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40. Ninja Gaiden
When it comes to training gamers in combat skills, the Wii and all its interactive doodads (read: opportunities to chuck your make-believe katana through your TV) may reign supreme these days. But even on the... READ MORE
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39. Civilization IV
I almost wish Sid Meier hadn’t created the Civilization games. That way, the fourth installment — a paragon of the real-time-strategy format, pitting you against foes from throughout history — wouldn’t have claimed whole months... READ MORE
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38. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
BioWare are the masters of the cinematic “choose your own adventure/gender/scruples” story, thanks to the success of Mass Effect and Dragon Age. But KOTOR remains their high point, because none of their homegrown properties match... READ MORE
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37. Secret of Mana
Modern games only wish they could boast as many features as Secret of Mana did back in the day. This game broke away from the classic turn-based-RPG form and incorporated Zelda-esque real-time combat instead. Although... READ MORE
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34. Donkey Kong Country
Maybe this speaks to my heathen upbringing, but firing up this 1994 game for the first time was as close as I've ever come to having a religious experience. Using Silicon Graphics technology, Brit developers... READ MORE
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33. God of War
No video-game hero has ever been angrier than Kratos. He is a being of pure rage, and his fury manifests in everything he does. Kratos wrenches his enemies’ heads off their necks. He snaps bones... READ MORE
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32. Mortal Kombat II
The high point of my life came the night I saw the movie Clifford, starring Martin Short. After the show, I made a beeline to the Mortal Kombat II machine in the lobby. Spectators gathered,... READ MORE
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31. Earthbound
Stumble upon EarthBound when the cement of your young brain is still drying, and you're liable to come away just a bit warped. At the outset of Shigesato Itoi's deceptively sweet 1995 RPG, plucky all-American... READ MORE
