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

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

from Elemental Forums

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 #151 from Sins Forums Top

OMg no  Nexus The Jupiter Incident.

One fairly old game that was maybe not hit but an awesome game nevertheless should have been in the list :( 

 When it came to graphics it was like Crysis of its time!

 

Reply #152 from Elemental Forums Top

Less than a week left to vote!

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Reply #153 from Elemental Forums Top

I'm curious, what is your method going to be for analyzing the results?

Reply #154 from Sins Forums Top

My top 10 most favourite games for me would be (in no particualer order):

 

1. Sins of a Solar Empire

2. Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

3. Sim City 4

4. Counter Strike: Source

5. Half Life 2

6. Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion

7. Star Wars: Empire at War

8. Star Trek: Armada 2

9. Homeworld 2

10. Left for Dead 2

 

As you can see i'm a newer gamer than most of you guys here! :P

Reply #155 from Elemental Forums Top

I think this is what I voted:

1. World of Warcraft

2. Halo

3. Half Life 2

4. Diablo II

5. Warcraft III

I felt bad about putting three Blizzard games in the top five. The rest I don't remember.

Reply #156 from Elemental Forums Top

Civ 4 + expansions

Civ3 + expansions

Joint Operations

Fallout 3

Oblivion

Empire Earth 1/2

Spore

World of Warcraft

Half-Life 2

Team Fortress 2

Left4Dead 1/2

 

Reply #157 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Teucrian, reply 153
I'm curious, what is your method going to be for analyzing the results?

Each rank will give a certain number of points, which will be added up. #1 is worth 20 pts, #2 is 17 pts, #3 is 15 pts, #4 is 13, down to #10=1 pt. So if a game got 3 #1's, 5 #4's, and 1 #9, its score would be 128. The "winner" will be the game with the most points.

EDIT: I almost forgot. I need more votes!!!XO Only 47 have been cast so far! Tell everyone you know to come vote, spread the word around the forums! Quickly, there are only 3 days left to vote!

Reply #158 from Sins Forums Top

My top 7. I have the feeling some good games might be missing on your list. But I'm sticking to it:

 

1 Galactic Civilizations 2 + Expansions

2 Rome: Total War

3 Civilization 4 + Expansions

4 Sins of a Solar Empire

5 Homeworld 2

6 Left4Dead

7 Star Trek: Armada 2

 

Reply #159 from Elemental Forums Top

1. Civ IV - best game ever

2. Kings Bounty Armored Princess

3. Fotball Manager series

Reply #160 from Stardock Forums Top

Voted, of course being the game of the decade, such 2 great games as fallout 1 and 2 are not in there, much superior from sanbox rpg point of view to fallout3, but anywhoo. lots of good games on the list and was hardpressed to vote.

Reply #161 from Elemental Forums Top

Votes 1-3 was easy but the rest is not accurate for me since I haven't played some of'em (but I know they're better then many others on the list.)

Reply #162 from Sins Forums Top

Just a couple hours left! Hurry up and vote!

Reply #163 from Elemental Forums Top

The votes are tallied! Results are in the OP\o/ Happy New Year!

Reply #164 from Elemental Forums Top

so much stardock love- a bit too much if you ask me

Reply #165 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

;)

Reply #166 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting tesb, reply 164
so much stardock love- a bit too much if you ask me

It is the Stardock forums that everyone is posting from:P

Reply #167 from Elemental Forums Top

Good list. Only thing I see missing is Deus Ex... and maybe Homeworld 2 but mods make that game amazing... Other than that good stuff! :thumbsup:  

 

lol wow my #3 and #7 I believe are same ones I picked nice!  :grin:

Reply #168 from Sins Forums Top

Sins is #1 and Galciv2 is #3?   Gee, how did that happen?  :)   This poll seems a bit um, unscientific.  :)  

Reply #169 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting tetleytea, reply 168
Sins is #1 and Galciv2 is #3?   Gee, how did that happen?     This poll seems a bit um, unscientific.    

I don't think I ever claimed it would be scientific:P Oh, and btw, Sins didn't just win, it won by a lot:P In fact, the whole top three was waaay ahead of all the others.

Reply #170 from Demigod Forums Top

You can't put in Warcraft III without Age of Mythology. AoM inspired so many features of WCIII, only AoM has a better storyline. Also, you can build walls. WALLS!

Reply #171 from Elemental Forums Top

Seems like a very good list. I haven't myself played Sins, and Im a bit surprised Battlefront got in before KOTOR, but other than that very similar to something I would of picked.

 

But i'd like to see some more love for Persona :p

Reply #172 from Demigod Forums Top

I disagree with a lot of that list, especially the abundance of the Stardock games. I love Stardock but the games listed there aren't really in the top 25, sadly. I agree with obvious ones; World of Warcraft, Halo, Rome Total War, Diablo 2, Elder Scrolls 3 and Super Mario Galaxy and Fallout 3, but a lot of the others I tend to disagree with. For example; what the hell is Empire at War doing there? I'm really confused. Then again, I'm not going to dispute the opinions of everyone else. Still, where oh where is Deus Ex? If only this list hadn't been mainly engineered by Stardock lovers lol B) I mean there is no feasible way that Sins of a Solar Empire could be number 1......I would agree with Half Life 2, but then this is all just my opinion. Still......I'm a bit weirded out.

Reply #173 from Demigod Forums Top

An interesting list, but one that is very different from my own top 25. I am definitely glad to see Morrowind and Baldur's Gate 2 in the top 10, and I can see how 4 or 5 of the other games could be reasonably considered for the top 25.  But there are some inclusions and omissions that just don't make sense, based on the original list of nominees.  For example, no Unreal Tournament 2k4, Oblivion, Dawn of War, Rise of Nations, KotOR, GTA3?  Seriously?

Oh well, I guess there's no accounting for taste.

Reply #174 from Elemental Forums Top

Wow, didn't expect the list to be so Stardock baised.  They make some good games but they are not the top games of the decade.  Can see Sins being up somewhat high and Gal Civ 2 being on the list but not 1 and 3.  I guess it's to be expected from the Stardock forums.

I wish this poll wasn't done over the holidays as I would have liked to have voted.  Maybe I could have boosted up Balder's Gate and gotten Deus Ex on the list (Balder's would have been #1, Deus Ex probably in the top 3).

Reply #175 from Elemental Forums Top

Double post:'(