Top 25 Games of the Decade [Results are In!]

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With the end of the decade approaching, I've been seeing a lot of "Top _____ of the Decade" lists popping up. So I thought I would make my own, but instead of them just being based off of my own (very biased:P ) opinions, it should be everybody's opinions. So for the next 3ish weeks, everybody will be able to nominate whatever games they think are the best of the decade. I will put them all into a list here, and at the end of the 3 weeks, everyone will get to vote on what they think are the best. Voting will be open for 2 weeks, then I will post the results.

Rules:

  1. Game must have come out between January 1, 2000 and November 30, 2009. December 2009 will not be included, because it will be hard to determine how good the game is in only a week or two.
  2. Games can be on any platform/system. PC, Xbox360, PS3, Wii, Gamecube, DS, Xbox, PS2, etc, etc. Cross platform doesn't matter. Just make sure they came out this decade!
  3. Betas of games cannot be nominated (no Elemental, sorry:'( )
  4. Nominations will end at 12:00 AM Mountain Time December 19 (I want to use my own time zone, so sue me:P ) and voting will begin shortly after that.
  5. Voting will end 12:00 AM Mountain time January 1, at which point I will post the results.

Nominations are closed! Cast your votes for your favorite games of the decade here: http://surveys.polldaddy.com/s/7600F3F8F369957A/ You may only vote once, so make it count. When you vote, make sure only one game is ranked 1, one game is ranked 2, and so on.

Nominations

  • Act of War: Direct Action
  • Advance Wars
  • Age of Empires 3
  • Age of Mythology
  • Age of Wonders 2 - Shadow Magic
  • Aliens vs. Predator 2
  • Animal Crossing
  • Assasin's Creed
  • Assasin's Creed 2
  • Assasin's Creed: Bloodlines
  • Aurora
  • Baldur's Gate 2
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Battlefield 1942
  • Battlefield 2
  • Battle for Middle Earth
  • Battle for Middle Earth 2
  • Beyond Good and Evil
  • Bioshock
  • Black and White
  • Braid
  • Borderlands
  • Call of Duty + Expansions
  • Catan
  • Cave Story
  • Championship Manager 2001/02
  • Chibi-Robo
  • Civilization 3
  • Civilization 4 + Expansions
  • Close Combat
  • Command and Conquer 3 + Expansions
  • Command and Conquer: Generals
  • Company of Heros
  • Counter Strike: Source
  • Crysis
  • Dark Messiah
  • Dawn of War
  • Dead Frontier
  • Dead Space
  • Destroy all Humans
  • Demigod
  • Demon's Souls
  • Deus Ex
  • Diablo II
  • Disciples 2
  • Dissidia: Final Fantasy
  • Disgaea
  • Dominions III
  • Doom 3
  • Dragon Age: Origins
  • Dwarf Fortress
  • Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
  • Elder Scrolls Oblivion
  • Eve Online
  • Fable 2
  • Fallout 3
  • Far Cry
  • Far Cry 2
  • F.E.A.R.
  • F.E.A.R. 2
  • FIFA Soccer 2002
  • Final Fantasy X
  • Freelancer
  • Galactic Civilizations 2 + Expansions
  • Garry's Mod
  • Gears of War
  • Grand Theft Auto 3
  • Grand Theft Auto 4
  • God of War
  • God of War 2
  • Golden Sun
  • Golden Sun: The Lost Age
  • Gran Turismo 4
  • Guild Wars
  • Half Life 2
  • Halo
  • Halo 2
  • Halo 3
  • Hearts of Iron 2 + Expansions
  • Heros of Might and Magic IV
  • Heros of Might and Magic V
  • Homeworld 2
  • Impossible Creatures
  • Jade Empire
  • Katamari Damacy
  • Kings Bounty: Armored Princess
  • Kings Bounty: The Legend
  • Knights of the Old Republic
  • Kinghts of the Old Republic 2
  • Lair
  • Left4Dead
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass
  • The Legend of Zelda: The Twilight Princess
  • The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
  • The Longest Journey
  • Little Big Planet
  • Lugaru
  • Mario Kart Double Dash
  • Mario Kart Wii
  • Mario Strikers Charged
  • Mass Effect
  • Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries
  • Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
  • Medieval: Total War
  • Medieval 2: Total War
  • Metal Gear Solid 3
  • Metal Gear Solid 4
  • Metroid Prime
  • Mount and Blade
  • Neverwinter Nights
  • Neverwinter Nights 2
  • No One Lives Forever
  • Okami
  • Peggle
  • Perfect Dark
  • Persona 3
  • Persona 4
  • Pikmin 2
  • Plants vs. Zombies
  • Pokemon Gold/Silver
  • Portal
  • Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
  • Puyo Puyo: 15th Anniversary Edition
  • Quake 4
  • Rachet and Clank
  • Red Alert 3
  • Red Faction Guerrilla
  • Resident Evil 4
  • Rise of Nations + Expansions
  • Roller Coaster Tycoon 2
  • Roller Coaster Tycoon 3
  • Rome: Total War
  • Shadow of the Colossus
  • Shogun: Total War
  • Silent Hill
  • Sim City 4
  • Sins of a Solar Empire
  • Space Rangers 2
  • Splinter Cell: Chaos Theroy
  • Starlancer
  • STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl
  • Startopia
  • Star Trek: Armada
  • Star Trek: Armada 2
  • Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force
  • Star Wars: Battlefront
  • Star Wars: Battlefront 2
  • Star Wars: Empire at War + Expansion
  • Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
  • Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
  • Super Mario Galaxy
  • Super Mario Strikers
  • Super Smash Bros. Melee
  • Super Smash Bros. Brawl
  • Supreme Commander
  • Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
  • Sword of the Stars + Expansions
  • Team Fortress 2
  • Temple of Elemental Evil
  • The Settlers
  • The Settlers 2
  • The Sims + Expansions
  • The Witcher
  • Theif 3: Deadly Shadow
  • Titan Quest
  • TOCA: Race Driver 3
  • Torchlight
  • Tribes 2
  • Tribes: Vengence
  • Trine
  • Universe at War: Earth Assualt
  • Unreal Tournament 3
  • Unreal Tournament 2k4
  • Warcraft 3
  • Warrior Kings: Battles
  • World of Warcraft

Top 25 Games of the Decade, as voted by You!!:

  1. Sins of a Solar Empire
  2. Civilization IV
  3. Galactica Civilizations II
  4. Diablo II
  5. Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
  6. World of Warcraft
  7. Dragon Age: Orgins
  8. Halo
  9. Half Life 2
  10. Baldurs Gate 2
  11. Rome: Total War
  12. Portal
  13. Neverwinter Nights
  14. Warcraft 3
  15. Fallout 3
  16. The Sims
  17. Eve: Online
  18. Guild Wars
  19. Star Wars: Empire at War
  20. Demigod
  21. Medieval 2: Total War
  22. Super Mario Galaxy
  23. Star Wars Battlefront
  24. Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
  25. Company of Heros
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Reply #1 from Demigod Forums Top

This list goes nowhere without Okami.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting JagerJack, reply 1
This list goes nowhere without Okami.

It has been added. The initial list was just the ones I could think of off the top of my head.

Star Control: Origins
Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Sword of the Stars, with all expansions.  Turn-based space 4x with Homeworld-inspired real-time tactical combat.  Not surprising since the team behind it worked on the original HW and Cataclysm.  I know no one else will nominate or vote for this, but I had to nominate it as its the only turn-based game I enjoy.

 

God of War 1 and 2.  Epic hack-and-slash adventures set during mythical Greece, and you kill everything from humans to zombies to centaurs to harpies to minotaurs to satyrs, all in a glorious M-rated gorefest.  Plus the storyline isn't bad either.

 

That's all I got.

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

Sins of a Solar Empire definitely.

And 

Destroy all Humans (the series not a particular game)

This game really redefined alot of things because in most alien games, and indeed in most games being made, you never have a chance to play as the bad guy but in this game, you're not the humans, you're the aliens!

Reply #5 from Elemental Forums Top

Right now I can think of a few excellent games not on the list.

1st. Galatic Civilizations 2 and it's expansions. I'd say it's still the best 4x game out there as well as one of the top five strategy games ever. 

2nd. Elderscrolls III: Morrowind...So much to this RPG.

3rd.  Metroid Prime. Best FPS/FPA I have played to date.  I had to put a metroid game in there. Sadly the best one ever is too old for this list, (Super Metroid)

Reply #6 from Demigod Forums Top

I would have to say

1. Shadow of the Colossus,

2. Rome: Total War,

3. Bioshock.

Shadow of the Colossus is an artform and one of the most beautiful games ever made (in every way), Rome set the standard for all the current Total War games, and Bioshock was just gaming art as well.

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

Picking Games I spent a lot of time on:

 

Civ 4

Gal Civ2

Plants & Zombies (fun innovative tower defense)

Advance Wars

Roller Coaster Tycoon (2 & 3)

Catan (xbox live)

Call of Duty

Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic

Team Fortress 2

Dragon Age Origin

 

Reply #8 from Demigod Forums Top

Call of Duty & Call of Duty: United Offensive

 

Best expansion pack of any game I've ever played.

 

Half Life 2.

Lugaru <--Incredible. Simply incredible.

Reply #10 from Demigod Forums Top

Dragon Age: Origins

Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top

Warcraft 3

World of Warcraft (Unfortunately : / )

Team Fortress 2

Half-Life 2

Did The Sims come out after 2000? Maybe the Sims.

Reply #13 from Elemental Forums Top

I think this list needs to have counter strike: source.   This game was MASSIVE and was just recently beat out by modern warfare 2.

Reply #15 from Elemental Forums Top

Portal

I think everything else in the Orange Box has been said.

Batman: Arkham Asylum

Really solid gameplay plus some interesting storytelling mechanics (I'm thinking of the Scarecrow segments.)

The Sims

Reply #16 from Demigod Forums Top

Quoting Baron, reply 14
No Fallout 3? Gotta be added.

Agh cant stand that game ><

Battlefield 2
Final Fantasy X
Crysis
Battle for Middle Earth 2
Demigod :P
oh and change Supreme Commander to SupCom: Forged Alliance. Because the Expansion IS that much better
Ratchet and Clank series (Epic)
And finally MGS4

Reply #17 from Demigod Forums Top

How dare you leave off elder scroll oblivion, or  thief 3 deadly shadow.

Reply #18 from Sins Forums Top

For me, the top 10 PC games of the decade (by release date):

1. Star Trek: Armada (February-2000)

2. Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force (September-2000)

3. No One Lives Forever (November 2000)

4. Aliens vs. Predator 2 (October-2001)

5. Far Cry (March-2004)

6. The Battle for Middle-Earth (December-2004)

7. Act of War: Direct Action (March-2005)

8. F.E.A.R. (Ocvtober-2005)

9. Dark Messiah (October-2006)

10. Sins of a Solar Empire (February-2008)

Reply #19 from Elemental Forums Top

company of heroes nobody?

Reply #20 from Demigod Forums Top

1. WoW

2. Dragon Age: Origins

3. Final Fantasy X

4. Portal

5. CS: S

Reply #21 from Sins Forums Top

Ok, it had been updated up to tesb's post:grin:

Reply #22 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting RAWRRRR, reply 20
1. WoW

2. Dragon Age: Origins

3. Final Fantasy X

4. Portal

5. CS: S

All of those games are already up:P

And btw, please, no abreviations. I don't like looking up what they mean if I don't already know:P

Reply #23 from Demigod Forums Top

Assassin creed 1, assassin creed 2 and assassin creed bloodline.

Final fantasy dissidia (cant spell it)

Reply #24 from Sins Forums Top

How is the voting going to work? We aren't going to have to choose just one of these wonderful games are we? 8C

Reply #25 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting GoaFan77, reply 24
How is the voting going to work? We aren't going to have to choose just one of these wonderful games are we?

I'm not completely sure. Ideally, I would use some online survey creator that would list all the nominated games, then you have to choose 25 and rank them in order of which ones you like most. Or maybe you will only get to choose 10, I haven't decided yet. I've spent the last couple hours researching online survey creators, and unfortunetly, the best ones either limit the number of responces on the free version (surveymonkey only lets you have 100 responses) or they don't do what I want them to. Hopefully a lot more than 100 people will respond, so that won't really work.

If I can't find a program that will work, then everyone will rank the games in this thread, and I will tally them up by hand. Obviously not the preferable choice, for me anyway:P