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[AniHawk]

Create a top ten list. Points go as follows:

1st = 10 points
2nd = 9 points
3rd = 8 points
4th = 7 points
5th = 6 points
6th = 5 points
7th = 4 points
8th = 3 points
9th = 2 points
10th = 1 point

My top ten:

1. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
2. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
3. Pikmin 2
4. Metroid Zero Mission
5. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
6. Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
7. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
8. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
9. Katamari Damacy
10. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

Standings
1. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - 596
2. Halo 2 - 473
3. Half-Life 2 - 459
4. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - 434
5. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - 329
6. Ninja Gaiden - 320
7. Katamari Damacy - 280
8. Pikmin 2 - 223
9. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - 219
10. Burnout 3: Takedown - 201
11. Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay - 170
12. Tales of Symphonia - 151
13. World of Warcraft - 150
14. Metroid Zero Mission - 141
15. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords - 137
16. Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal - 114
17. Unreal Tournament 2004 - 113
18. Gradius V - 97
19. Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne - 89
20. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes - 76
21. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap - 74
22. Fable - 70
23. The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures - 58
30. Super Mario 64 DS - 51
24. Pro Evolution Soccer 4 - 50
25. Shadow Hearts: Covenant - 47
26. Astro Boy: Omega Factor - 46
26. Rome: Total War - 46
26. Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow - 46
29. Sid Meier's Pirates! - 45
31. Far Cry - 42
32. Wario Ware Twisted - 41
33. Ace Combat V - 38
34. Psi-Ops - 36
35. Rallisport Challenge 2 - 33
35. Star Ocean: Till the End of Time - 33
37. Outrun 2 - 32
38. Donkey Konga - 31
38. Pokemon Leaf Green/Fire Red - 31
40. Mario vs. Donkey Kong - 30
41. Onimusha 3 - 28
41. Street Fighter Anniversary Collection - 28
43. The Sims 2 - 27
44. Donkey Konga - 26
45. Need for Speed Underground 2 - 25
57. Dead or Alive Ultimate - 24
46. Thief: Deadly Shadows - 24
47. Red Dead Revolver - 23
48. Football Manager 2005 - 22
48. Mega Man Anniversary Collection - 22
48. Phantom Brave - 22
51. La Pucelle: Tactics - 19
51. Sly 2 - 19
53. RE4 Demo - 18
54. ESPN NFL 2K5 - 17
54. Growlanser Generations - 17
54. Guilty Gear X2#Reload - 17
54. Mario Golf Advance - 17
57. Madden 2005 - 16
57. Mario Power Tennis - 16
60. Alien Hominid - 15
60. Baten Kaitos - 15
60. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga - 15
60. Viewtiful Joe 2 - 15
64. Doom 3 - 14
64. Jak 3 - 14
64. Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines - 14
64. Winning Eleven 7 - 14
68. Advance Guardian Heroes - 13
68. Prince of Persia: Warrior Within - 13
70. Final Fantasy XI - 12
70. Hitman Contracts - 12
72. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories - 11
72. Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders - 11
72. Tribes Vengeance - 11
75. The Bard's Tale - 10
75. James Bond: Everything or Nothing - 10
75. Silent Hill 4 - 10
78. Dead or Alive Ultimate - 9
78. ESPN NHL 2K5 - 9
78. Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles - 9
78. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga - 9
78. Mario Party 6 - 9
78. Mega Man X8 - 9
84. Project Gotham Racing 2 - 8
84. Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon - 8
84. Taiko: Drum Master - 8
84. Technic Beat - 8
84. Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War - 8
84. X-Men Legends - 8
90. Breath of Fire Dragon Quarter - 7
90. Everquest 2 - 7
90. Full Spectrum Warrior - 7
90. Initial D ver 3 - 7
90. Kirby & the Amazing Mirror - 7
90. Monster Hunter - 7
90. NBA Live 2005 - 7
90. Pokemon Emerald - 7
90. Rumble Roses - 7
90. Wario Ware DS - 7
100. Beyond Good & Evil - 6
100. Dragon Quest VIII - 6
100. ESPN College Hoops 2K5 - 6
100. FIFA Soccer 2005 - 6
100. Metal Slug 3 - 6
100. Star Wars Battlefront - 6
106. Bubble Bobble Old & New - 5
106. Call of Duty: United Offensive - 5
106. Def Jam: Fight for NY - 5
106. Espgaluda - 5
106. Fire Emblem - 5
106. Phantom Dust - 5
106. Ridge Racer PSP - 5
106. WarioWare Inc.: Mega Party Game$ - 5
114. Fatal Frame 2 - 4
114. Fight Night 2004 - 4
114. Mortal Kombat Deception - 4
114. Pokemon Colosseum - 4
114. Pop n Music 10 - 4
114. R-Type Final - 4
120. Blood Will Tell - 3
120. CounterStrike: Source - 3
120. Forbidden Siren - 3
120. Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth - 3
120. Outlaw Golf 2 - 3
120. River City Ransom EX - 3
120. Second Sight - 3
120. Sonic Heroes - 3
128. Battlefield Vietnam - 2
128. Blasterball 2 - 2
128. Carve - 2
128. Evil Genius
128. Feel the Magic XY/XX - 2
128. Killzone - 2
128. Legend of Stafy 3 - 2
128. Maximo vs. Army of Zin - 2
128. Metal Slug Advance - 2
128. Neo Contra - 2
128. Otogi 2 - 2
139. Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls - 1
139. Mega Man Battle Network 4 - 1
139. Pool Paradise - 1
139. Resident Evil Outbreak - 1
139. Sonic Advance 3 - 1
139. The Suffering - 1
139. Spider-Man 2 - 1
139. Tony Hawk's Underground 2 - 1
139. Xbox Live Arcade - 1

Last poster list added: Mr. Lemming's

Page four completely updated

Any games that have come out this year in any territory count. The Minish Cap, Ridge Racer PSP, Wario Ware DS, Dragon Quest VIII, etc...

EDIT: I'll be updating much later tonight, or maybe even Saturday since I still have a term paper to write and two finals to study for. :lol

Partial lists are acceptable, but please let me know if you've updated in a second post.

 

[Miburou]

I don't think I can even list ten games I've enjoyed this year.

 

[Mrbob]

I remember trying to tally last year by doing this! Such a headache have fun!

My GoTY PHAT LIST. If I miss anything it is because I haven't played it yet (TOO MANY DAMN GAMES), or haven't finished yet (MP2:E but to be honest the game has been underwhelming for me so far) or I forgot because I'm feeling under the weather! Here we go:

1) Ninja Gaiden - 10 points
2) Metal Gear Solid 3 - 9 points
3) World of Warcraft - 8 points
4) Halo 2 - 7 points
5) Half Life 2 - 6 points
6) GTA:SA - 5 points
7) Metroid Zero Mission - 4 points
8) Rome: Total War - 3 points
9) Mario and Luigi - 2 points
10) RE4 demo - 1 point

 

[drohne]

too early for me to say. i don't think there are any significant releases for the rest of the year, but i still haven't played all the stuff i've bought. i can't vote until i've played half-life 2, ridge racers, and lumines.

 

[Die Squirrel Die]

I can never think when these things come up. Can't even remember what I've played this year. And of course a lot of stuffs still unfinished.

1. GTASA
2. Paper Mario TTYD
3. Pikmin2
4. Burnout3
5. FFXI (well it's a this year in Europe).

That's five for now.

 

[Matlock]

Psi-Ops = 10 points

 

[drohne]

well, based on what i've played:

1. mgs3
2. ninja gaiden
3. halo 2
4. gradius v
5. katamari damacy
6. espgaluda
7. advance guardian heroes
8. astro boy gba
9. neo contra
10. mario vs. donkey kong

bubble bobble old and new would be way up there, except that i only play bubble bobble old, and it's goty 1986 rather than goty 2004.

 

[Kandinsky]

1. Tales of Symphonia
2. Half Life 2
3. Pikmin 2
4. Paper Mario 2
5. KotOR: The Sith Lords
6. Halo 2
7. Mario Power Tennis
8. Ratchet & Clank
9. LoZ: Four Swords
10. Jak 3

 

[Miburou]

I know MGS3 and Ninja Gaiden would be there, definitely (#1 and #2). MGSTTS, just for being MGS, and maybe SH4 and SHC because there's nothing else for me to list. Haven't opened my copy of Baten Kaitos yet.

 

[montanha]

well, based on what i've played:

1. mgs3
2. ninja gaiden
3. halo 2
4. gradius v
5. katamari damacy
6. espgaluda
7. advance guardian heroes
8. astro boy gba
9. neo contra
10. mario vs. donkey kong

bubble bobble old and new would be way up there, except that i only play bubble bobble old, and it's goty 1986 rather than goty 2004.

nice list. I am too lazy. but mine would look like that. maybe CV AoS on there in place of 6. cuz I havent played it.

 

[Semblance]

1. Half-Life 2
2. Guilty Gear X2#Reload
3. Katamari Damacy
4. Far Cry
5. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
6. Burnout 3: Takedown
7. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
8. Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay
9. Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
10. Taiko Drum Master

 

[bjork]

1. Pirates!

2-10 (tie). Everything else.

 

[el jacko]

1. Metroid Prime 2 Echoes
2. Metal Gear Solid 3
3. Katamari Damacy
4. Metroid Zero Mission
5. Tales of Symphonia
6. Ninja Gaiden
7. Ace Combat V
8. Pikmin 2
9. Metal Gear Solid the Twin Snakes
10. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Almost my entire top ten is Japanese... I feel like such a whore.

 

[CrimsonSkies]

1.) Halo 2
2.) World of Warcraft
3.) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2
4.) Ninja Gaiden
5.) Sid Meier's Pirates!
6.) Half Life 2
7.) Chronicles of Riddick
8.) Rome Total War
9.) Burnout 3
10.) Grand Theft Auto San Andreas

 

[Deku Tree]

1) Tales of Symphonia - 10 points
2) Pikmin 2 - 9 points
3) Halo 2 - 8 points
4) Riddick - 7 points
5) Ninja Gaiden - 6 points
6) Metroid Zero Mission - 5 points
7) Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne - 4 points
8) Paper Mario 2 - 3 points
9) Katamari Damacy - 2 points
10) RE4 demo - 1 point

 

[BobbyRobby]

1. Tales of Symphonia
2. Astro Boy: Omega Factor
3. Mega Man Anniversary Collection
4. Metroid: Zero Mission
5. Katamari Damacy
6. La Pucelle
7. Metroid Prime 2
8. Super Mario 64 DS
9. Halo 2 - impressive considering I don't own an X-Box. Multiplayer was godly.
10. Bubble Bobble Old & New

My list sucks since a majority of the games I played this year weren't released in 2004, and a lot of the games I bought I haven't even opened. (SO:TTEOT,FM4,PB, MP6, etc.)

Not to mention there are still few games I want to buy before the year is over. I wouldn't be surprised if Paper Mario 2 ended up being me favorite game of the year. Pikmin 2, and Growlanser would probably earn places as well.

 

[bishoptl]

1. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
2. Chronicles of Riddick: Butcher Bay
3. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
4. Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War
5. Sid Meier's Pirates!
6. Def Jam: Fight For NY
7. Burnout 3
8. ESPN NHL 2K5
9. X-Men Legends
10. Knights of the Old Republic II (I'd rate this higher if I hadn't just started it. Can't give it a higher mark in fairness.)

 

[paul777]

Let's see:

1. Half-Life 2
2. Metal Gear Solid 3
3. Burnout 3
4. Metroid Prime 2
5. Metroid Zero Mission
6. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
7. Super Mario 64 DS
8. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
9. Pikmin 2
10. Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventure

 

[Wario64]

1. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
2. Halo 2
3. Burnout 3
4. GTA:SA

Arg, now trying to think of more games...most of the games I played this year were from last year

5. Katamari Damacy
6. Metroid Zero Mission
7. Mario Golf Advance
8. Riddick
9. Astroboy: Omega Factor
10. Psi-Ops


This list is hardly finalzied though as I still have a lot of games I need to play that came out this year

 

[heavy liquid]

1. Ninja Gaiden
2. Halo 2
3. Half-Life 2
4. Burnout 3
5. Chronicles of Riddick
6. Gradius V
7. Mario & Luigi
8. Astro Boy GBA
9. Katamari Damacy
10. Culdcept

 

[Nutter]

1. Halo 2
2. Half Life 2
3. Metal gear Solid 3
4. Ninja Gaiden
5. Metroid Prime 2
6. Grand Theft Auto SA
7. Fable
8. Paper Mario

 

[bishoptl]

quick sticky for all my peeps locked down upstate

 

[BuddyC]

This kinda freaked me out, because I just spent a good chunk of time voting on GOTY stuff in the staff forum. Heh.

 

[Mooreberg]

01. Half-Life 2
02. Metal Gear Solid 3
03. GTA San Andreas
04. Unreal Tournament 2004
05. Ratchet & Clank UYA
06. Burnout 3
07. Riddick Escape from Butcher Bay
08. ESPN NFL 2K5
09. Rallisport Challenge 2
10. Tribes Vengeance

 

[Baron Aloha]

01. UT2004 (GOTY)
02. Metroid Prime 2
03. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
04. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
05. Tales of Symphonia
06. Ratchet & Clank 3
07. Viewtiful Joe 2
08. Onimusha 3
09. Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
10. Metroid Zero Mission

 

[jett]

1. Metal Gear Solid 3 - 10 points
2. GTA: SA - 9 points
3. Red Dead Revolver - 8 points
4. Gradius V - 7 points

 

[duckroll]

01. Metal Gear Solid 3
02. Half Life 2
03. Ninja Gaiden
04. Minish Cap
05. DoA Ultimate

Those are the clear top 5 for me, it would be too difficult (and not worth the trouble) for me to nitpick on all the other games i played this year which I don't feel deserve a place on a top list just to make 10.

 

[Lonestar]

1. Half Life 2
2. Metal Gear Solid 3
3. Halo 2
4. GTA: San Andreas
5.Tales of Symphonia
6. World of Warcraft
7. Paper Mario 2
8. Farcry
9. Doom 3
10. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

 

[shpankey]

01. Halo 2
02. Burnout 3: Takedown
03. Fable
04. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
05. FIFA Soccer 2005
06. Project Gotham Racing 2
07. NBA Live 2005
08. Rallisport Challenge 2
09. Unreal Tournament 2004
10. Ninja Gaiden

 

[AniHawk]

quick sticky for all my peeps locked down upstate

My first stickied thread.

 

[Fifty]

1. Metal Gear Solid 3
2. GTA:SA
3. Metroid Prime 2
4. Halo 2
5. Ratchet and Clank 3
6. Ninja Gaiden
7. Katamari Damacy
8. Pikmin 2
9. Tales of Symphonia
10. Burnout 3

 

[Ironclad]

1. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
2. Metal Gear Solid 3
3. Metroid Prime 2
4. Paper Mario: TTYD
5. Katamari Damacy
6. Gradius V
7. Viewtiful Joe 2
8. Alien Hominid
9. RE 4 Demo
10. R & C 3

Glad to see that the RE 4 demo is getting a decent amount of points.

 

[CrimsonSkies]

"24. Sid Meier's Pirates! - 6"

Game has more points than this. Unless the guy was joking with the #1 being Pirates and everything else.

 

[BlueLegs]

1. Half Life 2
2. Metroid Prime 2
3. Unreal Tournament 2004
4. Metroid Zero Mission
5. The Legend of Zelda - Four Swords Adventure
6. Sims 2
7. Vampire the Masquerade - Bloodlines
8. Chronicles of Riddick
9. Metal Gear Solid 3
10. Pikmin 2

 

[ruffles]

1. Pikmin 2
2. Tales of Symphonia
3. Metroid Prime 2
4. Paper Mario
5. Metroid:Zero Mission
6. Astro Boy (GBA)
7. MGS: TTS
8. Sonic Heroes
9. Mario Vs Donkey Kong
10. Sonic Advance 3

 

[Amir0x]

1. Pikmin 2
2. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
3. Metroid Prime 2
4. Half-Life 2
5. Katamari Damacy
6. Ninja Gaiden
7. Halo 2
8. Ratchet and Clank III
9. Paper Mario: TTYD
10. Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater

Honorable mention: Chronicles of Riddick

 

[Flatbread]

1> Ninja gaiden
2. halo 2
3. psi ops mindgate conspiracy
4. chronicles of riddick
5. splinter cell pandora tomorrow
6. fable
7. fight night 2004
8. burnout 3
9. james bond everything or nothing
10. the suffering


keep in mind ive only played 18 games released in 2004 so far.

 

[djtiesto]

1 Star Ocean 3
2 Shadow Hearts 2
3 Gradius V
4 Katamari Damacy
5 Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne
6 Growlanser Generations
7 Tales of Symphonia
8 Metroid Prime 2
9 Legend of Stafy 3
10 Feel The Magic XY/XX just for the hell of it

I haven't played MGS3, Baten Kaitos, most of the Xbox games, or Lumines yet though

 

[stonedwal]

1. Half-Life 2
2. Metroid Prime 2
3. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
4. Burnout 3
5. Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
6. Pikmin 2
7. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door
8. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
9. Fable
10. The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay

More I wish I could have added, damn laziness and PAL release schedules.

 

[AirBrian]

01. Half Life 2
02. The Sims 2
03. Mario Power Tennis
04. Halo 2
05. Need for Speed: Underground 2
06. Pikmin 2
07. The Legend of Zelda - Four Swords Adventure
08. Doom 3
09. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
10. 007: Everything or Nothing

 

[B'z-chan]

1.MGS3
2.Tales of Symphonia
3.Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic The Sith Lords
4.*Katamari Damacy*
5.Half-life 2
6.Ninja Gaiden
7.Paper Mario and the thousand year door
8.Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
9.Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
10.Burnout 3

Games that i felt should just be mentioned as to not look like i hate them:

Halo 2
Shadow Hearts 2
DOAU
Pikmin 2
Riddick
Fable
Doom3
FarCry

they just didnt feel like they needed to be in my top ten but that doesnt mean i havent enjoyed them this year.

 

[Biff Hardbody]

1) Rome: Total War (GOTY)
2) Half Life 2
3) UT2K4
4) Far Cry
5) Hitman Contracts
6) Fight Night 2004
7) Call Of Duty: United Offensive
8) Ninja Gaiden
9) Battlefield Vietnam
10) GTA: San Andreas

I have a hard time not putting in Soldiers: Heros of WWII. A truly kickass game.

 

[SantaC]

1. Tales of Symphonia
2. Zelda Minish Cap
3. Paper Mario 2
4. Metroid Prime 2
5. Riddick
6. Zelda 4 swords
7. GTA:SA
8. Mario golf GBA
9. Baten Kaitos
10. Metroid Zero Mission

 

[Kiriku]

This is hard, since I've mostly been playing old games this year, making my backlog smaller. With that said:

1. Metal Gear Solid 3
2. Pikmin 2
3. Gradius V
4. Riddick
5. Halo 2
6. Katamari Damacy
7. Red Dead Revolver
8. Shadow Hearts: Covenant
9. Metroid: Zero Mission
10. Taiko Drum Master (because I really can't think of anything else!)

I wanted to add PGR2, but it was released last year in all territories (meaning you can remove it from the GOTY list). Same goes for Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga...and probably a few other games as well.

 

[Operations]

1. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
2. Ninja Gaiden
3. Pikmin 2
4. Chronicles of Riddick
5. World of Warcraft
6. Half-Life 2
7. Metal Gear Solid 3
8. Paper Mario 2
9. Legend of Zelda: The Four Swords Adventures
10. Burnout 3

 

[Suikoguy]

1.) Ratchet and Clank UYA
2.) Metal Gear Solid 3
3.) Shin Megmai
4.) Katmari Damashi
5.) World of Warcraft
6.) Pirates
7.) Growlanser Generations
8.) Baten Kaitos
9.) Rallisport Challenge 2
10.) Paper Mario 2

 

[Miburou]

I'll put up a partial, might-change list, since I won't be playing much for the next couple of weeks anyway.

1. Metal Gear Solid 3
2. Ninja Gaiden
3. Onimusha 3
4. Shadow Hearts Covenant
5. Metal Gear Solid: TTS
6. Silent Hill 4
7. Winning Eleven 7
8. Chronicles of Riddick
9. Fable

Dammit, can't think of a 10th game. Maybe after I put more time into GTA: VC and Halo 2, and finally unwrap AC5 and Baten Kaitos.

And I'm really shocked by the lack of Onimusha 3 love.

 

[jiggle]

1. Shadow Hearts Covenant
2. Metal Gear Solid 3
3. Growlanser
4. Star Ocean 3
5. Phantom Brave
6. Tales of Symphonia
7. Pokemon Leaf Green
8. Katamari Damacy
9. La Pucelle
10. Dead or Alive 2 Ultimate

 

[pilonv1]

1. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
2. Chronicles of Riddick
3. Outrun 2
4. Halo 2
5. ESPN College Hoops 2k5
6. Paper Mario
7. Street Fighter Anniversary
8. Katamari Damacy
9. Carve
10. Madden 2005

 

[Anyanka]

1.Halo 2
2.Knights of the Old Republic 2
3.Metal Gear Solid 3
4.Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
5.Fable
6.Ninja Gaiden
7.Mortal Kombat Deception
8.Final Fantasy XI
9.Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
10.Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow