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Mods, please fix the Phantasy Star poll text if you see this.
It's time to reflect on another year in gaming, 20 years on. Last year's thread is here.
Ps. Anyone know how to tighten the column widths?
It's time to reflect on another year in gaming, 20 years on. Last year's thread is here.
- That PS2 lineup doesn't need any introduction; Silent Hill 2, Final Fantasy X, Grand Theft Auto III, Metal Gear Solid 2... ok, you get it. GTA3's influence on open world games cannot be overstated and it was the best selling game of the year. Silent Hill 2 is still considered to be one of the best horror games ever and this type of dark and mature story was a rarity at the time. MGS2 was at first a disappointment for some, but is now seen as a very worthy installment.
- Halo revolutionized first person shooters on console and set the dual analog standard.
- The Gamecube had a strong launch window with Smash Bros Melee, Luigi's Mansion, Super Monkey Ball and Rogue Squadron II.
- Matching the games from 2000 was impossible for the PC, but there were plenty of quality games and cult classics like Black & White, Max Payne, Arcanum and Commandos 2.
- The GBA was released along with classic games like Golden Sun and Advance Wars.
- Runescape, Dark Age of Camelot and Phantasy Star Online made for a strong online showing.
January 4 | RuneScape |
January 16 | Mario Tennis |
January 29 | Oni |
January 29 | Phantasy Star Online |
January 31 | Mega Man X5 |
February 5 | Paper Mario |
February 7 | Clive Barker's Undying |
February 19 | Severance: Blade of Darkness |
February 27 | The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages |
March 5 | Conker's Bad Fur Day |
March 6 | Shadow of Memories |
March 6 | The Bouncer |
March 13 | Onimusha: Warlords |
March 15 | Fallout Tactics |
March 21 | Tribes 2 |
March 21 | Serious Sam: The First Encounter |
March 22 | Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil |
March 25 | Black & White |
March 26 | Zone of the Enders |
March 28 | Pokémon Stadium 2 |
May 8 | Myst III: Exile |
May 22 | Red Faction |
May 28 | Crazy Taxi 2 |
May 30 | Bejeweled |
June 8 | Castlevania: Circle of the Moon |
June 11 | F-Zero: Maximum Velocity |
June 11 | Super Mario Advance |
June 15 | Startopia |
June 15 | Original War |
June 18 | Twisted Metal: Black |
June 21 | Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal |
June 22 | Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis |
June 23 | Sonic Adventure 2 |
June 27 | Anachronox |
June 27 | Diablo II: Lord of Destruction |
July 10 | Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec |
July 23 | Max Payne |
July 29 | Pokémon Crystal |
August 1 | Golden Sun |
August 21 | Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura |
August 27 | Mario Kart: Super Circuit |
September 10 | Advance Wars |
September 20 | Commandos 2: Men of Courage |
November 23 | Shenmue II |
September 24 | Phantasy Star Online Version 2 |
September 24 | Silent Hill 2 |
September 30 | Ico |
October 10 | Dark Age of Camelot |
October 12 | Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney (JP) |
October 17 | Devil May Cry |
October 21 | Stronghold |
October 22 | Grand Theft Auto III |
October 28 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 |
October 29 | Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex |
October 30 | Aliens versus Predator 2 |
October 30 | Civilization III |
October 31 | Soul Reaver 2 |
October 31 | Mega Man Battle Network |
November 1 | Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies |
November 1 | Burnout |
November 1 | Dragon Warrior VII |
November 5 | SSX Tricky |
November 7 | Battle Realms |
November 9 | Project Gotham Racing |
November 12 | Empire Earth |
Novmeber 13 | Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon |
November 13 | Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty |
November 15 | Dead or Alive 3 |
November 15 | Halo: Combat Evolved |
November 15 | Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee |
November 17 | Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader |
November 18 | Super Monkey Ball |
November 18 | Wave Race: Blue Storm |
November 18 | IL-2 Sturmovik |
November 19 | Wario Land 4 |
November 20 | FreQuency |
November 20 | Return to Castle Wolfenstein |
November 21 | Super Smash Bros. Melee |
November 23 | Gothic |
December 3 | Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance |
December 3 | Pikmin |
December 3 | Super Smash Bros. Melee |
December 3 | Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy |
December 4 | Mega Man X6 |
December 12 | Shadow Hearts |
December 17 | Luigi's Mansion |
December 20 | Final Fantasy X |
Ps. Anyone know how to tighten the column widths?
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