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Everquest
- Platform:
- Sony Online Entertainment, 2002
- Debut system:
- PC
Heavily combat-oriented online-only RPG, striking due to its depiction in lavish 3D. The excitement lies in combining forces with fellow adventurers to slay the largest beasts for the richest treasures.
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Final Fantasy VII
- Platform:
- SquareSoft, 1997
- Debut system:
- PlayStation
All Final Fantasy games are considered classics, in particular FFVI for Super NES. However, FFVII is an emotional and sensory voyage like no other – a defining moment in videogame history.
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World of Warcraft
- Platform:
- Blizzard, 2005
- Debut system:
- PC
WOW, indeed. Warcraft would feature in this list regardless, as a landmark strategy series supported by majestic fantasy universe. Chance to be a hero within this fabulous world clinches it.
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Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
- Platform:
- Activision, 1999
- Debut system:
- PlayStation
Skateboarding lends itself to great skill-intense videogames. The inventive THPS series has inspired everyone to risk their knees and elbows, competing for the most points or unlocking all its secrets.
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BeatMania
- Platform:
- Konami, 1998
- Debut system:
- Arcade
An innovative turntable controller for scratching combined with mixing buttons transformed playing a game into a real performance. Unexpected and wildly original, this was irresistible to all wannabe DJs.
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Phantasy Star Online
- Platform:
- Sonic Team/Sega, 2000
- Debut system:
- Dreamcast
One of videogames’ unsung heroes: Parties of four battle fabulous creatures in lush alien worlds, communicating easily with friends from all over the world using inbuilt translation software - ingenious, and magical.
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Resident Evil
- Platform:
- Capcom, 1996
- Debut system:
- PlayStation
Some might argue that Infograme’s Alone in the Dark deserves the billing more, but the catastrophic events on the outskirts of Racoon City are far more chilling, and better... executed.
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Wave Race 64
- Platform:
- Nintendo, 1997
- Debut system:
- Nintendo 64
Ordinary looking guys on ordinary Jet Skis made for an extraordinary experience thanks to the incredibly realistic water effects. You could race and/or perform acrobatic stunts throughout the idyllic locations.
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Half Life
- Platform:
- Valve, 1998
- Debut system:
- PC
First-person-shooters were chasing their own tails in 1998. Half Life, with its sterling sci-fi plot and uncanny AI opponents, reinvented the genre. Its spin-offs, particularly Counter Strike, are equally great.
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Gran Turismo 4
- Platform:
- Sony Computer Entertainment, 2005
- Debut system:
- PlayStation 2
This series just keeps getting better, providing the largest collection of desirable cars for you to drive to their limits in landmark locations. It’s not a game; it’s a vocation!