4

[SuperSaiyan4]

Halo: Combat Evolved.

Stunning graphics for its time, amazing AI, superb audio and the best physics.

Still playable even till this day, overall Halo is the best overall experience in any shooter that has an amazing story and truely gets you involved.

[Gun_Senshi]

yes because your avatar and your fanboyism make you clearly unbiased.

What about System Shock 2?
Counter Strike?
Quake 3?
HL1?
Battlefield 1942?
Rise of the Triads?
etc

[redsquad]

Have you played HALF LIFE 1? Did you get the 'OPPOSING FORCES' expansion?
Really, I could no more say HALO than KILLZONE 2.

[Gun_Senshi]

Best FPS are old school FPS not the crap on this poll. Even old CODs are better then the newer CODs

[Sun Dance Kid]

Your right, the best cod was the first and the expansion, the single player was epic! I never had the chance to play it online though :/
And i think old school fps were better than those today. i wouldn't count Halo as a old school fps, its more like the beginning of new crappy era(I played it the first time on PC and i got bored when i had completed half of the game and thought "what is this crap" and went back to play battlefield).

[Matpan]

In no particular order:

-Half Life 1 & 2 (including CS 1.5 and 1.6)
-Doom 1, 2 & 3
-Quake 2 for SP experience, Quake 1 for the MP.
-Medal of Honor
-CoD 1...played trough all of them and nº 1 is still the best, really loved it when I played it at the time of release.

Oh, and some oldtime doom-era classics:

Rise of the Triad (I had to look up in a magazine to get rid of all of "El oscuro" larvaes)
Fortress of Dr Radiaki (ridiculously long)
Blood

And the all-time favourite Duke Nukem... "shake it baby"... You gotta love handing out bills to get a boob peep and then blow the b1tch up.

and you gotta love serious Sam for the hordes over hordes of enemies... I am really excited for Serious Sam III I hope they stay true to the old school feel of it.

Battlefield 1942 has a place in my heart :)
Bioshock gets an honorable mention.

Now for the newer generation of games... I must say Halo opened a lot of doors and brought the genre to the masses... and Call of Duty 4 is the leader right now... Both great games.

[peeps]

greatest fps ever...

the list made me laugh :p

[Matpan]

BTW, the games in the list don´t make any justice to the title of the poll. It´s like the latest next gen top sellers plus "other"... No classics there. the word "Ever" clearly makes room for a lot of names that are missing...

oh... and it´s an internet poll, the result is anything but conclusive.

[Droid Control]

You fraking inbreds.

Can't think past this generation? andyour fraking fanboy ravings over halo VS killzone...

[chrisgay]

Team Fortress 2 or Bioshock.

[Rageanitus]

very hard to say, there are man fps's that stand by themselves...

imo...

Best deathmatch = Q3a
Best team based = c&c renegade
best rpg\fps= deus ex 1
best graphics = crysis
best ctf = unreal tournament
best single player...... too hard to choose perfect example was when Doom 1 came out I had th most fun out of a single player EVER when i first played it.

The list goes on and on and on, the genre is too mature to say which one is best anymore

[Matpan]

I was leaving Q3Arena... GREAT deathmatch... totally with you there :)

Oh... And I loved instagib in the first UT... still unmatched.

[Shrinkwrap]

This is a Hard choice. I have 2.

Pong = Innovation , Simple game play, multiplier and difficulty Rises with each level.

Space Invaders = Graphics, AI improvement, Just a fun game overall.

[RSX]

Pong and space invaders were FPS's? I dont think they were man.
Correct me if I am wrong.

[Shrinkwrap]

I dislike the idea of tags for games, FPS, MMO, RPG, etc...

They are only needed to sort what kind of play is involved.

But, when it comes right down to it.
There are only two types of Games on any platform !

Fun games and not so fun. It's just a matter of taste.
I like the Fun games the most.

[xdye017]

Hey this poll is not valid. Its obviously a biased playstation blog and everyone knows what they're gonna vote......KZ2. Very disappointing at the people who forgot Half-life. Expected a wise decision.

[SDS Gamerfiend]

HALO 1 FOR THE WIN!!!!! THEN HALF LIFE 2! THEN THE # 1 RATED FPS AT IT'S TIME.............. TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON 1!!!!

[RSX]

HL2
Followed by COD4
Deus Ex was pretty good aswell. KZ2 falls short of Best FPS, Briliant game though.

[Cryptech]

The Orange Box (mainly for HL2)

Followed very closely by the original Half-Life. I can't wait till Black Mesa: Source comes out!!

The original Half-Life made the FPS genre what it is today. It's not about graphics or what system a game belongs to, it's about the immersion factor and quality of experience. HL was so far ahead of it's competition. I can play it more than 10 years later and it's still funner than most FPS games coming out now.

[heyheyhey]

Timesplitters 2!!!!

and Goldeneye, Half-Life 2, UT2004, Brothers In Arms: Earned In Blood, Killzone 2, COD4, Halo:CE, Resistance, Quake and of course... Counterstrike: Source

those are my picks

[PotNoodle]

Half-life 1 & 2
Counter-strike: source - Probably my all time favourite online FPS
Halo - I'm not a big fan, but i do respect what it has done for the genre
Unreal tournament
Quake
Doom
Battlefield 1942
Portal (Could be classed as an FPS game)

I'm going to name killzone 2, no fanboy rubbish - this is the one FPS i have spent the most time online with on the current generation of consoles. The online is amazing, it has some problems - but i love it. I knew this from the first few hours i spent on the online beta.

[PotNoodle]

And.. i forgot goldeneye..

[gamingparadise]

Since I would probably play any FPS (cuz I'm always interested in playing something new) my list would be (not in any order because they're all great):
PC: Half-life 2, Counterstrike series
Older gen: Doom series, Goldeneye, Resident Evil Series
Xbox + Xbox360: Halo series, Gears 1 and 2
PS3: Resistance 1 and 2, Killzone 2
Multiplat: COD series, Medal of Honors series
That's just to name a few. Anyways, everyone just keep on gaming!

[Etseix]

i remember the fps i most enjoyed abck there was perfeck dark :P

[rockguy92]

Call of Duty 4 will probably be the most popular choice.

[Cure]

KILLZONE 2 followed by COD4.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

enjoy

[thematrix1298]

For me:
COD4
CS:S
R2
KZ2

[testii]

counter strike 1.6

It took competetive gaming to a whole new lvl and its a game that is still being played almost 10 years after its release.

Else i would say Quake 2 and 3

[BengaliGangsta]

PERFECT DARK!!

[jalen247]

I think Call of Duty is great but there is nothing as visceral as Killzone 2. I also think Resistance 2 has the best FPS controls on consoles. I don't like holding the left thumb stick to sprint. I wish R2's implementation of the sprint was standard across all FPS.

[manwich25]

Half-life, no questions asked!

[xandmar]

Talking All time here...I'd have to go with the following (In no particular order):

Doom (Series)
Goldeneye 64
CoD Modern Warfare (So happy this went multiplat coz everyone needed to play this one)