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This is a list of computer and video games that have consistently been ranked among the best by video game journalists, critics and publications. It is largely based on "Top 25 / Top 100" type lists that purport to describe a publication's views of the best games ever, sometimes restricted to a time period or a "generation" of systems. While any single publication's list often reflects its own taste, when the lists are taken in aggregate, a handful of notable games have achieved something approaching critical consensus by multiple repeat appearances in such lists, and often ranking highly when they do appear.

Methodology

A number of sources taken from across publications, from Template:Vgy to the present, were used to compile the list. Games which consistently showed up in multiple lists are featured below. Note that some of the lists are "outdated" in the sense the same publication made a later best-of list to gain a wider chronological spread. There were two notable exceptions to critic "best of" lists: games were given credit for having GameRankings or Metacritic scores of 95 or greater (restricted to ~50 or so games as of 2013), and several large reader-submitted polls were used. In general, contemporary reviews do not necessarily reflect the long-term consensus, hence only a single source of credit for high GameRankings/Metacritic reviews; and open player-submitted polls, while obviously measuring an important facet of a game's reputation, tend to be easy to rig or otherwise influence, hence the primary usage of critic lists.

Note that as most of the sources used are from the English-language press, this list naturally reflects the preferences of the English-speaking world, primarily North America, and to a lesser extent, Western Europe, downplaying the preferences of other heavy video-game-playing areas, such as Japan and South Korea. The only non-English sources used are Japanese reader polls from Famitsu and Dengeki, and a German reader poll from M! Games. Very recent games are not usually represented either. Another issue is "vote split;" many publications, either implicitly or explicitly, choose a single game from a set of closely related games as a "stand-in" for the whole group. Sometimes, this is easily combined, as with the various versions of Tetris or Street Fighter II. In other cases, this is impossible, resulting in a series that would have made the list had all versions been combined, but not separately. One example is the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series - of which the first, second and third games all received nods from a variety of critic best-of lists, yet no individual game achieved enough consensus to be listed here.

This list mostly includes games since the "third generation" of gaming onwards, along with some prior arcade games of the late late 70s to early 80s.

The minimum criteria for the list is at least least five sources for games released before Template:Vgy, six sources for games after 1995, and seven sources for games after Template:Vgy. For top 200 sources, only the top 100 games are considered. For sources restricted to the "seventh generation" of gaming, only the top 25 games are considered.

Table

Game	Original release year	Genre	References
Space Invaders	Template:Vgy	Shoot 'Em Up	EGM2006,^[1] EG1985,^[2] FHM,^[3] G4,^[4] GF2009,^[5] KLOV,^[6] IGN2007,^[7] NextGen1996,^[8] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Stuff2014,^[11] Time,^[12] Yahoo^[13]
Pac-Man	Template:Vgy	Maze	EGM2006,^[1] EG1985,^[2] FHM,^[3] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GameSpy80s,^[16] GameSpot2006,^[17] GamingBolt,^[18] GI2009,^[19] KLOV,^[6] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Stuff2008,^[20] Stuff2014,^[11] Time,^[12] Yahoo^[13]
Donkey Kong	Template:Vgy	Platformer	EGM2006,^[1] EGM2001,^[21] EG1985,^[2] FHM,^[3] GF2004,^[14] GF2009,^[5] GameSpy80s,^[16] G4,^[4] GamingBolt,^[18] GI2001,^[22] KLOV,^[6] NextGen1996,^[8] RetroGamer,^[10] Stuff2014,^[11] Time,^[12] Yahoo^[13]
Galaga	1981	Shoot 'Em Up	EGM2006,^[1] EGM2001,^[21] G4,^[4] GF2004,^[14] GF2009,^[5] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] IGN2003,^[23] KLOV,^[6] Time^[12]
Ms. Pac-Man	Template:Vgy	Maze	EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] G4,^[4] GamingBolt,^[18] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] GamesRadar,^[25] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2007,^[7] KLOV,^[6] NextGen1996^[8]
Punch-Out!!	Template:Vgy	Sports	EGM2006,^[1] EGM2001,^[21] GameSpy80s,^[16] G4,^[4] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GameSpot2006,^[17] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2007,^[7] Time,^[12] KLOV,^[6] Yahoo^[13]
Super Mario Bros.	Template:Vgy	Platformer	EGM2006,^[1] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2006Readers,^[27] GameSpy80s,^[16] EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] Empire2014,^[28] Famitsu1989,^[29] Famitsu2006,^[30] G4,^[4] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GamingBolt,^[18] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] Guinness,^[31] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2007,^[7] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Stuff2014,^[11] Time^[12]
Dragon Quest	Template:Vgy	Role-Playing Game	Famitsu1989,^[29] Famitsu2006,^[30] GF2005,^[15] GI2001,^[22] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2007^[7]
The Legend of Zelda	1986	Action-Adventure	EGM2006,^[1] GameSpy80s,^[16] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2007,^[7] IGN2008Readers,^[33] EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] Famitsu1989,^[29] Famitsu2006,^[30] G4,^[4] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] Time^[12]
Metroid	1986	Platform-Adventure	EGM1997,^[24] EGM2006,^[1] Famitsu1989,^[29] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GameSpy80s,^[16] GameSpot2006,^[17] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] Time^[12]
OutRun	1986	Racing	G4,^[4] KLOV,^[6] NextGen1996,^[8] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Stuff2008,^[20] Time,^[12] Yahoo^[13]
Tetris	1986	Puzzle	EGM1997,^[24] EGM2006,^[1] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2007,^[7] Famitsu1989,^[29] Famitsu2006,^[30] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GamesRadar,^[25] GameSpy80s,^[16] Empire2014,^[28] NextGen1999,^[35] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Yahoo^[13]
Contra	Template:Vgy	Run & Gun Shooter	EG1992,^[36] EGM2001,^[21] EGM2006,^[1] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GameSpy80s,^[16] EGM1997,^[24] G4,^[4] GameSpot2006,^[17] GamingBolt,^[18] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2007,^[7] Time^[12]
Double Dragon	1987	Beat 'Em Up	EGM2006,^[1] Empire2009,^[37] G4,^[4] GameSpot2006,^[17] GamingBolt,^[18] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] KLOV,^[6] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Yahoo^[13]
Tecmo Bowl	1987	Sports	EGM2006,^[1] GameSpy80s,^[16] G4,^[4] GameSpot2006,^[17] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2007,^[7] Time^[12]
Mega Man 2	Template:Vgy	Platformer	EGM2006,^[1] GF2009,^[5] GamesRadar,^[25] GameSpy80s,^[16] EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] G4,^[4] GameSpot2006,^[17] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] IGN2007^[7]
Ninja Gaiden	1988	Platformer	EGM2001,^[21] Famitsu1989,^[29] GF2009,^[5] GameSpy80s,^[16] G4,^[4] GI2001,^[22] GI2009^[19]
Super Mario Bros. 3	1988	Platformer	EG1992,^[36] EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] EGM2006,^[1] Famitsu1989,^[29] Famitsu2006,^[30] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2005Readers,^[32] GamesRadar,^[25] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2007,^[7] Edge2009,^[38] G4,^[4] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GameSpot2006,^[17] GamingBolt,^[18] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] RetroGamer,^[10] Stuff2008^[20]
Herzog Zwei	Template:Vgy	Real-Time Strategy	EG1992,^[36] EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] NextGen1996,^[8] NextGen1999^[35]
Phantasy Star II	1989	Role-Playing Game	EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] EGM2006,^[1] GameSpot2006,^[17] IGN2003,^[23] Stuff2008^[20]
Super Mario World	Template:Vgy	Platformer	BuzzFeed,^[39] GamesRadar,^[25] Empire2009,^[37] Empire2014,^[28] Edge2000,^[40] Edge2007,^[41] Edge2009,^[38] EG1992,^[36] EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] Famitsu2006,^[30] GameSpot2006,^[17] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2007,^[7] Guinness,^[31] Maniac,^[42] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Stuff2008,^[20] Yahoo^[13]
Final Fantasy IV	Template:Vgy	Role-Playing Game	EGM2006,^[1] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2007,^[7] EGM2001,^[21] Famitsu2006,^[30] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GameSpot2006,^[17] GI2001,^[22] GI2009^[19]
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	1991	Action-Adventure	BuzzFeed,^[39] EGM2006,^[1] IGN2005,^[26] GamesRadar,^[25] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2007,^[7] Empire2014,^[28] Metacritic,^[43] Edge2000,^[40] Edge2007,^[41] Edge2009,^[38] EG1992,^[36] EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] Empire2009,^[37] Famitsu2006,^[30] G4,^[4] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GameSpot2006,^[17] GamingBolt,^[18] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] Guinness,^[31] IGN2008Readers,^[33] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Stuff2008,^[20] Yahoo^[13]
Sonic the Hedgehog	1991	Platformer	BuzzFeed,^[39] EG1992,^[36] EGM2006,^[1] CVG,^[44] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2007,^[7] Empire2009,^[37] Empire2014,^[28] EGM2001,^[21] Famitsu2006,^[30] G4,^[4] GF2009,^[5] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Stuff2008,^[20] Time^[12]
Street Fighter II	1991	Fighting	BuzzFeed,^[39] Edge2000,^[40] EG1992,^[36] EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] EGM2006,^[1] Empire2009,^[37] Empire2014,^[28] Famitsu2006,^[30] FHM,^[3] G4,^[4] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GameSpot2006,^[17] GamingBolt,^[18] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] Guinness,^[31] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2007,^[7] NextGen1996,^[8] NextGen1999,^[35] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Stuff2008,^[20] Stuff2014,^[11] Time,^[12] Yahoo^[13]
Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Template:Vgy	Platformer	EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GamingBolt,^[18] GI2009,^[19] Guinness,^[31] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Yahoo^[13]
Streets of Rage 2	1992	Beat 'Em Up	BuzzFeed,^[39] GF2009,^[5] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Stuff2008,^[20] Stuff2014^[11]
Super Mario Kart	1992	Racing	BuzzFeed,^[39] Edge2007,^[41] Empire2009,^[37] Empire2014,^[28] EG1992,^[36] EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] EGM2006,^[1] Famitsu2006,^[30] GF2009,^[5] GameSpot2006,^[17] G4,^[4] GF2005,^[15] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] Guinness,^[31] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2007,^[7] NextGen1996,^[8] NextGen1999,^[35] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Stuff2008,^[20] Stuff2014,^[11] Yahoo^[13]
Daytona USA	Template:Vgy	Racing	EGM2006,^[1] EGM2001,^[21] Edge2009,^[38] Empire2009,^[37] KLOV,^[6] NextGen1996,^[8] NowGamer,^[9] Yahoo^[13]
Doom	1993	First-Person Shooter	BuzzFeed,^[39] IGN2005,^[26] PCGamer2011,^[45] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GameSpyPC90s,^[46] Empire2014,^[28] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2007,^[7] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Yahoo^[13]
Gunstar Heroes	1993	Run & Gun Shooter	EGM2006,^[1] EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] Guinness,^[31] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005Readers,^[32] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer^[10]
Ridge Racer	1993	Racing	EGM2006,^[1] FHM,^[3] GI2001,^[22] Guinness,^[31] NowGamer,^[9] Yahoo^[13]
Secret of Mana	1993	Action Role-Playing Game	Famitsu2006,^[30] IGN2005,^[26] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GamesRadar,^[25] GamingBolt,^[18] GI2001,^[22] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2007,^[7] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer^[10]
Final Fantasy VI	Template:Vgy	Role-Playing Game	EGM2006,^[1] EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] Edge2009,^[38] GamesRadar,^[25] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2007,^[7] IGN2006Readers,^[27] Famitsu2006,^[30] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GI2001,^[19] GI2009,^[19] GF2014,^[34] IGN2008Readers,^[33] NowGamer,^[9] Stuff2008^[20]
Sega Rally	1994	Racing	GamesRadar,^[25] EGM1997,^[24] Edge2007,^[41] Guinness,^[31] NextGen1996,^[8] NowGamer,^[9] Stuff2008^[20]
Super Metroid	1994	Platform-Adventure	BuzzFeed,^[39] EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] EGM2006,^[1] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2007,^[7] IGN2008Readers,^[33] Empire2009,^[37] Empire2014,^[28] Edge2007,^[41] Edge2009,^[38] GamesRadar,^[25] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] Guinness,^[31] GameRankings,^[47] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Stuff2008,^[20] Yahoo^[13]
Virtua Fighter 2	1994	Fighting	EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] EGM2006,^[1] Famitsu2006,^[30] IGN2003,^[23] NextGen1996,^[8] NextGen1999,^[35] Stuff2008^[20]
Chrono Trigger	Template:Vgy	Role-Playing Game	EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] EGM2006,^[1] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2007,^[7] GamesRadar,^[25] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2008Readers,^[33] Empire2009,^[37] Empire2014,^[28] Edge2007,^[41] Edge2009,^[38] Edge2013,^[48] G4,^[4] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GameSpot2006,^[17] GamingBolt,^[18] GI1998,^[49] GI1999,^[50] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] Dengeki,^[51] Famitsu2006,^[30] Guinness,^[31] GameRankings,^[47] Maniac,^[42] NowGamer,^[9] Time^[12]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island	1995	Platformer	EGM2006,^[1] EGM2001,^[21] Edge2009,^[38] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GamesRadar,^[25] GamingBolt,^[18] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2007,^[7] NowGamer^[9]
Tekken 2	1996	Fighting	EGM1997,^[24] Empire2009,^[37] GI2001,^[22] GameSpot2006,^[17] Guinness,^[31] NextGen1996^[8]
Nights into Dreams...	Template:Vgy	Action	EGM2006,^[1] Edge2007,^[41] EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] NextGen1996,^[8] NowGamer^[9]
Pokémon Red & Blue	1996	Role-Playing Game	EGM2006,^[1] Edge2009,^[38] Empire2014,^[28] Famitsu2006,^[30] G4,^[4] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GI1999,^[50] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] Guinness,^[31] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2007,^[7] NowGamer,^[9] Yahoo^[13]
Resident Evil	1996	Survival Horror	EGM2006,^[1] Empire2009,^[37] Empire2014,^[28] Edge2007,^[41] Edge2009,^[38] Famitsu2006,^[30] G4,^[4] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GI1998,^[49] Guinness,^[31] IGN2007,^[7] Maniac,^[42] NextGen1996,^[8] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Stuff2014,^[11] Time,^[12] Yahoo^[13]
Super Mario 64	1996	Platformer	EGM2006,^[1] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] Empire2009,^[37] Empire2014,^[28] Edge2000,^[40] Edge2007,^[41] Edge2009,^[38] Edge2013,^[48] EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] G4,^[4] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GamingBolt,^[18] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] GamesRadar,^[25] Guinness,^[31] Maniac,^[42] NextGen1996,^[8] NowGamer,^[9] GameRankings,^[47] IGN2007,^[7] IGN2008Readers,^[33] RetroGamer,^[10] Stuff2008,^[20] Time,^[12] Yahoo^[13]
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night	Template:Vgy	Platform-Adventure	EGM2006,^[1] EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2007,^[7] GamesRadar,^[25] IGN2006Readers,^[27] Edge2007,^[41] Edge2009,^[38] G4,^[4] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GameSpot2006,^[17] GamingBolt,^[18] GI1998,^[49] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] Guinness,^[31] IGN2008Readers,^[33] NowGamer^[9]
Final Fantasy VII	1997	Role-Playing Game	EGM2006,^[1] EGM1997,^[24] EGM2001,^[21] CVG,^[44] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2007,^[7] IGN2008Readers,^[33] Empire2009,^[37] Empire2014,^[28] Edge2007,^[41] Edge2009,^[38] Edge2013,^[48] G4,^[4] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GameSpot2006,^[17] GamingBolt,^[18] GI1998,^[49] GI2001,^[19] GI2009,^[19] Guinness,^[31] Dengeki,^[51] Famitsu2006,^[30] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Stuff2008,^[20] Stuff2014,^[11] Time,^[12] Yahoo^[13]
Final Fantasy Tactics	1997	Tactical Role-Playing Game	EGM2006,^[1] EGM2001,^[21] Famitsu2006,^[30] GamesRadar,^[25] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GameSpot2006,^[17] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] IGN2007,^[7] NowGamer,^[9] Time^[12]
GoldenEye 007	1997	First-Person Shooter	Edge2013,^[48] EGM2006,^[1] CVG,^[44] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GI1998,^[49] GI1999,^[50] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2007,^[7] Empire2014,^[28] GF2005,^[15] Metacritic,^[43] NextGen1999,^[35] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Stuff2008,^[20] Yahoo^[13]
Gran Turismo	1997	Racing Simulation	EGM2006,^[1] Empire2009,^[37] CVG,^[44] GF2005,^[15] GameSpot2006,^[17] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] Guinness^[31]
Tekken 3	1998	Fighting	CVG,^[44] Edge2007,^[41] Metacritic,^[43] GF2005,^[15] GI1999,^[50] GameRankings^[47]
Grim Fandango	Template:Vgy	Adventure	IGN2005,^[26] IGN2007,^[7] PCGamer2011,^[45] GamesRadar,^[25] GameSpyPC90s,^[46] Empire2014^[28]
Half-Life	1998	First-Person Shooter	CNET,^[52] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2007,^[7] PCGamer2011,^[45] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GameSpyPC90s,^[46] Empire2014,^[28] Metacritic,^[43] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Yahoo^[13]
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	1998	Action-Adventure	EGM2006,^[1] CVG,^[44] CNET,^[52] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2007,^[7] IGN2008Readers,^[33] Empire2014,^[28] Metacritic,^[43] Edge2000,^[40] Edge2007,^[41] Edge2009,^[38] Edge2013,^[48] EGM2001,^[21] Empire2009,^[37] Famitsu2006,^[30] G4,^[4] GameRankings,^[47] GamingBolt,^[18] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GI1999,^[50] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] GameSpot2006,^[17] GameSpot2014,^[53] Guinness,^[31] Maniac,^[42] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Stuff2008,^[20] Stuff2014,^[11] Yahoo^[13]
Metal Gear Solid	1998	Stealth	EGM2006,^[1] EGM2001,^[21] CNET,^[52] CVG,^[44] Edge2009,^[38] Edge2013,^[48] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2007,^[7] Empire2009,^[37] Empire2014,^[28] GamesRadar,^[25] Famitsu2006,^[30] G4,^[4] GF2004,^[14] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GamingBolt,^[18] GI1999,^[50] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] Guinness,^[31] IGN2008Readers,^[33] NowGamer,^[9] RetroGamer,^[10] Time,^[12] Yahoo^[13]
Panzer Dragoon Saga	1998	Role-Playing Game	EGM2006,^[1] EGM2001,^[21] G4,^[4] GF2004,^[14] GI2001,^[22] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2007,^[7] NowGamer^[9]
Resident Evil 2	1998	Survival Horror	EGM2006,^[1] Empire2009,^[37] Empire2014,^[28] EGM2001,^[21] CVG,^[44] Famitsu2006,^[30] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GamingBolt,^[18] GI1998,^[49] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] IGN2003,^[23] RetroGamer^[10]
StarCraft	1998	Real-Time Strategy	CNET,^[52] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2007,^[7] PCGamer2011,^[45] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GameSpot2006,^[17] GameSpyPC90s,^[46] Empire2014,^[28] IGN2003,^[23] NowGamer^[9]
Xenogears	1998	Role-Playing Game	IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2008Readers,^[27] Dengeki,^[51] Famitsu2006,^[30] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014^[34]
Chrono Cross	Template:Vgy	Role-Playing Game	EGM2001,^[21] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GI2001,^[22] GameSpot2014,^[53] IGN2008Readers^[33]
Shenmue	1999	Adventure	Empire2009,^[37] Empire2014,^[28] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2008Readers,^[33] Edge2007,^[41] Maniac,^[42] NowGamer,^[9] Stuff2008,^[20] Yahoo^[13]
SoulCalibur	1999	Fighting	EGM2006,^[1] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2008Readers,^[33] Metacritic,^[43] Edge2007,^[41] EGM2001,^[21] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GamingBolt,^[18] GI2001,^[22] GameSpot2014,^[53] Guinness,^[31] GameRankings,^[47] RetroGamer,^[10] Yahoo^[13]
Counter-Strike	Template:Vgy	First-Person Shooter	IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2000s,^[54] PCGamer2011,^[45] GF2005,^[15] GamesRadar,^[25] GameSpyPC90s,^[46] GameSpyPC2000s,^[55] Empire2014^[28]
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	2000	Action-Adventure	Edge2013,^[48] EGM2006,^[1] EGM2001,^[21] Edge2009,^[38] Empire2014,^[28] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2007,^[7] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GI2001,^[22] GI2009,^[19] NowGamer^[9]
Advance Wars	Template:Vgy	Turn-Based Tactics	EGM2006,^[1] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2007,^[7] IGN2008Readers,^[33] Edge2007,^[41] Edge2009,^[38] GF2005,^[15] Guinness^[31]
Final Fantasy X	2001	Role-Playing Game	GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GI2009,^[19] GamesRadar,^[25] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2008Readers,^[27] Dengeki,^[51] Famitsu2006^[30]
Grand Theft Auto III	2001	Action-Adventure	CNET,^[52] EGM2006,^[1] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2007,^[7] IGN2000s,^[54] Metacritic,^[43] GameRankings,^[47] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GI2009,^[19] RetroGamer,^[10] Yahoo^[13]
Halo: Combat Evolved	2001	First-Person Shooter	CNET,^[52] Edge2013,^[48] EGM2006,^[1] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2007,^[7] Empire2014,^[28] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] Metacritic,^[43] RetroGamer,^[10] Yahoo^[13]
Ico	2001	Action-Adventure	Edge2007,^[41] Edge2009,^[38] Edge2013,^[48] Empire2009,^[37] G4,^[4] GF2005,^[15] GI2009,^[19] GamesRadar,^[25] Guinness,^[31] IGN2007,^[7] Stuff2008,^[20] Time^[12]
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty	2001	Stealth	EGM2006,^[1] Empire2009,^[37] Empire2014,^[28] GF2014,^[34] GI2009,^[19] Metacritic,^[43] Famitsu2006,^[30] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GameRankings,^[47] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2007,^[7] Stuff2008,^[20] Stuff2014^[11]
Silent Hill 2	2001	Survival Horror	Empire2009,^[37] Empire2014,^[28] Edge2007,^[41] Edge2009,^[38] G4,^[4] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GamesRadar,^[25] GamingBolt,^[18] GI2009,^[19] IGN2007^[7]
Super Smash Bros. Melee	2001	Fighting	EGM2006,^[1] GamesRadar,^[25] Edge2007,^[41] G4,^[4] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GI2009,^[19] GF2014,^[34] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2008Readers^[33]
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker	Template:Vgy	Action-Adventure	EGM2006,^[1] GamesRadar,^[25] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2008Readers,^[33] Edge2009,^[38] Empire2014,^[28] Metacritic,^[43] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GamingBolt,^[18] GI2009,^[19] Yahoo^[13]
Metroid Prime	2002	First-Person Adventure	EGM2006,^[1] IGN2003,^[23] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2005Readers,^[32] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GamesRadar,^[25] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2007,^[7] Empire2014,^[28] Metacritic^[43]
Kingdom Hearts	2002	Action Role-Playing Game	Empire2014,^[28] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2008Readers,^[33] Famitsu2006,^[30] G4,^[4] GF2004,^[14] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014^[34]
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time	Template:Vgy	Action-Adventure	GamesRadar,^[25] IGN2005,^[26] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2007,^[7] Edge2007,^[41] Edge2009,^[38] G4,^[4] GF2005,^[15] GamingBolt,^[18] GI2009^[19]
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic	2003	Role-Playing Game	EGM2006,^[1] PCGamer2011,^[45] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GamesRadar,^[25] GameSpyPC2000s,^[55] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2007,^[7] IGN2000s,^[54] Empire2014,^[28] Yahoo^[13]
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Template:Vgy	Action/Adventure	Edge2009,^[38] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2008Readers,^[33] Stuff2014^[11]
Half-Life 2	2004	First-Person Shooter	IGN2005,^[26] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2007,^[7] IGN2000s,^[54] PCGamer2011,^[45] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GameRankings,^[47] GamesRadar,^[25] GameSpyPC2000s,^[55] Edge2013,^[48] Empire2014,^[28] Metacritic,^[43] Stuff2008^[20]
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater	2004	Stealth	Empire2014,^[28] Edge2009,^[38] Famitsu2006,^[30] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GamesRadar,^[25] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2008Readers^[33]
World of Warcraft	2004	Massively Multiplayer Online RPG	Edge2013,^[48] Eurogamer7thGen,^[56] PCGamer2011,^[45] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GamesRadar,^[25] GameSpyPC2000s,^[55] Empire2014,^[28] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2007,^[7] Yahoo^[13]
Resident Evil 4	Template:Vgy	Survival Horror	EGM2006,^[1] IGN2005,^[26] Famitsu2006,^[30] GamesRadar,^[25] IGN2005Readers,^[32] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2007,^[7] IGN2008Readers,^[33] Empire2009,^[37] Empire2014,^[28] Metacritic,^[43] Edge2007,^[41] Edge2009,^[38] Edge2013,^[48] G4,^[4] GF2005,^[15] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GamingBolt,^[18] GI2009,^[19] Guinness,^[31] GameRankings,^[47] Stuff2008^[20]
Shadow of the Colossus	2005	Action-Adventure	EGM2006,^[1] GamesRadar,^[25] Empire2009,^[37] Empire2014,^[28] Edge2007,^[41] Edge2009,^[38] Edge2013,^[48] G4,^[4] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GamingBolt,^[18] GI2009,^[19] IGN2006Readers,^[27] IGN2007,^[7] IGN2008Readers,^[33] IGN2000s,^[54] Stuff2014,^[11] Time^[12]
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess	Template:Vgy	Action-Adventure	Edge2009,^[38] Empire2009,^[37] Empire2014,^[28] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GameRankings,^[47] IGN2008Readers,^[33] Metacritic^[43]
Ōkami	2006	Action-Adventure	Edge2007,^[41] Empire2009,^[37] Empire2014,^[28] GI2009,^[19] IGN2007,^[7] IGN2000s,^[54] Stuff2008^[20]
BioShock	Template:Vgy	First-Person Shooter	IGN2011Modern,^[57] Edge2013,^[48] Eurogamer7thGen,^[56] PCGamer2011,^[45] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] GamesRadar,^[25] GameSpyPC2000s,^[55] Empire2014,^[28] Metacritic^[43]
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare	2007	First-Person Shooter	IGN2011Modern,^[57] Eurogamer7thGen,^[56] Edge7thGen,^[58] IGN7thGen,^[59] G4,^[4] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] Empire2014,^[28] Time,^[12] GI2009,^[19] IGN2008Readers^[33]
Portal	2007	Puzzle Platformer	Edge2013,^[48] Eurogamer7thGen,^[56] PCGamer2011,^[45] GF2009,^[5] GamesRadar,^[25] GameSpyPC2000s,^[55] Empire2014^[28]
Super Mario Galaxy	2007	Platformer	Eurogamer7thGen,^[56] Metacritic,^[43] Empire2009,^[37] Empire2014,^[28] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] Guinness,^[31] Edge2009,^[38] Edge2013,^[48] Edge7thGen,^[58] IGN2000s,^[54] IGN7thGen,^[59] GameRankings,^[47] Stuff2008^[20]
Grand Theft Auto IV	Template:Vgy	Action-Adventure	GF2009,^[5] GamesRadar,^[25] GameSpot2014,^[53] Metacritic,^[43] IGN2011Modern,^[57] PCGamer2011,^[45] GameRankings^[47]
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	2008	Stealth	Empire2009,^[37] Empire2014,^[28] GF2009,^[5] GameSpot2014,^[53] IGN2008Readers,^[33] IGN7thGen^[59]
Street Fighter IV	2008	Fighting	GamesRadar,^[25] Eurogamer7thGen,^[56] Edge2009,^[38] Edge7thGen,^[58] G4,^[4] GF2009,^[5] IGN7thGen^[59]
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	2008	Fighting	Empire2009,^[37] Edge2009,^[38] Empire2014,^[28] Eurogamer,^[56] GF2009,^[5] GF2014,^[34] IGN2011Modern,^[57] IGN2008Readers^[33]
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves	Template:Vgy	Action-Adventure	IGN2000s,^[54] IGN2011Modern,^[57] GF2014,^[34] GamesRadar,^[25] Empire2014,^[28] Metacritic,^[43] GameRankings^[47]
Mass Effect 2	Template:Vgy	Role-Playing Shooter	IGN2011Modern,^[57] PCGamer2011,^[45] GF2014,^[34] GameRankings,^[47] GamesRadar,^[25] Empire2014,^[28] Metacritic^[43]
Red Dead Redemption	2010	Action-Adventure	IGN2011Modern,^[57] Edge2013,^[48] Eurogamer7thGen,^[56] GF2014,^[34] GamesRadar,^[25] Empire2014,^[28] Metacritic^[43]
Super Mario Galaxy 2	2010	Platformer	IGN2011Modern,^[57] GF2014,^[34] GamesRadar,^[25] GameSpot2014,^[53] Empire2014,^[28] Metacritic,^[43] IGN7thGen,^[59] GameRankings^[47]
Batman: Arkham City	Template:Vgy	Action-Adventure	G4,^[4] IGN7thGen,^[59] Empire2014,^[28] Metacritic,^[43] GameRankings,^[47] GamingBolt,^[18] GF2014^[34]
Dark Souls	2011	Action Role-Playing Game	Eurogamer7thGen,^[56] GamesRadar,^[25] Empire2014,^[28] Edge2013,^[48] Edge7thGen,^[58] GF2014,^[34] IGN7thGen^[59]
Portal 2	2011	Puzzle Platformer	IGN7thGen,^[59] IGN2011Modern,^[57] Empire2014,^[28] GameRankings,^[47] GF2014,^[34] Metacritic,^[43] GamingBolt^[18]
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	2011	Action Role-Playing Game	Eurogamer7thGen,^[56] GF2014,^[34] GamesRadar,^[25] Empire2014,^[28] Edge7thGen,^[58] IGN7thGen,^[59] Metacritic^[43]
Grand Theft Auto V	Template:Vgy	Action-Adventure	Empire2014,^[28] GF2014,^[34] GamesRadar,^[25] Metacritic,^[43] GameRankings,^[47] Edge7thGen,^[58] IGN7thGen^[59]
The Last of Us	2013	Survival Horror	Edge2013,^[48] Eurogamer7thGen,^[56] GamesRadar,^[25] Empire2014,^[28] GF2014,^[34] Metacritic,^[43] IGN7thGen,^[59] Edge7thGen,^[58] GameRankings^[47]

Best by Critic

Highest-scoring games by Metacritic

Number	Video Game	Publisher	Platform	Year	Average score	Number of reviews	Refs
1	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	Nintendo 64	1998	99	22 reviews	^[60]
2	Grand Theft Auto IV	Rockstar Games	Xbox 360	2008	98	86 reviews	^[61]
3	SoulCalibur	Namco	Dreamcast	1999	98	28 reviews	^[62]
4	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2	Activision	Playstation	2000	98	19 reviews	^[63]
5	Super Mario Galaxy 2	Nintendo	Wii	2010	97	88 reviews	^[64]
6	Super Mario Galaxy	Nintendo	Wii	2007	97	73 reviews	^[65]
7	Metroid Prime	Nintendo	GameCube	2002	97	70 reviews	^[66]
8	Halo: Combat Evolved	Microsoft Game Studios	Xbox	2001	97	68 reviews	^[67]
9	Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	Xbox 360	2013	97	58 reviews	^[68]
10	Grand Theft Auto III	Rockstar Games	Playstation 2	2001	97	56 reviews	^[69]
11	Perfect Dark	Nintendo	Nintendo 64	2000	97	30 reviews	^[70]
12	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3	Activision	Playstation 2	2001	97	34 reviews	^[71]
13	NFL 2K1	Sega	Dreamcast	2000	97	22 reviews	^[72]
14	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves	Sony Computer Entertainment	Playstation 3	2009	96	105 reviews	^[73]
15	Mass Effect 2	Electronic Arts	Xbox 360	2010	96	98 reviews	^[74]
16	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	Bethesda Softworks	Xbox 360	2011	96	89 reviews	^[75]
17	BioShock	2K Games	Xbox 360	2007	96	88 reviews	^[76]
18	Resident Evil 4	Capcom	GameCube	2005	96	82 reviews	^[77]
19	Half-Life 2	Valve Software	PC	2004	96	81 reviews	^[78]
20	The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker	Nintendo	GameCube	2003	96	80 reviews	^[79]
21	Batman: Arkham City	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	Playstation 3	2011	96	42 reviews	^[80]
22	Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty	Konami	Playstation 2	2001	96	42 reviews	^[81]
23	Half-Life	Valve Software	PC	1998	96	24 reviews	^[82]
24	GoldenEye 007	Nintendo	Nintendo 64	1997	96	21 reviews	^[83]
25	Gran Turismo	Sony Computer Entertainment	Playstation	1998	96	16 reviews	^[84]
26	Tekken 3	Namco	Playstation	1998	96	15 reviews	^[85]

Notes:

Only video games with 10 reviews or more.
Only 1 platform per game (best reviewed).

Highest-scoring games by Game Rankings

Number	Video Game	Publisher	Platform	Year	Average score	Number of reviews	Refs
1	Super Mario Galaxy	Nintendo	Wii	2007	97,64	78 reviews	^[86]
2	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	Nintendo 64	1998	97,54	28 reviews	^[87]
3	Super Mario Galaxy 2	Nintendo	Wii	2010	97,35	56 reviews	^[88]
4	Grand Theft Auto IV	Rockstar Games	Playstation 3	2008	97,04	60 reviews	^[89]
5	Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	Playstation 3	2013	97,01	34 reviews	^[90]
6	SoulCalibur	Namco	Dreamcast	1999	96,56	25 reviews	^[91]
7	Uncharted 2: Among Thieves	Sony Computer Entertainment	Playstation 3	2009	96,43	82 reviews	^[92]
8	Super Mario 64	Nintendo	Nintendo 64	2009	96,41	22 reviews	^[93]
9	Metroid Prime	Nintendo	Metroid Prime	2002	96,33	87 reviews	^[94]
10	Batman: Arkham City	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	Playstation 3	2011	95,94	33 reviews	^[95]
11	BioShock Infinite	2K Games	Playstation 3	2013	95,94	17 reviews	^[96]
12	Resident Evil 4	Capcom	Playstation 2	2005	95,85	54 reviews	^[97]
13	Tekken 3	Namco	Playstation	1998	95,80	23 reviews	^[98]
14	Mass Effect 2	Electronic Arts	Xbox 360	2010	95,77	75 reviews	^[99]
15	Chrono Trigger	SquareSoft	Super Nintendo	1995	95,64	18 reviews	^[100]
16	Halo: Combat Evolved	Microsoft Game Studios	Xbox	2001	95,54	78 reviews	^[101]
17	Super Metroid	Nintendo	Super Nintendo	1994	95,50	11 reviews	^[102]
18	Half-Life 2	Valve Software	PC	2004	95,48	86 reviews	^[103]
18	Grand Theft Auto III	Rockstar Games	Playstation 2	2001	95,19	69 reviews	^[104]
19	Portal 2	Valve Software	PC	2001	95,16	36 reviews	^[105]
20	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	Bethesda Softworks	Xbox 360	2011	95,15	75 reviews	^[106]
21	The Last of Us	Sony Computer Entertainment	Playstation 3	2013	95,09	68 reviews	^[107]
22	Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty	Konami	Playstation 2	2001	95,09	68 reviews	^[108]
23	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Rockstar Games	Playstation 2	2004	95,08	94 reviews	^[109]
24	BioShock	2K Games	Xbox 360	2007	95,07	101 reviews	^[110]
25	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess	Nintendo	GameCube	2006	95,00	16 reviews	^[111]

Notes:

Only video games with 10 reviews or more.
Only 1 platform per game (best reviewed).

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