What, you don't own these? And you call yourself a gamer? For shame!
Hardcore, hack-n-slash RPGs have never been so fiendishly addictive. It's been out for seven years, but that hasn't affected its popularity in the slightest, as it's still one of the most-played games on the Internet. Speaking of which, my Frenzy/Double Swing/War Cry Barbarian can kick your Sorceress's ass any time.
This anime-styled Zelda title boasts an utterly unique look, to the anger of some purists. But guess what? The cutesy lookworks wonderfully. The good news is that Nintendo's working on a more realistic-themed follow-up, Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, for the Gamecube. Booyah!
Where's Mario? Who cares--Sonic was always the better game. Between the ridiculous sense of speed and the endless secret areas (did you pick up Sonic & Knuckles to open them all up?), the first two Sonic titles are legendary for a good reason. After Sonic 2, the series really went downhill and forgot its roots. Hopefully, you never had the misfortune of playing Knuckles Chaotix on the 32X. Shudder.
The original certainly had its scary moments, but the GameCube remake is a true tour-de- force. You can zap zombies with cattle prods, plunge daggers into their eye sockets, and stick grenades in their gaping maws. How can you go wrong with that?
The introduction of the trigger-happy Master Chief single-handedly lent the Xbox system credibility, but it was the sequel that made the formula shine. Halo 2 is a must-have for any self-respecting FPS fan. You think PC FPSes are automatically better? You're dead wrong.
