Top 200 Games of All Time
Publication Region: North America
Published: December 2009 (Issue #200)
Cut-Off: December 31, 2009
Ranking for NHL 09 (#197) is superseded by NHL ’94 (#123) in the C-Score calculation for NHL Hockey (Series).
- 1. The Legend of Zelda
- 2. Super Mario Bros.
- 3. Tetris
- 4. Grand Theft Auto III
- 5. Half-Life 2
- 6. Doom (1993)
- 7. Metroid
- 8. Final Fantasy VI (AKA Final Fantasy III [US])
- 9. Super Mario Bros. 3
- 10. Ms. Pac-Man
- 11. World of Warcraft
- 12. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- 13. Super Mario 64
- 14. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- 15. Final Fantasy VII
- 16. Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! (AKA Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream)
- 17. Chrono Trigger
- 18. Resident Evil 4
- 19. Metal Gear Solid
- 20. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- 21. Super Metroid
- 22. Contra (AKA Probotector)
- 23. Galaga
- 24. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- 25. Street Fighter II
- 26. God of War
- 27. BioShock
- 28. Diablo II
- 29. Half-Life
- 30. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- 31. Tecmo Super Bowl
Ranked As: Tecmo Bowl (Series) - 32. GoldenEye 007
- 33. Super Mario Kart
- 34. Sonic the Hedgehog
- 35. StarCraft
- 36. Civilization
- 37. SimCity
- 38. Mega Man 2
- 39. Halo: Combat Evolved
- 40. Gran Turismo
- 41. Resident Evil 2
- 42. Pokemon Blue / Red / Yellow (AKA Pokemon FireRed / LeafGreen)
- 43. Final Fantasy X
- 44. EverQuest
- 45. Final Fantasy Tactics
- 46. Grand Theft Auto IV
- 47. Super Mario World
- 48. Deus Ex
- 49. Guitar Hero
Ranked As: Guitar Hero (Series) - 50. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
- 51. Super Mario Galaxy
- 52. Pac-Man
- 53. Battlefield 2
- 54. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- 55. Ico
- 56. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
- 57. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
Ranked As: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (Series) - 58. Mass Effect
- 59. Adventure
- 60. Arkanoid
- 61. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
- 62. Star Wars: X-Wing
- 63. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
- 64. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- 65. Fallout 3
- 66. Zork
- 67. Soul Calibur
- 68. Double Dragon
- 69. Dr. Mario
- 70. The Sims
- 71. Age of Empires
- 72. Mortal Kombat II
- 73. Rock Band 2
Ranked As: Rock Band (Series) - 74. Tomb Raider (1996)
- 75. Super Bomberman
- 76. Mario’s Picross
- 77. Ninja Gaiden (1988)
- 78. Command & Conquer
- 79. Kingdom Hearts
- 80. Final Fantasy IV (AKA Final Fantasy II [US])
- 81. Super Mario Bros. 2
- 82. Left 4 Dead
- 83. Okami
- 84. Shadow of the Colossus
- 85. Metroid Prime
- 86. Super Smash Bros. Melee
- 87. Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
- 88. Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn
- 89. God of War II
- 90. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- 91. Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
- 92. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
- 93. Skies of Arcadia
- 94. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
- 95. Silent Hill 2
- 96. Counter-Strike
- 97. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- 98. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- 99. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- 100. Portal
- 101. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
- 102. Heroes of Might and Magic III
- 103. Donkey Kong
- 104. Batman: Arkham Asylum
- 105. System Shock 2
- 106. Resident Evil (1996)
Ranked As: Resident Evil (1996) / Resident Evil (2002) - 107. Gears of War
- 108. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
- 109. Crash Bandicoot: Warped
- 110. Halo 2
- 111. Tetris Attack (AKA Panel de Pon)
- 112. Final Fantasy XII
- 113. EarthBound
- 114. Alpha Centauri
- 115. Command & Conquer: Red Alert
- 116. Advance Wars
- 117. Fallout
- 118. Team Fortress 2
- 119. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
- 120. Mega Man X
- 121. Lemmings
- 122. Panzer Dragoon Saga
- 123. NHL ’94
Ranked As: NHL Hockey (Series) - 124. Warlords
- 125. Shadowrun
- 126. Twisted Metal 2
- 127. Oddworld: Abe’s Oddyssee
- 128. Metroid Fusion
- 129. Homeworld
- 130. Kingdom Hearts II
- 131. Pilotwings
- 132. Quake II
- 133. Star Wars: Jedi Knight – Dark Forces II
- 134. Borderlands
- 135. Final Fight
- 136. Star Fox
- 137. Madden NFL ’99
Ranked As: Madden NFL Football (Series) - 138. Call of Duty 2
- 139. Wolfenstein 3D
- 140. Diablo
- 141. Civilization IV
- 142. Day of the Tentacle
- 143. Assassin’s Creed
- 144. Burnout 3: Takedown
- 145. Unreal Tournament 2004
- 146. Power Stone 2
- 147. Super Castlevania IV
- 148. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
- 149. Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
- 150. ActRaiser
- 151. Fable
- 152. Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille Zur Macht
- 153. Asteroids
- 154. LittleBigPlanet
- 155. Crackdown
- 156. Gauntlet
- 157. Devil May Cry
- 158. Pong
- 159. Battlefield 1942
- 160. Thief: The Dark Project
- 161. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
- 162. Far Cry
- 163. Robotron 2084
- 164. X-COM: UFO Defense (AKA UFO: Enemy Unknown)
- 165. Peggle
- 166. King’s Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
- 167. Doom II
- 168. Tempest 2000
- 169. Braid
- 170. Ridge Racer
- 171. Bully
- 172. Ikaruga
- 173. Lode Runner
- 174. Gunstar Heroes
- 175. Dig Dug
- 176. Castlevania
- 177. Tekken 3
- 178. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
- 179. NBA Jam: Tournament Edition
Ranked As: NBA Jam (Series) - 180. Max Payne
- 181. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- 182. Samurai Shodown
- 183. NFL 2K5
Ranked As: NFL 2K (Series) - 184. Vagrant Story
- 185. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island
- 186. Marble Madness
- 187. InFamous
- 188. Planescape: Torment
- 189. Kid Icarus
- 190. The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay
- 191. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
- 192. Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem
- 193. Jak 3
- 194. Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
- 195. Ultima
- 196. Call of Duty
- 197. NHL 09
Ranked As: NHL Hockey (Series) - 198. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
- 199. Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
- 200. Beyond Good & Evil