Introduction - Top 11 Video Game Crossovers

Feature by Adam Rosenberg, Contributing Editor

The crossover. Equal parts fanboy wish fulfillment and selling point, is there any trope in gaming which is more overused without ever wearing out its welcome? Countless releases have used and abused the crossover to varying degrees. Some even base their entire reason for being around the idea of the franchise mix-up. The games themselves still live and die by the quality of the work behind them, but a well-executed crossover will make even the most cynical gamer grin. So long as he or she gets the reference, of course.

The question is, how does one define a crossover as 'the best'? Really, it's all subjective. Dante's appearance in Shin Megami Tensai III: Nocturne Maniax is exciting for Devil May Cry fans, but those who haven't taken on the amassed armies of Heaven and Hell as the Son of Sparda could probably care less. The list that follows then is a stroll through the Garden of Gaming Crossovers, as remembered by the warped mind of a single UGO contributor. With that in mind, read on for a rundown of the 11 GREATEST video game franchise crossovers to EVER grace a television or computer screen. Because we said so.

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