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1. Half Life 2- Maybe the best first person shooter of all time. Combined a great Sci-Fi story with great characters and weapons. The Gravity gun may be the coolest weapon ever. This set the bench mark for what FPS should be.

2. GTA: San Andreas- IMO best game in the series. Gave you a whole state and 3 major cities to explore. Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Las Vegas were represented by fictional names and looked like the actual cities. Main story took about 60 hours to complete and contained character improvement such as adding muscle or fat, getting haircuts, changing clothes etc. Great vehicles too such as jetpacks, planes and tanks. Engaging story made you want to finish.

3. Halo Series: Most popular online shooter for consoles and sold a shit load of copies. Solid story backed by great gameplay. Set a benchmark for online console shooters.

4. Metal Gear series: Great stories, memorable characters and some of the best boss fights in any video game.

5. The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind- Truly a great roleplaying game. Massive area to explore, thousands of NPCs to talk to and most importantly an epic main story. Main quest and side quests could take around 100+ hours to complete and you still wouldn't see all the game has to offer. Had 2 expansions that made to game ever longer and added things such as becoming a werewolf etc. Great weapons although combat was far from perfect, it is still one of the greatest RPGs ever.

6. Mario Series: I am not a fan of Mario but it has to make the list.

7. Madden Series: Love it or hate it, it is the best selling sports franchise ever. A sports game that consistently sells a lot of copies even if it has gotten a bit stale over the years.

8. Shemue 1 and 2: Never heard of these games? Then your missing out. A great action/adventure series for Dreamcast and xbox.(Shemue 2 only) An engrossing story that sadly was never finished but combat was solid as it was mostly kung fu style fighting. Has a huge fan base but the budget for Shenmue 3 which was supposed to finish the story was far too big to finance.

9. Pokemon Series: Was wildly popular and a fun game to play as a kid. Sold very well and is one of the best handheld games ever.

10. Goldeneye 64: One of the best and most fun shooters ever. Multiplayer was fantastically fun.

11. Bioshock: While it is a recent game there is no denying its awesomeness. Takes place in an underwater city known as rapture years after its hey day. What is left is a ruined city of what used to be a vibrant place. The use of plasmids to modify your body to shoot ice or fire or a swarm of bees out of your fists was awesome. Many different plasmids were available. Great atmosphere and story and chilling music set a great tone for this game. Bioshock 2 should be just as good.

12. Doom: One of the best PC games ever.

13. Mass Effect: Another recent game with an awaiting sequel. It is a great RPG that takes place in space. Amazing dialogue that effects the story depending on how you approach it. If you haven't played it you must.

14. Guitar Hero: Fun when it was fresh and new, now they are just milking the series. None the less a great series.

15. Fallout 3- Excellent graphics of post apocalyptic Washington DC. Seeing ruins of the Capitol building, Washington monument etc is chillingly awesome.

16. Portal- Great, great puzzle game. Forces you to think outside the box and is a pretty humor filled game. One of a kind game. The cake is a lie.