100 Best Games to Play Today
Publication Region: International (UK)
Published: March 9, 2009 (Issue #200)
Cut-Off: January 31, 2009
- 1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- 2. Super Mario 64
- 3. Half-Life 2
- 4. Resident Evil 4
- 5. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- 6. Super Mario World
- 7. Tetris
- 8. Super Mario Galaxy
- 9. Halo 3
- 10. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island
- 11. LittleBigPlanet
- 12. Grand Theft Auto IV
- 13. Left 4 Dead
- 14. Street Fighter IV
- 15. Rock Band 2
Ranked As: Rock Band (Series) - 16. Super Metroid
- 17. World of Warcraft
- 18. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- 19. Civilization IV
- 20. Super Mario Bros. 3
- 21. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
- 22. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- 23. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
- 24. Virtua Fighter 5
- 25. Final Fantasy XII
- 26. Medieval II: Total War
- 27. Mario Kart DS
- 28. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- 29. Advance Wars
- 30. Company of Heroes
- 31. Bomberman for Various Platforms
Ranked As: Bomberman, Super Bomberman, Super Bomberman 2, Mega Bomberman (AKA Bomberman 94), Saturn Bomberman, and Bomberman Live - 32. Team Fortress 2
- 33. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
- 34. BioShock
- 35. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- 36. Burnout Paradise
- 37. Fallout 3
- 38. StarCraft
- 39. Super Monkey Ball
- 40. WarioWare Inc: Mega Microgames!
- 41. Grid
- 42. FIFA Soccer 09
Ranked As: FIFA Soccer (Series) - 43. Portal
- 44. Jet Set Radio Future
- 45. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- 46. Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
- 47. Eve Online
- 48. Final Fantasy VII
- 49. Rez (AKA Rez Infinite)
- 50. Metal Gear Solid
- 51. R-Type Final
- 52. Fable II
- 53. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
- 54. Ico
- 55. Pokemon Blue / Red / Yellow (AKA Pokemon FireRed / LeafGreen)
- 56. Counter-Strike
- 57. Deus Ex
- 58. Gears of War 2
- 59. Viewtiful Joe
- 60. Bust-A-Move (AKA Puzzle Bobble)
- 61. Robotron 2084
- 62. Ninja Gaiden II
- 63. Lemmings
- 64. Puyo Pop Fever
- 65. Thief II: The Metal Age
- 66. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- 67. Chrono Trigger
- 68. Shadow of the Colossus
- 69. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- 70. Daytona USA
- 71. OutRun 2 (AKA OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast)
- 72. Skate 2
- 73. Frequency
- 74. Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
- 75. F-Zero GX
- 76. Planescape: Torment
- 77. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
- 78. X-COM: UFO Defense (AKA UFO: Enemy Unknown)
- 79. Pac-Man Championship Edition
- 80. Quake III Arena
- 81. Silent Hill 2
- 82. Sam & Max Hit the Road
- 83. Peggle
- 84. God of War
- 85. The Secret of Monkey Island
- 86. SingStar
- 87. Doom II
- 88. Tetris Attack (AKA Panel de Pon)
- 89. Final Fantasy VI (AKA Final Fantasy III [US])
- 90. Braid
- 91. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
- 92. Animal Crossing: City Folk
- 93. The Sims 2
- 94. Space Giraffe
- 95. Football Manager 2009
Ranked As: Championship Manager [1992-2003] / Football Manager [2004-Current] (Series) - 96. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- 97. Resident Evil (2002)
Ranked As: Resident Evil (1996) / Resident Evil (2002) - 98. Star Fox 64 (AKA Star Fox: Lylat Wars)
- 99. Far Cry
- 100. R4: Ridge Racer Type 4